Guest: NAIWE’s Fiction Expert Karin Beery

What’s the difference between a freelance editor and an acquisitions editor? Do you need an agent? If you do, how do you find one? How do you decide between traditional publishing, self-publishing, and hybrid publishing? With so many options available to authors, it can be confusing (and frustrating!) to figure out the best route for your book. In this webinar, we’ll take the confusion out of editors, agents, and publishers and help you figure out which options will work best for your publishing goals.

Here’s what you can expect to learn in this class:

• 3 main types of publishing options and who assumes the risk

• Publishing standards authors must meet

• How to determine which publishing option is right for you

• Types of editors and the services they offer

• Purpose of agents and how to select one

• What a platform is and its parts

Duration: 1 hour, 11 minutes

Karin Beery is a published author and editor with experience in traditional and self-publishing, freelance editing, and editing for publishers. She is an active member of Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, Christian Authors Network, and the Christian Proofreaders and Editors Network, as well as a PEN Institute instructor. Her specialty is substantive fiction editing with an emphasis in romance and women’s fiction.