Updated 4/7 Thank you so much for querying me. I am looking forward to reading your work.

PLEASE NOTE: I update this MSWL occasionally.

I am looking for excellent writing on a line level--where the writing is consistently of high quality throughout the manuscript--this doesn't necessarily mean the writing needs to be literary--I love commercial fiction too. I strongly encourage debut writers to work with beta readers, critique partners, writing workshops and so on to develop their writing as much as possible. Building a community with other writers will be invaluable to you.

Take advantage of all the excellent resources for writers out there, many with online access. Organizations and sites like AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs), WritersHelpingWriters.net, Loft Literary Center (with online classes), Grub St., or if you have a speciality like mysteries or thrillers check out Sisters in Crime, International Thriller Writers, Horror--HWA (Horror Writers of America) as well as podcasts and newsletters The Sh*t No One Tells You About Writing, Book Riot, The 5 a.m. Writers Club, The 7 a.m. Writers Club...just google.

The #1 mistake I see writers make is submitting their work to me too early and often it's because they've not received feedback from another (unbiased) reader. I expect to work with authors editorially (and enjoy the process) but I will do my best work if your manuscript is ready for me.

MSWL--I look for character driven novels that possess vibes AND plot.

• Crime Novels, Novels of Suspense or Obsession, Literary Mysteries like Liz Moore, Lisa Jewell, Mark Edwards, Jess Lourey, Will Dean, Catherine Ryan Howard, Kirstin Chen, Alyssa Cole, Jessica Knoll, Peter Swanson, PJ Vernon, Attica Locke, Diane Les Becquets, Tim Johnston, and Peter Heller. Writers ask if I look for a series--yes, but I look for a book that has the potential to be a series--but the first book must read as a standalone.

• Supernatural thrillers or thrillers with a hint of (or some) horror such as books by Marcus Kliewer, Tracey Sierra, Simone St. James, Alex North or think horror for readers who don't typically read horror. I'm especially looking for folk horror, horror related to historical events, female centered horror. 

• Thrillers with erotic elements like those from Liane Moriarty, May Cobb, PJ Vernon, or my client Sebastian Plata.

• Book club novels that often help us understand ourselves or look at where we are as a society today. The story possesses emotional heft and often high stakes. Maybe this is a mystery/thriller crossover into another genre like women's fiction or contemporary fiction. Client Wanda M. Morris's novels fit into this category or client Tamara Miller's Into the Fall. Other examples (these authors are NOT clients) include Celeste Ng, Ann Napolitano, Ashley Audrain, Laura Zigman, Tom Perrotta, Dennis Lehane, Rumaan Alam, Kiley Ried.

• Book club novels that reimagine a plot or premise--but made distinctive enough to stand on their own such as Mai Nguyen's Sunshine Nails or Moira MacDonald's Storybook Ending (May 2025) each kindred spirits to the Nora Ephron film You've Got Mail. Or Netflix's One Day.

* I need some time travel on my list! No hard sci fi or fantasy. Must be grounded like Octavia Butler's Kindred, Stephen King's 11/22/63--standalone preferred.

* I represent and welcome writers of all voices.