[FRIAM] Book publishing advice needed

[Frank Wimberly]

I hired an Amazon editor.  She said, I say boastfully, "There were
virtually no spelling, grammar, or punctuation errors so let's talk about
structural issues..."


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Frank C. Wimberly
140 Calle Ojo Feliz,
Santa Fe, NM 87505

505 670-9918
Santa Fe, NM

On Sat, Jul 4, 2020, 3:05 PM Jacqueline Kazil <jackiekazil at gmail.com> wrote:

> I wrote a book with a major publisher and got 15% (if memory serves me
> right).
>
> If I did it again, I would self publish and pay for a freelance editor.
>
> The value really depends on your intended audience. My guess is your book
> niche and you will be able to navigate distribution better than a
> publisher.
>
> I would double down on the investment in a freelance editor to help you
> polish and pull it together. (My guess is that while you might write well,
> you are not a professional editor.)
>
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