I don’t usually carry a bullwhip or always wear a slouch fedora, but I worked for many years as a professional field archaeologist and later as preservation archivist. I’ve edited professional journals and society newsletters, and taught writing to university students. Before that, I was a newspaper copy editor, a radio announcer, and a riding instructor!
I left academia to pursue my lifelong love of storytelling. My favorite genres have always been fantasy, sci-fi, and historical fiction. I love to read novels that pull me into other worlds, peopled with charismatic characters and richly painted cultures.
In 2017, I was selected for the very first Story Grid Editor Certification Workshop in Nashville where I and 18 other total story nerds studied in-depth and in person with Shawn Coyne and Tim Grahl. Since then, I’ve been part of a passionate and collaborative group of professional editors and writers whose mission is to share with others what we learned during that life-changing week in Nashville. I continue my collaboration with Story Grid as a Scene Workshop Coach and a Mentor in the Writer-Mentor program.
As a novelist and professional developmental editor, I know that the Story Grid method is one of the most practical and useful tools a writer can leverage. I’m committed to helping others use Story Grid techniques to improve their stories.
I live in the phenomenally gorgeous Keweenaw Peninsula where it really snows a lot.
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