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Debra L. Hartmann

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in Asheville, The United States

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http://www.theprobookeditor.com

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Professional Editor, Author, co-founder of the AHA blog site, owner of Indie Author Publishing Services, Welcome Home Press, and The Pro Book Editor. Sometimes I sleep.

(I don't read books under 3 stars so my rankings seem high...I get too many requests to read them all, my line in the sand is 3 stars and anything below gets a professional and free critique and an offer of support to the author)

I have over 25 years of experience specializing in managing, consulting, editing, and proofreading in the publishing industry. My career has included working as a freelance sub-contractor for traditional publishing companies on fiction novels, working with corporate documents and manuals, and as an independent freelancer to both traditional and self-p ...more

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Average rating: 4.06 · 35 ratings · 8 reviews · 12 distinct works

	Shell Games by Thomas J. Krepp (Goodreads Author), Debra L. Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.47 avg rating — 38 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 11:11 Code: The Great Awakening by the Numbers by Charles J. Wolfe, Debra L. Hartmann (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	NO-NONSENSE GUIDE TO PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS: Including Mental Effects of Common Non-Psych Medications (No-Nonsense Guides Book 1) by Moira Dolan, Alex Mark Croft (Illustrator), Debra L. Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	NO-NONSENSE GUIDE TO CHOLESTEROL MEDICATIONS: Informed Consent and Statin Drugs (2) by Moira Dolan, Debra L. Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Alex Mark Croft (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twisted Fate it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Perfect Threat by Craig R. Smith, Debra L. Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	QuickBooks for Accounting Professionals (QuickBooks How to Guides for Professionals) by Craig M. Kershaw, Debra L. Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If I Were God...: The World Would Get a Swift Kick in the Butt by P.A. Brook, Debra L. Hartmann (Goodreads Author) (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Dialogue That Speaks: Writing Conversations Readers Can Hear (The Pro Book Editor’s Toolkit Series 1) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Life's too short, drive it like ya stole it!”
― Debra L. Hartmann

tags: author, humor, inspirational-attitude, writer

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Debra’s Quotes

“Show me a man or a woman alone and I'll show you a saint. Give me two and they'll fall in love. Give me three and they'll invent the charming thing we call 'society'. Give me four and they'll build a pyramid. Give me five and they'll make one an outcast. Give me six and they'll reinvent prejudice. Give me seven and in seven years they'll reinvent warfare. Man may have been made in the image of God, but human society was made in the image of His opposite number, and is always trying to get back home.”
― Stephen King , The Stand

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“Life's too short, drive it like ya stole it!”
― Debra L. Hartmann

tags: author, humor, inspirational-attitude, writer

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“A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.”
― Richard Bach

tags: editing, richard-bach, writing

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“It’s easy to see what to do once it’s already been done. The difficult time is before it’s to be done, and while you’re doing it. This is the difference between writing and editing.”
― Jarod Kintz, This Book Has No Title

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“It was a miracle to me, this transformation of my acorns into an oak.”
― Betsy Lerner, The Forest for the Trees