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Amanda C. Bauch

Amanda’s diverse experiences as a writer, editor, and teacher contribute to her ability to help writers present their best work to the world—one of her greatest joys in life. Although she enjoys working with authors from almost any genre, nonfiction is her area of expertise, with a particular interest in memoir, autobiography, personal essay, self-improvement, health/wellness, and cookbooks. However, she …

Amy Kerr

Amy is a Nashville-based writer and editor who specializes in nonfiction and children’s projects. She started her career as an editor for HarperCollins Publishers, specializing in four-color products like children’s books, gift books and lifestyle books, and branched off into freelance writing and editing about ten years ago. In addition to her Big 5 publishing clients, she’s been fortunate to …

Andrea Lucado

Andrea has been writing and editing professionally for over a decade. She specializes in substantive editing for nonfiction manuscripts, proposal writing and development, and writing for derivative products. She is the author of English Lessons: The Crooked Path of Growing Toward Faith and has been published in The Washington Post, USA Today, and Fathom magazine. Andrea received a bachelor’s degree …

Andy Rogers

Andy Rogers is a writer, editor, and author. He joined the book industry in 2007 and has worked on hundreds of successful book projects for major publishing houses, independent publishers, and Christian ministries. He has been an acquisitions editor at Our Daily Bread Ministries and HarperCollins Christian Publishing. Andy specializes in developing and writing book proposals, developmental and line editing, …

Chandra Sparks Splond

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 …

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 …

James Lund

James Lund is a collaborator, editor, and author who enjoys helping others develop their voice and message. He has worked with bestselling authors, public figures, and ministry leaders including Max Lucado, Randy Alcorn, Jim Daly, George Foreman, Kathy Ireland, Dr. James and Shirley Dobson, Dennis and Barbary Rainey, Kim Meeder, and Shaunti Feldhahn. Other notable book partners include Taliban kidnap …

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 …

Jodi Hughes

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, …