Jessy Sykes – Editor

I’m an experienced copy editor passionate about bringing stories to life, whether they’re Cozy Mysteries, edge-of-your-seat Thrillers, or gripping True Crime. With 25+ years in publishing, I’ve worked on manuscripts for best-selling authors, like Joanne Fluke, M. William Phelps, Janet Dailey, Laura Levine, Fern Michaels, Kiki Swinson, and Lisa Jackson, as a freelance for Kensington.

My career spans diverse roles: at McGraw-Hill, I contributed to two award-winning reading programs, Open Court Reading and Reading Mastery. At Pearson, I led production for titles in Criminology, Policing, and Corrections, collaborating with respected authors, such as Frank Schmalleger, Clemens Bartollas, Ken Peak, Cliff Roberson, and Paul Whisenand. Today, I manage the day-to-day production of academic science journals for The American Chemical Society.

I offer professional copyediting that goes beyond surface fixes by addressing grammar, punctuation, word choice, dialogue flow, and consistency in POV, tense, plot details, and character development. I edit in Microsoft Word using Track Changes and provide clear follow-up for questions and clarifications.

Open to working on manuscripts created with AI, I bring a human touch to ensure your voice shines through. My goal is to make your story the best version of itself.