Jennifer Safrey – Editor

I'm a word nerd who works both sides of the desk--as an editor and a writer. I've been a professional editor for 30 years, and I've worked on everything from news and feature articles to book-length fiction to short fiction to book-length nonfiction. I've worked as a freelancer for several publishing houses and I've worked directly with many published, unpublished, and contracted-to-be-published authors.

I specialize in commercial/genre fiction, particularly all subgenres of romance.

I have a philosophy as an editor: It's my job to help you express your unique voice in the cleanest, most effective way possible. It's not my job to suggest you write your book the way I'd write it. I want your voice to shine through, because the world needs your voice and your stories! So when I work with you, your voice and your vision are my priorities.

I'm very communicative with my clients. I check in to keep you in the loop about what and how I'm doing so you don't need to wonder, and I'm happy to chat with you at any time if you have questions or concerns or just want to talk about books. :) I love to be a resource. Because I'm an author myself, I understand how challenging it is to put your work into the world, so I want to help you feel confident and accomplished. After all, if you've gotten to the stage of hiring an editor, you've written a book! You've done something many people say they want to do, but don't. Yay for you!

I hope we can work together. Please read my notes below.

NOTE: When you attach an excerpt of your book to the request, I prefer to see the beginning of your story, rather than an excerpt from somewhere in the middle. Please send the first few pages, and please send it in a Word document rather than a pdf or some other format. Thanks!

NOTE 2: I do accept copy editing and proofreading projects that utilize generative AI tools. All client writing processes are kept strictly confidential. However, please note that my role is strictly to polish, clarify, and copy edit the existing prose as I receive it; I do not offer "humanizing" or developmental rewriting for AI text.

NOTE 3: Unless you're a previous client of mine, please don't request a quote from me unless your draft is ready now for an edit. I won't quote or schedule projects that are only partially written at the time of request. Thanks!

NOTE 4: I'm not your ideal editor for children's books, middle-grade fiction, technical books, poetry, short stories, or experimental fiction.