Im eager to begin submitting my manuscript to agents right away. How soon can I expect my manuscript edit to be complete?
It is important that you are realistic about the editing process. Editing is a slow, meticulous process that cannot be rushed. If you request that a 100,000-word manuscript be completed in 10 days, you are probably not going to receive a response from any editor you select. Even if you only require a simple proofreading, a job of that size usually takes weeks to complete because of the multiple readings required. (The frequent typographical errors in newspapers and other daily/weekly publications show what speed does to quality.) You also must realize that the editors in this network are usually working on a current project with a contractual deadline date. Because of their ethical standards, they cannot drop everything to put one project ahead of others.
