Overview
I have been editing for over 20 years for clients including Penguin Random House, One World and Amazon Publishing. My approach as an editor is to nurture an author and their story in order to help them to develop their book into something readers will not want to put down. I am particularly strong when it comes to plot structure, flow and character development. While at Random House, I acquired and edited commercial and literary fiction, memoir, biography, current affairs, history and pop-culture including national bestsellers and award winners. I look forward to working with you!
Services
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Paranormal Romance
Romance
Women's Fiction
Languages
English (US)
Work experience
Self-employed
May, 2011 —
Present
Editorial and content consultant with expertise in developmental editing, coaching, and nurturing a book project from conception to publication. Clients include: Amazon Publishing, Penguin Young Readers, Cash Money Content, and Life Changing Books.
Random House Publishing Group
May, 1997 —
May, 2011
(about 14 years)
Acquired and edited commercial and literary fiction, memoir, biography, current affairs, history and pop-culture including national bestsellers and award winners.
Simon & Schuster
Jan, 1995 —
Apr, 1997
(about 2 years)
Managed the information flow between the Associate Publisher’s office and her direct reports in the Art, Marketing, Publicity, Editorial, Production, and Managing Editorial departments. Coordinated the monthly update of marketing budget data and assisted with editorial projects.
Portfolio
Long live the Queen of Hip Hop Lit! Nikki Turner is back with another explosive, page-turning sequel to her #1 bestselling novels A Hustler’s Wife and Forever a Hustler’s Wife. Yarni Taylor is a successful corporate attorney who wants nothing more than for her... read more
Her man demanded loyalty, but her body wouldn’t obey.Have you ever rolled over in the middle of the night and realized you were doing things you swore you’d never do? Sexing brothers you vowed you’d never touch? Bending backwards and stooping lower than you ev... read more
Women have flocked to Genesis Styles ever since he was a teenager. He’s a good-looking, smooth-talking former pro-basketball player, but he has a problem: He has never been satisfied with just one woman. Then he meets Terri and everything changes. Sort of.Gene... read more
Dear Heavenly Father,Thank you for developing me into abeautiful and talented woman.Thank you for being my protectorand my guide.And as I make my way along my journey,bless me with the wisdom to makeintelligent choices.So begins Sorority Sisters by Tajuana "TJ... read more
“People always say I’m going to look back on these days and laugh — why put it off?”When Angela Nissel found herself struggling financially while in college, instead of sulking, she decided to entertain herself by creating an online journal that chronicled her... read more
Inspired by the award-winning poet and actor’s acclaimed one-man play, a powerful coming-of-age memoir that reimagines masculinity for the twenty-first-century male. Award-winning poet, actor, and writer Carlos Andrés Gómez is a supremely gifted storyteller wi... read more
Listen up, ladies! Shirley Strawberry, co-host of the nationally syndicated Steve Harvey Morning Show, delivers more of the no-nonsense woman-to-woman straight talk her listeners have come to love. Shirley tells it like it is—from the heart. Whether the topic ... read more
When half–wolf shifter Frankie Newman receives an e-mail from a family member she didn’t know existed, a secret is revealed: as a child, Frankie witnessed her father killing her mother…and then himself. Frankie was torn from her pack by her mother’s human rela... read more
Two FBI agents struggle with desire in the shadow of a killer, in the third installment of Aces & Eights.Nate Gentry has been a rock for his two younger brothers since the day their mom walked out and left them with their abusive father. Now that they’ve grown... read more
A classic fairy tale gets a sexy, edgy twist.Jackson “The Beast” Boudreaux is rich, gorgeous, and unbelievably rude to the staff at Chef Bianca Hardwick’s New Orleans restaurant. Bianca would sooner douse herself in hot sauce than cook for Jackson again, but w... read more
“My manners were the first ingredient that set me apart from my peers,” notes the suave and stylish Fonzworth Bentley, Sean “Diddy” Combs’s former personal assistant and a celebrity in his own right. Now, in this one-of-a-kind book, Bentley shares his surefire... read more
"There are really only two kinds of clothes in the world—those that make you look fat and those that don't. All the rest is just details," writes style maven Leah Feldon. "If you really want the answer to 'Does this make me look fat?' this is where you'll get ... read more
The mother of Emmett Till recounts the story of her life, her son’s tragic death, and the dawn of the civil rights movement—with a foreword by the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. In August 1955, a fourteen-year-old African American, Emmett Till, was visiting fa... read more
BONUS: This edition contains an A Mighty Long Way discussion guide.When fourteen-year-old Carlotta Walls walked up the stairs of Little Rock Central High School on September 25, 1957, she and eight other black students only wanted to make it to class. But the ... read more
2013 winner FF&P's Prism Award for Published Authors—Best First Book Deep within the primeval forests of southern England, a race of beautiful, savage shape-shifters lives hidden from the everyday world. Bound together by ancient bloodlines and a ruthless code... read more
Within the glittering Hapsburg court in Prague lurks a darkness of which no one dares speak…In 1606, the city of Prague shines as a golden mecca of art and culture carefully cultivated by Emperor Rudolf II. But the emperor hides an ugly secret: His bastard son... read more
Bell Harbor is a one-million copy bestselling series.If Sadie Turner is good at anything, it’s putting stuff in order. So when she finds her “perfect” life in disarray, she hopes a summer vacation at her aunt’s lake house will help her piece it back together. ... read more
This invaluable “mentor in your pocket” by three dynamic and successful black female executives will help all black women, at any level of their careers, play the power game—and win.Rich with wisdom, this practical gem focuses on the building blocks of true le... read more
He’s a hip-hop icon credited with single-handedly creating gangsta rap. Television viewers know him as Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola on the top-rated drama Law & Order: SVU. But where the hype and the headlines end, the real story of Ice-T—the one few of his ... read more
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