Overview
Worried that your first draft is crappy? Sure you’ve written something to clinch the Pulitzer and want help putting together a compelling and marketable query letter? I’ve got you! As an experienced editor in both the traditional and self-publishing worlds, I have worked with dozens of authors, from NYT bestsellers to first-timers. No matter where you are in your process, I am happy to work closely with you to make sure that you achieve your writing goals. I have experience working in basically every genre of fiction as well as narrative nonfiction, but my specialties lie in mystery/thriller, fantasy, young adult, and historical fiction. Regardless of genre, I ensure a collaborative process and straightforward guidance.
Services
Fiction
Dystopian
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Paranormal Romance
Science Fiction
Young Adult
Non-Fiction
History
Languages
English (US)
Work experience
Various
Jun, 2022 —
Present
I provide in-depth developmental editing, copy editing, proofreading, and publishing advice for authors currently working with a variety of fiction apps.
Radish Fiction
Apr, 2017 —
Jun, 2022
(about 5 years)
As a Head Writer at Radish Fiction, I created original fiction and worked with dozens of published authors to edit their existing works to fit the serialized model.
Pegasus Books
May, 2011 —
Apr, 2017
(almost 6 years)
As an editor at Pegasus Books I personally acquired and edited over fifty books in a wide variety of genres, most heavily in mystery/thriller, historical fiction, and narrative nonfiction. I worked very closely with authors, providing detailed developmental line edits as well as copy editing and proofreading services.
Portfolio
Chief Inspector Achille Lefebvre returns from a much-needed vacation to find that there are assassins on his tail, and, as if that weren’t enough, one of France’s wealthiest men has gone missing without a trace…In The Man Upon the Stair, Gary Inbinder’s brilli... read more
Brimming with hidden histories and tantalizing twists, The Accidental Dictionary tells the extraordinary stories behind ordinary words. Our everyday language is full of surprises; its origins are stranger than you might think. Any word might be knocked and buf... read more
When Gretel―yes, that Gretel, now all grown up and working as a private investigator―takes on the case of a missing sorcerer, she doesn't realize that it will take her into the heart of the deep, dark woods, and face to face with an old enemy... Gretel has nev... read more
Danish photographer Daniel Rye was taken capture by the Islamic State for thirteen months ―this is his story. In May 2013, Daniel Rye traveled to Syria for a planned three-day trip to photograph the effects of the war on civilians. While there, he was captured... read more
When a young woman uncovers evidence that a recent suicide may have been murder, her investigations attract the attention of a dangerous man stalking the streets of nineteenth-century Dublin. Dublin, 1816. A young nursemaid conceals a pregnancy and then murder... read more
A novel of forgiveness and reconciliation that shines light on the dark underbelly of South Africa’s fight for freedom and democracy. Estranged at the age of six from her mother, who sent her away from her hometown of Brighton in rural Zululand, brilliant arch... read more
During the dangerous days of World War II, Honey Deschamps is spending her days transcribing decrypted messages at Bletchley Park, when she starts to receive bizarrely coded packages. When everyone is keeping secrets, who can you trust? Bletchley Park, 1942: A... read more
In the days of the Raj, a newly arrived Scotland Yard detective is confronted with the murder of a British official―in his mouth a note warning the British to leave India, or else... Calcutta, 1919. Captain Sam Wyndham, former Scotland Yard detective, is a new... read more
When Kendra Donovan’s plan to return to the 21st century fails, leaving her stranded in 1815, the Duke of Aldridge believes he knows the reason―she must save his nephew, who has been accused of brutally murdering his ex-mistress. Former FBI agent Kendra Donova... read more
In a terrifying trip into the darkest corners of psychology, Detectives Murphy and Rossi rush to catch a serial killer who is stalking a university in Liverpool, ingeniously murdering his victims in a series of deadly experiments. Detectives David Murphy and L... read more
When brilliant FBI agent Kendra Donovan stumbles back in time and finds herself in a 19th century English castle under threat from a vicious serial killer, she scrambles to solve the case before it takes her life―200 years before she was even born. Beautiful a... read more
Expertly recreating the social and political upheavals of late medieval Europe, Candace Robb introduces a new series starring Kate Clifford, a woman forged on the warring northern marches of fourteenth century England. Political unrest permeates York at the cu... read more
In the late summer of 1941, as the war deepens, Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Lamb must risk his life to sort out the links between a series of killings―past and present―in a Hampshire village brimming with buried secrets. In the late summer of 1941, as the... read more
A novel full of twists, surprising turns, and suspense, Dying for Christmas is Tammy Cohen's most disturbing psychological thriller yet. Out Christmas shopping one December afternoon, Jessica Gould meets the charming Dominic Lacey and impulsively agrees to go ... read more
