Overview
You're looking for an experienced writer and editor, and I'd love to help. I know what works as both a published and self-published author and an editor of bestselling works.
As a fiction writer, editor, and literary translator, I’ve collaborated with respected clients such as Amazon Publishing, Open Road Media, Skyhorse Publishing, Girl Friday Productions, literary agent Peter Riva, and AVA International and Ziegler Film in Germany, among others.
I'm the author of the Kaspar Brothers novels and other books. My latest novel is Lines of Deception. I was a Fulbright Fellow in Germany and live in Portland, Oregon.
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Fiction
Non-Fiction
Languages
Awards
- Quarterfinalist for the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, 2009
- Residency at the Europäisches Übersetzer-Kollegium (European Translator College) in Straelen, Germany with a stipend award from the Kunststiftung NRW (Arts Foundation North Rhine-Westphalia), 2018
- Finalist spots in the Writer’s Digest Writing Competition, the Fade In Awards, Chesterfield Writer's Film Project, Writer's Network Screenplay Competition, and the Santa Fe Writers Project, among other award credits
Certifications
- Fulbright Graduate Research Fellowship: Munich, Germany
- Master of Arts in History: Portland State University
- Bachelor of Arts in History, German: University of Oregon
- TransLab for emerging translators of German to English, a collaboration between the German Book Office NY and the Goethe-Institut NY, 2015
Work experience
Self-employed
I've performed in-depth structural editing and assessment for respected clients such as Amazon Publishing, editorial agency Girl Friday Productions, literary agent Peter Riva, and various writers using Reedsy, among others.
Self-employed
• Nine fiction and creative nonfiction translations published by AmazonCrossing
• Translate German novels from bestselling authors such as Sebastian Fitzek, Vincent Kliesch, and Wulf Dorn for submission to English-language publishers
• Translate publisher and agency samples, synopses, and promotional copy. Clients include AmazonCrossing, Pendragon Verlag, AVA International, and Ziegler Film
• 2015: TransLab for emerging translators of German to English, a collaboration between the German Book Office NY and the Goethe-Institut NY
• 2018: Residency at the Europäisches Übersetzer-Kollegium (European Translator College) in Straelen, Germany with a stipend award from the Kunststiftung NRW (Arts Foundation North Rhine-Westphalia)
Self-employed
• Novels published in 2024 from Open Road Media:
Lines of Deception (Kaspar Brothers series)
Show Game
• Novels published from 2010-2019 — re-released by Open Road Media in 2023:
The Kaspar Brothers series:
The Losing Role
Liberated
Lost Kin
The Wendell Lett novels:
Under False Flags
The Preserve
Standalone novels:
Rain Down: A Crime Novella
The Other Oregon: A Thriller
• Bestselling nonfiction Kindle Singles Sitting Ducks (2011) and Double-Edged Sword (2012)
• Self-published bestselling historical espionage thriller The Losing Role (2010)
• Various short stories and creative nonfiction published. Reached finalist spots in major fiction and screenwriting contests, including Quarterfinalist in 2009 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting.
Portfolio
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