→DEVELOPMENTAL EDITING FOR CREATIVE PROJECTS←

I offer manuscript consulting, developmental editing, and other editorial services for book-length and short-form works of fiction, creative nonfiction, and hybrid projects.

I’m here to offer feedback on a full draft or dive into particular challenges you’re facing along the way. I’m also here to help you figure out what kind of editing support would be most useful: a big-picture response? an intensive line edit? Let’s figure it out!

My Approach

James Baldwin said, “The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by the answers.” While Baldwin was speaking about what art is meant to achieve once it’s in the world, I believe his insights are also valuable for the writing process itself. In my teaching and editing experience, and in my own writing practice, I’ve found that the strongest writing comes from identifying the questions we wish to write into and then working to make sure our work activates these questions on the page—at the level of narrative, language, and everything in between.

Alongside identifying and illuminating these questions, I will work with you to clarify your own goals and intentions for your work, from affect to audience, and do my best to help you realize these goals. 

Rates/Consultation

My rates are dependent on word count and the type of edit desired. Reach out to schedule a free 15-minute Zoom consultation and let’s get started!

My Background

I am the author of the story collection Hurricane Envy (Rescue Press, 2025) and the novel Dryland (Tin House, 2015), as well as a longtime teacher of creative writing both in (Reed College, University of Oregon, Portland State University) and out (my backyard) of academic settings. I have worked as a developmental editor for fiction and creative nonfiction projects for over a decade, both independently and for The Reading List editorial services agency and as co-founding editor of New Herring Press.