I started editing with one goal in mind: to help writers become authors who illuminate the world with their words.

I am a seasoned developmental editor, book coach, and published author with 33 years of experience. I have helped hundreds to produce their best work and become better writers. I would like to do so for you, too. My interdisciplinary Ivy League Ph.D. allows me to move seamlessly across multiple areas of nonfiction. Because I have decades of experience as an editor and formal writing instructor, I work effectively with writers of varied experience and ability.

You may be looking at my pictures and asking yourself, "what's she wearing on her head?" It is a Quaker bonnet that forms a part of my religious observance. While I keep my work and religious lives separate, the values of Quakerism such as integrity, social equity, and clarity guide my approach to editing and coaching. Together, they also inform my underlying work philosophy: that each piece of writing is a form of storytelling and that each writer has a unique voice and truth to share through their narrative.

My Experience by the Numbers:

33 years of editing

28 years of professional writing experience

14 years of teaching college writing

4 years of academic editing

7 years of freelance editing

4 years of book coaching

1 Ph.D. from Brown University

11 academic articles published

2 #1 Amazon new releases authored

2 #1 Amazon bestsellers authored