Katherine Pickett, Editor (she/her)

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I help writers achieve their dreams of publication. Owner of POP Editorial Services LLC. Award-winning author, #editor, writing coach, workshop leader, avid cyclist, amateur painter. #Resist blog: www.thePOPnewsletter.com Editing: www.POPediting.net

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Illustration of a woman on a bicycle riding toward the camera. The text reads "Debra Lee Won't Break: A Novel," Katherine Pickett, Read by Nina Kasuya. Audiobook Coming May 2026!
Illustration of a bearded man, two young girls, and a woman holding a protest sign. On the left are an endorsement: The People United... [will] resonate with people who participated in protests, volunteered for campaigns, or felt politically awakened during the Trump years. --Scott Olsen, Seattle Book Review
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Endorsement from Scott Olsen, Seattle Book Review
A flyer showing host Julie Noonan and guest Katherine Pickett on the left. On the right are white words on a green background that say Episode 132, Navigating the Publishing Process: Tips and Tricks from an Expert Editor and Author
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Two copies of Debra Lee Won't Break by Katherine Pickett standing on a wood table. On the book cover is a 38-year-old white woman in full bike gear seated on road bike and riding toward the viewer. Green hills and an orange sky are visible in the background
Front cover of Debra Lee Won't Break: A Novel, by Katherine Pickett, showing a white woman on a bicycle riding toward the viewer on a yellow path with green hills and an orange sky behind her. The woman is on a road bike, wearing a helmet and red sunglasses.
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Array of book covers showing Debra Lee Won't Break by Katherine Pickett ranked No. 12 in the Kindle Free store
Screenshot of the Top 100 Free books in Friendship Fiction on Amazon. Displays 8 book covers, ranked from 1 to 8. Number 5 is Debra Lee Won't Break by Katherine Pickett
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