SPS 259 Editing 101: Everything You Need To Know Before Hiring An Editor with Qatharina Wanders

Self Publishing School: How To Write A Book That Grows Your Impact, Income, And Business

Chandler Bolt, Founder of selfpublishing.com

Courses, How To Publish A Book, Self Publishing, Business, Books, Arts, How To Write A Book, Education, Book Marketing, Traditional Publishing, Book Publishing

4.8 • 651 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Unlock the secrets to transforming your manuscript into a masterpiece as Katarina Wonders, circus performer-turned-editor extraordinaire, joins me for a riveting discussion that promises to elevate your writing. With Katarina's vast experience in editing over a hundred books, we tear down the walls of the editing process, revealing why investing in a professional editor is non-negotiable, regardless of where you are in your author journey. Our chat demystifies the editing spectrum, from devel...

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Self Publishing School podcast. This is the podcast to listen to if you're an
0:07.7	aspiring writer or an author who wants to be more successful. On this show, you'll learn how to
0:13.1	write and launch a book successfully, all from the top authors and people just like you
0:17.8	who are doing it at the highest level. I'm your host, Chandler Bolt, the founder
0:22.0	of self-publishing school, the author of the book called Published and the CEO of self-publishing.com.
0:28.9	For free training on how to publish a book that sells 10,000 copies, go to self-publishing.com
0:34.5	forward slash free training. I have worked with authors who didn't feel like they were ready for editing, and at the point
0:41.7	they were at, I realized they're never going to be at this rate.
0:44.3	Right.
0:44.7	The best thing they can do is purchase the developmental edit early on to help them get that
0:49.3	draft finished.
0:50.5	Even when I publish my books, I still run my books through my editing team. Traditional publishing took the control away from the author.
1:07.0	And that's what I love about the self-publishing world now is the author has control.
1:16.9	Hey, Chandler Bolt here and joining me today is Katarina wonders.
1:21.8	Katana, she's a former circus performer.
1:24.0	She's an author of 119 books, self-made businesswoman, competitive weightlifter, avid readers,
1:30.6	skydiver, a woman with a bajillion talents. And this is a fun, kind of a fun, full circle
1:38.0	moment. So Katana started out as one of our first authors at self-publishing.com. It was called
1:44.0	Self-Publishing school at the
1:45.1	time and has kind of become a legend in our world. Maybe you've heard me tell her story on a webinar,
1:50.9	or maybe you've had her edit your book. She's edited a ton of books over the years for our authors.
1:57.3	And now she is joined as the lead editor and the head of editing at sopublishing.com.
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