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WIP Summit Webinar Series: JoEllen Nordström – Editing Your Nonfiction Book

by Women in Publishing Summit | Mar 23, 2022

In this free webinar, discover how a professional editor evaluates and edits your book. Learn the difference between structural editing, line editing, and copy editing. Find out what you need and how to hire the editor that is right for you and your book.

Presenter Bio: JoEllen Nordström hosts the Publishing Power Podcast for authors. She is the chief word wizard and owner of First Editing. As a fellow publishing enthusiast, JoEllen co-authored her first two books as an authorpreneur in 2005. As a progressive leader, JoEllen is recognized by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) as an elite National Pioneer Award winner.

JoEllen's passion is simplifying the editing and publishing process for authors. Working full time in the writing industry since 2006, her vision encapsulates simplifying the labyrinth of publishing. JoEllen's professional online editing company has helped over 50,000 writers with their words. Get a free editing sample of your writing at https://www.firstediting.com/editing-services-samples/

Editing Tips From a Powerhouse Editing Trio

by Women in Publishing Summit | Dec 10, 2020

Fictionary, ProWritingAid, and FirstEditing have combined forces to help the world tell powerful stories. Fictionary’s game-changing creative editing software based on natural language processing, ProWritingAid’s state-of-the-art copyediting software, and FirstEditing’s professional editors have redefined the writing and editing landscape.

With the explosion of self-publishing, writers need to understand what the different phases of editing are in order to publish a book that will sell. In this session, you learn what story editing and copyediting are, and you’ll learn what is means to work with a professional editor. This will give you the knowledge you need to choose the publishing path that suits you.