Client Recommendations

Maureen is a discerning and supportive editor. Well-read in literature and a novelist herself, she’s also known for being tough on prose. She will hone in on your “darlings” needing elimination, your metaphors begging for life, and your convoluted rambles craving guidance. She will help you focus on your intentions and work with you to discover all that your manuscript is and can be. She thinks like a reader, as well as a writer, and wants the best for you and your readers, who will be fortunate to experience your book after, rather than before, she’s worked with you.Maureen is a discerning and supportive editor. Well-read in literature and a novelist herself, she’s also known for being tough on prose. She will hone in on your “darlings” needing elimination, your metaphors begging for life, and your convoluted rambles craving guidance. She will help you focus on your intentions and work with you to discover all that your manuscript is and can be. She thinks like a reader, as well as a writer, and wants the best for you and your readers, who will be fortunate to experience your book after, rather than before, she’s worked with you.

— Christine Walker, MFA, MA

I had the pleasure of working with Maureen at Sibylline Press where she was the Managing Editor for my novel The Sunken Town. She did an excellent job, particularly with line and copy edits, catching all my grammatical errors, ambiguous word choices and awkward phrasings, resulting in a much cleaner manuscript. Maureen also was very responsive to my questions, talked through ideas and gave clear guidance on the bigger picture craft items. I would be pleased to work with her again.

— Karen Nelson, author of A Sunken Town/

Co-Founder/Executive Director at Writing By Writers

It was a pleasure to work with Maureen on the manuscript of my novel, Our Orbit, for Sibylline Press. Maureen was consistently attentive and patient amid a number of technical challenges that arose in the process of switching and updating programs. Since tech issues are especially difficult for me, I was grateful for Maureen’s expertise and even keel. Her aesthetic sensibility and informed perspective on nitty-gritty details of phrasing and expression were even more valuable. I recommend Maureen highly as an editor in any capacity.

—Anesa Miller, author of Our Orbit and I Never Do This

I’ve worked with many editors as a writer and novelist, and Maureen is one of the best. As a developmental editor, she started by looking at the big picture, suggesting general and specific ways to add to, cut, or revise my novel to make the story stronger. Her comments were constructive, encouraging, and respectful. Maureen is also excellent at copyediting, especially when I had to conform to a specific style for my novel (Chicago Style) that I had never used before. Her edits even included small but important details such as word choice, and more effective punctuation. If you need editorial help with any part of your book, I highly recommend Maureen.

— Margie Zable Fisher, MBA, author of The Cabernet Club/

Freelance Writer/Journalist

Of all the editors I’ve worked with, Maureen Jennings is the absolute best. Not only does she copyedit, but she also possesses an acute sense of language, usage, and nuance. I always re-read the pages she’s edited and learn from her comments. What more is there to say?”

— Robin Beeman, author of A Parallel Life and Other Stories, A Minus Tide, and The Lost Art of Desire

Maureen Jennings is an excellent editor at every level. She has a discerning eye for the structural and grammatical needs of a sentence, a paragraph, a page and an overall sense of how a text can be improved. Maureen is also a pro when it comes to getting a book into the public domain. I couldn’t recommend her more highly to anyone seeking advice and assistance for editorial work.

— Barbara Baer, Floreant Press

Maureen is probably more passionate about books than anyone I’ve known. A talented writer and exceptional editor, she can help any piece of writing reach its potential. She’s definitely my go-to person when I have a question about writing, choice of words, or grammar.  She has a thorough understanding of the world of publishing, from legacy to digital, with a sharp eye on what’s next.

— Kathryn Barrett, author of Lawless

Maureen Jennings is astute and diligent and always supportive. It is because of her keen eyes and discerning mind that A Caregiver’s Challenge is now a coherent book. She knows how to move paragraphs around so that they have punch. She has been able to find the holes in my logic and offers comments in a gentle manner. That is a blessing for any author. Maureen works with a creative and independent flair. She has the ability to keep the author’s voice in any recommended changes. She is in short a great editor. I consider the time we have spent together as a true gift! I recommend her highly.

— Maryann Schacht, Feterson Press

Maureen is great. Whenever I needed a second (or first) set of sharp eyes on a piece of writing, I could always count on her to improve it, whether it was soothing the edges of an awkward sentence, finding just the right word or phrase, or spotting the grammatical error or typo. I’d happily recommend her for any kind of writing, editing, or media relations project.

— Lisa Anderson Mann, senior copywriter, O’Reilly

Maureen’s editorial services are top notch. She is a great copyeditor. She is also proactive, timely, and responsive. I have commissioned Maureen for editorial services for the data science blog and highly recommend her.

— Ann Spencer, Data Science Content, Product,

and Strategy at Domino Data Labs