ABOUT THE EDITOR
Hi. I’m Jennifer Kepler, a professional book editor based in the Pacific Northwest. For the past 18 years, I’ve been working with authors and publishers to produce high-quality books and content. Before founding Cypress Editing in 2013, I worked on in-house editorial teams as a copyeditor, production editor, and managing editor. As an independent editor, I apply my years of industry experience and passion for books to every project, helping writers feel confident in their success.
Award-Winning Projects
2023 Independent Publisher Book Award GOLD in Travel Guidebooks
Nautilus Book Award Silver Winner in Restorative Earth Practices
Pacific Northwest Book Award Winner • Independent Publisher Book Award Silver Medal in Anthologies • Banff Mountain Book Award finalist in Mountain Fiction & Poetry • Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Gold Medal in Nature
Women Writing the West WILLA Literary Award Finalist • Independent Publisher Book Award Silver Winner • Banff Mountain Book Competition Climbing Literature Winner • Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist
Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Finalist in Adventure, Sports, and Recreation
PNBA Book Awards Finalist • Washington State Book Awards Finalist
2025 Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalist in Adventure Travel
2023 Independent Publisher Book Award GOLD in Environmental/Ecology • 2022 National Outdoor Book Award Winner in Natural History Literature
Services
Coaching
Professional guidance to help you shape your vision, write with confidence, and meet deadlines.
Proofreading
A final pass to catch typos, missing words, misspellings, homophones, and any errors introduced during typesetting.
fact-checking
Every name, date, fact, and proper noun verified against reputable sources.
Line Editing
Sentence-level editing that tightens your prose, elevates your voice, and clarifies your message.
Publication Management
The coordination of people, schedules, and details so that nothing falls through the cracks and your book hits the market on time.
Writing
Short-form narrative nonfiction covering conservation, the outdoors, and the people and stories behind both.
Copyediting
A thorough edit focused on catching spelling, grammar, punctuation, style, factual, and continuity errors.
Style guide development
A custom house style guide built for your editorial team to ensure consistency across titles.
americanizing
Editing of translated texts for
US-based audiences.