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Ellen Corcella, JD, MTS, MDiv

I was delighted with the copyediting and proofreading services of Hen House Publishing. Karen M. Smith is professional and meticulous and improved my manuscript through her edits and suggestions. I highly recommend Hen House Publishing for your editing needs.

Frederick G. Yeager, Author

I would not have been able to self-publish my book without the support and assistance of Hen House Publishing. The owner, Karen, was very knowledgeable and expertly assisted me in moving through the process for Kindle Direct Publishing. Karen was very professional and responded quickly to my questions and issues. Without hesitation, I recommend Hen House Publishing if you are considering self-publishing.

Tom Hock, Artist & Author

When I started writing my stories, I didn’t have a lot of confidence. People enjoyed my stories, but my English skills are not the best. A lot of people gave me encouragement and I self-published my first book. While starting my second novel, Iron Embrace, I met Karen who owns Hen House Publishing and learned she had helped edit, ghostwrite, and publish several books. l was comfortable working with her from the beginning. Karen immediately picked up on my writing style and showed genuine interest in the novel. Her ability to share comments in a clear and meaningful way helped me transition the thoughts in my mind onto the pages. She suggested elements to think about like character thoughts and feelings, time and travel distance, and story lines. Iron Embrace is based on a real story and her attention to authenticity and details was crucial in bringing history to life. There was never any pressure to hurry through her edits—I took my time to think on her suggestions. When I was done with a set of revisions, I would send the new draft book back to her. The pace of drafts and revisions was excellent. I highly recommend Karen M. Smith at Hen House Publishing. This process has given me confidence to keep on writing and sharing my stories and I will not hesitate to use Hen House Publishing again.

Kimberly Gilson, Author

As a first-time author, I cannot recommend Karen’s services highly enough. She is professional, dependable, and committed to making your project the best it can be. She did a critique of my work, the editing, and the formatting. Karen was the thought partner I needed. She did more than just correct spelling and grammar. She provided invaluable insight to my Christian non-fiction book that greatly improved the clarity of the ideas I was presenting. I look forward to working with her on my future projects!

Michael Lopez Rios, 0-0-8 Studios

It was an absolute pleasure working with Karen. 10/10, 5/5, 8/8, highly recommended for collaboration. 🙂

I got to see and discuss Karen’s “method-to-madness”‘ firsthand. I enjoyed every word, moment, and lesson to be had. Karen’s writing is quick, efficient, and keeps you locked in, ensuring purpose to every word. She is patient (w/ great communication), detail-oriented, shares opinions and research when needed, and isn’t afraid of questions—helping drive projects in the best direction possible.

Very rarely do we run into individuals who share in mission with us, but Karen was it. Her efforts helped bring a story to life, one word at a time. And we loved it.

0-0-8 Studios looks forward to the next collab.

Dawn Sutherland, Sutherland & Associates, Inc.

We recently hired Karen Smith to write a series of short articles following an online event. She quickly suggested topics and immediately drafted the first article.

Karen is an excellent writer. She effectively captured the tone and style of our organization. We particularly appreciated her subject-matter research which provided an additional depth and breadth to the articles. Karen made appropriate and very savvy strategic decisions regarding the content. We didn’t have to hold her hand and tell her what to write.

Karen works quickly and efficiently. Most articles did not require any revisions. She’s that good!

I would highly recommend Karen. It was a pleasure working with her. We will definitely use her ghostwriting services again.

Arvey Krise, Author

This is my first book to self-publish. It has been a tedious learning process, a template for future publications, so when my editor suggested I hire a professional formatter, I was at a loss. But then she recommended Karen Smith from Henhouse Publishing. I am so happy she did. Karen picked up her phone herself, the first time I called, and patiently answered all of my questions. She is amazing. A seasoned professional who immediately made me feel at ease. If you’ve slaved over writing a book, you understand that it is your baby, a product of the proverbial blood, sweat, and tears, and you are the protective mama. Karen treated my book with respect. When she recommended that I get a professional proofreader, I questioned it. But based on her many impressive years of experience I took her advice. A brilliant suggestion … but one that required Karen to reformat the manuscript to include the corrections. Corrections of errors that would have gone to press without Karen.  She did a wonderful job and is my go-to for future books. Thank you Karen!

