BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Alliance Independent Authors - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Alliance Independent Authors REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260325T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260325T140000 DTSTAMP:20260509T193112 CREATED:20260324T133525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T133525Z UID:[email protected] SUMMARY:PODCAST DROP: Why Self-Editing Matters and How to Strengthen Your Manuscript Before Hiring an Editor DESCRIPTION:On the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast\, host Howard Lovy talks to Katie Chambers of Beacon Point\, an editing and writing services company\, about what self-editing really means and why it’s a critical step before hiring a professional editor. \nKatie explains her structured\, multi-pass approach\, showing how authors can strengthen their manuscripts\, reduce editing costs\, and make better use of professional feedback. \nThey discuss common self-editing mistakes\, practical techniques authors can apply right away\, the careful use of AI as a tool rather than a shortcut\, and how developing these skills helps writers improve with each book. URL:https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/calendar/podcast-drop-why-self-editing-matters-and-how-to-strengthen-your-manuscript-before-hiring-an-editor/ LOCATION:ALLi Podcast CATEGORIES:Podcast ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Katie-Chambers_Banner.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR