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Do You Need to Hire a Freelance Editor?

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Kate McKean
Aug 15, 2019
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Hi lovely subscribers!

Tuesday we talked about a few different kinds of editing, and we’ll continue that conversation next week. I want to talk today about a question I get very often:

Should I hire a freelance editor before I query agents or editors?

First off, I’m only talking about traditional publishing here, not self-publishing. If you are self-publis…

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