I have a Bachelor of Arts in English and I attended the Denver Publishing Institute at the University of Denver. I’m always working to improve my skills, through reading, taking editing courses, and of course by editing more books!

The easiest way to get started is to fill out the contact form and I will reach out to you to start the quoting process. I’ll review a sample of your manuscript and create a personalized quote for the service(s) you’re interested in.

I schedule one week per 40,000 words. So, if your manuscript is 60,000 words, your edit will be done and in your inbox 2 weeks from the start date!

When I’m your editor, you can expect:

• clear and responsive communication

• edits that affirm what’s working and offer constructive ways to improve your book

• an invested reader who truly cares about your work and its success

If you have finished writing your manuscript and completed a round of self-editing, you’re ready for professional edits! I recommend starting with an editorial assessment to see where your manuscript stands, or developmental editing to get big-picture feedback.

I work with self-publishing authors who want to make their book as polished as possible before they send their work out into the world. I also work with authors seeking to be traditionally published, who want to get their manuscripts into the best possible shape for querying literary agents.

I’ll need a signed contract and $100 deposit in order to schedule your service. The day before your project starts, you’ll send me your manuscript and I’ll use your word count to calculate your remaining balance. I’ll send you an invoice and you can easily pay through my website.

I edit both fiction and nonfiction books. I enjoy working on a wide variety of genres, but I most enjoy Contemporary Fiction, Romance, Memoir, Christian fiction, and Christian nonfiction.

Yes! If you want to get an idea of what a certain type of edit would look like from me, I will edit the first 10 pages of your manuscript for $20. If you decide to move forward with the whole edit, the $20 you paid for the sample edit will go toward your project total.

Editorial Assessment: You’ll receive an editorial letter outlining my feedback and recommended next steps for your editing journey.
Developmental Edit: You’ll receive an editorial letter outlining my feedback on the big-picture elements of your book, plus edits/comments on your manuscript via Track Changes.
Line Edit, Copy Edit, Proofread: You’ll receive your manuscript with edits/comments added via Track Changes.

I do all editing in Word, but you are welcome to submit your manuscript in that format! Just know that I will convert it to a Word document to do the editing and that is how you’ll receive the edit.

I don’t use any form of AI in my work. You can rest assured that your manuscript is safe with me, and no part of it will be put into any AI application.