Jennifer has been helping authors make good books great for almost 30 years. Your work will be in the best possible hands with Jennifer, one of the industry’s most accomplished and trusted editors.
Jennifer is proficient in all stages of the editorial process, including manuscript critique, developmental and substantive editing, and copy editing. Her additional experience in product development, project management, collaborative writing, derivative creation, theological reviews, book proposal critique and revision, line editing, proofreading, cover copywriting, and marketing (with in-house experience) gives her a comprehensive understanding of the book publishing process from concept to finished
In a successful career spanning almost three decades and more than 700 books, Jennifer has worked with many well-known authors, including Charles Swindoll, Max Lucado, Andy Andrews, Elisa Morgan, Franklin Graham, David Jeremiah, Donald Miller, Sheila Walsh, John Hagee, Neta Jackson, and Tim Kimmel. She has also edited books by such celebrities as Kathie Lee Gifford, Shannon Bream, Mike Huckabee, Scott Hamilton, Deborah Norville, Randall Cunningham, Lynn Spears, Phil Robertson, Lydia McLaughlin, and Gavin MacLeod. She is respected in the industry for earning authors’ trust and developing long-standing professional relationships throughout multiple book projects.
Jennifer’s projects have been recognized as New York Times bestsellers and winners of the Evangelical Christian Book Association’s prestigious Christian Book Award. She has freelanced for major Christian publishers—including HarperCollins Christian Publishing (W Publishing, Thomas Nelson, Zondervan), Baker Books, FaithWords, Harvest House, and WaterBrook—and she oversaw many books as a remote editor for Worthy Publishing.
In addition to nonfiction trade books, Jennifer edits study Bibles, commentaries, gift books, children’s books, young adult books, and fiction. Her writing has been featured in several devotionals, including The One Year Devotional of Joy and Laughter, the 7 Minute Marriage Solution devotional Bible, and Fulfilled: The NIV Devotional Bible for the Single Woman. She enjoys creating study guides and other derivative products such as compilations, devotionals, and gift books.
Jennifer also writes regularly for Pathway to Victory in Dallas, where she works full time as director of publishing and managing editor.
Jennifer graduated summa cum laude as a Terry Scholar with a bachelor’s degree in English from Texas A&M University and completed her master’s studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She currently resides with her three children in Texas.
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