October Monthly Meeting

Dori Harrell serves as an initial manuscript evaluator ("gatekeeper") for a traditional Christian publisher, and she’ll present on the main elements evaluators key in on when making their recommendations. Using true-life examples, she'll offer her top suggestions to unlock the gate and push your proposal or manuscript to the "consider" column. Her concepts will also aid indie authors trying to meet publishing-industry storytelling standards.


Dori Harrell is a Harley-riding, licorice-eating, and award-winning writer and book editor, plus she’s a USA Today best-selling author, author coach, and speaker at writers’ and editors’ conferences. She owns Breakout Editing and edits for publishers and indie authors, and she serves as a manuscript evaluator (gatekeeper) for a traditional publisher. Every year she has authors on the awards lists. Dori is also a board member of the NCWA, and when not editing, writing, and overusing exclamation points, she’s hiking the many scenic trails of central Oregon or riding her Harley Softail.

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