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Shaundale Rénā | Writer | Editor | Coach
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"Even the best copyeditor can't fix a bad story."
2022 Amazon Bestseller
2022 IPPY Award Winner
2022 IPPY Award Winner
Multi Amazon-bestselling author Laila Ibrahim published her sixth novel, Scarlet Carnations, and closed out Mattie and Lisbeth's series. It is also available at Target.com and has earned international recognition in the following categories upon its Amazon debut:
- #1 Women's Sagas
- #1 World War I Historical Fiction
- #1 Women's Friendship Fiction
2022 IPPY Award Winner
2022 IPPY Award Winner
2022 IPPY Award Winner
Kim Williams debuted as a first-time IPPY award-winning author. Dear White Woman, Please Come Home has earned her national attention and a bronze medal in the category for Women's Issues since being released. The Independent Publisher Book Awards has recognized and celebrated excellence in independent publishing for 25 years.
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2022 IPPY Award Winner
Over the years, many of my clients have become bestselling authors. However, 2022 was the first time two clients debuted with books in both fiction and nonfiction, winning top honors. I do not take for granted that we are all one collective body, working towards one common goal: to share in service to all humanity. These books are works o
Over the years, many of my clients have become bestselling authors. However, 2022 was the first time two clients debuted with books in both fiction and nonfiction, winning top honors. I do not take for granted that we are all one collective body, working towards one common goal: to share in service to all humanity. These books are works of art, and I count it a joy to have been their editorial boutique of choice, serving readers worldwide. May these stories live on forever, long after ours have been told, for it is my dream that all of us creatives make our way in the world and be celebrated for our worth and our contributions.
Now offering sensitivity reads!
If you are a non-person of color, who wishes to tell a story from a Black person's point of view or write with a Black audience in mind and aren't sure your words (or your true message) will be offensive, please get a beta read before you go any further in the publishing process.
Professional Affiliates
Black Editors & Proofreaders is your source for qualified, professional freelance copyeditors, line editors, developmental editors, technical editors, medical editors, legal editors, digital content editors, business editors, and proofreaders.
The Professional Editors Network is an association of editorial professionals that serves both its members and those in need of their services.
Black Writers Collective is a private network for literary creatives who dream of a supportive, empowering environment to engage with fellow writers for accountability and the positive motivation to be the writer you feel called to be.
San Diego Professional Editors Network (SD/PEN), established in 1986, is an association of people who earn a living as editors, writers, proofreaders, indexers, and other word experts for all media, including books, periodicals, newsletters, brochures, websites, mobile apps, and other types of publications and digital platforms.
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