In the tumultuous aftermath of the Trojan War, a young man battles to save his home and his inheritance. Setting out to find his father, he ends up discovering himself. Telemachus’s father, Odysseus, went off to war before he was born … and never came back. Ag... read more
Amid the drama of the suffragette movement in Edwardian London, the disappearance of a famous trapeze artist in the middle of her act leads a young Fleet Street reporter to an underworld of circus performers, fetishists, and society columnists. London, 1912. T... read more
In a gripping World War II mystery set in Washington, D.C., a young naval intelligence officer goes undercover to solve a murder and prevent the Soviets from stealing the secrets of America’s atomic bomb project. Washington D.C., 1945. Victory in the war looms... read more
In a time when Celtic druids roamed ancient Ireland, young Sister Deirdre rushes to hunt down the brutal serial killer targeting her beloved monastery. Someone is killing the nuns of Ireland. The grisly discovery of an elderly sister of Saint Brigid’s monaster... read more
In an epic novel that reimagines the Hundred Years War―in a world where angels and demons choose sides on the battlefield―England and France find themselves locked in a holy war, but which country has God's favor? England, 1337: Edward III is beset on all side... read more
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Witch's Daughter comes the story of Gretel, all grown up and investigating a series of mysterious disappearances off the coast of Bavaria. Gretel―yes, that Gretel―is now all grown up and working as a private in... read more
In 1976, America's bicentennial, 24 young men set out to re-create French explorer La Salle's voyage down the entire length of the Mississippi River, abandoning their modern identities in order to live like the voyageurs of the 1600s... Reid Lewis never wanted... read more
A young woman found naked and stabbed to death in her apartment. It's the type of case that should be perfect for Stanley Hastings. Instead, it's his nightmare. A sensational murder trial! A young woman found naked and stabbed to death in her apartment! The wo... read more
"This new PI has got a smart mouth on her, and plenty of wigs to help her find her own true character."--The New York Times Book Review (on The Red Chameleon) It begins with a bang: Kathleen Stone is watching her friend Dolly and his fellow drag queens from Th... read more
From an authentic, gritty new voice in Scottish thrillers comes Detective James Daley, whose past has come back to haunt him in the small Scottish town of Kinloch James Machie was a man with a genius for violence, his criminal empire spreading beyond Glasgow i... read more
When Terry Flynt gets the chance to defend a millionaire accused of murder he knows that the case could make his career, but the accused man is Flynt’s greatest enemy―can he defend a man who ruined his life? Terry Flynt is a struggling legal clerk, desperately... read more
Hawkwood finds himself behind enemy lines in America during the war of 1812―for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Conn Iggulden and Patrick O'Brien 1812: Matthew Hawkwood, soldier turned spy, is stranded behind enemy lines, in America, a country at war with Britain. H... read more
Set in a tumultuous period that helped to forge a nation, a riveting mystery that takes a volunteer constable through the wilds of colonial North Carolina to track down a shadowy killer When a traveling peddler discovers the murder of a farm family in colonial... read more
From New York Times bestselling author P. J. Brackston comes the prequel to Gretel and the Case of the Missing Frog Prints, the new novel in the rollicking series featuring Gretel, all grown up and working as a private investigator in 18th century Bavaria. Gre... read more
Beautifully observed, seductive, and laced with dark humor, a gripping historical thriller ― set in 1840s Dublin ― about a man who betrays his family, his friends, his society and, ultimately, himself. Dublin, 1841. On a cold December morning, a small boy is e... read more
1067. The battle of Hastings has been lost and the iron fist of William the Conqueror has begun to squeeze the life out of England, but there is one who still stands against foreign invasion – Hereward, the winter warrior.1067. Following the devastating destru... read more
The untold story of an isolated French community that banded together to offer sanctuary and shelter to over 3,500 Jews in the throes of World War II Nobody asked questions, nobody demanded money. Villagers lied, covered up, procrastinated and concealed, but m... read more
As the shadow of World War II descends over Europe, Detective Inspector Thomas Lamb hunts for an elusive killer behind the veil of a seemingly charming English village. German bombers are arriving daily, seeking to crush England. But in a rural Hampshire villa... read more
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Witch's Daughter comes the story of Gretel, all grown up and investigating the disappearance of Albrecht Durer's treasured Frog Prints Bavaria, 1776. When Albrecht Durer the Much Much Younger's Frog Prints go m... read more
