Linda Lane

Current

• Owner and Editor-in-Chief at Pen & Sword Publishers Ltd.
• Editor of the Signature Newsletter at Colorado Independent Publishers Association

Past

• Owner at Edit et Cetera, Ltd.
• Book Reviews Chair at Colorado Independent Publishers Asso.
• Editor at Great Divide Printing Company

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Education

• Purdue University

Connections

26 connections

Industry

Publishing

Linda Lane’s Summary

I have edited 2 national award winning manuscripts/books, one of which has now received 2 awards (2008 & 2009). I work closely with writers whose manuscripts I edit to help them improve their writing skills and to grow as writers. My goal is to have each book I edit meet or exceed industry standards for excellence.

Linda Lane’s Specialties:

Writing, editing (esp. fiction), book layout and design, publishing, teaching.

Linda Lane’s Experience

• Owner and Editor-in-Chief

  Pen & Sword Publishers Ltd.

  (Publishing industry)

  June 2009 — Present (6 months)

  an independent editing and publishing house

• Editor of the Signature Newsletter

  Colorado Independent Publishers Association

  (Publishing industry)

  September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

• Owner

  Edit et Cetera, Ltd.

  (Publishing industry)

  1988 — 2009 (21 years )

  Edit et Cetera Ltd. focused on editing and book layout. I recently closed it and opened Pen & Sword Publishers Ltd., a company that expands and defines our role in today's publishing marketplace. In addition to editing and layout, we offer book cover and interior design, writing and editing workshops, and substantive editing and ghostwriting services, as well as traditional editing services.

• Book Reviews Chair

  Colorado Independent Publishers Asso.

  (Publishing industry)

  2005 — 2005 (less than a year)

  I chaired the Book Reviews committee for CIPA until it was disbanded.

• Editor

  Great Divide Printing Company

  (Printing industry)

  1993 — 1998 (5 years )

  Edited, laid out, and wrote for the Divide Dispatch, the company magazine.

Linda Lane’s Education

• Purdue University

  I studied creative writing at Purdue University.

Additional Information

Linda Lane’s Groups:

•    Publishing and editing professionals
•    Law Book Publishing Forum

Linda Lane’s Contact Settings

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• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• business deals
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