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Fennicy Fox of all Foxes         Since: 06-13-07 From: Washington Since last post: 5885 days Last activity: 5890 days |
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| I still wanna become an editor so I thought that I could beef up my resume by getting some pieces of fiction of mine published. So I sent in a part of one of my short stories just to see how much it would cost and low and behold! An editor named Floyd Largent is saying that he wants to edit my whole manuscript and get it ready to be publicated. =O
Man I was so surprised that my work could ACTUALLY be published. XDDDD Though my only problem is how much it's gonna cost.  $180 for only 6k words and that's only like a half of my manuscript. I wanna get it published but if I did I probably wouldn't sell enough to even make that money back. T_T Although I'm still asking for information.
EDIT: I was looking at all the corrections he made on my sample and man o man there's a LOT to learn about becoming an editor. Here's the e-mail that he sent me: Dear Kyla, My name is Floyd Largent, and I'm a professional freelance editor specializing in science fiction and fantasy. Your name and manuscript were referred to me through the Book Editing network. I took a look at your sample, and found the story to be both engaging and absorbing. You did an excellent job of introducing your main character and setting up the situation, and of making the reader want to keep reading (believe me, that's rare.) I'd love to help you prepare it for publication. Please find attached two brief edited samples of your document. While doing your sample edit, I employed the MS Word "Track Changes" function, allowing you to see exactly what I did while working with your material. I'm returning both a clean copy with the changes worked in and also one in which you can see my work and decide whether to accept or reject each change. The samples should provide enough of an idea of my style for you to determine if I'm the right editor for you. I believe that the manuscript could use a medium developmental edit -- the kind of edit I specialize in. In addition to the basics of grammar, spelling, and the like, this type of edit would focus on clarity and precision of writing, word choice, voice, and such elements as plot and character development. If the rest of the story is like the sample, I can perform the edit for USD $0.03 (3 cents) per word. For a manuscript 6,000 words long, as you've indicated yours is, that comes to $180. In addition to my freelance editorial work, I'm a freelance writer; hence, my time is limited, and my schedule fills up quickly. I do have a spot open in mid-February, however. Like most professional editors who work online, I require a 50% deposit to confirm your booking and hold your spot. The balance is due halfway through the editing process. If you'd like to proceed, I can send you an editing agreement that puts our arrangement in writing. Please contact me as soon as possible if you're interested in working with me on your manuscript, and I'll reserve the necessary time. I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks! Floyd Largent (Last edited by Fennicy on 02-02-08 04:46 AM) |
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Cyro Xero Rune Mage  Rave Atom  Since: 02-23-05 From: Minnesota!! Since last post: 2620 days Last activity: 2533 days |
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Hey, that's very good. I hope you get the money to do this. It's a good feeling to see someone you know accomplish a dream. Even if you can't manage to get the money, at least you know your skills are great. It would be nice to have a donation thing here on Xeo. That would help you out. |
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Fennicy Fox of all Foxes Since: 06-13-07 From: Washington Since last post: 5885 days Last activity: 5890 days |
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| That's nice of you to say though I wouldn't want to take anyone else's money specially if it might not work out.
But like you said yeah it's nice to know that it could've happened. Maybe I could wait until after I've gotten out of school with a full time job and THEN try it again. That'd be okay to I guess. (Last edited by Fennicy on 02-04-08 04:59 AM) |
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Genome Swordfighter Since: 04-24-07 From: Canada Since last post: 5699 days Last activity: 5717 days |
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| An editor said he liked your work!? That's awesome! Even if you don't actually get into publishing your books or anything for years, now you know that your work is solid, right? Seriously, best of luck with wherever this takes you, and I'd love to hear more about where this goes. |
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