Jules Hucke

Jules Hucke – Editor

I have 21 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 — Jan, 2025 (almost 6 years)
I provided proofreading and editing on a contract basis for a marketing firm that served clients in healthcare, energy supply and delivery, consumer packaged goods, pet food and wellness, and more. Working in the marketing field kept me constantly tuned in to cultural and societal trends, and it was a great deal of fun!

Self-employed

Apr, 2019 — Present
I own and operate a company that provides editing services to clients in publishing, marketing, healthcare, finance, and many other industries. I review everything from bus wraps to banner ads, résumés to annual reports, hospital directories to email newsletters, and I offer comprehensive developmental editing, line and copy editing, and proofreading for novels, memoirs, biographies, and more.

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

Light Up the Lamp

Oliver, Kit

Parrot Cat Publishing

Copy Editing Proofreading
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
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
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
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 Relegation Reader: An Anthology

Will Mountain Cox

Relegation Books

Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
The Trees

Claudia Peña Claros

Relegation Books

Copy Editing Proofreading
Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading Query Letter Review
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
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
Copy Editing Editorial Assessment
Copy Editing
The Game

Stuart Roy Clarke

Proofreading
Copy Editing
Editorial Assessment
Summer's Reach

Talar, K. I.

Copy Editing
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 38 reviews

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James S.

James S.

Mar, 2025

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Jules has a keen ability to distill a book into the most clear and concise language, resulting in an easier and more enjoyable read. I leaned on Jules quite hard in terms of scheduling, and they responded every time by meeting or usually exceeding my deadlines. Jules also responded quickly to rew...
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Jules H.
Thank you so much, James! I loved working on a second round of this very important memoir with you, and I'm looking forward to what's next.
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!
Yvonne R.

Yvonne R.

Oct, 2025

I’d never written a book before, so didn’t know what to expect from an editor. My greatest fear was that my style would be lost a bit, or worse, bull-dozed into something else. Jules clearly heard and understood my writing voice, made it sing, combed the manuscript for consistency, cleaned it up,...
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Jules H.
Thank you so much for your kind words, Yvonne! I loved working on this book with you and greatly enjoyed your writing style. I'd be very happy to work together again in the future!
Ben R.

Ben R.

Oct, 2025

To work with Jules is to know your work is in good hands! This is my second project with her, and she continues to exceed expectations. From proactive communication to thoughtful-detailed feedback, she ensured I was ready for the next step of the process. My work is better because of her. I can't...
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Jules H.
Thank you so much for the kind words, Ben! I'm so excited for your book to be out in the world, and I'd love to work together again.

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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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Which editing book has had the biggest impact on your editing style?

Grammar tomes can be dry reading, so I gravitate toward books that use humor to instruct. A few of my favorites: The Deluxe Transitive Vampire by Sarah Elizabeth Gordon is as informative as it is irreverent. The book's subtitle says it all: The Ultimate Handbook of Grammar for the Innocent, the...
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