Book editor Kristen Hamilton is the owner and sole employee of Kristen Corrects, Inc., where she provides manuscript editing services for traditionally and self-publishing authors. Several authors whose books she has edited have won awards and have topped Amazon’s best sellers lists. Reading is Kristen’s passion, so when the workday is over, she can usually be found curled up with a good book alongside her four cats. She loves watching cat videos and scary movies, eating pizza, teaching herself French, and traveling, and she is likely planning her next vacation. She lives outside of Boise, ID.
A lot of my clients have asked about whether they should register their work with the US Copyright Office. Even if you haven’t copyrighted your manuscript yet, the moment you put anything on the paper (printed or electronically), it’s your intellectual property, and nobody can take your… Read More »Protect Yourself! How to Copyright Your Book
“Be sure to show—don’t tell—what’s going on in your story.” As a writer, you’ve probably heard these words of advice many times before (maybe even from me!). But what does it mean? What’s the difference between showing and telling? When you “tell” information, you’re informing your reader of something… Read More »3 Ways to Show, Not Tell
As a book editor, I’m constantly in tune with what’s going on in the publishing industry. And…drumroll please…BookBaby’s Self-Publishing Survey Results has some great information, some of which I’d like to pass along to you. Since Amazon released Kindle Direct Publishing in 2007, authors have more power… Read More »5 Proven Insights from the Most Successful Self-Publishing Authors
In my illustrious 9-year career as a book editor, I have come across a range of authors, some of whom have been serious about their writing career, and others who have been more laid-back and approach writing as a hobby. For the more serious authors,… Read More »How to Purchase an ISBN
When using song lyrics in your book, it’s important to do your homework. If you’re not careful about obtaining permissions where necessary, you can be sued for copyright infringement (yikes).To obtain permission on using song lyrics in your book, you must first determine who is… Read More »How to Use Song Lyrics in Your Book
Believe me when I say that being a book editor isn’t all that complex. Still, clients regularly approach me with questions, sometimes admitting they are mystified with the editing process. Let’s clear some things up! Here are 8 secrets of the book editing process. 1.… Read More »8 Secrets of the Book Editing Process
The essence of my role as a book editor is to improve authors’ manuscripts. When I take out my red pen, nothing is safe: I might make changes to your book’s big picture (such as pacing, plot and character development, story structure and loose ends), issues at… Read More »All About the Editor’s Report
There are thousands of book editors out there. Reading books has been a passion—hey, I started reaching for books before I could even walk—and therefore editing and polishing an author’s prose comes naturally to me. Still, having a passion alone doesn’t pay the bills . .… Read More »What to Expect When Working with Kristen Corrects, Inc.
Ready to pull back the curtain on your life? Write a memoir. I have edited my fair share of memoirs, and I’ve always respected an author who has written about a painful or memorable part of their life. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, after… Read More »3 Important Rules for Using Real Names in Memoirs
Before I even begin, I’m going to include a legal disclaimer: I’m NOT an accountant. But in working with my accountant for the six years I’ve been in business, I’ve slowly started to understand how my clients, who can pay anywhere in the range of $1,500… Read More »How to Write Off the Cost of Editing Services