I will edit and develop your fiction

The first sentence has to earn the second. The first chapter has to earn the rest of the book. Great fiction doesn't just tell a story it creates a world with its own gravity, populated by people who feel real and known. Getting there requires more than talent. It requires rigorous, honest craft.

I have been writing and studying fiction for thirty years, with publications in Rattle, Common Ground Review, Quarter(ly), and Chaleur Magazine. I work across literary and genre fiction both short stories, flash fiction, novels and I bring the same exacting attention to every project regardless of form.

What I offer:

• Line editing with detailed written feedback
• Developmental editing structure, character, voice, pacing
• First chapter and opening critique
• Honest, specific notes on what is working and what isn't

I won't give you vague encouragement. I'll tell you exactly where your fiction earns its reader and where it loses them, and I'll show you how to fix it.