Jocelyn is a freelance editor who specializes in fiction, nonfiction, and academic projects. While working on her MA in English at Boston College, she began her first publishing internship at Beacon Press, where she was happy to be paid in books. After graduating, she joined the fiction division of Thomas Nelson Publishers (now part of HarperCollins). In 2015 she earned a …
Jodi Hughes
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, …
Joshua Cooley
Joshua is a longtime professional editor and a New York Times–bestselling author who has written or contributed to more than 20 books for adults, teens, and children. As an editor, he provides services to a variety of publishers, including HarperCollins Christian, Tyndale, Crossway, David C Cook, New Growth Press, Barbour, and Awana. As a writer, Joshua’s freelance content (feature stories, devotionals, …
Julee Schwarzburg
Julee has worked in Christian publishing for more than 39 years through in-house positions with Tyndale House, Multnomah Publishers, and WaterBrook Multnomah. She has been a freelance editor since 2008. She’s received the Golden Scrolls Fiction Editor of the Year Award twice from Advanced Writers and Speakers Association as well as the Christian Fiction Writers’ Editor of the Year Award. …
Julie Breihan
Julie is an editor with over 25 years of experience in the publishing world. She specializes in line editing, substantive editing, and copyediting, but she also enjoys proofing on the side. She works on many genres, including novels, memoirs, children’s, devotionals, Christian living, biographies, humor, cookbooks, business, finance, politics. She loves it all, and she has found that working on …
Katherine Rowley
Katherine is a seasoned editor and content strategist with more than 20 years of experience in publishing, content development, and audience engagement. A former in-house editor at HarperCollins Christian Publishing, she has edited over 150 books across leadership, personal growth, business, memoir, and lifestyle—including bestselling titles by Michael Hyatt (Free to Focus, Platform), John Maxwell (The 360 Degree Leader), Eric …
Kathleen Samuelson
A professional editor for nearly 34 years, Kathleen Samuelson also enjoys writing, reading, and antiquing. Her greatest joy is spending time with her two adult children and pack of hound dogs. If you think you might want to work with Kathleen Samuelson or another skilled professional on the Edit Resource team, please get in touch with us through our Contact …
Kelsey Mitchener
Kelsey is a New York Times–bestselling copy editor and proofreader who has been editing professionally since 2005. She specializes in all things nonfiction. Kelsey is a published and award-winning writer who now channels her author’s eye and understanding into re-visioning and attending to others’ writing. She’s considered an “A-list proofer” and go-to editor by many writers and publishing houses. She’s …
Kit Tosello
An award-winning editor and former managing editor for a Christian publisher, Kit has been editing for publishers and independent authors since 2009. She considers it a privilege to help both multi-published best-selling writers and first-time authors convey the message of their hearts clearly and in their unique voice. Kit brings editorial insight and creativity to projects ranging from book doctoring …
Kristin Spann
Kristin is a freelance writer, editor, and tutor based in Redding, California, a city she loves all the time, except in August! She currently enjoys serving independent clients and traditional publishers through her business, Spring Services: Writing | Editing | Tutoring. This includes copyediting, proofreading, and format checking books for HarperCollins Christian Publishing, proofreading for the nonprofit I Like Giving, …