Nashville, Tennessee, United States
For more than 25 years, I’ve worked at the intersection of editorial strategy, market positioning, and publishing growth—helping authors, publishers, and publishing teams bring impactful books to readers. Former executive editor at Hachette and editorial director at HarperCollins, my experience spans acquisitions, market research, metadata optimization, sales alignment, launch strategy, and publishing consultation. I'm passionate about collaborating with authors and publishers across traditional, hybrid, and independent publishing models. Select titles: - Joyspan: The Art and Science of Thriving in Life's Second Half by Dr. Kerry Burnight (New York Times and USA Today bestseller) - Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis (#1 New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller) - Saving Aziz by Chad Robichaux (Wall Street Journal bestseller) - A Serial Killer's Daughter by Kerri Rawson (New York Times bestseller) - The Biblio Diet by Jordan Rubin and Dr. Josh Axe (New York Times bestseller) Jenny B Literary Services: ♦ Publishing Consulting ♦ Idea / Concept Development & Market Analysis ♦ Book coaching & manuscript doctoring ♦ Substantive / developmental / line editing ♦ Manuscript Assessments ♦ Acquiring and agenting ♦ Proposals and query letters
Experienced Senior Acquisitions Editor with a demonstrated history of bestselling and award-winning books, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers, Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis and A Serial Killer's Daughter by Kerri Rawson. Strong communication and relational skills with college teaching experience, a master's degree in English, and PhD coursework in English and Rhetoric and Composition.
• Provided consulting and editorial services, including project management, substantive critiques, developmental editing, line editing, project management, and proposal development. - Clientele included book publishers (HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, and others), academic publishers and journals, medical websites and journals, literary agents, and more.
Teaching Assistantship Taught freshman English courses; designed course syllabi; coached student writing; contributed to the English Composition Committee’s creation of goals, objectives, and outcomes for the First-Year Writing Program. Research Assistantship Assistant Editor for IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication. Performed technical editing for peer-reviewed articles; created style guide.