Services

Do you need an objective and experienced editor to read your manuscript and give feedback?

Given my experience with beginning writers, USA Today bestsellers, and everything in between, I can:

  • Identify what’s working well, and why.
  • Flag issues that might be distracting or disappointing readers
  • Highlight opportunities for pushing your story further, to make it truly stand out.

I offer full developmental edits for short fiction, novels, and technical documentation, with prices set according to the length of the piece and the level of feedback you want. Fill out a contact form if you are interested! We can start with a no-cost chat and sample edit to ensure we’re a good fit.

Areas of expertise

Crime fiction, short stories, story structure (any length), dialog, classic American screenplay structure

Qualifications

  • MFA from University of San Francisco
  • “Half MFA” from UCLA (the screenwriting half)
  • Linguistics BA from University of California, Santa Cruz (one of the top-five Linguistics programs in the country)
  • Track record helping writers from beginners to bestsellers
  • Award winner and nominee for the anthology series I edited and published, Low Down Dirty Vote.
  • Other writing awards
    • 2023 Anthony award nomination for Low Down Dirty Vote: Volume 3
    • 2022 Agatha Award Best Nonfiction (shared with 69 other writers!)
    • 2019 ITW Best First Sentence Award: “Don’t get snippy with me, Elevator!”
    • 2006 East of Eden Writers Conference, awards for screenplay and novel
    • 2005 Mendocino Coast Writers Conference, Finalist in short fiction and novel categories
    • 2004 Santa Fe Screenwriting Conference Actors’ Choice Award Winner, June 2004
    • 2002 Santa Fe Screenwriting Conference Actors’ Choice Award Winner, October 2002
    • 2001 Mendocino Coast Writers Conference, Finalist in fiction category
    • 1999 aGLFF award winner, “St. John.”
    • 1998 UC Irvine Extension Screenwriting award, “St. John.”
    • 1998 Semi-finalist Maui Screenwriting award, “St. John.”
    • 1998 CineWomen short scene competition, “St. John.”
    • 1996 Wordsmyth screenwriting competition for feature “Colorado Story.”
    • 1995 Nevada State Screenplay Competition for feature “Crescent Peak.”
    • Technical Writing Awards
      • Winner, STC 2008 API Guide for Salesforce
      • Winner, STC 2002 installation guide for Hyperion