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BARBARA KIMBLE has worked as a writer, ghostwriter, editor, teacher, coach, corporate communication consultant and journalist, and served as Writer in Residence at Tyndale House Publishers. She has written or co-written ten books, published more than 600 articles in the Chicago Tribune, and edited approximately 200 books for various publishers and authors.<\/p>\n
Barbara has helped dozens of writers to prepare for the publication of their books, including both those who have published with traditional publishers and those who have chosen to self-publish, including teaching a six-video writing course for a publisher.<\/p>\n
A true wordsmith with a love for the beauty of language and the power of ideas, Barbara aims for clear and memorable writing that includes the occasional touch of humor, if appropriate. She makes what\u2019s complicated easily understandable whether when editing a book, writing a web article, or coaching authors.<\/p>\n
With over 20 years of professional editing experience, BARBARA KIMBLE has edited hundreds of books that were later published and has coached authors through writing their first or subsequent books.<\/p>\n
Author comments include:<\/p>\n
\u201cYour editing was beautiful and seamless. Thank you for asking the questions that needed to be clarified for the reader.<\/em>\u201d C. C.<\/p>\n Barbara has taught dozens of authors in writing and interviewing classes as well as writing for corporate newsletters and intranet sites.<\/p>\n She understands the challenges faced by authors at every stage in their careers, whether they desire traditional publication, self-publication, or a combination \u2013 or are working on their next best seller after successfully producing other books.<\/p>\n Barbara makes what\u2019s complicated easily understandable whether it\u2019s editing a book, writing an article or blog post, or coaching other authors.<\/p>\n As Writer in Residence at Tyndale House Publishers, Barbara co-wrote three books for well-known radio personalities.<\/p>\n She has also written five other published books of her own.<\/p>\n Sometimes called a\u00a0content edit\u00a0or\u00a0substantive edit, this is a detailed analysis of the manuscript\u2019s strengths and weaknesses, with advice for increased marketability, as well as detailed suggestions and ideas for effective writing.<\/p>\n Barbara understands the excitement and fear involved in putting your ideas and thoughts out there for all to see in a book. She helps authors position their work for publication and express their unique voices and messages in effective and meaningful ways.<\/p>\n Barbara enjoys working with writers to make their messages the best they can be.<\/p>\n The copyeditor corrects written material to ensure accuracy and to catch errors, omissions, inconsistencies, and repetition, using track changes and comments to show changes.<\/p>\n Copyediting is done after content editing (developmental editing) and before proofreading.<\/p>\n A ghostwriter works with the author, using his or her material, notes, interviews, and conversations to partner to write the book in the author\u2019s voice and presenting the material in a professional and engaging way.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BARBARA KIMBLE has worked as a writer, ghostwriter, editor, teacher, coach, corporate communication consultant and journalist, and served as Writer in Residence at Tyndale House Publishers. She has written or co-written ten books, published more than 600 articles in the Chicago Tribune, and edited approximately 200 books for various publishers and authors. Barbara has helped … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":62,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianeditorsnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2033"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianeditorsnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianeditorsnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianeditorsnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianeditorsnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2033"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/christianeditorsnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2033\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2063,"href":"https:\/\/christianeditorsnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2033\/revisions\/2063"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianeditorsnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianeditorsnetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Author Coaching and Teaching<\/h3>\n
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