About Heather …

I’m a writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience in literary editorships at small presses and literary magazines. I can help you find your way to your best work, whether you're looking for scene or character development, plot cohesion, grammar support, attention to punctuation, or musicality. We'll set up a regular communication cadence, and you'll leave with a polished manuscript that maintains your voice and unique writing style on deadline.

My areas of expertise include literary fiction and narrative nonfiction; however, I've also edited scripts, poems, scholarly articles, cookbooks, technical abstracts, education articles, marketing materials, press releases, and other communications. I have a particular fondness for eco-lit, nature writing, and environmental journalism.

I hold an MFA in fiction, an MS in journalism, and a PhD in English literature. In 2024, I earned a Certificate in Copyediting from the University of California San Diego Division of Extended Studies. My own short stories and essays can be found in journals such as Puerto del Sol, Bennington Review, and The Forge Literary Magazine, among others. I’m the author of a short fiction chapbook and a collection of experimental literary theory essays. I’ve also reported on arts and culture and public policy for magazines and news outlets in Chicago, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Yerevan, Armenia.

I’m currently completing my first novel, which is loosely inspired by Leda and the Swan.

Let’s work together and make something marvelous.

AI statement: No way. I don’t use AI for writing or editing.