{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Kingdom Writers: A Podcast for Christian Writers of All Genres","title":"How to Find a Christian Book Editor You Can Trust","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":209,"description":"You finished your first draft. And ever since, you have been telling yourself the same thing. I need to find an editor.\nMonths go by. You Google Christian book editor, scroll through websites, bookmark a few, and never reach out.\nEditors are not hard to find. There are plenty of them. What nobody has taught you is what kind of help you actually need, and who you can trust with the message God gave you.\nIn this episode I walk you through three steps: name the stage of editing you are at, know that affordable and trusted editors exist, and reach out with your word count and a request for a sample edit.\nOne of our members, Pam, said it plainly. \"Through the final draft stage, I was able to self-edit the book more thoroughly and figure out how to hire a professional editor.\" Notice the order. The self-editing came first.\nOnce you know what you are asking for, and you are choosing from people who have already been vetted, finding an editor stops being a permanent stall and becomes a doable task.\nIf you are already a member, pull up the recommended editor list inside Christian Book Academy and pick one editor to contact this week. If you are not yet a member, you can join us at Christian Book Academy.\nHave a thought on this episode? Share your comments on YouTube here.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/1jiEMtb6g77qA3rjoiabk_jVea27mvcW8PQPO9DV7_s/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yMWJi/YmYxM2E2NzViZjhh/NGVlNmI0NDY4ZTMx/ZmEzOS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}