Episode Synopsis "Episode 0 -- Sylvia Frost on How Developmental Editing Boosted Book Sales"

Co-hosts Sylvia Frost and Mary Novak introduce themselves and their professional relationship. Sylvia is the USA Today Bestselling author of books such as The BBW and the Beast and Cinder's Wolf. Mary is a freelance developmental editor who edits for many authors including Sylvia. In this episode, they describe their relationship as writer and editor and how it evolved into this podcast. Sylvia describes her writing process as an independent author and how she came to seek out a developmental editor. Mary explains how she took the first draft of Cinder's Wolf and suggested revisions that led it to be Sylvia's highest-reviewed work to date. They conclude by explaining their intentions for this podcast: to discuss top-rated books by bestselling independent authors, and look at how the best substantive qualities of these books may attract readers and influence sales.

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