New York Times Bestselling

• Author • Collaborator • Ghostwriter • Professor • Literary Critic

Do you have a story you’re struggling to turn into a page-turner? Let me help you realize your narrative dreams.

I have passion and a proven record for nurturing other people’s stories and shaping them, from the most bare-bones concept to the polished, printed page. As a graduate-level creative writing professor, a bestselling author and book critic, I bring experience and stewardship to turn your idea into a can’t-put-it-down narrative that grabs prospective agents, editors, and readers from page one.

Three ways of working with me:

Developmental Editing/Book Doctoring:  

 

I help you see clearly your book’s potential and achieve it. You do the majority of the writing with me guiding you every step of the way.

Book Proposal Writing:

 

I take your idea and turn it into a matchless and captivating proposal to gain the attention of agents and top-notch editors.

Book Collaboration /Ghostwriting:

 

I interview you and those whose stories are part of your narrative, and then craft a fully constructed, ready-for-copyedit manuscript for publication.

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My reputation has been built on:

  • Powerful tales of the human spirit and its triumph

  • Stories of grit and humanity

  • Structures that blend intensive research or multi-strand narratives

  • Projects involving creative nonfiction and fiction

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Writers, agents & editors appreciate my: 

  • Conceptual and structural magic 

  •  Reputation for surpassing expectations

  • Ability to make projects fun and hassle-free

  • Whistle-clean final pages

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I find joy:

  • Helping you fully realize your story’s potential  

  • Creating intriguing narrative possibilities

  • Writing sparkling and engaging prose