Book Editing By Joel

                          New-fangled publishing options.               Old-fashioned values.   Just what does that mean? Well, first it's important to point out that anyone who wants to be a published author today can be a published author, what with all the vanity presses in the marketplace and all the self-publishing opportunities that are built into Amazon and other platforms. As a result, literary quality is often compromised because not everyone who jumps aboard one of these new-fangled wagons is a skilled writer. That's where old-fashioned values come in. The values are mine! I believe that anything that is going to be published, regardless of where, when or how, should be as editorially sound--as well-written, comprehensible and pleasant to read--as possible. That's the only way to maintain a level of respect and dignity for the writing profession.  As a book editor, I will make sure your work is as good as it can be. My editorial skills are verifiable, my profe