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Because I’ve been getting questions about this lately, here’s my collection of resources for academics on working with a developmental editor 
First an overview that I wrote up for Feeding the Elephant: https://networks.h-net.org/node/1883/discussions/6289237/working-your-editor-developmental-editing
First an overview that I wrote up for Feeding the Elephant: https://networks.h-net.org/node/1883/discussions/6289237/working-your-editor-developmental-editing
If you’re not sure whether you need a developmental editor for your academic book, here’s this quick list to help figure it out: https://link.medium.com/rgWflCQMGdb
This post talks about how developmental editors work at various stages of the book writing process, so you can think about when you might like to work with a DE: https://link.medium.com/DuNAv5WMGdb
If you know you want to work with a developmental editor but aren’t sure how to find one who is the right fit for you and your project, this post is for you: https://link.medium.com/lelnND5MGdb
Any questions about developmental editing I haven’t answered yet? LMK and I’ll do a newsletter about it!
