Your Stress-Free Guide to Finding the Perfect Editor

Follow this clear, step-by-step process to find and hire an editor who understands your vision and brings out the best in your book.

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Find Your Book Editor

Follow along with this guide to:

go from too many options to a top 5 within a day
vet and compare sample edits to ensure a good fit
use scores to find your perfect editor in minutes.

Cut the Overwhelm, Gain a Writing Partner

The Finding Your Book Editor guide will help you search editors and narrow this list to the best-fit editors in just 24 hours.

If you've spend countless hours and days searching for the editor, this guide ensures you stop wasting time & start making choices. This step-by-step process guides you using:

timers with each step so you won't waste time on your search
tips for weeding out editors who'll be a poor fit
a scoring grid to vet samples & choose the editor who best aligns with your vision.

Bonuses:

A savings tracker to help you budget for your editor.
Email templates for asking questions to editors, even when you're not sure what to say.

The first page is titled "Step 1: Finding an Editor" and outlines different methods such as searching directories, checking social media, asking fellow authors, and using resources like Reedsy and YouTube.

The second page is a worksheet labeled "Editor 1" with fields to fill in details such as name, website, genre specialization, experience, proof of work, what’s included in the edit, support, pricing, and turnaround time.

The third page is a chart titled "Vetting a Sample," which provides a scoring system (1–5) across categories like communication, explaining, amount, style, and feedback to compare up to five editors.

Get Your One-Day Plan to Short-List the Perfect Editor

Everything you need to evaluate, compare, and select the right editor without the stress, confusion, or wasted time.