MY BOOKS
Ever wonder how best-selling authors achieved their success? Part of the answer is attention to detail. In Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors, professional freelance author/editor Kathy Ide shares tips she’s picked up during her years in the publishing industry. You’ll learn how multi-published authors check their manuscripts for typos and inconsistencies. You’ll discover what reference books US publishers use. And you’ll get industry-standard answers to the most common questions you’ll face in the areas of punctuation, usage, grammar, and spelling. All logically organized and written in easy-to-understand language. This book contains all of the information that was in Polishing the PUGS: Punctuation, Usage, Grammar, and Spelling (which is now out of print) plus additional PUGS guidelines and tips from actual best-selling authors on proofreading for typos, inconsistencies, and inaccuracies. To order Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors from Amazon, click here. To order Proofreading Secrets of Best-Selling Authors from Barnes & Noble, click here.
Capitalization Dictionary “Do I capitalize north or not? When should church be capitalized and when should it be lowercased? What about earth? Or master’s degree?” If you often find yourself asking such questions while proofreading your manuscript or someone else’s, you’ll find the answers right here. Kathy Ide’s Capitalization Dictionary is an alphabetical list of words that writers and editors often wonder about when it comes to capitalization rules. The Capitalization Dictionary is not currently available online. To order a copy, email me through the Contact page.
The Fiction Lover’s Devotional series
Don’t you just love reading fictional stories about characters you can relate to, who experience situations similar to your own, and learning from those examples how to live out your faith? But in your quiet times with the Lord, you want something with a little more depth … and a little shorter. The Fiction Lover’s Devotional series meets that need. Each book contains 21 engaging, inspirational short fiction stories written by new, intermediate, and well-known Christian authors. Each story is followed by a brief “Life Application” written by that author about how the themes and messages inherent in the fictional story can apply to the reader’s daily life. You can read these heart-warming stories over breakfast, at lunch break, before bed, on vacation, or curled up in your favorite chair with a cup of coffee or tea. They are sure to shed light on issues in your life and bring you encouragement for daily living.
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GHOSTWRITTEN BOOKS
I have ghostwritten ten nonfiction books and a five-book series of teen novels. Most were done with the agreement that I would remain a “ghost” and not mention the books I wrote, allowing the authors to take full credit. Here are the two that I am able to mention:
What does divine healing from God’s perspective look like? Are there things we can do–or not do–to convince God to physically heal us or our loved ones?
In 2006, Dan Arrotta noticed his three-year-old daughter Shayla was having trouble walking. After a gut-twisting doctor’s visit, he received devastating news that diagnosed her with a fatal, incurable disease. Guilt-ridden over poor life choices that limited his ability to care for her, Dan set out on a quest to clean up his life. Get sober. Attend church. Boost his faith. He’d do whatever it took to convince God to heal his daughter.
Join Dan on his journey as he discovers God’s view of divine healing, and the good news it carries for all of us.
![]() I ghostwrote two study guides for Gordon and Carri Taylor to accompany their eight-part video series, Designing Dynamic Stepfamilies: Bringing the Pieces to Peace (published in 2003). Designing Dynamic Stepfamilies won the Silver Crown Award (2nd place) for “Best Curriculum” and the Bronze Crown Award (3rd place) for “Best Series” from the International Christian Visual Media Association. For more information, click here. I have also ghostwritten a book for victims of abuse, a two-book series about the seven-year tribulation, a five-book series of young-adult novels, and a personal memoir. |
COMPILATIONS
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To order compilation books in print, e-mail me.
PLAY SCRIPTS
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![]() “Manger 101” (coauthored with David B. Carl), published by Let’s Worship, 1999 |
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“Retreat of the Sunday School Teachers” (coauthored with David B. Carl), published by Baptist Leader, 2000″Oh, Brother,” published by National Drama Service, 2000″The Worship Service,” published by Concordia Publishing, 1999″Any Time Now” (coauthored with David B. Carl), published by National Drama Service, 1999
ARTICLES
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CURRICULUM
Sunday school curriculum plan on “The Fiery Furnace,” including lesson plan, teacher’s guide, party suggestions, and take-home papers. Published by Christian Ed Publishers, 1999