Overview
I am an experienced editor with an insightful eye. I've worked across a variety of genres, having specialized in romance, pop culture non-fiction, urban fantasy, women's fiction, and comics, many of whom have gone on to be bestselling writers. My experience includes large publishing houses like HarperCollins and St. Martin's, and well-known literary agencies. I'm particularly skilled at working with an author to shape and hone their manuscript without losing an author's voice. I have been praised for my insight into plot issues and resolutions, and for recognizing an author's individual point of view and unique style of approaching their work.
The biggest issue authors have is recognizing their own resilience. The process can be long and arduous. It isn't about finding *a* reader, but the *right* reader.
Services
Non-Fiction
Entertainment
Fiction
Historical Romance
Paranormal Romance
Romantic Comedy
Time Travel Romance
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Languages
English (US)
Work experience
Borderless Ink
May, 2025 —
Present
Consult publishers in Europe and Asia on developing their English language market, and provide feedback on suggested projects and partnerships.
Wattpad WEBTOON Studios
Mar, 2022 —
May, 2025
(about 3 years)
Assess and evaluate digitally published works for potential print publishing agreements. Provided development notes for in-house publishing program and worked with partners to develop their publishing programs based around Wattpad and WEBTOON content.
The Lotts Agency
May, 2011 —
Mar, 2022
(almost 11 years)
Assess and evaluate works across a variety of commercial genres for potential representation. I also edit our clients' works when necessary, draft and review publishing contracts (both here and abroad), and market our clients' works as necessary.
Various
May, 2007 —
Mar, 2012
(almost 5 years)
Copyedited and proofread manuscripts for various small publishers and self-published authors across a variety of genres.
Provided marketing research and contractual consulting when needed.
Trident Media Group
Mar, 2007 —
Feb, 2010
(almost 3 years)
Responsible for negotiating deals with foreign publishers for a long list of bestselling authors in the romance and pop culture genres.
HarperCollins Publishers
May, 1999 —
Mar, 2007
(almost 8 years)
Began assisting the Director of Foreign Rights with the sales and negotiation of books in the romance, science fiction, women's fiction, and mystery genres. After several years, I was promoted to directly negotiating and selling titles in the romance, pop culture, women's fiction, and science fiction genres.
Portfolio
Please note: This item is in PAPERBACK format! In the underbelly of Las Vegas, a cesspool of warring biker gangs and seedy strip clubs, a gawky, brace-faced, girl emerges as the biggest star in the history of adult movies: Jenna Jameson. But behind the glamour... read more
Heather Wells Rocks!Or, at least, she did. That was before she left the pop-idol life behind after she gained a dress size or two -- and lost a boyfriend, a recording contract, and her life savings (when Mom took the money and ran off to Argentina). Now that t... read more
A #1 New York Times-bestseller Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who's ever been chosen.That's what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he's probably right.Half the time, Simon can't even make his wand work, an... read more
#1 New York Times bestselling author! A New York Times Best Seller! Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Fiction of 2014! An Indie Next Pick!IF YOU GOT A SECOND CHANCE AT LOVE,WOULD YOU MAKE THE SAME CALL?As far as time machines go, a magic telephone is pret... read more
Everyone knows that Colin Bridgerton is the most charming man in London . . .Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for . . . well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks sh... read more
The moving, gripping, and tell–all autobiography of Traci Elizabeth Lords, a former child porn queen, electronica maven, and cult movie and TV star.At 14, Nora Kuzma ran away from home and ended up on the dirty streets of Hollywood. She fell in with a fast cro... read more
Former pop star Heather Wells has settled nicely into her new life as assistant dorm director at New York College—a career that does not require her to drape her size 12 body in embarrassingly skimpy outfits. She can even cope (sort of) with her rocker ex-boyf... read more
Wild and restless, Kyle Donovan has freed himself from the constraints of his family's high-powered gem-trading empire to rove the world as a treasure hunter. Now the president of Donovan International has given Kyle an assignment with explosive ramifications.... read more
Jack Perdu, a shy, ninth grade classics prodigy lives with father on the Yale Univerity campus. Smart and introverted, Jack spends most of his time alone, his nose buried in a book. But when Jack suffers a near fatal accident, his life is forever changed. His ... read more
In the winter of 2002, Stupid White Men took America -- and the world -- by storm. Tired and skeptical of George W. Bush's high approval ating, frightened by the implications of the Enron scandal -- and generally just looking for a voice of honest dissent in t... read more
No existe tradiciÓn mÁs mexicana que la de los corridos, las herÓicas baladas que celebran a los de abajo -- a los fugitivos y pistoleros. Al igual que las baladas de Robin Hood o de Jesse James, los corridos han sido para los pobres una manera de enaltecer a ... read more
She exploded into his life just as he was throwing in the towel…Electrical engineer Charlie Shepherd is done with Middlesex, Connecticut. After years of lingering in small town obscurity, he’s landed his dream job at Hoover Dam. But his plans are blown up by f... read more
Be a fly on the wall in a church confessional! These incredible, real, online admissions of people’s darkest secrets are disturbing, whimsical and hilarious. Sure to spark interesting conversations, this is the perfect therapeutic gift to share with friends an... read more
Rename your lover, or your pet, your car or the stupid person at work in the nom de plume of a pornstar! Here are the coolest names in the entire X-rated business, along with tons of fun porn and sex trivia. Read it for a laugh or get ideas for creating your o... read more
Everyone needs something to blurt out during uncomfortable silences and ice-breaker moments. This fascinating handbook of hilarious, arcane and bizarre tidbits will make its bearer a hit in party conversations and trivia contests.
Karen Marie Moning raves that Stacia Kane “delivers dark, sexy urban fantasy at its finest.” Now Kane introduces her most addictive antihero yet: a Las Vegas PI who makes his own luck—and embodies everything that’s oh-so-right with Sin City. A lot of bad hands... read more
A classic romance, suspense thriller, rip-roaring adventure, and macabre comedy all at once, Dearly, Departed redefines the concept of undying love. CAN A PROPER YOUNG VICTORIAN LADY FIND TRUE LOVE IN THE ARMS OF A DASHING ZOMBIE? The year is 2195. The place i... read more
Erick Setiawan's richly atmospheric debut is a beautiful, engrossing fable of three generations of women in two families; their destructive jealousies, their loves and losses, their sacrifices and deeply rooted deceptions, and their triumphs.Of Bees and Mist i... read more
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