Hi,
I am after some advice for my brother in law(hoping to get brownie points and retain my title as fave sis in law)
Quite often in rl I hear people asking for advice on various topics and think in my head,mumsnet would know the answer...
so here goes...
My brother in law has spent the best part of two years dedicating his evenings after work to writing a fictional novel set in prehistoric times. The idea is good and the plot very original,however despite having interest and praise from publishers,this has not amounted to anything.
He was seriously considering self publishing (more as a personal thing I think,to want to see it in print) then a few people 'in the know' suggested he have the book edited and then to resend to publishers after that process. This doesn't seem a bad idea as the main area that needed critiquing (the publishers felt) were the way certain sentences were constructed.
My brother in law has a wife and three children and the average price for a book being edited is £1000... Obviously this is money they have to seriously think about spending.
So really what I'm asking is..
Has anyone here self published?
Has anyone had a novel edited?
How much did it cost?
Is it a money making Con and unnecessary?? Ie would it make a difference to whether or not a book was actually 'taken on' by a publisher?
Thank you for reading(sorry if very boring) just thought this many be the area of expertise on mumsnet for this subject
Thank you