Every manuscript is good unforgettable with the right editor beside it.

I’ve spent my career inside publishing houses — acquiring, developing, and shepherding books from proposal to shelf. As Editorial Director at Inkshares, I built fiction lists whose titles earned starred reviews at five times the rate of major-house peers. At Sasquatch Books, I revitalized a forty-year backlist, tripled annual acquisitions with half the staff, and grew revenue across three imprints by 26%.

That in-house experience is what I bring to every freelance engagement: I edit with the whole market in view. I know what agents are pitching, what sales teams need to hear, and what makes a distributor lean in. When I work on your manuscript, I’m working toward the reader — and toward the meeting where your book gets its shot.

My range runs from concept-driven, design-forward nonfiction and subcultural deep dives to fiction across the spectrum — horror, book club, romantic comedy, and everything between. I currently take on freelance projects for publishers including Hachette and Grand Central Publishing alongside independent authors. I also write Still Human Work, a newsletter about the editorial process most people never see and what stays human about making books.