Hi
One of my Beta Readers wants to be an editor. She has a good eye for punctuation and structure. Otherwise, she has no experience, except for reading friend's manuscripts and commenting via track changes. Recently, she did an online course in editing (non-accredited as far as I can make out). She's 43, has kids and well, I don't thing she can afford time and money for a university degree in English.
Can you give me any advice to pass on to her? Not all editors come from the traditional pathway so maybe someone has a suggestion? She's based in the USA.
Much appreciated.
One of my Beta Readers wants to be an editor. She has a good eye for punctuation and structure. Otherwise, she has no experience, except for reading friend's manuscripts and commenting via track changes. Recently, she did an online course in editing (non-accredited as far as I can make out). She's 43, has kids and well, I don't thing she can afford time and money for a university degree in English.
Can you give me any advice to pass on to her? Not all editors come from the traditional pathway so maybe someone has a suggestion? She's based in the USA.
Much appreciated.