Jules Hucke

Jules Hucke – Editor

I have 19 years of experience and specialize in YA/MG, lit fic, LGBTQ+, women's fiction, memoirs, and authenticity reads. Tell me about you!

Overview

I'm here to help you polish your prose until it shines! I'm a published author and a seasoned editorial professional with clients at fiction presses, academic and university presses, large companies such as P&G, ConAgra and Kroger, and web publishing platforms such as Forbes and LinkedIn. I combine an in-depth knowledge of Chicago Style and AP Style with a broad understanding of the market and a deep love for the cadence, meaning, and musicality of language to help you clarify and express your unique voice.


Offering your work up for editing, especially if you're a first-timer, can feel incredibly daunting. My approach combines humor, compassion, expertise, and insight into the current literary landscape. I stay in communication with you throughout the course of your project, asking questions and making suggestions to ensure I'm helping you meet your publishing goals.


As a YA/MG editor, and as a parent, I'm interested in a wide range of topics that affect today's kids, tweens, and teens, ranging from external factors like our ever-changing political climate to internal concerns like first love, personal aspirations, disabilities, and peer and family relationships. If you're writing for kids, you're writing for our future. I'm committed to helping you share your message and voice as clearly and effectively as possible.


I live in Cincinnati with my family and a zoo's worth of rescue dogs, reptiles, and birds with varying disabilities, plus loads of overstuffed bookshelves and more art supplies and dirt bikes than anyone honestly needs. I love staying active with trail running, weight training, biking and obstacle course racing (OCR). In 2016, I competed in the OCR World Championships and showed that warp wall who was boss (spoiler: it was the warp wall).

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Fiction
Coming of Age Contemporary Fiction LGBTQ Fiction Middle Grade Short Story Women's Fiction Young Adult
Languages
English (CAN) English (US)
Certifications
  • BA in Creative Writing from Miami University (graduated with honors)

Work experience

Self-employed

Apr, 2019 — Present
I provide proofreading and editing on a contract basis for a marketing firm that serves clients in healthcare, energy supply and delivery, consumer packaged goods, pet food and wellness, and more. Working in the marketing field keeps me constantly tuned in to cultural and societal trends, and it's a great deal of fun!

Northlich

Jun, 2014 — Mar, 2019 (over 4 years)
I provided writing, proofreading and editing services for clients in publishing, healthcare, finance, B2B, nonprofit, restaurants, CPG and more.

Portfolio

Our Last Blue Moon

Kris O'Shee

In Our Last Blue Moon, dancer Kris O'Shee, widow of Alan Cheuse, the novelist, beloved teacher, and literary commentator known as the "voice of books" on NPR's All Things Considered for over t... read more
Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
On the Enemy's Side

Hamour Baika

In 1980, as the world is captivated by the Iranian hostage crisis, aspiring doctor Hesam drops out of medical school in Rome and returns to Iran to serve his country. A member of the Revolutio... read more
Copy Editing
Boca by Moonlight

Brad Graber

How does a widower start over? George Elden had it all. A lovely wife. Two beautiful adult children. A condo on the grounds of the Boca Raton Resort & Club. But when his wife dies, he's sudden... read more
Developmental Editing Copy Editing
With Paris In Mind: Talking with Artists of This Generation

William Mountain Cox

Dead Hemingway. Dead Baker. Dead Joyce and Dead Fitzgerald. Dead Stein. Dead Picasso. Dead Barnes and Dead Truffaut. Piaf Dead and Breton Dead. Gainsbourg Dead and Monet Dead. Bernhardt Dead a... read more
Copy Editing Proofreading
The Loved Ones

Sonya Chung

In this masterful novel of inheritance and loss, Sonya Chung (Long for This World) proves herself a worthy heir to Marguerite Duras, Hwang Sun-won, and James Salter. Spanning generations and d... read more
Copy Editing Proofreading
The Trees

Claudia Peña Claros

Relegation Books

Copy Editing Proofreading
Thieves of Time: Springs Chronicles: The Origin

Vlcek, Shane

Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review
Grappling Klay: A Young Adult Novel of Wrestling, Loss, and Redemption

Castillo, Lukas J

Lukas Castillo

Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
While the Sun Shines (Cattle Stop)

Oliver, Kit

Parrot Cat Publishing

Copy Editing Proofreading
Cattle Stop

Oliver, Kit

Parrot Cat Publishing

Copy Editing Proofreading
The Place Between

Oliver, Kit

Parrot Cat Publishing

Proofreading
Light Up the Lamp

Oliver, Kit

Parrot Cat Publishing

Copy Editing Proofreading
Watching The Asparagus Grow

Wilkins, Jeff

Bowker

Developmental Editing Copy Editing
Roundabout

Will Mountain Cox

Relegation Books

Copy Editing Editorial Assessment
Never Less

Geoffrey Wells

When twelve-year-old Pablo makes the connection between the pills smuggled through the once-abandoned mill, and the pill that Mindy stole from her pain-afflicted dad, he knows he must help his... read more
Developmental Editing Copy Editing
Volunteer Parent: Creatively Building Kids' Confidence and Trust Through Communication

Daniel, Erin

Copy Editing Editorial Assessment
Woman in the Moon

Fox, Una

Copy Editing
The Game

Stuart Roy Clarke

Proofreading
A Sense of Magick: Book 1 of The Other Realms Series

Duff, Jordan

Copy Editing
the juice is worth the squeeze: a guide for swim coaches on managing a successful team

Dorfman, Aaron

Editorial Assessment
Summer's Reach

Talar, K. I.

