Written by Karin Beery When I was in elementary school, my parents took my sisters and me to the store and had us pick out toys we really wanted. Then they had us put the toys in a big box by the side of the store’s door. It was December, and it was a Toys […]
By Ken Walker For years, because the publishers I edited for collected endnotes into a separate section at the end of the book, I generally did the same for the self-publishing projects I edited. No longer. In the past eighteen months, I have become a fan of footnotes, placed at the bottom of each page […]
Christian Editors Association is the parent organization of PEN Tips, our blog about freelance Christian editing. CEA’s motto is “equipping and empowering Christian editors.” CEA, formerly Christian Editor Network, comprises four divisions: The Christian PEN (PEN), Christian Editor Connection (CEC), The PEN Institute (PI), and PENCON. All these divisions are committed to equipping, empowering, and […]
The Editors’ Choice Award celebrates newly released books that are superbly written, well edited, and published by a Christian publisher or author. Judges evaluate the entries based on organization, plot and character development (for fiction), flow, clarity, tight writing, accuracy, consistency, lack of typos, and proper use of industry-standard guidelines for punctuation, usage, grammar, and […]
The Editors’ Choice Award celebrates newly released books that are superbly written, well edited, and published by a Christian publisher or author. Judges evaluate the entries based on organization, plot and character development (for fiction), flow, clarity, tight writing, accuracy, consistency, lack of typos, and proper use of industry-standard guidelines for punctuation, usage, grammar, and […]
We’re proud to partner with The Christy Award® to promote their conference this year. We hope you enjoy a brief tour of the exciting sessions. You can visit ChristyAwards.com for more information. The Christy Award® was established in 1999 to acknowledge the value and impact of the novel of faith in contemporary culture. Since that […]
The Editors’ Choice Award celebrates newly released books that are superbly written, well edited, and published by a Christian publisher or author. Judges evaluate the entries based on organization, plot and character development (for fiction), flow, clarity, tight writing, accuracy, consistency, lack of typos, and proper use of industry-standard guidelines for punctuation, usage, grammar, and […]
Written by Karin Beery My sister edited it. She reads a lot, plus she’s a high school English teacher. I had a retired literary agent look at it. My friend reviewed it. She’s a published author. As a former acquisitions editor, I’ve seen it all. The above are three things writers have told me when […]
The Editors’ Choice Award celebrates newly released books that are superbly written, well edited, and published by a Christian publisher or author. Judges evaluate the entries based on organization, plot and character development (for fiction), flow, clarity, tight writing, accuracy, consistency, lack of typos, and proper use of industry-standard guidelines for punctuation, usage, grammar, and […]
By Jayna Baas and Kathy Ide In recent PEN Tips articles, you may have noticed a change in terms. Christian Editor Network, our parent organization, is now Christian Editors Association! What’s in a name? In this case, a number of factors influenced the change. The CEA team, led by founder and owner Kathy Ide, opted […]