The forgotten saga of England's real-life Robin Hood—Hereward—continues in this new brutal and thrilling novel set during the latter days of the Norman Conquest.England, 1071.Five years have passed since the crushing Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings. T... read more
When the mutilated corpse of a beautiful dancer is found in a Montmartre sewer, a nervous public fears that Jack the Ripper has crossed the Channel―but Inspector Achille Lefebvre has his own theories. Amid the hustle and bustle of the Paris 1889 Universal Expo... read more
The new Stanley Hastings mystery caper, which takes the ever-loquacious private detective on safari in Zambia . . . What could possibly go wrong? Stanley Hastings on safari? I don’t think so. Neither did Stanley, until Alice’s small inheritance―coupled with sc... read more
In an evocative Celtic novel set in a time when druids roamed the land, lively young sister Deirdre embarks on a mission to find the stolen bones of her convent’s patron saint.In ancient Ireland, an island ruled by kings and druids, the nuns of Saint Brigid ar... read more
Kathleen Stone’s ability to blend in makes her an ace private investigator, but when a cheating spouse she is tailing ends up dead she fears that someone from her past has seen through her disguises.As a private investigator, Kathleen Stone relies on her abili... read more
A "tautly plotted psychological thriller" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from Germany’s most successful female author. Carla Roberts lives alone in the top of a high rise building, frightened by the sound of the lift stopping and opening on her floor, wit... read more
In the new thriller from critics’ favorite Matthew Klein, Jimmy Thane thinks that his new job as the CEO of a failing company will help turn his life around. He should think again.Jimmy Thane knows all about crossroads. Every time he’s faced with one he’s take... read more
October 1812: Britain and France are still at war.France is engaged on two battlefronts—Spain and Russia—and her civilians are growing weary of the fight. Rebellion is brewing. Since Napoleon Bonaparte appointed himself as First Consul, there have been several... read more
An archaeologist goes beyond the Vikings’ bloody reputation to search for the truth, in a new and groundbreaking historyThe Vikings famously took no prisoners, relished cruel retribution, and prided themselves on their bloodthirsty skills as warriors. But thei... read more
In the tradition of City of Thieves and Child 44, a troubled First World War veteran races across the frozen steppe of 1930s Ukraine to save a child from a shadowy killer with unthinkable plans. Luka is a war veteran who now wants only to have a quiet life wit... read more
A love triangle takes a sinister turn in this terrifying novel of psychological suspense and “unbearable foreboding” (Booklist). To Sam Blount, meeting Julia is the best thing that has ever happened to him. Working at the local college and unsuccessful in his ... read more
In the wake of family tragedy, Indiana farmer Thompson Grey takes to the Santa Fe Trail in a beautifully scripted, spare and powerful story of relationships, human frailties, and ultimately, redemption.Winner of the 2014 WWA Spur Award for Best Western Traditi... read more
In the third adventure featuring the James Bond of the Regency Era, Matthew Hawkwood goes undercover to hunt down smugglers and traitors at the height of the Napoleonic Wars For a French prisoner of war, there is only one fate worse than the gallows: the hulks... read more
A suspenseful, atmospheric new psychological crime novel from Germany’s most successful living female author An old farm, a deserted landscape, a dark secret from times past with fatal consequences for the present.In the tranquil northern seaside town of Scarb... read more
Hawkwood is back, in the second adventure in the rollicking historical series featuring the enigmatic Bow Street Runner.Death can be a lucrative business. But it’s the corpses the body-snatchers leave behind, horribly mutilated and nailed to a tree, which sets... read more
“Tells the poignant story of Constance in the aftermath of Wilde’s trials and imprisonment, and of her brave attempts to keep in contact with him despite her suffering.” —The Irish Times In the spring of 1895 the life of Constance Wilde changed irrevocably. Up... read more
The national bestselling story of England’s real-life Robin Hood. “A masterful tale, graphic and gory, and loaded with medieval history” (Publishers Weekly). A London Times bestseller, this rousing historical debut rescues one of England’s forgotten heroes fro... read more
James McGee’s historical crime thriller introduces a Regency-era James Bond who uncovers a sinister Napoleonic plot against Britain The year is 1811, and Bow Street Runner Matthew Hawkwood is ordered by Chief Magistrate James Read to investigate the double mur... read more
The hotly anticipated American edition of Robert Hardman's biography of Queen Elizabeth (formerly Our Queen in the U.K.)―An intimate portrait of England's soon-to-be longest reigning queen, in celebration of her diamond jubilee―and the first-ever book intervie... read more
In a riveting novel of love and adventure, young Julius Meyer comes to the New World to find himself acting as translator for the famed Indian chief, Standing Bear. Young Jewish immigrant Julius comes of age surrounded by the wild world of 1867 Nebraska. He be... read more
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