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Expert Profile: Bobbie Christmas

Expertise: As the author of the triple-award-winning book on creative writing, Write In Style (Union Square Publishing), I help writers power up their prose, edit and revise their manuscripts, and increase their chances of selling to a publisher. I also help writers polish manuscripts for self-publishing and sometimes assist in the process.
Experience: I have more than 30 years of experience in all aspects of the publishing and communications industry and have run my own book-editing company since 1992 Organizations: Board of Advisors, Georgia Writers Association (past president) South Carolina Writers Workshop (past vice president) Florida Writers Association (charter/lifelong member) Atlanta Writers Club Society for the Preservation of English Language and Literature (SPELL) International Guild of Professional Consultants Publications: Write in Style (Union Square Publishing), A Cup of Comfort (Adams Media Corporation), A Cup of Comfort for Friends (Adams Media), A Cup of Comfort for Mothers and Sons (Adams Media), Haunted Engounters (Atriad Press), Remembering Woolworth's (St. Martin's Press), First-Time Home Buyer magazine, HomeBusiness Journal, Apparel Industry Magazine, Edge Magazine, Atlanta Jewish Times, Time Travel Australia, American Writers Review, Points North, That's Entertainment, Atlanta Parent, Agnes Scott Alumnae Magazine, and several dozen other places Education/Credentials: Journalism: University of South Carolina Three decades of on-the-job training in publishing, marketing, communications, advertising, newspaper and magazine production/writing/editing, book publishing, etc Awards and Honors: First Place, nonfiction, Georgia Writers Annual Contest, 2005 First Place, education, Royal Palm Literary Award, 2004 Best in Division, Georgia Author of the Year Awards, 2005 Finalist, Best Books 2005, USA BookNews Third Place, nonfiction, Georgia Writers, 1999 Nominated for Georgia Author of the Year, 1998 Many other awards Past/Present clients: Olin Frederick (publisher), The Writer's Machine (publisher), Russell Dean & Company (publisher), Keith Harrell (author of books for John Wiley & Sons and Hay House), Dale Butler (member of the Parliament, Bermuda) and hundreds of writers. I also edit books for print-on-demand companies that help authors self publish.

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What do you like about this subject? Words are my favorite building blocks, and I love all aspects of writing, editing, and publishing.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? I have several more books I want to write. I have already begun writing several, and others are still in my head.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Only 1% of all books written today are accepted and produced by traditional publishers (not self-published). To find a publisher, your manuscript must be better and more polished than 99% of every other manuscript submitted.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject Although self publishing has become popular, most self-published books have a dismal sales record. If you self publish, be prepared to become the promoter, distributor, salesperson, and CEO of your own publishing endeavor. Self publishing works best for nonfiction, especially for speakers who have the opportunity to sell their books wherever they travel and speak.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 1380
Knowledge	9.89 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	10.0 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.98 Best of the best
Politeness	9.98 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		142

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
9	10	9	10	08/14/08
10	10	10	10	08/12/08
10	10	10	10	08/07/08
10	10	10	10	08/03/08
10	10	10	10	07/30/08

User Comments

Thank you. You have been very helpful.
(yvonne on 08/14/08)

Thank-you!!!
(Cady on 08/12/08)

Thanks for the advice. It really helps.
(Eric on 08/07/08)

thank you that really helped XX
(Roxy on 08/03/08)

Okay thank you anyway. I didn't know you were an editor. If i did i wouldn't of asked. XX
(Lucy on 07/30/08)

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Recent Answers from Bobbie Christmas

2008-08-19 Publishing: It’s true that it’s difficult to get a legitimate publishing house to look at your book without the assistance of an agent. Congratulations. You already own the copyright by the fact that you wrote...

2008-08-15 Letters into book?: It's very possible, but without seeing the material, it would be hard to say where to start, and as you must be realizing, you can organize them in many ways. You might think chronologically first and...

2008-08-12 purchase stock photos or wait till . . .: First, agents donut represent your publishing business. They represent manuscripts in an attempt to sell them to a publisher. Few agents handle books that are already self-published, because few publishers...

2008-07-10 Editing/ Genre: I haven't seen the manuscript, so I can't be specific, but each genre has specific attributes that set it apart, such as a mystery usually involves a crime and the solution to it. Other factors, however...

2008-07-04 questions: Those behaviors are a good start on the path to visual or literary arts, but it takes much more than intuition or inclinations. Simply having good balance does not mean you can hop on a unicycle and...