Overview
Hello, and welcome to my Reedsy profile!Every writer needs a sharp editor who can provide honest, constructive feedback on not only what's working well, but also what could be improved. And that's where I come in. I'm an experienced editor, formerly of Penguin Random House, offering a wide range of editorial services to help you bring your story to life. Whether it's helping you hammer the details of an outline, strengthening a story that's already in its first draft, or polishing up a final draft, I am here to help you make your words sing and your story shine.I specialize in genre fiction — particularly, romance, fantasy, and cozy mysteries — and have worked with authors of all levels, from self-published authors just starting out in the business to seasoned bestsellers. Notable authors I have edited include USA Today bestsellers Kimberly Lang and Jo Goodman, and New York Times bestseller Tessa Adams.Bottom line: I enjoy helping authors tell their stories and it would be my pleasure to help you tell yours!
Services
Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Paranormal Romance
Romance
Languages
English (US)
Work experience
Teachers Pay Teachers
Jan, 2018 —
Present
Self-employed
Dec, 2015 —
Present
As a freelance editor, I provide a range of editorial services for genre fiction, including developmental editing, copy editing, and line editing.
Penguin Random House
May, 2012 —
Nov, 2015
(over 3 years)
As an assistant editor for NAL and Berkley, two of Penguin Random House's largest commercial fiction imprints, I acquired, edited, and oversaw the publication of more than a dozen books per year.
Portfolio
From the national bestselling author of Weave of Absence comes a mystery set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, where weaving studio owner Della Wright finds herself tangled up in murder…. Della and her friend Jenny are remodeling Dream Weaver, tur... read more
It’s a joyous time at Dream Weaver—Della Wright’s studio in small-town Briar Hollow, North Carolina—as part-time employee and full-time friend Marnie Potter is preparing for her upcoming marriage. Della has enlisted a tight-knit group of close friends to handw... read more
Comfort food and murder are on the holiday menu in the latest mystery from the national bestselling author of Macaroni and Freeze . . . All Trixie Matkowski wants for Christmas is a break—just not the broken leg she got after slipping on some ice. With Sandy H... read more
In the latest from the national bestselling author of Diners, Drive-ins, and Death, Trixie Matkowski finds herself in hot water after a killer gets cheesed off at a celebrity chef....When the library roof collapses from the harsh winter weather, diner owner an... read more
For Sandy Harbor’s tastiest comfort food, venture to the Silver Bullet Diner. But head next door to the new drive-in theater if you have an appetite for murder…. Trixie Matkowski has a tall order to fill this fall. Aside from dishing out delicious fare at the ... read more
After Xandra’s nasty run in with the Arcadian Council of Witches—where she was almost killed and her boyfriend, Declan, was almost framed for it—her plan is to lay low and figure out why its members would torment the people they are supposed to protect. Declan... read more
From the USA Today bestselling author of This Gun for Hire and one of today's “premier western romance writers,”* a captivating new Western historical romance . . . WHAT HE DOESN’T KNOW . . . After a horse drags him through the countryside, Israel McKenna awak... read more
The author of After Tonight returns with another sizzling novel about dangerous desires and forbidden flirtations… She’s trying the straight and narrow... Carson Tucker only has one thing on her mind: getting her life back on track and pursuing her teaching ca... read more
The first edgy, sexy novel in the Flirting With Trouble contemporary romance series. She may be the teacher.... All Hyacinth "Cyn" Hendricks ever wanted to do was make a difference in the world. But when she joins the faculty of a Baltimore reform school, she ... read more
In the second Magnolia Beach romance by USA Today bestselling author Kimberly Lang, a small Alabama waterfront town is the perfect place to start over...At first sight, Molly Richards knew Magnolia Beach, Alabama, was the perfect place to escape her unhappy li... read more
The USA Today bestselling author of Something to Prove presents a charming novella set in the small Alabama waterfront town of Magnolia Beach, where new love is challenged by long-buried secrets... Even though her family moved away in disgrace after her father... read more
In the small waterfront town of Magnolia Beach, Alabama, people may forgive, but they never forget—especially when it comes to scandalous reputations, juicy gossip, and a sexy new flame. Former wild child Helena Wheeler was happy to leave behind her hometown—a... read more
In this all-new novel from the author of After Hours and Unbound, a woman with a rocky past finds romance in the last place she’d ever expect... Annie Goodhouse doesn’t need to be warned about bad boys; good sense and an abusive ex have given her plenty of rea... read more
The first in a new series from the “wicked-hot”* author of Hard Time and Give It All explores the fantasies of a daring married couple—and those of a stranger invited to play along in their scandalous little games… When he’s working, Mike Heyer is all business... read more
In the latest from the acclaimed author of Give It All, mount up and ride a roaring motorcycle to Fortuity, Nevada, where the heat is rising…After a decade spent chasing shadier pursuits, Casey Grossier has come home to the badlands to settle down in Fortuity.... read more
The author of Give It All and Lay It Down reveals how it all started in this prequel novella to the Desert Dog series...Jeremiah Church and Raina Harper have been close since they were kids, back when life was all about hot Nevada summers spent running wild on... read more
A hot new Desert Dogs novel from the author of Lay It DownKeep your friends close—and your enemies closer....Bar owner Raina Harper can’t say for sure what Duncan Welch is to her. With her small Nevada town under siege by a ruthless casino development and stil... read more
First in the exciting new Desert Dog series, starring hot and sexy bikers in the Southwest...Backbreaking days, wild nights, and the hard hum of steel between your thighs...That’s a life well lived, according to the Desert Dogs—four friends who call Fortuity, ... read more
