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Jay Fernandez

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WHAT EXACTLY IS EDITING?

(And How Does It Work?)

I’m glad you asked.

The mission of any good editor is simple: to help make a writer’s work more persuasive, more entertaining, more comprehensive, more memorable, and more impactful. Even the most talented writers benefit from a critical eye with no stake in the process other than wanting to help the author improve her work and make it as strong as possible. I will read for clarity, structure, transitions, style, language, voice, detail, depth, humor, and much more.

Language is an incredibly powerful tool that has the same potential as magic. I will help you bring more smart and heart to your art.

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WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

(Services Offered)

 short or long fiction
 nonfiction & journalism
 research
 creativity coaching
 temporary help
 editorial consulting
 college essays
 website copy
 restaurant menus
 potpourri

Publications Where My Work Has Appeared

The Washington Post Book World
Los Angeles Times
Time Out New York
The Hollywood Reporter
Los Angeles
USA Today
New York Review’s The Reader’s Catalog
ELLE
Code
In Style
LIFE
National Geographic KIDS
Signature Reads / Word and Film
Boston Review
Variety
Columbia Journalism Review

Entertainment Weekly
Premiere
Seventeen
Indiewire
Fishbowl L.A.
Savoy
ACCESS DirectTV
TV Guide

Testimonials

"Jay is a brilliant editor: utterly thorough and constructive, he brings out the absolute best in any piece. So happy to be working with him here at LARB."

— Lisa Teasley, author of Glow in the Dark and Dive, and senior fiction editor at Los Angeles Review of Books

2018-06-01T22:00:53+00:00

— Lisa Teasley, author of Glow in the Dark and Dive, and senior fiction editor at Los Angeles Review of Books

"Jay is a brilliant editor: utterly thorough and constructive, he brings out the absolute best in any piece. So happy to be working with him here at LARB."
“Jay is consistently wonderful to work with. He is thoughtful, quick, thorough, and creative. His pitches are always perfectly suited to the niche audience for whom I’ve hired him to write, and he never misses a deadline. His writing is excellent and smart, and he makes my job as his editor easy.”

— Kristin Fritz, VP, Executive Editor, Content Marketing, Penguin Random House

2018-06-20T20:44:44+00:00

— Kristin Fritz, VP, Executive Editor, Content Marketing, Penguin Random House

“Jay is consistently wonderful to work with. He is thoughtful, quick, thorough, and creative. His pitches are always perfectly suited to the niche audience for whom I’ve hired him to write, and he never misses a deadline. His writing is excellent and smart, and he makes my job as his editor easy.”
“Jay was a go-to writer for me. He never disappointed. He is a thoughtful and independent interviewer and an inspired writer who can craft informative, entertaining, edgy content confidently and quickly. He meets his deadlines with great copy and is always a pleasure to speak with. Highly recommend.”

— Carole Braden, former features editor, Time Out New York

2018-06-20T20:46:48+00:00

— Carole Braden, former features editor, Time Out New York

“Jay was a go-to writer for me. He never disappointed. He is a thoughtful and independent interviewer and an inspired writer who can craft informative, entertaining, edgy content confidently and quickly. He meets his deadlines with great copy and is always a pleasure to speak with. Highly recommend.”
“As an editor, Jay has the sensitivity of a fine-tuned instrument and the swift precision of a special-ops unit. In my writing, every sentence he touched got better, and there was never any mystery as to why or how. Jay is that rare editor who is consistently able to improve not only a piece but also the writer behind it.”

— Jennifer Croft, critic, novelist, and Man Booker International Prize-winning translator of Flights

2018-07-29T20:50:53+00:00

— Jennifer Croft, critic, novelist, and Man Booker International Prize-winning translator of Flights

“As an editor, Jay has the sensitivity of a fine-tuned instrument and the swift precision of a special-ops unit. In my writing, every sentence he touched got better, and there was never any mystery as to why or how. Jay is that rare editor who is consistently able to improve not only a piece but also the writer behind it.”
“Amazing editor! Jay’s judgment, keen eye, and attention to detail are matched by his genuine respect for the writer’s vision and process — I’d love him to edit everything I ever write.” 

— Tara Ison, Los Angeles Review of Books critic and author of Ball: Stories and Rockaway

2018-06-01T22:00:19+00:00

— Tara Ison, Los Angeles Review of Books critic and author of Ball: Stories and Rockaway

“Amazing editor! Jay’s judgment, keen eye, and attention to detail are matched by his genuine respect for the writer’s vision and process — I’d love him to edit everything I ever write.” 

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