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Bobbie Christmas

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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.

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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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