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Lady Freedom Returns

(14,180 posts) Thu Jul 25, 2013, 09:47 PM Jul 2013

I had my sis read some, she says I need an edior due to some speling mistakes... [View all]

She said she would but a big price on it I'm sure. If I get an Agent will they handle that part or do I need to pay someone to edit before finding an Agent?

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I had my sis read some, she says I need an edior due to some speling mistakes... [View all] Lady Freedom Returns Jul 2013 OP

It depends. If you had a more complete manuscript it would be easier to shop around, jtuck004 Jul 2013 #1

If a work needs extensive editing, it will probably be difficult for an agent to look at it. Agnosticsherbet Jul 2013 #2

Agents will tend to reject manuscripts with a lot of spelling and/or grammar errors DavidDvorkin Jul 2013 #3

Have you considered at least running it through a spellcheck? SheilaT Jul 2013 #4

Good luck MintyWriter Jul 2013 #5