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Jean Gazis

Freelance Writer, Editor, & Book Reviewer

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Working with Me: If you need high quality and fast turnaround at reasonable rates, look no further. I'm a creative thinker who has a way with words and an eye for detail. My writing is clear and compelling, my editing, proofreading, and fact-checking are meticulous, and clients say I'm a pleasure to work with. 

Writing & Editorial Services: Copy and substantive editing, beta reading, manuscript evaluation, fact-checking, and proofreading. I write engaging book reviews, author interviews, articles, and blogs, and create effective website, newsletter, and marketing content. I'm familiar with Chicago and AP styles and also have some experience with others, including developing and maintaining house style guides.

Areas of Expertise: Literary, historical, and experimental fiction, mystery/thriller, memoir/personal narrative, natural history, urban ecology, environmental conservation, citizen science, outdoor recreation, parenting, business and entrepreneurship, higher education, art and design, social justice, and mental health. I have career experience in educational, medical, and tech publishing, scientific and technical services, small business and B2B marketing, web design, and nonprofit communications.

Specialized Topics: New York City, B2B marketing, camping, hiking, and backpacking, sailing, Downeast Maine

AI Policy: Full transparency. If and when I or my clients make use of any AI tools, full disclosure to the other party of how they are used is required. 

Other Activities: I chair the EFA's Planning and Programs Committee as a board member and am a Metro New York chapter member. I live and work in Brooklyn, NYC (known to its original inhabitants as Lenapehoking). I'm a member of Women's Media Group and Freelancers Union and volunteer with the Wildlife Conservation Society's Prospect Park Zoo, iNaturalist, and Green-Wood Cemetery. I'm excited about training for a New York Master Naturalist certificate in September, 2026. 

Demographics

Freelance Writer, Editor, & Book Reviewer

  • Beta Reading
  • Book Coaching
  • Consulting
  • Copyediting
  • Formatting
  • Ghostwriting
  • Line editing
  • Literary Criticism
  • Manuscript evaluation
  • Marketing and Promotion
  • Permissions Management
  • Proofreading
  • Reporting
  • Research

Currently Booking

  • Adult
  • New adult
  • Young Adult (13–18 years)

  • Acrobat
  • CSS
  • Excel
  • Google Docs
  • Google Forms
  • Google Sheets
  • Illustrator
  • InDesign
  • Other
  • Photoshop
  • PowerPoint
  • Scrivener
  • Word
  • XHTML

Advanced (26–50 projects)

Yes

10

25

Yes

Academic materials, Autobiography, Biographies, Blogs, Catalogs, Corporate communications, Creative nonfiction, Ebooks, Essays, Family Histories, Grant proposals, Journals, Magazines, Memoirs, Newsletters, Newspapers, Novellas, Novels, Obituaries, Poetry, Promotional Materials, Resumes and cover letters, Reviews, Short stories, Social media, Speeches, Technical materials, Training materials, Websites, White papers

  • General Fiction
  • Historical Fiction
  • Literary
  • Mystery
  • Sci Fi
  • Speculative Fiction

  • Biography
  • Business
  • History
  • Memoir
  • Narrative Nonfiction
  • Self-help

  • Advertising-PR
  • Animals
  • Arts, Visual
  • Business
  • Ecology/Environment
  • Education
  • Gardening
  • Health
  • History
  • Humanities
  • Law
  • Leadership
  • Marketing
  • Medicine
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Other
  • Parenting/Family
  • Political Science/Politics
  • Psychology
  • Religion/Spirituality
  • Self-help

  • Cultural Studies
  • Current Affairs
  • Humanities
  • Literature
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy
  • Religion & Theology
  • Social Sciences
  • Technology

  • Education
  • Government & Policy

  • Associated Press (AP)
  • Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)

  • English
  • French

Yes

  • NYC Rat Pack, Mental Health First Aid

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Bachelor's degree

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