Jennifer Stair has been helping authors make good books great for more than thirty years. One of the most accomplished and trusted editors in the industry, she will ensure that your book is polished with the highest degree of expertise and excellence.
Jennifer is proficient in all stages of the editorial process, including manuscript reviews, developmental and substantive editing, line editing, copyediting, and proofreading. Her additional experience in content development, collaborative writing, project managing, copy writing, and marketing gives her a comprehensive understanding of the book publishing process from concept to finished product.
In a successful career spanning more than three decades and nine hundred books, she has worked with many well-known authors, including Charles Swindoll, Andy Andrews, Elisa Morgan, Franklin Graham, Donald Miller, Sheila Walsh, Max Lucado, David Jeremiah, Laura Story, John Hagee, Neta Jackson, Levi Lusko, Bianca Olthoff, Ruth Chou Simons, and Sarah Jakes Roberts. She has also edited books by such celebrities as Kathy Lee Gifford, Shannon Bream, Deborah Norville, Scott Hamilton, Robin McGraw, Lynn Spears, Randall Cunningham, Lydia McLaughlin, Korie Robertson, Phil Robertson, Jimmy Wayne, Gavin MacLeod, Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Kim Gravel, and Sydney McLaughlin. She is recognized in the industry not only for her expert editorial skills but for earning authors' respect and developing long-standing professional relationships with authors throughout multiple book projects.
Jennifer has edited several New York Times Best Sellers (including the record-setting Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent, now a major motion picture). Sixteen of her titles have been selected as finalists for the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association’s prestigious Christian Book Award (formerly Gold Medallion Book Award), including eight winners.
In addition to editing all genres, Jennifer has ghostwritten several books and writes regularly for various ministries. She was a contributing writer to The One Year Devotional of Joy and Laughter (Tyndale, 2011), the 7 Minute Marriage Solution devotional Bible (Worthy, 2013), and Fulfilled: The NIV Devotional Bible for the Single Woman (Zondervan, 2014).
Her compilation experience includes The Max Lucado Inspirational Reader (Thomas Nelson, 2011) Second Chances: More Stories of Grace (Thomas Nelson, 2013), Dad Time (Thomas Nelson, 2014), Let the Journey Begin repack (Thomas Nelson, 2014), as well as developing derivative products for several authors, including study guides, devotionals, and gift books. In addition to her freelance work for various Christian publishing houses, Jennifer is the Director of Publishing and Managing Editor of Pathway Publishing in Dallas.
Jennifer graduated summa cum laude as a Terry Scholar with a bachelor’s degree in English from Texas A&M University, and she completed her master’s studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She has three children and resides in Dallas, Texas.
Jennifer is proficient in all stages of the editorial process, including manuscript reviews, developmental and substantive editing, line editing, copyediting, and proofreading. Her additional experience in content development, collaborative writing, project managing, copy writing, and marketing gives her a comprehensive understanding of the book publishing process from concept to finished product.
In a successful career spanning more than three decades and nine hundred books, she has worked with many well-known authors, including Charles Swindoll, Andy Andrews, Elisa Morgan, Franklin Graham, Donald Miller, Sheila Walsh, Max Lucado, David Jeremiah, Laura Story, John Hagee, Neta Jackson, Levi Lusko, Bianca Olthoff, Ruth Chou Simons, and Sarah Jakes Roberts. She has also edited books by such celebrities as Kathy Lee Gifford, Shannon Bream, Deborah Norville, Scott Hamilton, Robin McGraw, Lynn Spears, Randall Cunningham, Lydia McLaughlin, Korie Robertson, Phil Robertson, Jimmy Wayne, Gavin MacLeod, Jinger Duggar Vuolo, Kim Gravel, and Sydney McLaughlin. She is recognized in the industry not only for her expert editorial skills but for earning authors' respect and developing long-standing professional relationships with authors throughout multiple book projects.
Jennifer has edited several New York Times Best Sellers (including the record-setting Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent, now a major motion picture). Sixteen of her titles have been selected as finalists for the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association’s prestigious Christian Book Award (formerly Gold Medallion Book Award), including eight winners.
In addition to editing all genres, Jennifer has ghostwritten several books and writes regularly for various ministries. She was a contributing writer to The One Year Devotional of Joy and Laughter (Tyndale, 2011), the 7 Minute Marriage Solution devotional Bible (Worthy, 2013), and Fulfilled: The NIV Devotional Bible for the Single Woman (Zondervan, 2014).
Her compilation experience includes The Max Lucado Inspirational Reader (Thomas Nelson, 2011) Second Chances: More Stories of Grace (Thomas Nelson, 2013), Dad Time (Thomas Nelson, 2014), Let the Journey Begin repack (Thomas Nelson, 2014), as well as developing derivative products for several authors, including study guides, devotionals, and gift books. In addition to her freelance work for various Christian publishing houses, Jennifer is the Director of Publishing and Managing Editor of Pathway Publishing in Dallas.
Jennifer graduated summa cum laude as a Terry Scholar with a bachelor’s degree in English from Texas A&M University, and she completed her master’s studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. She has three children and resides in Dallas, Texas.
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