Copy Editing
Bessie's Story - Watching the Lights Go Out

Thomas W Farmen

Bessie's Story - Watching the Lights Go Out is an inspiring story about a charming, brave, chocolate Lab who gradually loses her eyesight. The author leads the reader from the unexpected diagn... read more
Copy Editing
Kitchen Culture in America: Popular Representations of Food, Gender, and Race

At supermarkets across the nation, customers waiting in line—mostly female—flip through magazines displayed at the checkout stand. What we find on those magazine racks are countless images of ... read more
Proofreading
Dragonfly Notes: On Distance and Loss

Anne Panning

When a seemingly routine medical procedure results in her mother's premature death, Anne Panning is left reeling. In her first full-length memoir, the celebrated essayist and short story write... read more
Copy Editing
American Snake Pit: Hope, Grit, and Resilience in the Wake of Willowbrook

Daniel J. Tomasulo

WE HAVE A SITUATION THAT BORDERS ON A SNAKE PIT. -- ROBERT F. KENNEDY In 1987, following a public outcry about its questionable medical practices, Staten Island's Willowbrook State School for ... read more
Copy Editing
Nine Facts That Can Change Your Life

Ronna Wineberg

In this stirring new collection, Ronna Wineberg explores our essential bonds to partners, children, parents, and friends. Intimacy, marriage, parenthood, adultery, divorce, and the legacies le... read more
Copy Editing Editorial Assessment
On Bittersweet Place

Ronna Wineberg

On Bittersweet Place is the powerful coming-of-age story of Lena Czernitski, a young Russian Jew whose family flees their homeland in the Ukraine after the October Revolution. The story unfold... read more
Copy Editing Proofreading
A Single Happened Thing

Daniel Paisner

I would never witness anything interesting. I would never write anything beyond memos and flap copy and travel itineraries. I would simply love my wife and my daughters and hold them close and... read more
Copy Editing Proofreading
Helen on 86th Street and Other Stories

Wendi Kaufman

In Helen on 86th Street and Other Stories, girls grow into women and women become wise in portraits filled with biting humor and small but hard-earned victories. One girl makes a burnt offerin... read more
Proofreading
Love Songs for a Lost Continent

Anita Felicelli

From the glittering heat of India's Pink City to the palm-lined streets of Silicon Valley and the vanilla-bean fields of Madagascar, Anita Felicelli's debut collection delivers a dazzling arra... read more
Copy Editing Proofreading

Jules has 34 reviews

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Allison O.

Allison O.

Mar, 2023

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Hire Jules. I have a lot more to add, but that's the important bit - hire Jules. I had a first draft of a project that I knew needed a lot of work, and I came to Reedsy for a developmental edit. Jules gave me an incredibly comprehensive edit and highlighted every aspect that could use tweaking, a...
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Jules H.
Thanks so much for the positive review, Allison! Your book is stellar and I can't wait to see what's next for you.
Erin K.

Erin K.

Oct, 2022

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I couldn't recommend Jules enough! She was instrumental in helping me find focus and clarity in my book, through both a developmental edit and a copy edit. She helped me ensure each chapter related back to the book's intent and she helped me ensure my message was clear to my reader. It was as if ...
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Jules H.
Thank you so much for the positive review, Erin! Your book will help a lot of families communicate better and grow closer. I can't wait to see it out in the world!
Geoffrey W.

Geoffrey W.

Jun, 2022

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Let me assure any writer considering Jules for copy editing: You will be working with a professional that will make your work shine. Juleses attention to detail is, frankly, mind-blowing. But over and above sweating the excruciating minutia of punctuation, grammar and tense, she has an eye for en...
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Jules H.
Thanks so much for the kind review, Geoffrey! Can't wait to see where you take your heartwarming story.
Azia H.

Azia H.

Mar, 2025

Working with Jules has been amazing she finished ahead of the scheduled date. Her feedback was very helpful and encouraging at the same time she critiqued yet pointed out my strengths with writing as well. I can’t wait to work with her again on my next project.
Jules H.
Thank you for the kind words, Azia! I look forward to seeing what’s next for Keisha and your series.
Ashley R.

Ashley R.

Mar, 2025

Jules was extremely helpful and edited my book with overall professionalism and was very communicative. She answered all my questions and I highly recommend her!
Jules H.
Thank you for the kind review, Ashley! I loved reading about Cara's journey, and I look forward to seeing this book out in the world.

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How do you assess a project before sending an offer to the client?

First and foremost, I look at all the elements of a client request to see what they've included and what they've left blank. The more thoroughly they've filled out the submission form, the more likely I am to want to work with them; it shows that they recognize the importance of all of those elem...
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