About Me

A woman with short brown hair, wearing a green sweater, sitting in front of book shelves.

I am a freelance book editor, writer, and artist based in Canada. I have a BA in English, a certificate in Publishing, and ten years of experience working with authors. After being employed at a newspaper, a magazine, and a small press, my love of stories led me to start my own business.

I edit fantasy, sci-fi, and horror novels for middle grade and up, and my superpowers are untangling plot threads, strengthening character arcs, and deepening worldbuilding. As a chronically ill, bi woman, I cheer on diversity and representation of marginalized identities in all fiction, and I work with conscious language and inclusivity in mind. In my free time, I binge-watch TV shows with my supportive partner, read, paint, crochet, and play video games.

I am a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA), an editor for Revise & Resub (RevPit), and a co-host of The Worldbuilder’s Tavern podcast. I also share insights about writing, querying, and publishing genre fiction in my newsletter, Editor’s Alchemy.

Education & Experience

Education

  • BA, Canadian Mennonite University (English Major)

  • Publishing Certificate, Toronto Metropolitan University

Courses taken

  • Beginning and Intermediate Line Editing for Fiction (Club Ed)

  • Developmental Editing of Fiction - Intermediate (EFA)

  • Editing Books for Children and Teens (TMU)

  • Editing Horror (Club Ed)

  • Editing Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense (Club Ed)

  • Editing Science Fiction and Fantasy (Club Ed)

  • Publishing for Children (TMU)

  • Substantive and Stylistic Editing (TMU

Webinars attended

  • Creative, Compelling Worldbuilding (Club Ed)

  • Demystifying the Language of Disability (EFA)

  • Hacking Writing on a Line Level (Cecilia Lyra)

  • Line Editing Fiction (Club Ed)

  • Trans Allyship for Writers and Editors (EFA)

Work experience

  • Graphic Designer, 2014–2015

  • Freelance Writer, 2014–2018

  • Managing Editor, Area of Effect magazine, 2015–2018

  • Editorial Director, Mythos & Ink Publishing, 2018–2022

  • Freelance Editor, 2022–present

Volunteering

  • Blog team member at Editor’s Tea Club

  • Editor at Revise & Resub (RevPit

Favourites

Fantasy Novels

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones • Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher • The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon • Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko • Sabriel by Garth Nix • Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo • Voyage of the Damned by Frances White

TV Shows

Avatar: The Last Airbender The Expanse Firefly Fringe Hunter x Hunter Samurai Jack She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Stargate: SG-1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Stranger Things The Witcher

Sci-Fi Novels

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins • The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer • The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells • Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir • Skyward by Brandon Sanderson • Translation State by Ann Leckie

Movies

Edge of Tomorrow The Fellowship of the Ring How to Train Your Dragon Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle The Martian Mulan A Quiet Place Song of the Sea Spirited Away Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Horror Novels

Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer • The Bellwoods Game by Celia Krampien • Dread Nation by Justina Ireland • The Invocations by Krystal Sutherland • Nightbooks by J.A. White • Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu • The Outside by Ada Hoffmann

Video Games

Baldur’s Gate 3 Dragon Age 2 Final Fantasy IX Hollow Knight The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (and all the others) • Mass Effect 2 Ori and the Blind Forest Stardew Valley Undertale Valheim