Sandra Wendel - Cover to Cover: What First-Time Authors Need to Know about Editing

What (Former) First-Time Authors Are Saying about

Cover to Cover

The basic nuts and bolts of what every first-time writer needs to get their book ready. Simply a must-use resourceentertaining too. Sandy is a god.

Chris Meyer , Amazon best-selling author of
The Wood , Life in 20 Lessons, and the upcoming
Four Months and a Lifetime

New authors: Relax, read, and be empowered. Sandra Wendels knowledge of the editing process, peppered with humor, straightens your publishing path. Irreverent at times, succinct, the guide any serious first-time author needs.

Barbara Lynn Vannoy , author of the award-winning
The 10 Greatest Gifts We Give Each Other:
A Memoir on the Magic of Marriage Vows

Sandra Wendel, author, college teacher, and first-class editor. I know Sandra is first class because I watched her edit my booksbook after book. I love not just her excellent professionalism but also her humor. Her Cover to Cover is often amusingwith just a bit of a bite. Youll find out what to do with your book that needs editing, and youll also receive candid information about the publishing world youll be entering. I think youll learn a lot about getting the words right.

Marilyn June Coffey , Great Plains writer, prolific author
of award-winning nonfiction and prize-winning
poetry on controversial topics

As a new author, working with Sandra as an editor was like taking a breath of fresh air. She guided me through the editing and publishing process to create a beautiful, award-winning book. Her frank and honest advice about preparing your book for editing and publishing will keep you moving forward in the right direction. Sandra shares details, secrets, and years of knowledge that will help new (and experienced) authors be successful.

Sheryl Ness , author of Love in a Tuscan Kitchen: Savoring
Life Through the Romance, Recipes, and Traditions of Italy

When I was at this stage with my book, this would have been exactly what I needed. I searched for other resources but could not find anything as comprehensive as what Sandras book delivers.

Dennis Geelen , author of The Zero In Formula

I approached this endeavor without any working knowledge of the process to the extent that I didnt even know what my most pressing questions were. Really everything from types of edits (covered in this book), grammatical correctness (covered), other professionals to work with such as designers (covered), publishing (introduced), and marketing (introduced).

Scott Rossignol , aspiring first-time author,
alternative elementary school principal

This book is exactly what any author looking for an editor needs. If you want to produce a solid book, you need an editor. But how do you find an editor? What do you pay? What will they do for you? Sandy answers every question you have in this funny, straight to-the-point, quick, easy read packed with everything you need to find and build a solid relationship with your editor.

Jenny Kate , marketing expert, author of Social Media for
Authors: Book Marketing for Authors Whod Rather Write, and
founder of Writer Nation, www.thewriternation.com

I felt like I was talking to Sandra again in our first meeting (as I read this book). And having that conversation gave me comfort in what I was doing. She was honest, patient, and informative, yet direct and transparent, too, shown through her style, stories, and factual approach to editing.

Catherine Rymsha, EdD, author of The Leadership Decision ,
a lecturer on leadership at the University of Massachusetts,
Lowell with a TEDx Talk: Want to Become a Better
Leader? Heres How. Just Listen

There are scores of books on writing and publishing, but Sandra Wendel cuts through the BS for first-time authors. Cover to Cover is a fantastic power tool for working with an editor, and its also a lot of fun to read.

Lisa Pelto, Founder & President,
Concierge Publishing Services

First-time authors need help, and this book explains, patiently, the many how-tos and dont-dos for aspiring authors to get their books from idea to reader. I applaud Sandra Wendel for creating a guide that so many of our authors need.

Michele DeFilippo, Owner, 1106 Design

Sandra is world-class at her craft. As a first-time author, I could not be more grateful that fate paired me with Sandra to get the editing done. Not only did she save me a lot of money, time, and frustration, she also went above and beyond with her wealth of knowledge to make sure the final product was the best it could possibly be. Cover to Cover is a game changer, especially for those who have no idea where to get started with the intricate book publishing process.

John Stankiewicz, 7-figure Sales Team Leader,
podcaster, and author of Beyond the Classroom: The
Unconventional Education of an Entrepreneur

Before I was an author, I was just a guy with a very rough manuscript that needed the services of an editor, badly. Sandra Wendel helped me through every step of getting published and into marketing. I would have been lost without her guidance. Her skills and knowledge of the industry are beyond impressive.

Richard Stanley, bank robber, author of Up on Game:
When I Ruled the World and Up on Game: From Robbing
Banks to Stacking Bitcoin and called one of the most
fascinating people I have ever interviewed
by Adam Carolla (#1 podcast)

Books by Sandra Wendel

How Not to Be My Patient: A Physicians Secrets for Staying Healthy and Surviving Any Diagnosis

(Edward T. Creagan, MD, Mayo Clinic, with Sandra Wendel)

Farewell: Vital End-of-Life Questions with Candid Answers from a Leading Palliative and Hospice Physician

(Edward T. Creagan, MD, Mayo Clinic, with Sandra Wendel)

Chewish: Stories of Love with Recipes from Namas Kitchen

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Heart Disease

(compiled by Sandra Wendel)

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Breast Cancer

(compiled by Sandra Wendel)

Pitcairns Island: A Book Report

(A+, sixth grade, Bryant Elementary, Sioux City, Iowa)

Catcher in the Rye : A Book Report

(C-, eighth grade, North Junior High School, Sioux City, Iowa)

COVER TO COVER

What First-Time Authors Need to Know about Editing

2021 Sandra Wendel, Write On, Inc.

(because 2020 was just too miserable to remember)

Published in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Please dont reprint any part of this book without written permission from me, the author. I welcome your kind reviews. I have a talented attorney, so please be respectful about permissions. The information contained in this book is my opinion. Names and situations have been used with permission from those mentioned.