Mar 22, 2019
Book Doctor Bobbie Christmas has been a professional editor for 45 years. She founded Zebra Communications in 1992 specifically to edit books, and her company is still going strong. She’s the author of an award-winning book on creative writing titled Write In Style and has also written other helpful books for writers. Her “Ask the Book Doctor” column appears in many periodicals for writers. The Zebra Communications website is www.zebraeditor.com, and Bobbie’s email address is Bobbie@zebraeditor.com.
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0:20 About Bobbie Christmas
0:43 How the Book Doctor Began
1:23 Origin of the Name
3:00 What to Know About Being an Editor
4:15 Who Needs Editing?
5:03 Editor Horror Story
7:03 How Long It Takes
8:20 Multiple Rounds of Edits?
9:20 What to put in Reports
10:23 How to Make a How-To Page Turner
11:08 Pet Peeve
13:00 Words to Avoid
14:12 Rapid Fire