Overview
I have discovered many debut authors and have seen at least thirty-three individual titles make it to the New York Times bestseller list for print books, many in the Top 10. I’ve worked on tie-in projects to major properties including movies, television shows, and video games, and I’ve worked on graphic novels, teen fiction, and narrative nonfiction.
My private clients include first time authors trying to develop their books before submitting them to agents or publishers or for self-publication, but many seasoned authors have sought me out to help them improve their craft. The most successful authors are always learning, always challenging themselves to grow. Like a sports coach that helps athletes to reach their maximum scoring potential, I help authors become better writers.
Services
Fiction
Non-Fiction
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Work experience
Freelance
As an Independent Contractor, I have a mixture of publisher and private author clients. My publishing clients have included The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, whose ebook anthology program I helped to start. I have edited authors published by Forge (Tor/Macmillan), St. Martin's Press, Titan Books, Amazon Trade Publishing, and Simon & Schuster’s Young Readers division. I have also packaged (and partially written) original books for Open Road Media.
Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martin's Press (Macmillan)
I specialized in acquiring crime, suspense, and thriller novels and also worked on literary fiction and women's fiction.
Grand Central Publishing (Hachette Book Group)
I began my career in science fiction, fantasy, horror and pop culture and ultimately spent four years as the Editorial Director of the imprint Warner Aspect. I’ve had the privilege of editing some of the greats in that genre: David Eddings, Jacqueline Carey, Carrie Vaughn, Octavia Butler, Nalo Hopkinson, Gregory Benford, and Michael Moorcock.
Later I transitioned into mainstream fiction and nonfiction, with a specialization in thrillers. I’ve edited every type of thriller from legal to archaeological to supernatural. I spent more than a decade as the acquiring editor for the joint novels of Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child and helped them make #1 on the New York Times hardcover print list. I also worked with the estate of Robert Ludlum and presided over an expansion of that program from two titles per year to three, which involved finding and developing authors.
Another highlight of my career was launching author Julianna Baggott’s critically acclaimed adult/teen crossover novel Pure. A futuristic dystopian story, it drew together my love of thrillers, science fiction, and teen novels into one awe-inspiring project. The novel received endorsements from a host of literary and genre writers as well as praise from The New York Times Book Review.
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