{"id":208678,"date":"2024-11-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-28T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/?p=208678"},"modified":"2024-12-04T14:08:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T20:08:28","slug":"the-importance-of-editors-ep202","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draft2digital.com\/blog\/the-importance-of-editors-ep202\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance of Editors \/\/ EP202"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kristens from the Editorial Freelancers Association return to have a chat about editors and the important role they play in bringing your books to the next level of professional publishing.<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/ea684981-79ab-4573-9076-2e722d1f3815\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Importance of Editors\" allow=\"autoplay\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Importance of Editors\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P49nf00cMVo?start=2&feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"episode-notes\">Episode Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you've finished your manuscript, the work of polishing your book and getting it ready for the public begins. 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