Overview
Once upon a time I was a senior editor at Harlequin/HarperCollins (action/adventure, dystopian, fantasy, sci-fi, clean romances and sexy reads)...
As an editor and writer with extensive experience in books and magazines, I believe good editing is about recognizing patterns–intentional and unintentional–and helping to focus the highest-impact page-turner of a story possible.
Can't wait to knock the cats off my keyboard and dig into an edit!
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Awards
- Holt Medallion Award of Merit for Best Book: Editor, The Promise of Rain by Rula Sinara
- Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence and Golden Quill Award: Acquisitions Editor, Wish Me Tomorrow, Karen Rock
- Best Contemporary Series Romance, RITA award: Editor, A Not So Perfect Past by Beth Andrews
- Best Long Contemporary, Colorado Romance Writers: Editor, No Place Like Home by Margaret Watson
- Australia's Romantic Book of the Year (long) and Clendon Readers' Choice Award: Editor, Mr. Imperfect by Karina Bliss
- Golden Quill Award: Editor, His Hometown Girl by Margaret Watson
Certifications
- Certificate of Magazine Publishing, Toronto Metropolitan U (formerly Ryerson)
- BA: English, min. Social Studies/Creative Writing, York U
- Robert McKee’s Story Seminar
- Screenwriters’ Summit (Syd Field, John Truby, Linda Seger, Michael Hauge)
Work experience
Self-employed
It's such a rewarding experience to work directly with authors on the books that are dear to their hearts, from contemporary romance to dystopian zombie adventures, and a whole lot in between.
Harlequin
Managed a phenomenal editorial staff of eight, working with a team of art directors and marketing, to publish more than 90 new books a year, print and digital.
*Books included contemporary romance, action/adventure and post-apocalyptic dystopian (Gold Eagle imprint).
*Launch senior editor of Harlequin Heartwarming, all the romance, none of the sex!
Harlequin
Acquired, mentored and edited new and existing authors for Harlequin Superromance, contemporary romance; guest editor for Love Inspired, inspirational romance.
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