Overview
Notable authors I have edited include bestselling author Marta Perry, bestselling author Renee Rosen, and New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay.
I left PRH in 2018 to pursue my MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, where I worked on picture books, middle grade, contemporary YA, and verse. Currently, I'm working on a contemporary YA novel and a YA-in-verse. I'm so grateful that I was able to focus on and hone my craft, and I'm excited to impart this wisdom in helping other talented writers create engaging, unforgettable books. I look at both big and small-picture issues and want to help you strike the perfect emotional notes in your stories.
I also sensitivity-read for Asian American (and specifically Korean) characters, most recently for Disney-Hyperion.
I truly enjoy the collaborative writing/editing process and consider myself a very hands-on editor. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out!
My MSWL:
Own-voices contemporary YA with a memorable narrative voice, like Frankly in Love, Patron Saints of Nothing, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. I love snark.
Romance/rom-coms or women's fiction, any age group. The Hating Game, Evvie Drake Starts Over, Beach Read, Loveboat, Taipei.
Suspense--give me ALL the suspense. I'm an obsessive thriller reader; I love Ruth Ware, Lucy Foley, anything compulsively readable. I'm also looking for Agatha Christie-esque mysteries. And I love quiet suspense too: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, We Are Okay.
Verse: If you consider your writing lyrical or poetic, we should work together! Some of my favorite authors are Sonya Sones, Jandy Nelson, and Kwame Alexander.
Services
Fiction
Languages
Certifications
- MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults
Work experience
Penguin Random House
• Acquired and provided line and developmental edits for over a dozen authors
• Provided editorial support, including editing, writing readers reports and rejection letters, creating P&Ls and title information sheets for my and my supervisor's authors
• Created a bible for an original cozy mystery idea for a writer-for-hire
• Handled manuscripts through all stages of publication and liaised with authors and in-house departments
• Managed seven frontlist authors and over 70 backlist authors
Putnam
• Provided editorial support, including drafting contract request forms and contract amendments, requesting
and routing author payments, and running P&L’s
• Assisted in editing two manuscripts
• Organized art logs for more than 100 photos for two nonfiction books
• Wrote title information sheets and flap copy for four nonfiction books
• Read and logged about 30 nonfiction and fiction submissions and wrote about the same number of rejection letters
• Liaised with high-profile authors, agents, and in-house departments at every step of the editorial process
and acted as in-house liaison for a remote executive editor
• Providing general administrative support, including answering phones, keeping track of project due
dates, scheduling meetings, and preparing copy
Portfolio
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