Debra L Hartmann

Debra L Hartmann – Editor

30+ years of experience editing and proofreading fiction/nonfiction, US and UK books, traditional and self-publishing.

Overview

I’ll be your managing editor, taking care of the first editing step personally and then managing the rest of the process under your direction. While preparing a free sample for you, I’ll be outlining what editing steps are needed and which members of my team will be the best fit for each step. Essentially, you’ll be leveraging my 30 years of experience in editing and managing publishing projects and hiring and firing publishing professionals to access an incredible team of publishing pros who will provide whatever services you request. The proposal you’ll receive will outline all that we can do to help you make your book ready for sale, and there is no obligation to sign up for everything. We want you to select only the services you want/need. Through this process, I will be your point of contact, responsible for quality and production management, and always available via email or phone appointment.

Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure Dystopian Fantasy Literary Fiction Mystery & Crime Science Fiction Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Young Adult
Languages
English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Jan, 2000 — Present

As founder and Managing Editor of The Pro Book Editor, a division of IAPS, I partner with my clients to prepare manuscripts for publishing or submission to agents/publishers, making sure the majority of the target audience will understand and enjoy the experience they’ve created for them. It's a collaborative process that teaches and supports craft growth while empowering authors to make well-informed decisions.

Self-employed

Jan, 2000 — Present

I have more than thirty years of experience writing, editing, proofreading, publishing, and hiring and managing teams of publishing professionals. I started The Pro Book Editor and IAPS to address the growing need for authors to have direct access to the same level of quality publishing services they would experience under contract with a publisher.

Portfolio

Madame President's daughter has been kidnapped and all evidence points to a man who claims he doesn’t even know who she is.The government arrested Carl Johnson, then tortured him and took everything from him. They labeled him the American Terrorist. But they l... read more
COMPASSION IS A SUPERPOWERNurses are clinical artists who perform amazing feats of skill while providing emotional, physical, and spiritual care to human beings during the worst moments in their lives. Meeting those patient needs in a tech-dependent health car... read more
The White Tigress

Raghavendra, Pranathi

Mensch

Milo, J

A Perfect Threat

Smith, Craig R

A Knight of Loss

Alexander, J. A.

A Knight of Loss

Alexander, J. A.

As Charles fights to clear his name, will it be enough to give him a future with the girl he loves?Farm labourer Charles Jackson doesn’t expect much from life. For the price of a few pints of ale and enough food on the table, he’s happy to take work where he c... read more
The United States has collapsed and a virulent plague has decimated the world. Wade Coltrane and his small band of survivors have battled to stay alive and to keep civilization viable for their children. They've battled a faux king, and a horde of dysfunctiona... read more
Disillusioned with academic life, Addy Quick just wants to finish graduate school and get on with Doing Important Things. When she moves back home for the summer to finish her dissertation, she realizes that living with her anxious mother (and her constant ref... read more
Whether you are one of the 20 million people who cruise each year or someone who rarely even takes a vacation, this vivid work of fiction feels like the real thing.John Smith, recently divorced and as average as his name implies, arrives home from his job at a... read more
Winner of the National Indie Excellence Award (Women's Issues Category).Grand Prize Winner, The Journey Awards for Narrative Nonfiction.Brave, raw, and unflinchingly honest, this book is a weight loss journey, a love story, a heart beating loudly on the page. ... read more
Six months ago, Kate Bergman's best friend left their dorm room and never came back...Now, Kate can't shake the feeling that Willow, her dearest childhood friend, is still out there, still alive, and still needs her. But nobody is on her side--not even River M... read more
Do You Remember... ...fireflies and star-speckled nights?...the song on the radio that you're sure was written for you?...sneaking your first cigarette and your first beer?...finding that perfect friend?...your first kiss...and your first love?...fighting for ... read more
Delaney is an ordinary college student with good grades and a bright future in anthropology and a part-time job at the mall with her best friend for as long as she can remember. She loves music and is working to master Krav Magra. Her loving adoptive parents a... read more

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