If you have been writing as a hobby and want to take it to the next level, then you need an editor.
Editors are professionals for hire who read your work, make honest evaluations of the story, and teach you how to go through the painful, exciting process of polishing your manuscript. Their goal is to help you create a quality piece of writing suitable for attracting an agent and eventually a publisher.
Writing a story the first time through is a great accomplishment. But that is only the beginning of your project. Editing polishes the story, hones it to perfection. It takes a lot of energy to get through this. The right editor is a cheerleader, muse, teacher, shoulder to cry on, character builder, and mistake catcher supreme.
Kathryn Craft and Fern Hill are two separate editing businesses. During the five years of writing and editing Second Sight, I worked with each of them. They were instrumental in bringing Second Sight to the level that the manuscript attracted my Agent and later my Publisher. I would not have gotten where I am had I not turned to Kathryn and Fern.
If you are interested in learning more about their skills, please contact them. They will treat you and your story with tender care. They will help you get through.
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