A Little About ​Me

I spent ten years in the Air Force as a database developer and computer programming instructor. I spent the next eight years as a federal civil servant in database security, database automation, ​and software testing.

Now I'm a fiction editor: developmental editor, line/copy editor, substantive editor, manuscript evaluator. In a few minutes, I might be your editor. I'm a fan of horror, paranormal, and fantasy. I help you kill your darlings and bring them back better than ever.

Services: line/copy editing, developmental and substantive editing, proofreading, and manuscript evaluations. Visit Services for a more detailed list!
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The Editorial Freelancers Association
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International English Honor Society -- Sigma Tau Delta

Portfolio

Work on Indie-published Novels:
  • The One Who Got Away by Jools Aguemont -- line and copy editor
  • The Adventures of Cotton Top and Earnest by Stanley Smith -- developmental editor, line editor, substantive editor
  • Witch City: Cardinal by Tim Morgan -- manuscript evaluator

Line Editing for Novels Published through Green Ivy Books:
  • Coffee, Conversation, and Poetry by Todd A. Moil
  • When Bad Blood Flows by Donna Beaver
  • Murder in Flatrock, Nebraska by Jonathan Mannering
  • Among Us Mortals by Amerie Jones
  • Soul Line Family Saga: Cloak of the Deceiver by Michael Earl Decamp
  • Civility Shines!: "It's Easier to Get Along!" by Louis Peerless

Short Prose, Essays, etc.:
  • THAT Literary Review -- associate fiction editor
  • Auburn University Montgomery Writing Across the Curriculum Intern -- assist students throughout the entire writing process for their college essays in courses designed to develop interdisciplinary writing skills
  • Kibin editor -- college essays, personal statements

Writer, published short fiction:
  • "Chemo Room" -- published by Hektoen International Journal, January 2019

Writer, published poetry:
  • Published in Filibuster 2019 by Auburn University Montgomery:
    • "Mother of Pearl"
    • "A Brief History of Stanley Smith"​
  • Published in Filibuster 2020 by Auburn University Montgomery:
    • "Anesidora"
    • "Hate Speech"​
    • "Optic Neuritis"​

Get in Touch
Worried about your story structure or grammar? I'm here to help.
Pitching to an agent? Get an objective opinion before you send your manuscript out.
Self publishing? You want to put your best words forward.
I love to read your work and help you make it even better.