I am fortunate to have worked in every aspect of book publishing including editorial stints at literary agencies, book packagers, book clubs and publishing houses. I am also a published author and journalist. As a result, I understand how publishing works from many perspectives. I know what editors want to see when a manuscript comes due and throughout the editing and production process. I would like to share that knowledge with you.
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Red Thread Thinking

  I hope you enjoy reading Red Thread Thinking by Debra Kaye with Karen Kelly from McGraw Hill - and all my other collaborations in Projects. Debra explodes conventional thinking about innovation and provides an approach that anyone or any business can use to expose the crucial links among observations, experiences, facts, and feelings that on the surface do not seem related--but … [Read More...]

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    "Yoga is the practice of tolerating the consequences of being yourself." —The Bhagavad Gita As a writer and collaborator, I consider myself a generalist in that my versatility, curiosity, and background enables me to write about a wide variety of topics for a general audience. However, I do have a special passion for lifestyle, culture and social issues, health, business, design, food, and fashion.  You can find information about the … [Read More...]

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"Heartfelt thank you to Karen Kelly, gifted writer and collaborator extraordinaire and a joyful and very important addition to my life (this may have started as a working relationship, but I know that I have made that rare connection of a true, profoundly meaningful friendship). - Debra Kaye, author of Red Thread Thinking: Weaving Together Connections for Brilliant Ideas and Profitable Innovation (McGraw Hill, March 2013). "First off, it's been a pleasure to have a writing partner on this … [Read More...]