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Book Editing, Ghost Writing, or Rewriting Services: Which Do You Need?
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Tom Gnagey
When you need a writer to assist with your manuscript, you enter a world of often confusing terms book editing, rewriting, ghostwriting, proofreading, and more. Exactly what does each offer?
Proofreading is the least invasive and least expensive. When you have a great piece but need to make sure it is free from errors in grammar, word confusion (it’s/its) and sentence structure, a proofreading service is what you need. Few things are more difficult for a writer than proofreading his or her own manuscript. We tend to read what we intend to write rather than what we wrote.
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Rewriting involves a major do-over of a manuscript. Many beginning writers can lay in a great story or non-fiction piece, but lack the skill needed to put it all together in a way that is grammatically and structurally acceptable to exacting publishers. As few as two errors on the first six pages means an automatic ‘return to sender’ without further reading. Rewriting involves a major change in the way a piece looks words, sentences, paragraphs, even chapters, sometimes. Rewriting leaves the story-line or basic concepts alone it just wraps it in a different grammatically and structurally corrected look. Rewriting is a major undertaking and doesn’t come cheap – $10.00 to $25.00 per finished page.
Ghostwriting presents a very different service. The ghostwriter does all the writing. He can take your general or specific ideas and then write a book around them. In nonfiction, ghostwriting may include researching the topic as well as writing (The Best Bass Fishing Sites in North America). Before committing your project for ghostwriting, be sure to read several things the writer has written so you can get the feel for his or her tone and style. Ghostwriting is typically the most expensive of the rewriting services. Expect to from $15.00 a page to over $10.000 per book.
Book editing is a more nebulous term that may mean anything from simple proofreading to full fledged rewriting. Therefore, the fees for book editing vary greatly depending on the level of service. Book editing used to be the domain of publishers who were willing to edit manuscripts they received that contained a great story line. Publisher almost never do that anymore. They expect to receive only perfect copy. An author needs to be quite specific when investigating book editing services. Always get a firm price up front. For some reason (in this author’s experience), writers who advertise ‘Book Editing’ services generally believe what they do should command larger fees for the same services offered by others.
So, determine your needs and then search for someone who can deliver that for your. Always read something they have written and always get a page or two sample of the revision as they will do it for you.
Tom Gnagey is a successful, long time, writer with more than 100 original books and 350 stories in his personally published bibliography (seven pen names). He has rewritten dozens manuscripts for others. His education includes degrees in psychology, education, and philosophy. Tom is a nationally known speaker and creative writing teacher. For FREE SAMPLES of his stories and information about his Writing Rx services go to www.TomsBookNook.com now.
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Book Editing, Ghost Writing, or Rewriting Services: Which Do You Need?