Every story is a conversation. You deserve to work with someone who reads both sides with your goals in mind.
As a principled editor, writer, and catalyst leader, I collaborate behind the scenes to refine manuscripts and help define personal and professional narratives that drive positive change. My work has generated more than $3M in value for clients in business, education, arts, and literature.
Who I Help
Writers and Publishers
As a developmental and copy editor, I bring insight, rigor, inclusivity, and encouragement to the process of getting your manuscript ready for submission or publication. I have decades of experience working with small literary presses and online culinary publications, and in translating academic and policy content into intelligent general-audience manuscripts.
I work with writers who work hard and respect the value of human creative effort, and I coach those who are unfamiliar with the editing process. I also create editing and writing seminars. I do not get involved in submissions to agents or acquiring editors. Benefitting all sides, the quality of my work has resulted in increased advances for authors and reduced production costs for publishers.
Professionals Seeking Positive Change
Whether your goal is to take an empowering step in your own life (e.g., applying to grad school or delivering a high-stakes presentation) or do no less than drive meaningful change across an entire profession… I’ve helped someone succeed at that. Transforming dreams into lucrative reality requires a clear and compelling narrative. As a catalyst leader/coach, I bring ideas, energy, and persuasive-writing skills to the table where we collaborate on your vision and spark a positive chain reaction.
This work is personal and bespoke in nature, demands trust and authenticity, and is highly variable in scope, from working on a single Statement of Purpose to building and securing grants for a multi-year program or business.
People Navigating Stories of Loss and Grief
Here’s where it gets personal. How do you show up for stories that are not the ones you want to tell, but must? And not only on the page, although I do bring special editorial attention to clients who are writing creative nonfiction or fiction that deals with trauma and loss. To be clear, I am not a therapist. But I am a certified peer-to-peer Grief Educator and a former hospital volunteer for sexual assault crisis response.
The stories we tell ourselves and others about our losses and our survival hold undeniable power. As an only child who provided care to two parents who lived and died with dementia, and as someone who has navigated divorce, adolescent illness and early career/identity loss, friendship death, pet death, and the shift of identity that comes in midlife, I offer my support for people coping with death, dying, and other losses.