BACKGROUND

Coaching with real publishing experience

I'm a graduate of the SUNY Purchase Creative Writing Conservatory, where I started writing seriously nearly twenty years ago. Since then, I've spent more than fifteen years professionally writing, editing, and helping books take shape—as an author, editor, ghostwriter, teacher, and book coach.

My work has included ghostwriting and editing bestselling books for notable experts, public figures, and leading voices in their fields, as well as ghostwriting for a New York Times bestselling author. I also helped develop, teach, and manage the Launch Your Dream Book course at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where I mentored hundreds of first-time authors through the process of writing, shaping, and publishing their books.

Over the years, I’ve gained hands-on experience with nearly every publishing path: my first book was traditionally published, my second was self-published, and I’ve supported numerous authors through the full self-publishing process. I’ve also managed production for two books published through hybrid publishers. As a result, I understand the differences between each route, what authors can expect, the potential pitfalls, and how to choose the best path based on their goals.

That unusually broad experience—combined with my strong understanding of positioning and book marketing—means that when I work with writers, I’m not only thinking about the sentence in front of us. I’m thinking about the shape of the manuscript, the reader’s experience, the book’s promise, and how to make it resonate with its intended audience.