Samantha Mero is an internationally experienced Bible translator, biblical scholar, and linguist. She led a Bible translation program in West Africa for eleven years. Her responsibilities included maintaining standards of spelling and style and ensuring the translation reflected the meaning of the original Hebrew and Greek. After returning to the US, she transitioned to freelancing as a nonfiction author and editor. As the owner of Uplift Editing and the award-winning author of God-Quest.com and the DEEP Bible Study series, she specializes in empowering the church with a deeper understanding of Scripture by teaching commentary-level concepts in everyday English.
Common Errors in Biblical Nonfiction
This workshop will discuss errors of style and logic commonly found in biblical nonfiction. First, Samantha will cover honoring the author’s opinion, then she’ll move on to academic wording, handling jargon, the misuse of Scripture. She’ll also show you how to recognize numerous types of logical errors nonfiction authors make.
Formatting Citations
This workshop will discuss the basic rules for formatting citations according to The Chicago Manual of Style, 18th Edition and The Christian Writer’s Manual of Style, 4th Edition. Samantha will cover all aspects of citing Scripture, reference placement, citing other texts and documentation.