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Christian Editors: What You Need to Know

February 22, 2023 By Training Authors Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Christian Editors What You Need to Know

As a writer, what are the things that you need to know about Christian editors? We will discuss the top three things we recommend when looking for an editor for your book. If we will drill down to the heart of it, being a Christian book editor is a challenging role. Yet editors play a […]

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4 Things You Need To Know (before publishing your book)

January 15, 2015 By Heather Hart 5 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

The saying “If you build it, they will come” isn’t true for authors. Just because you write a book, doesn’t mean that people will buy it or read it. In this post, I share four things authors need to know (preferably before they ever publish their book). 4 Things You Need To Know 1. Who […]

Filed Under: Book Marketing, Editing, Marketing Tips, Publishing Tips, Self-Publishing Tagged With: authors, Book Marketing, book marketing tips, marketing, publishing, self publishing

Meet Our Editor – An Interview With Shannon Janeczek

July 4, 2014 By Heather Hart Leave a Comment Click here for a FREE book marketing training

There is a lot of work that goes into publishing a really great book.  If you write an amazing book, only to have it riddled with typos and grammatical errors, whether you write fiction or non, it will lose something in translation. That’s why having your book edited is important. If you are an indie […]

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What to Look for When Hiring an Editor

May 5, 2014 By Heather Hart 2 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Before hiring an editor, there are several things you will want to look at and ask before agreeing to work with them. In this post, I’ll share 4 things you want to know before you consider working with an editor. We recommend checking their websites for these things before even contacting someone. However, not every […]

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5 Steps to Self-Editing Your Writing

February 15, 2014 By Heather Hart 5 Comments Click here for a FREE book marketing training

Poor editing detracts from the reader’s experience, and it also can cast you in a bad light as an author. Needless to say, good editing is a huge part of being a successful author. In this post, we’re going to cover 5 steps to self-editing your writing, but first, I wanted to share a few […]

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