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Can you help me get published?
Probably not. I can, however, direct you to an excellent site called The Word Studio. Rachelle Gardner, my former editor at NavPress, recently started her own professional book and manuscript
editing business. Rachelle is smart, saavy, and knows what the heck she's talking about. Here's an excerpt from her
bio off her website:
I've been in the book business since 1994. My most recent in-house position was as Senior Developmental
and Acquisitions Editor with NavPress, a Christian  publishing company in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 2005 I originated, developed and launched the NavPress Fiction line,
which included a Christy Award finalist and an ECPA
Award finalist on its very first list. I've edited high-profile Christian authors such as Michael Card ('06
ECPA Award finalist), Stuart Briscoe and Hugh Ross.
I developmentally edited approximately 18 books per year, acquired 20-25 books per year, and reviewed hundreds of book proposals.
I negotiated advances and contract points with agents and authors, was on the faculty of numerous writers' conferences where
I taught writers' workshops, and wrote marketing copy, cover copy, and sales-department tip sheets.
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