Elisa Stanford was an acquisitions and developmental editor with Harold Shaw Publishers and WaterBrook Press (a division of Random House) before joining Edit Resource in 2005. Elisa has a bachelor’s degree in history from Illinois Wesleyan University and a master’s degree in spiritual formation from Wheaton Graduate School. She is the author or co-author of several books and has worked …
Eric Stanford
Over the past 20 years, Eric has become one of the most respected indie editors in the business, having edited or helped write more than 200 books. These days, he focuses on author coaching, collaborative writing, and developmental editing for nonfiction books. His co-writing projects include the number-one New York Times bestselling Relationship Goals by Michael Todd as well as …
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 Moorman
Jennifer is a Nashville-based author and editor, specializing in trade nonfiction with a focus on inspirational and uplifting material, children’s books, four-color nonfiction (lifestyle, cookbooks, health/wellness, devotionals & daily readers). She also enjoys developmental editing and copy editing genre fiction. Working in publishing for nearly two decades and as a long-time senior editor for HarperCollins, Jennifer has coached dozens of …
Jenny Baumgartner
A professional editor and book coach for 25+ years, Jenny enjoys working with writers to transform their words and personal stories into impactful, inspiring books. Former editorial director at HarperCollins Christian Publishing, executive editor at Hachette, and currently the head of her long-running editorial practice and agency, she has had the opportunity to work on hundreds of titles, specializing in …
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, …
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 …
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, …
Linda Washington
Linda is a freelance editor/writer living in Wheaton, Illinois. She was a full-time curriculum editor at David C. Cook and Ligature Creative Studios (textbook developer). Later, she was a freelance manuscript reviewer and book editor for Tyndale House, a senior project writer/editor for Livingstone/e-Christian, and then later switched hats and became a developmental editor for fiction and nonfiction projects for …