I have over 20 years of editorial experience at Big5 publishers, specializing in commercial genre fiction and select narrative non-fiction.
Editorial assessments, developmental editing, query letters, market/pitch assessments, publishing consulting etc.
Worked with award-winning and bestseller authors including Susan Dennard, Eric van Lustbader, Katie McGarry, Louise Callaghan, S.L. Huang, Rita Woods, and more.
Executive editor at Berkey Books/Ace Books, working with New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors including Charlaine Harris (Midnight, Texas series on NBC in 2016-2017), Mark Lawrence, Zen Cho, Genevieve Cogman, S.M. Stirling, Stephen M. Donaldson, Alastair Reynolds and more.
Ran Harper Voyager, the US branch of the global science fiction and fantasy imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Working with authors including Kim Harrison, Richard Kadrey, Brom, Vicki Pettersson, David Wellington, Beth Cato, Trudi Canavan, Ian Douglas and many more.
Rita Woods
"Stunning. ... Family is at the core of Remembrance, the breathtaking debut novel by Rita Woods." -- The Boston Globe. This breakout historical debut with modern resonance is perfect for the many fans of The Underground Railroad and Orphan Train. Remembrance…It’s a rumor, a whisper passed in the fields and veiled behind sheets of laundry. A hidden stop on the underground road to freedom, a saf... read more
Louise Callaghan
Father of Lions is the powerful true story of the evacuation of the Mosul Zoo, featuring Abu Laith the zookeeper, Simba the lion cub, Lula the bear, and countless others, faithfully depicted by acclaimed, award-winning journalist Louise Callaghan in her trade publishing debut.Combining a true-to-life narrative of humanity in the wake of war with the heartstring-tugging account of rescued anima... read more
Susan Dennard
Susan Dennard's New York Times bestselling, young adult epic fantasy Witchlands series continues with the story of the Bloodwitch Aeduan. Aeduan has teamed up with the Threadwitch Iseult and the magical girl Owl to stop a bloodthirsty horde of raiders preparing to destroy a monastery that holds more than just faith. But to do so, he must confront his own father, and his past.“Worldbuilding aft... read more
Huang, S. L.
Hirsch, Paddy
Harris, Charlaine
Cogman, Genevieve
Kadrey, Richard
Harrison, Kim
Price, Shannon
Fujimura, Sara
Lustbader, Eric Van
Lawrence, Mark
Hewitt, Deborah
McGarry, Katie
Harrison, Kim
Edmund Jorgensen, September 2021
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Jim Mccleery, July 2021
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Peter Mackey, July 2021
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Sky Danley, November 2020
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Paul Jones, August 2020
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