Donna Johnson

“I highly recommend Karen. She did a remarkable job editing my first book manuscript. I look forward to working with her in the future.“

Ashley MarChelle

“Karen did an amazing job! She’s professional, thorough and offered constructive criticism. What more can I ask for?“

Mike DiGilio, President, Wallcovering Installers Association

“I just finished the latest Installer and I wanted to compliment you all.  What a great issue. The idea of bringing Karen in to do the writing is brilliant. It looks great and reads great. It makes us look so good.  Keep up the good work. Great job everyone. I can’t wait to read the next one.“

Shaka Bello, MA, Communication Strategist & Social Entrepreneur

“As a first time author, having Karen as my editor was what I needed to successfully publish my memoir. First of all, she knows her stuff. Her editing, proofreading, and formatting expertise is unquestionably top notch. Karen is very reliable as she gets the job done ahead of schedule. More importantly, she goes above and beyond to make her customers satisfied. Oh, did I mention that her rates are budget friendly? I highly recommend her services.”

Leslie Popham, Managing Director​Regis Publishing Ltd.

“Karen and I share a love of good writing and an enthusiasm forcorrect English. Karen is a top-notch author of both fiction andnon-fiction, and I thoroughly recommend her services to anyonewho needs help with content editing.”

Arla Jones, Author

Hen House Publishing is a superb editing company. From the very beginning, my editor was professional, straightforward, and encouraging. She was exactly the editor I was looking for. I wanted to get clear guidance and feedback for my latest YA manuscript. I am beyond satisifed with the results so far.

Donna Johnson, Author

“I highly recommend Karen. She did a remarkable job editing myfirst book manuscript. I look forward to working with her in thefuture.”

Fred Yeager, Author

Karen Smith, Hen House Publishing, edited and proofed my manuscript of 89,000 words. I was very satisfied with her editing and proofing. She worked quickly and returned the edited and proofed manuscripts in a short time. It is apparent that she has a firm grasp of grammar and punctuation, as well as the elements of fiction such as character development, plot development, and pace, to mention only a few, that assures the client that she will do a professional job. Karen is reliable and very easy to work with. She is a true professional, and in my opinion, she went the extra mile to return to me a manuscript that completely satisfied me and will be readily accepted by agents and publishers as a well-crafted, error-free manuscript. I can without reservation recommend Karen Smith, Hen House Publishing, for your copy editing and proofing.

​Marshay Crowley, Author

“Karen Smith’s services are wonderful and very professional. She answered all my questions with class and assertiveness–such a blessing to work with! When I thought I couldn’t find an editor, she greeted me with open arms and was very knowledgeable in her expertise. She challenged me to use my imagination to its full potential. A pleasure to work with! Blessings to her and Hen House Publishing.”

​Perry Freeman, Author

“I just want to say that I used Karen Smith, Hen House Publishing as a ghost writer for a very long, 500-plus page novel.”Karen was very easy to work with and had no problem making changes as we went through the process. There were a lot of twists and turns in my story, and she made additions and added color where it was needed. She was prompt and very-open minded to any suggestion or concerns that I had.”The fact that this was my first novel, I needed all the help that I could get.I would recommend Karen to anyone needing help with organizing and getting a finished draft completed.”

Craig Evans, Licensed Realtor at Silvercreek Realty Group

After writing a memoir/self-help manuscript with 46,000 words, I felt there were a few loose ends, but couldn’t seem to convey those thoughts to paper—I felt stuck in the story. After receiving Karen’s first edit, I knew I’d found the right editor. Somehow she managed to keep my voice while making edits and suggestions. Her developmental edits and feedback gave me just the inspiration I needed to put on paper what I wanted the book to convey to help the reader. I don’t know how she does it. Karen is serving humanity one book at a time. Thank you so much, Karen.