Overview
Having spent nearly two decades editing memoirs and literary and commercial fiction in the areas of mystery, crime, suspense, historical, and book club, I have worked with many bestselling and award-winning writers, including Janet Mock, Lisa Jewell, William Kent Krueger, Ashley Hay, and MJ Rose. My current clients include Lisa Schwartz, Abigail Tarttelin, Mike Bond, and others. I have spoken on numerous panels and led workshops at the NYU Summer Publishing Institute, San Diego State University Writers’ Conference, Young to Publishing Group, and the Ventana Sierra Advanced Writers Workshop. In 2015, I was a guest editor at the Sydney Writers Festival, as a part of the Australia Council for the Arts’ Visiting International Publishers program.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Thriller & Suspense
Women's Fiction
Languages
English (US)
Work experience
Self-employed
Mar, 2016 —
Present
A boutique editorial services agency specializing in editing, book doctoring, proposal development, and consultation in the areas of personal memoir and narrative nonfiction + literary and commercial fiction, including mystery/crime/suspense, historical, and women’s fiction.
Atria Books/Simon & Schuster
Jan, 2001 —
Mar, 2016
(about 15 years)
Acquired and edited a wonderfully diverse list of New York Times bestselling authors, including Paul Cleave, Shane Dawson, Ellen Hopkins, Hollye Jacobs, Lisa Jewell, William Kent Krueger, and Janet Mock.
Acquired and edited a number of critically acclaimed, award-winning authors, including...
-Rosie Alison, author of The Very Thought of You (2010 Orange Prize shortlist)
-Stephanie Bishop, author of The Other Side of the World (2016 Stella Prize shortlist, winner of the 2016 ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year)
-Ronlyn Domingue, author of The Mercy of Thin Air (James Tiptree Jr. Award finalist)
-Ashley Hay, author of The Railwayman’s Wife (winner of the 2013 Colin Roderick Award for Best Novel; 2014 Miles Franklin Award longlist)
-Paddy O’Reilly, author of The Wonders (2015 Norma K. Hemming Award winner)
-Abigail Tarttelin, author of Golden Boy (Lambda Literary Award shortlist, Alex Award winner)
Portfolio
A hilarious essay collection perfect for anyone dealing with the challenges, indignities, and celebrations that come with being a thirty-something by actor and YouTube star Lisa Schwartz (Lisbug).THIRTYLIFE CRISIS Lisa Schwartz's stories and musings are all ab... read more
In this riveting and richly drawn novel from “one of the master storytellers of historical fiction” (New York Times bestselling author Beatriz Williams), a talented young artist flees New York for the South of France after one of her scandalous drawings reveal... read more
“Readers of Liane Moriarty, Paula Hawkins, and Ruth Ware will love." —Library Journal (starred review) “Jewell’s novel explores the space between going missing and being lost….how the plots intersect and finally collide is one of the great thrills of reading J... read more
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2014 EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST NOVELWINNER OF THE 2014 DILYS AWARDA SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF 2013“That was it. That was all of it. A grace so ordinary there was no reason at all to remember it. Yet I have never acro... read more
New York Times Bestseller • Winner of the 2015 WOMEN'S WAY Book Prize • Goodreads Best of 2014 Semi-Finalist • Books for a Better Life Award Finalist • Lambda Literary Award Finalist • Time Magazine “30 Most Influential People on the Internet” • American Libra... read more
