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Last updated: 7/22/2025
Jen Tolnay
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  I help you polish your writing while staying true to your voice by offering line editing, copy editing, and proofreading for fiction and nonfiction books. Ive edited over thirty works of fiction from middle grade childrens books to paranormal romances.Ive also edited various types of non-fiction books, including workbooks and memoirs. My areas of expertise are music and musical theatre (or theater, if you prefer) along with health and wellness. I have a degree in music theory and decades of experience musical directing and playing the piano for musicals, and Im a national board-certified health and wellness coach.I have extensive experience editing corporate and marketing materials including website copy, course content, blogs, social media posts, newsletters, manuals, emails, and catalog annotations.I have received my training from Edit Republics courses High-Level Proofreading & Copyediting and The Art of Line Editing, and Editorial Arts Academys Developmental Editing for Nonfiction Popular Books.I offer a complimentary sample edit so you can be assured Im a good fit for your project before making a commitment. Feel free to reach out so we can discuss how to make your writing as clear, impactful, and lyrical as it can be.
  Beta reading, Copyediting, Developmental/Substantive editing, Line editing, Manuscript evaluation, Marketing and promotion, Proofreading
  Arts, Arts, Performing, Business, Film/TV/Theater, Fitness, Health, Marketing, Music, Popular Culture, Self-help, Travel
  Action/Adventure, Fantasy, General Fiction, General Fiction , Historical, KidLit, Literary, Middle Grade, Mystery, Mystery/Thriller, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Romantasy, Speculative Fiction, Thriller/Suspense, Women’s, Young Adult
  Cookbooks, Health Professions, How-to, Narrative Nonfiction, Self-help
  Autobiography, Blogs, Catalogs, Children’s Fiction, Corporate communications, Creative nonfiction, Ebooks, KidLit, Magazines, Memoirs, Newsletters, Novellas, Novels, Promotional materials, Recipes, Reference materials, Short stories, Social media, Training materials, Websites, YA
  Adult, Children, College, High school, Middle school, New adult, Young adult
  English
  Associated Press (AP), Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)
  Acrobat, Excel, Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Sheets, Photoshop, PowerPoint, Word
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