A Chat with Author Kathy Ide

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Greetings from Sarah Sundin in the Redwood State! Today I have the joy of interviewing multi-published author and professional editor Kathy Ide. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Kathy at writers’ conferences, especially when she served as director of Mount Hermon Christian Writers Conference in the redwoods. Yes, I mentioned redwoods twice—read on to hear about Kathy’s redwood hobby—and to hear about her latest book as well! Welcome, Kathy! Please tell us about your book, Editing Secrets of Best-Selling Authors. Editing Secrets can help aspiring, beginning, or established authors polish their writing so it communicates clearly and has…

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Book Review: Editing Secrets of Best-Selling Authors

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Book Review for Editing Secrets of Best-selling Authors by Kathy Ide Kathy Ide’s book, Editing Secrets of Best-Selling Authors is a writers’ helps book containing tips from professional freelance editor Kathy Ide and numerous best-selling authors on how to edit a fiction or nonfiction book manuscript. Aspiring, beginning, and intermediate writers will learn how to polish a manuscript to get it ready for publication. Established authors can use these tips to edit other writers’ manuscripts, either in a critique group setting or as an editorial freelancer.   Here’s a review, reprinted with permission, from Denise Loock, General Editor, LPC Books:…

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