Here's what happy authors have to say about working with me.
“Jessica helped me with my new novel, The Gondola Maker, back in summer 2013. After significant revisions and getting comments back from my group of beta readers, it is clear to me how much her feedback helped me improve the manuscript. Thank you!”
“To all writers, and potential writers, get yourself an editor who not only does a great job—but that you LIKE. I’m in the process of applying Jessica Hatch’s edits to The Shrimp Did It, and it’s like sitting and talking with her for hours and hours and hours. Good thing that’s an appealing prospect! You are just amazing, Jessica, and you make my work so much better!”
“[Jessica has] now edited 6 of my works, all of which have gone to number one in their Amazon category.”
“Jessica and I had an extensive conversation at the beginning of the editorial process and she encouraged me to talk about my manuscript’s strengths, the goals I had as an author, and the problems I was still encountering with WILDER. I appreciated her ability to not only listen to and address my concerns but also to communicate solutions that both made perfect sense to me and were aligned with the market.
Jessica’s concrete and specific notes within the manuscript, her insightful editorial report, and each of our conversations gave me the confidence and understanding I need to do what I’m now sure will be my final revision. I’m thrilled with my experience.”
“Jessica is a consummate editing professional: her communication style is direct and clear and is complemented by a genuine care for her clients’ work and success. Her editing style smacks of competence and experience and she has a keen eye for detail. She is confident in her own ability, being happy to compliment an author on what has worked in their manuscript whilst quickly zooming in with helpful suggestions on those areas of the text that require further work. I would recommend her services to any other budding or published novelists.”
“I didn’t want to hand over my manuscript to Jessica in the past, because I didn’t want to burden her with such heavy work. After writing the story about the death of my son, I thought I should hire someone with more life (and loss/grief) experience. But I also wanted the best, most capable, most detailed oriented, and smartest editor for the job.
So I finally decided to work with Jessica which was one of the BEST decisions I’ve made so far in my pre-publishing process. When I received back from her my line edits, and after reading through all of her notes and comments, I felt like I’d taken a master class. As I went through each of Jessica’s suggestions, one by one, I experimented and accepted the changes she’d made. A quick sentence rearrangement here, or a word or two deleted there, or maybe a paragraph moved up or down. Each time I reread the changed section, I clapped and bounced in my chair, and thought, NO WAY—That’s sooo much better! Thank you, Jessica!
And then when we spoke in a follow-up call, I was even more amazed and impressed with her editing savvy. I swear she’s got some sort of laser beam in her eyes that speed-reads and zaps problems on the spot. She’s got the ability to sculpt and improve a sentence in a snap by removing just one word! And somehow, without ever interfering or changing the choices I’d made, she made subtle suggestions that elevated my work to be the clearest and best it can be.
It’s such a relief to get through the copy and line editing process and have a polished manuscript to move forward with. I learned so much from her. She’s truly a wealth of knowledge. I think she may even have superhuman editing abilities. It’s an amazing feeling to know I have an editor now who I admire and trust.
The writing process can be torture for me, but the editing process with Jessica was a delightful surprise. I can’t wait to write more just so I can work with her again.”
“Professional and fast. I would highly recommend to anyone.”
“We thoroughly enjoy working with Jessica. She is professional, knowledgeable and goes above and beyond. The quality of her work is excellent and we highly recommend her.”
“Jessica, as always, is the best. This is my fourth book with her as an editor (all of which have gone to #1 in my Amazon genre category). She communicates regularly, adapts to my individual style as a writer while still providing thoughtful suggestions, and edits the heck out of 100,000k+ word manuscripts. I can’t recommend her enough!”
“Jessica is a genius. She’s professional and leaves no stone unturned in her editing! I treasured every bit of feedback because this woman manages to produce thoughtful, direct, helpful edits and advice from an empowered perspective... BUT SHE’S SUPER FAST! Seriously, she had my full book done in less than two weeks. She’s worth every penny because she goes above and beyond. Her incredible personality and devotion to her craft are just a bonus!”
“Extremely excellent timing. This is refreshing in an ‘I’m booked’ editing world. Kept to her promised deadlines and sent updates. Such a pleasant experience. Making editing for my debut novel less stressful.”
