Edits lead to excellence. I’ve often heard writers say that the hardest part of finishing a creative project isn’t the completion of the writing itself but the return to that project in the editing phrase. How painful it can be to reread your own work! That’s why it can be helpful to take a breath and ask for someone else’s feedback, someone who has more space than the writer may have to their own work. I edit because I want to see a writer’s words shine. I edit because I want to see our God...

Hi, I'm Mike. I'm bad at writing about myself but here we go... Let's just acknowledge how awkward this is for a second. Writing about yourself is weird. Every designer knows this. We can spend three weeks obsessing over someone else's brand story and then completely fall apart when someone says, "so tell us about you." Suddenly you're staring at a blank document wondering if "I like fonts" is enough. Then, you close the laptop, find a snack, and seriously consider whether you can get away...

Hey all, I’m Jessica Hieb – AKA Jess – owner of In The Name Publishing. I'm so glad that you're here! This company was born out of my own experience publishing, or better put, the one I wish I would have had. When I published my first novel, Breaking Seven, back in 2019 I was promised the world by the publisher, and thousands of dollars later I was left disappointed in the book. The cover was nothing like I had requested (despite drawing out an exact mockup of what I wanted), the editing was...