Lisa has nearly 20 years of experience as a freelance copyeditor and proofreader and has worked on a wide range of projects for mainstream and Christian publishers, including HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Turner, and Grandin Hood Publishers. She has proofread and edited hundreds of titles in numerous genres, both fiction and nonfiction, including cookbooks, devotionals, biographies, and memoirs. An avid reader …
Meredith Hinds
Meredith writes and edits nonfiction. She loves every stage of collaborative work, from the drawing board to the final chapter. Since she graduated college with a psychology degree, she’s worked on curriculum, memoir, evangelism, personal growth, devotionals, and just about everything in between. She’s partnered with Thomas Nelson, Baker, Focus on the Family, and other houses, and with authors seeking …
Merry MacIvor
Merry has been working as a freelance editor since 2010, collaborating on fiction and nonfiction projects. Bilingual, she enjoys working on Spanish-language manuscripts. She is skilled in developmental and substantive editing. Merry enjoys variety and is known for her attention to detail. Merry has bachelor’s degrees in anthropology and Spanish. When she’s not editing or interpreting, Merry loves to travel …
Phil Newman
Phil is a seasoned book editor who began his freelance career for Thomas Nelson in 2009. His work has spanned multiple publishers, including HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Forefront, IVP, Baker, and more. The numerous authors whose books Phil has worked on include Franklin Graham, Sarah Jakes Roberts, Henri Nouwen, Bob Goff, Max Lucado, Lisa Whittle, Savannah Guthrie, Brant Hansen, Nancy …
Renée Chavez
Renée Chavez is a veteran in the publishing industry, with more than 25 years’ experience in all things editorial for publishers and authors from coast to coast and overseas. A graduate of the University of Memphis, Renée is experienced in all stages of the publishing process and performs an array of editorial tasks, including content editing, copy editing, cover and …
Tama Fortner
Tama is an ECPA award-winning and bestselling author with more than 50 titles to her credit, including her latest God, I Feel Scared and Everyday Joys Devotional: 40 Days of Reflecting on the Intersection of Ordinary and Divine. She is the writer behind the million-selling Indescribable for Kids series with Louie Giglio, as well as a number of books in …
Tisha Martin
Tisha is an author, writer, and editor serving publishers and writers. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in professional writing and a master’s degree in English education, she freelanced for Fortune 100 companies before joining the publishing industry. Since 2017, Tisha has partnered with traditional and hybrid publishers, emerging authors, and established authors. She has coached and edited over 300 …
Whitney Bak
Whitney is a detail-oriented and encouraging collaborative writer and editor with an affinity for fact-checking and Big Five experience. She has worked on over 250 titles, including multiple New York Times bestsellers, since 2015. Her experience spans all stages of the creative process—from author coaching to collaborative writing, substantive editing, line editing, copy editing, sensitivity reading, and proofreading—for both fiction …