“Dear Jessica,
Thank you. Your letter is brilliant... incredible. I‘m speechless - you‘ve provided everything I hoped for, and much, much more. You found such a charming way to break the news to me of the novel’s failings. Chapeau! You‘re amazing.
Keen observations, fresh insights, practicable suggestions — these will make my revision voyage that much more structured and delightful. ... Your step-by-step method suits me perfectly. (But you knew that, right?)
As Robert Deniro famously said, “You’re good, you.”
Thank you, Jessica: you saved HERE. I. AM. and rekindled my love for it. ”
“I can’t say enough about my collaboration with Jessica. From our initial proposal discussions all the way through to the completed copyedit and beyond, she was absolutely marvelous: professional, enthusiastic, and just all around amazing. She was quick to respond to any messages I sent and I always felt she was available if I needed her. As a new author, she has been endlessly patient and flexible with me, providing the perfect mix of critique and encouragement throughout our collaboration. I know she made my manuscript better and I would recommend her to any writer at any level in a heartbeat.”
“I would highly recommend Jessica as an editor. She went above and beyond in her assessment of my work including suggestions for books, blogs and articles that would help me develop my novel. Even before getting the editorial review, she provided weekly updates and asked questions about what I was trying to achieve in each section, so that her input would be relevant to the overall story.
”Currently, I am working on a rewrite based on Jessica’s comments. Her insight has been invaluable and transformative to my writing. She was very clear and specific in her suggestions. She also explained why certain aspects didn’t work and what I needed to do to fix them. I could not be more pleased!”
“Always available to chat, debate and discuss, and help out to find other resources, too. Would love to work together again in the future.”
“Jessica was fantastic from start to finish. Her insight and words helped me finalize my work on my first book and helped me make it even better. Jessica really showed her stuff when she went above expected and dug deep into my subject matter to uncover things I had not even thought about. She is a true professional. Thank you.”
“A wonderful and versatile editor.
Working with Jessica on my LGBTQ+ fantasy/romance novel was great. (And anyone who has gone though the usually painful process of editing knows that’s saying a lot.) She knew how to encourage an insecure writer while helping me grow and really brought out what was important in my sprawling novel. She’s excellent at pacing and objectively seeing where things fit into a narrative, all while focusing on keeping the writer’s own voice in the foreground.
She seems to have good knowledge of different genres and be ready to take on new projects, even if they aren’t her usual fare. I look forward to working with Jessica again and would recommend her to anyone looking for a high quality editor. ”
“I heartily recommend my editor, Jessica Hatch. Her prices are great, but it’s her personal service that you will love most.”
“Book coaching is a fluid process, one in which Jessica excels. As my needs (and my novel’s) change, Jessica is able to adapt without missing a beat. Her feedback is always right on target: specific, detailed, and (most importantly) actionable.
After receiving Jessica’s comprehensive feedback of my first draft, I opted for a more detailed review of the second draft: chapter by chapter rather than one lump editorial letter at the end.
The result? She’s helped me identify structural issues with both plot AND character development that would’ve been nearly impossible to fix dozens of chapters down the road. Rather than a receiving a large list of edits to be made across hundreds of pages, I will receive a list of 8 or 9 edits to apply over 10-20 pages.
Processing and utilizing feedback on a more frequent basis has made the process of writing and revising my novel less overwhelming and significantly less scary.
Jessica’s flexibility and willingness to coach me the way I need coaching has already made the second draft of my novel significantly better than the first. You couldn’t ask for someone better to help guide you through your writing process.”
“It is without hesitation that I heartily recommend Jessica Hatch for any role where her expertise in editing, ghostwriting and literary excellence can be of service.
Her skill and style are characterized by:
• Attention to detail
• Initiative
• Constructive improvements
• Professionalism
• Transparency
• Tact
• Speed
• Follow through
Her contributions were outstanding, making the blog a highly sought-after and successful communication, now used for new patient orientation and even publicized in a local magazine sent to 15,000 homes and businesses in our North Florida area. ”
“After using two freelance editors in New York I got lucky and found Jessica. She made me feel as if she was invested in getting the project right. Her critique was not overly dogmatic, nor was it tepid. After her initial feedback my mind was open to new ideas, ideas that were well considered and beneficial to the project. Jessica maintains a high standard of professionalism and is easy to work with. Her experience and approach to a manuscript will definitely help add that polish you’re looking for. I would highly recommend working with her.”