About Us
Our goal is to provide professional line editing, copy editing, and proofreading services that go the extra mile and are worth more than every cent of your investment.
Our passion is to help you enjoy and even learn from the editing process. Soon, you'll also find lots of resources and other information here. We hope they'll help and encourage you on your journey.
Joy Sephton founded Just eMagine in 2018.
She studied English Literature, English Language, and Linguistics at Rhodes University, South Africa. She has lived in South Africa, England, and Scotland, and has over twenty years of experience in creating, editing, and facilitating in-person training courses on business writing and self-editing. She started editing in 2005.
Joy works with both American English and British English style conventions, and she edits both fiction and non-fiction.
As a writer in her own capacity, Joy has also self-published her work, and she gets the concepts of imposter syndrome, deadlines, and stress!
Joy
Kerry
With a solid foundation in finance and extensive experience teaching English as both a first and second language, Kerry has dedicated more than thirty years to the art of proofreading and editing. Her career in financial administration sharpened her exceptional attention to detail, while her time as an educator fostered a deep passion for the English language.
Kerry now brings her expertise and advanced language skills to her role as a proofreader at Just eMagine, ensuring the highest standards of accuracy in that final polish.
Robin
Robin is a writer and editor with over forty years of experience. His early career focused on writing and editing manuals, website content, business documents, and proposals. Since the mid-1990s, he has ghostwritten autobiographies and edited manuscripts and post-graduate theses.
Robin applies his logical, systematic approach and creative flair to developmental editing and line and copy editing of fiction, self-help, and memoir projects at Just eMagine.
Jamie
A lifelong resident of the United States, Jamie is an expert in American English. She holds a BA in English and an MFA in Creative Writing, and spent three decades honing her craft while also providing academic tutorial support to students of all ages. She then launched a second career in proofreading, editing, and writing.
Jamie’s experience includes copy editing, line editing, and proofreading children’s literature, novels, short stories, self-help books, and educational media scripts. With a keen eye for refinement, consistency, and accuracy, she ensures that every manuscript entrusted to her at Just eMagine meets the highest standards.