10 things an author needs to tell an editor

Denise and Louise talk about 10 things writers need to tell an editor when they get in touch for the first time to discuss a project.

Listen to find out more about:

1. Word count
2. File format
3. Genre or subject
4. Other rounds of editing
5. The type of editing required
6. Intended audience and where you’re publishing
7. Time frame
8. What else you’ve written
9. Whether you can send a sample
10. How you found your editor

Mentioned in the show

• The Editing Podcast, Point of view: On editing erotica. With editor Maya Berger
• The Editing Podcast, S1E1: The different levels of editing
• The Editing Podcast, S1E6: What is a sample edit?
• The Editing Podcast, S2E9: Writing and editing for the web. With Erin Brenner

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Denise and Louise

• Denise Cowle Editorial Services
• Louise Harnby | Fiction Editor

Music credit

‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License