How to save money on editing

In this episode of The Editing Podcast, Denise and Louise discuss the order of play for the different levels of editing, and some ideas about how you can keep costs down.Listen to find out more about:The different levels of editingThe order of play – when to do whatWho else can help – beyond the pro editorPlanning aheadGetting comparative quotations for the jobHoning story craftManuscript critiques or evaluationsLearning through example – commissioning mini editsWord’s onboard tools, macros and add-insStyle sheetsEditing bitesPerfectIt (consistency-checking software) Proofreading checklist (free PDF booklet)Ask A Book Editor (Facebook group)Other resourcesA nifty little proofreading and editing macro: ProperNounAlyse (blog post)CompareWordList macroCreating your own style sheet (scroll to bottom of blog post)Free downloadable style-sheet template (scroll to bottom of blog post)How do I find spelling inconsistencies when proofreading and editing? TextSTAT (blog post)How Not to Write a Novel (Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman)Self-editing your fiction in Word: How to use styles (video tutorial)