Jessica Hasan

Jessica Hasan – Editor

Advocate for inclusivity and diversity; #OwnVoices reader for queer/mentally ill characters. I specialize in romance, fantasy, and poetry.

Overview

A dedicated, hard-working professional bookworm with eight years of publishing experience and more than 300 titles closed to print as production/project editor so far, including New York Times and USA Today best-selling books such as the Dark Olympus series by Katee Robert and King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair.

Enthusiastic self-starter with a passion for written works and the village of people that makes them possible. I've worked primarily on romance and women's fiction in the past, but now work mainly on academic texts, monographs, short story collections, and poetry in my day job and fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, romance, young adult, and poetry in my freelance work. In my free time I read everything from nonfiction on international relations to steamy paranormal romance and a whole lot in between. My specialties include project management, copy editing, and proofreading.

I take a holistic approach to my projects, identifying any pain points, creating and maintaining a style sheet for your book to ensure accuracy and consistency based on Chicago Manual of Style and Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary (or your preferred style guide/dictionary), and using my experience and knowledge of the bookmaking and publishing processes as a whole to serve as more than a copy editor or proofreader. I hope that I can be a resource for any questions you might have about the publishing/book production process as a whole.

Services
Fiction
Contemporary Romance LGBTQ Fiction Paranormal Romance Psychological Thriller Romantic Fantasy Romantic Suspense Women's Fiction Young Adult
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

Self-employed

Aug, 2022 — Present
I provide copy editing and proofreading services to clients including Sourcebooks and WEBTOON/Yonder.

The University of Wisconsin Press

May, 2022 — Present
Oversees the editorial process for 25–35 book projects each year from manuscript to bound book. Prepares manuscripts for freelance copy editors, proofreaders, and indexers and evaluates their work, evaluates and organizes illustrations and permissions. Copy edits select fiction projects. Serves as editorial liaison with authors, vendors, and other Press departments; reviews authors’ revisions to edited manuscripts; edits introductions, indexes, and occasional manuscripts; reviews page proofs and author corrections; and performs other duties as assigned. Coordinates corrections for reprints, copy edits marketing materials, applies for CIP data, and submits applications to register copyright.

Sourcebooks

Feb, 2017 — May, 2022 (about 5 years)
Lead production editor on Sourcebooks Casablanca romance and historical western titles, as well as a handful of Bloom Books rush projects. Governed full list of titles, managed production timelines and workflow through bookmaking process, hitting all scheduled benchmark dates or projecting new benchmarks as needed. Worked to ensure highest quality possible on each project through facilitating copy edit and proofread processes, routing covers and pages to relevant stakeholders, etc. Managed freelance copy editing, proofreading, and scanning services, communicating queries to authors and editors, as well as training new freelancers on styles, style sheets, and PDF mark-up to ensure house conventions were followed. Collaborated with editorial, production, and design to produce the best possible product, evaluating content and ensuring content and messaging across all formats remained consistent.

Portfolio

The Dark in Her Veins (Divine Villains, 1)

Lobb, M.K.

Sourcebooks Casablanca

Copy Editing
Buried in the Woods Below (Deluxe Edition)

Miller, Daniel G.

Poisoned Pen Press

Copy Editing
Us Defiant Few (Us Dark Few, 3)

Patton, Alexis

Bloom Books

Copy Editing
Lying About Last Summer

Wallman, Sue

Sourcebooks Fire

Proofreading
Chasing Dreams: Three Dreamy Stories

Brown, Carolyn

Sourcebooks Casablanca

Proofreading
After December (By Your Side, 2)

Marcús, Joana

Sourcebooks Casablanca

Proofreading
Murder at Holly House

Meyrick, Denzil

Poisoned Pen Press

Proofreading
Proofreading
Saving Noah (Deluxe Edition): A Novel

Berry, Lucinda

Poisoned Pen Press

Proofreading
Copy Editing
Reckoning

Sala, Sharon

Sourcebooks Casablanca

Copy Editing
American Nightmare

Kyllingstad, Alexandra

Stonefruit Studio

Proofreading
The Lost Archive

Miller, Lynn C.

University of Wisconsin Press

Copy Editing
World of Dew (Wisconsin Poetry Series)

Hill, Lindsay Stuart

University of Wisconsin Press

Copy Editing
At Some Point (Wisconsin Poetry Series)

O’Connell, David

University of Wisconsin Press

Copy Editing
The Long Hallway (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiog)

Larson, Richard Scott

University of Wisconsin Press

The Only Way Through Is Out (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiog)

Mullen, Suzette

University of Wisconsin Press

Wolf Act (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiog)

Romriell, AJ

University of Wisconsin Press

Copy Editing
Copy Editing
The Stand-In

Chu, Lily

Jessica has 2 reviews

Professionalism

Quality

Value

Responsiveness

Danielle P.

Danielle P.

Oct, 2023

We had to cancel this collaboration due to Jessica’s illness, but she was very sweet to let me know beforehand. From the time we did talk, she was very communicative, professional, and sounded very excited to work on my second poetry book. I hope we can work together again next time!
Valerie G.

Valerie G.

Jul, 2023

Jessica was so great to work with. She was very professional, responsive, and thorough when it came to working on my book. She gave great feedback and suggestions. I have no doubts that my book is better because of her.

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