| The best way to prepare your manuscript for | | | | he or she will not be emotionally attached to the |
| publication is to keep it extremely organized | | | | manuscript. This detachment will allow them to |
| throughout the entire writing and editing process. | | | | see the story as it is, rather than as you have |
| This will make all of the other necessary steps go | | | | envisioned it to be. The help of an emotionally |
| quickly and smoothly and will provide you with a | | | | detached, well trained, professional eye is an |
| polished final product. | | | | invaluable resource to every writer. |
| As you write, keep your work and any notes you | | | | After your editor has gone through your |
| may take pertaining to it organized and easily | | | | manuscript, read over his or her comments. |
| accessible. Having all of your ideas within reach | | | | While you do not have to make the changes to |
| will help you be more efficient with what you are | | | | the story that are suggested, you should take |
| trying to say. Keeping a clean, well arranged | | | | them into consideration. After the first edit and |
| workspace will help keep your mind clear, which | | | | first rewrite, the manuscript should be |
| will in turn make the writing process easier and | | | | grammatically correct and the storyline should be |
| more productive. | | | | fully developed. You will want to have your |
| After you have finished writing the manuscript | | | | editor go over the manuscript again, to check the |
| and are ready to enter into the editing stage, it is | | | | rewritten segments. This process should be |
| highly suggest that you hire a professional editor. | | | | repeated until the story is complete and ready for |
| This is important because a fresh set of eyes can | | | | print. |
| pick up on a lot of things that you may miss. | | | | When you send your query letters out to all of |
| Because you are used to reading your work and | | | | the different publishing houses, you should include |
| you know what you mean by what you have | | | | in them that you have a professionally edited |
| written, another person's perspective may pick up | | | | manuscript and are prepared to send them a |
| on things you didn't notice. These things may | | | | sample. This will show that you are serious |
| need to be taken out, or may offer an exciting | | | | about your attempt to get your work into print. |
| new spin on what you have written. Professional | | | | So remember, when preparing your manuscript |
| editors are also very knowledgeable about | | | | for publication, always remain organized and hire a |
| grammar and will fix any grammatical errors in | | | | good editor. These two things will not get you a |
| your manuscript. | | | | golden ticket into the world of publishing, but |
| Another advantage of a professional editor is that | | | | without them you won't get anywhere. |