Jodi Hughes is an introvert, dog mom, and seasoned editor. She began working for Thomas Nelson Publishers (and later HarperCollins Christian Publishing and HarperCollins Focus) shortly after college and held various roles during her nearly 14 years with the company, primarily with the fiction team. She has enjoyed working with bestselling and award-winning authors, such as Terri Blackstock, Kristy Cambron, J’nell Ciesielski, Joy Callaway, Charles Martin, and Sean Dietrich, to name a few. In 2023, Jodi left the corporate publishing industry and transitioned to freelance work to pursue her passion for line editing.
Jodi lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her black-and-white rescue dogs. She graduated cum laude from Samford University with a BA in Classics.
“Working with Jodi Hughes is like working with a dream. Taking my subpar words, she spins them into gold by teasing out exactly what I meant to say. My books, my characters, my writing would be lacking without her expert guidance on how to best find the soul of a story.”
—J’nell Ciesielski, bestselling author of The Brilliance of Stars and To Free the Stars
“Jodi and I worked together on my latest novel, All The Pretty Places. She was thorough, thoughtful, and absolutely made my work shine. Jodi’s sharp eye and attention to detail made me feel like she cared about my work as though it was her own. I highly recommend Jodi!”
—Joy Callaway, bestselling author of All the Pretty Places
“I’ve worked on many projects with Jodi Hughes, and I highly recommend her as a responsive, diligent, and detail-oriented editor. I always know my stories are in good hands.”
—Kathleen Fuller, USA TODAY bestselling author of Amish and contemporary fiction
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