Supporting the literary side of publishing, I am presently the Managing Editor of Southland Alibi, the UCLA Extension literary journal. We've spent five years developing the vision, team and infrasctructure for a multi-genre space that welcomes underrepresented creators into literary publishing. I've helped develop contracts, branded social media, and even help build the site itself on the University's website. I'm excited to see our inaugural work in fiction, nonfiction, art, and poetry published in Summer 2023.

I love working with authors at every stage of their career to evaluate the market-readiness of work, to provide developmental edits and/or copyedits to contracted work, and to help authors make their writing dreams come true. But I also work extensively with publishers on a contract basis. I have managed freelance teams including other editors, ghostwriters, marketers, copy writers, and production staff, developed and implemented house style guides, set acquisitions goals and strategies, and managed workflow, workload, and scheduling of acquired projects. 

Whether I guide a new romance author uncertain about structure through the pacing and beat of a work or help a historical fiction author develop a market-ready submission, I deliver personalized and custom attention to each work. Writing a memoir and need a coach to help you understand structure? Need an accountability partner to ensure you don't endlessly stare at that blank page? I offer single sessions or manage long-term projects based on each client's unique needs.

I don't feel like I would have a career without mentioning Musa Publishing. Who knew back so many years ago when I attended Skype meetings evenings and weekends that I was learning how to run a publishing company and making connections that would last a career? Where did I learn to evaluate submissions? Acquiring romance novels at Musa. Where did I start to assess cover art and marketing copy, learn the difference between an open compound word and a hyphenated compound adjective? You guessed it. After a short stint as the romance imprint Acquisitions Editor, I was promoted to Managing Editor and aquired and edited books, hired, trained, and managed of a large team of freelancers, interns, and authors. I developed policy, investigated innovations, and essentially grew ten more heads to wear every imaginable hat as the face of the company. Musa Publishing closed in 2015 after the ownership board lost the founding member to illness, and I felt like I'd lost a piece of myself. Thankfully, I've maintained relationships with so many wonderful publishing professionals and have continued to develop skills that I've used in every role, with every team, and on every project since.

Since 2019, I have ghostwritten under NDA for a Wall Street Journal/USA Today bestselling author. Two titles I developed and wrote hit the USA Today list in 2022. Due to the high level of brand recognition the author has, I am unable to disclose who I write for or provide writing samples, but I can share writing samples of similar work and am happy to provide on-demand writing samples for ghostwriting clients in the following genres: contemporary romance, romantic suspense, nonfiction (memoir, wellness, consumer science and consumer legal, business, how-to books, and historical narrative). 

My corporate background in toxic tort litigation and medical liability makes me a strong candidate for various projects which may not be outlined in depth here. I am happy to delve into specifics and answer any questions potential clients have on a complementary Zoom project assessment.

I'm a prolific writer able to produce 100,000 words of original work per month. My ghostwriting rates vary on the complexity/genre of the project, the overall compensation structure, and timeline the work is due within. Since I copyedit professionally, my final work product is delivered with a high level of technical quality. While I recommend a round of proofreading, clients often skip professional copyediting since I copyedit my work before delivery. Rates start at .11 per word for romance and increase from there based on project specifics. All Zooms and time required to learn the project specs and to communicate with the client are included in a written fee proposal prior to executing a formal agreement between the parties. Unless otherwise preferred by the client, all ghostwriting is completed as work-for-hire. I do not use any form of AI (artificial intelligence) software in my writing and I do not subcontract my ghostwriting. All work delivered is my original work product and intellectual property. 

From 2018-2020 I was a staff writer for the top-performing Radish Original series, writing between 15,000 and 60,000 words per month under deadline.