Let’s not bury the lede. Blake Atwood was an early developmental editor on Atomic Habits by James Clear. More recently, he was Jefferson Fisher’s book coach for The Next Conversation. Both were New York Times bestsellers. In addition to nonfiction developmental editing and book coaching, Blake also provides collaborative writing and book proposal development. In the Christian market, Blake helped …
Blake Jurgens
Blake A. Jurgens, PhD, is a book editor and humanities scholar based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, specializing in academic and adult nonfiction. He started his career as an editorial assistant with the Princeton Theological Seminary Dead Sea Scrolls Project. Then he branched off into freelance editorial work for academic presses, including Baker Academic, Eerdmans, Penn State University Press, and …
Brittany Stair
Brittany is a freelance editor and writer from Dallas, Texas. She specializes in creating and editing content that ministers to Christians in today’s culture, especially Gen Z. Brittany is actively involved in creating Bible studies for college students and enjoys writing for teens, college students, and young adults. Brittany freelances for major Christian publishing houses, such as HarperCollins Christian Publishing, …
Cara Meredith
Cara has been writing and editing professionally for over a decade. She specializes in developmental editing for nonfiction manuscripts, as well as proofreading and copy editing for both fiction and nonfiction projects. She also offers coaching and copywriting services for interested clients. She is the author of The Color of Life and Church Camp and has been published in over 100 media …
Carrie Krause
Carrie has worked in publishing for over 20 years, beginning her career at Baker after graduating with an English major from Hope College. Since joining the freelance world in 2004, Carrie has focused primarily on proofreading and copyediting trade books, both fiction and nonfiction. She has proofread numerous titles for Baker Publishing Group and HarperCollins Christian Publishing, including books by …
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 …
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 …
Delina Pryce McPhaull
Delina Pryce McPhaull has more than 25 years of experience helping authors write, edit, publish, and market their books. Continuously amazed by the power of story, Delina leans in to help her clients translate their passion and life message into books that add value to readers. She harnesses skills learned in journalism to ask the right questions and craft compelling …