Jenna Bagnini

Jenna Bagnini – Editor

I’ve been a production editor, copy editor, and proofreader for over twenty years, working on a wide variety of genres.

Overview

I'm a copy editor and proofreader with 20 years of experience in the book publishing field. I started out as an editor of reference books, then moved to a production editor of romance and true crime books. After that, I was hired by Fodor's Random House (now Random House Penguin) and was a production editor of travel books, and then transferred to Knopf Publishing Group (also part of Random House). I had experience sending out manuscripts to freelance copy editors, proofreaders, and indexers. I also proofread jacket copy. After leaving my in-house job, I started doing freelance copyediting and proofreading for my old coworkers, as well as for self-publishers.

I am most comfortable doing copyediting and proofreading. I use The Chicago Manual of Style, focusing on grammar, but I also point out inconsistencies in the narrative. I enjoy working on both fiction and nonfiction, but I prefer fiction. I love to read new material and learn things that I haven't learned before. I am very thorough and clients will be happy with my work.
Services
Non-Fiction
History
Fiction
Romance
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Jun, 2007 — Present

I have fourteen years of experience in proofreading for a variety of clients, mostly self-publishers but also for major publishers (Random House, Hachette, and Penguin, to name a few). I also copy edit as well.

Knopf Publishing Group

Jun, 2005 — May, 2007 (almost 2 years)

I worked on staff at Random House, in the Production Editorial department in the Knopf Publishing Group. I made sure that the manuscripts were sent out to freelance copy editors and proofreaders on time, double-checking their work and proofreading jacket copy as well.

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Diann S.

Diann S.

Jun, 2021

Jenna was excellent! She was easy to work with, with a very reasonable price, below most others. She pointed out inconsistencies that were accurate and beyond her role as copy editor. These were inconsistences that I had missed and my developmental editor had missed. Her suggestions were clear and spot on. Jenna kept me informed. She emailed me after her first read through and emailed again, ...
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