How to answer the question, “When should I work with an editor?”

Hire an editor. Join a writing course. Work with a book coach. Gather beta readers. Join a writing group.

There are so many resources to help you write and edit an amazing novel.

This is great news when you know exactly what resource you need. If you need a very specific type of support, I can almost guarantee that it exists.

But it’s terrible news when you don’t know what you need. When you don’t know what to look for, all the options are just overwhelming.

So what’s the solution? How do you cut through the overwhelm and find the perfect writing resource for you, right now, at this very moment in your writing career?

Well, that’s what I’m covering in this episode.

I’m going to walk you through my favorite decision-making framework. It’s the answer I give anytime someone asks, “How do I know when to hire an editor?”

And it will help you make any decision in your entire writing career (and maybe in life, too!).

Plus, I’ll show you exactly how to use this framework in a real-life example, a decision you get to make right now:

Should you join Notes to Novel before the doors close this Thursday?

I won’t tell you whether you should join or not. That’s up to you.

What I will do is help you discover what’s most important to you. Then, I’ll show you whether Notes to Novel is a good fit for that.

Think of this episode as a one-on-one coaching session with me where I’ll help you figure out whether the Notes to Novel course is right for you.

There’s no one right answer here. Just a process of discernment you can use for this decision—and every decision you make about your writing journey.

Links mentioned in the episode:

• Join Notes to Novel: alicesudlow.com/notestonovel

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