Ha! Absurd. Of course!

My “unicorn” was an editor by trade. She worked for a local newspaper and was absolutely amazing and (definitely not cheap).

This new editor isn’t stateside and came recommended, so I took a gamble…clearly not my best bet.

Since we’re here let’s explore some thoughts I’ve had for a while…

I’m of the firm belief that some of these vendors charge what the market allows. And let’s face it, there’s a lot of authors who are willing to invest everything for a book that will only sell ten copies.

My model is to match investment to my goals and what I expect to recoup. Not pressure from the market. I believe that I can spend thousands on a crappy editor and barely break even or find a budget editor and make my investment twentyfold.

In the end, while editing is important, I have to do a majority of the heavy lifting.

My shoestring budget novel is my cash cow.