Jay. P. Hartman is the Co-Owner and Head Editor at ShadowQuillsInk, a web-based editing company geared toward novelists. Linking the Indie Creative Communities through their networking tools, their editing services are affordable for new authors without sacrificing the quality needed to impress a traditional publisher.

Since 2017, Jay. has managed JayWrites101, where he promotes other writers and spreads information and resources on a variety of creative and political topics. Jay. has published two novels, A Treasure Made of Death in 2019, and The Wingman in 2022.

He currently lives in Indianapolis with his wife and Co-Owner of SQI, Emily.