The editors key to successful self published works
Experts warn self published authors they must invest in a professional editor to match traditional books. Editors help fix plot holes pacing and character arcs while improving style and consistency. Authors like Greg Lilly Sofia Starnes and Chris Guthrie share experiences on developmental copy line editing and proofreading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greg Lilly
Cherokee McGhee Publishing
Sofia Starnes
Virginia
Chris Guthrie
Lilly
Cherokee McGhee
Lexi Walker
Richmond
Editor search tips and editor rate ranges for authors
Lexi Walker outlines how to choose a good editor by timing the search, checking references, and assessing fit. Fees vary by service from $30 to $55 per hour with typical 300 page book edits costing roughly $900 to $2,400 for basic copy editing and related services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexi Walker
Linkedin
Editorial Freelancers Association
The-Era.org
Efa.org
National Bestsellers List Highlights Fiction and Nonfiction
Barnes & Noble Cedar Rapids lists top titles with fiction including The Goldfinch and The Invention of Wings by Tartt and Wood, Patterson and Ward. nonfic includes Flash Boys, Thrive, Killing Jesus, Grain Brain. overall list mixes Divergent series and The Fault in Our Stars with children’s and educational titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woods
Scottoline
Cohen
Goldfinch
Tartt
Lewis
Roth
Muldrow
Greer
Disney
Minecraft
Essential Handbook
Scholastic
Swarthout
Perlmutter
Harris
Roberts
Green
The Commandant of Lubizec review by Rob Cline
Rob Cline reviews Patrick Hicks s The Commandant of Lubizec a brutal fictional account grounded in real extermination camps in Poland The book presented at Prairie Lights Books Iowa City emphasizes the horrors with little room for hope or redemption and forces readers to confront the individual losses behind mass murder
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Hicks
Lubizec
Steerforth
Poland
Hicks
Prairie Lights Books
S. Dubuque St
Iowa City
Rob Cline
University of Iowa
Handher
New Bo Books
Prairie Lights
Kinder Than Solitude: A Slow Meditative Journey
Yiyun Li’s novel set in 1980s Beijing follows Moyan Ruyu and Boyang as a friend is poisoned, then 20 years later the trio navigates solitude and estrangement. The book emphasizes interior motives over action with dense, beautiful prose and focused character study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yiyun Li
Beijing
Moyan
Ruyu
Boyang
Marilynne Robinson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leah Price
Daily Press
Open Book Editors
Newport News
Guthrie
Nypd Red
Patterson
Kisu
Blossom Street
Macomber
Publisher's Weekly
Barnes & Noble
Cedar Rapids
Iatrick Hicks
PIE Hoopla
Hooplanow.com
Alist
Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
Crtalks.com
Cedar ® Rapids
Cast International Inc
City of
IBEW
Armstrong Development Company
Bankers Trust Company
Cedar Rapids Development Group, LLC
Cedar Rapids Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance
Cedar Rapids Truck Center
Coe College
Diamond V Mills
2001
Development Corporation
Downtown
Ssmid Commission
GreatAmerica Leasing Corp
LL Pelling Co
Steve
JoAnne Hammes
Holiday Inn Express
The Gazette + CITY Revealed
ImOn
KCRG
KGAN
KFXA
KMRY
KZIA
WMT
Lamar
Nesper
Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation
the Creative Gene, LLC
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!