I am honored to be a literary manager with Martin Literary and Media Management. I’m excited to build my list.

A little background: I have a BA in Early Childhood Education and MA in Theology and Religious Studies which led me into children’s ministry for many years. Eventually, my lifelong love of books and authors drew me back to my original dream of entering the publishing world. I’m a multi-published author and freelance writer. I’ve held such positions as the Blog Manager for a national women’s ministry  and the Social Media Manager for a publishing house. All these components landed me a spot in the coveted Writers House Intern Program. There, I received valuable hands-on agenting and publishing experience which I bring into this position.

I have long been a voice for diversity. I’ve written extensively on topics of racial reconciliation and unity and am a facilitator of groups around these topics in my church. In all my focused genres, I welcome books with BIPOC, AAPI, or disabled main characters and diverse friendships. I believe books change people in all the best ways and that every child should see themselves in the pages.

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​If your manuscript is ready, please submit to me via Query Manager here.

My #MSWL:

My General #MSWL incudes:

Young Adult (All subgenres except Sci-fi): My background in writing YA and extensive reading in this genre has given me a great love and understanding of it. Grab my attention within the first couple of pages. Send me books with first loves, unique friendships, interesting and/or challenging family dynamics, and hard-hitting subject matter (race relations, suicide, abuse, divorce, etc.) but leave me with a satisfying (not necessarily happy!) ending.

Crime Thrillers/Suspense/Mystery: I love a good thriller with a woman main character, so send me the smart, tough, and brave lady crime solvers. I love serial killers. I love small town and big cities. I love relatable and quirky characters. If I can’t figure out what’s going to happen next or what the ending will be, you’ve gotten my attention.

Horror: Creep me out. Make me scared to read the story at night.  

Romance: I am currently open to all subgenres of this category. Surprise me. 

New Adult: I love college stories! And humorous young twenties. Send me these!

Women’s Fiction/Historical Fiction: I am picky in my tastes here. I tend to lean to lyrical stories in these genres, but I’m open to all. I LOVE diverse stories in this area! I love new structures, interesting and surprising POVs. Send me all and I’ll take a look. 

Faith-Based Fiction and Nonfiction: I love a good redemption or forgiveness story, a historically accurate saga, a clean and beautiful, yet realistic love story, or a memoir that has me crying and laughing within the span of a few pages. Surprise me with the beauty of God’s grace. I also love bible studies and devotionals. 🙂

True Crime (Nonfiction): I’m obsessed with true crime. If you’ve got a story, tell me about it…

Illustrators: I am open to seeing your artwork! Query me with your portfolio!

Fantasy: My tastes definitely lean toward romance here (Romantsy), but I do love me some Lord of the Rings (the soundtrack was played at my wedding!), so I’m open to seeing most submissions here. I tend to get bored with the whole court intrigue storyline, or princess needing to save the realm. But give me a Aragorn and Legolas, and I’ll read happily. 

Non-fiction: Send me memoirs, culture, celebrity, parenting, and psychology books. If you have an tintesting idea, send it. My tastes vary greatly here. (Please have a strong platform and/or authority to speak on the subject if you are sending me a NF submission.)

I am not a good fit for Science Fiction (even in MG or YA), books with any political agenda, extremely foul-mouthed characters, or gratuitous sex scenes. 

What I’m taking a break on:

Middle Grade (All subgenres except Sci-fi): I heart Middle Grade! But, I need to take a break on MG submissions for now. 

Picture Books: Picture books are an important part of establishing a love for literature at an early age. However, I need to take a break on PBs for the moment.