It’s an editor’s job to make sure your readers can see the forest despite the trees; that is, they don’t get caught up on typos and mistakes that will cause them to focus on the words instead of the story. And in the process, a good editor will look for things you probably haven’t considered, like…

Consistency and Style

Editors can keep a style guide (some only do so upon request, so make sure your editor plans to) that will track character descriptions and even descriptions of their accessories to make sure a character doesn’t change in some vital way mid-book.

In a recent novel, I had to point out to the author that one of her character’s steeds must have had a sex change operation mid-book—and if not, then perhaps that required some revision. For the full article, click here. 

I had the pleasure of working with Mayer again as her editor and I can assure you this book is as good as all her others. The novella has consistently received 4 and 5 star Amazon.com reviews. Click over to “peak inside” and see an excerpt. 

And if you’re one of those readers who is put off by authors who take forever between books, it’s worth noting that Mayer doesn’t make you wait. All three books in her Zombish-Apocalypse trilogy came out in 2011 and she’s already working on book two in this new series—so once your hooked (and trust me, you will be) there’s no lengthy delay between books. You can go straight from one series to the next!

A timeless tale of heros, the book weaves together a chieftain’s son and a warrior maiden—his vow to protect her pits his best friend against him, endangers the light of his little sister and leads him into a treacherous realm of magic and intrigue.

Interested? Click over to Amazon to peak inside and read a sample… you won’t be sorry you did.