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Do I Need Editing Before Sending My Novel to a Literary Agent?
The short answer is "it depends". The tl;dr is: no copyediting is needed, but you may require professional content feedback and/or stylistic editing if you want to put your best foot forward. And the longer answer: This is a frequent source of confusion among new authors. To answer it, let's go over what will happen if you do find a literary agent and publisher. What editorial support will the publisher offer? First up, if it's published traditionally, the publisher will take

Andy J. Hodges
Nov 9, 20233 min read
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