Chandra is an editor, speaker, and award-winning author and blogger. She is the owner of West End Publishing, LLC, and was the consulting editor for Arabesque romance at Kensington Publishing. She has also edited for Random House, Moody Publishers, Kimani Press, and Hyperion, as well as several New York Times, USA Today, and Essence bestselling authors. She was a copy editor for Good Housekeeping, Newsday, and The Morning …
Christina Boys
Christina Boys has 25 years of experience as a book editor. She spent 20 years in-house at Simon & Schuster and Hachette Book Group, where she was a senior editor, acquiring and editing a wide range of fiction and nonfiction for the mainstream and Christian markets, including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA TODAY bestsellers. She launched a …
Christine Anderson
Christine has worked in religious publishing for over 25 years, including staff positions in editorial and marketing at HarperSanFrancisco (now HarperOne), Zondervan, and the Willow Creek Association. In her work as a freelance editor, writer, and project manager, she has served clients such as HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Faith to Action, The Transforming Center, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, Somersault Group, Harvest House, …
Darcie Clemen Robertson
Darcie began her work as an editor in 2006 at Thomas Nelson Publishers. She then edited for a media company before she began freelance editing and coaching in 2014. Her clients have included Thomas Nelson, Zondervan, Harvest House, StoryBrand, IF:Gathering, The Readable Bible, Fierce Marriage, and others. The daughter of an artist and an engineer, Darcie finds in editing a …
Erin Healy
For nearly 30 years, Erin Healy has actively helped writers bring their heartfelt stories to life on the page and in the minds of readers. Specializing in crafting fiction and narrative nonfiction, she has been praised by publishers, editors, and authors for her ability to align storytellers’ visions with readers’ felt needs. Making this connection is the goal at the …
Georgette Beatty
Georgette has more than 20 years of professional experience in editing print and digital content, and she’s committed to helping authors produce the best work possible for their audiences. Georgette has a bachelor’s degree in communication from Purdue University, with minors in English and psychology. She started her professional editing career at Scholastic Reading Counts!, a technology-based reading motivation, management, …
Jamie Chavez
Jamie Chavez worked for more than 10 years in the Christian publishing industry (and more than 20 as a freelance copywriter) before she found her niche as an independent writer and editor in 2004. As an editor, Chavez believes goodwill and relationship with an author are as important as her way with that author’s manuscript. She wants to be on …
Jean Kavich Bloom
Jean has been in the publishing industry for 37 years, including serving as an executive managing editor for Zondervan. Today, as an independent editor, Jean is engaged by both Christian publishing houses and individual authors. She offers substantive, line, and copy editing for fiction and nonfiction books. Several of her publisher clients request that she work directly with their authors, …
Jennifer Gott
Jennifer has worked in book publishing for 25 years, beginning at Multnomah Publishers in 1999, followed by many years of freelance editing in the Christian, general market, and academic spaces. Most recently, Jennifer served as VP/Publisher for the gift division at HarperCollins Christian Publishing. She has spent her career in nonfiction, fiction, and children’s books, focusing for many years on …
Jennifer Haney Stair
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 …