Whether you seek a literary agent or are an indie writer, I can help. For over a decade I’ve been working with writers from all over the world. My clients have gone on to get agents, self-publish successfully, and win awards.

I work across fiction genres and categories, including literary and upmarket commercial fiction, historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, alternate history, romance and erotica, middle grade, & young adult. I also edit short stories and plays.

I’m also experienced with popular or trade nonfiction titles, specializing in transformational self-help, how-to, essay collections, and life writing (aka memoir).

I also enjoy the following extracurricular activities!

Podcasting: I’m cocreator / cohost of Gifted Underachievers: The podcast for midlevel creatives with delusional ambitions.

Writing: I’m a two-time-winner of the International 3-Day Novel Contest. The Tenants (Anvil Press, 2024), now available. My historical novel Inventing Paris was a finalist for the 2015 Outstanding New Novel Award from the Historical Novel Society. I have an MFA in Writing from Oregon’s Pacific University and am a former June Dodge Fellow in fiction at Mineral School Residency. And every second week I write “Pat’s Postcard,” my newsletter on writing and all things creative.

Teaching: I teach developmental editing to other editorial professionals, and I teach writing both online and in-person.

Respect for others: I respectfully acknowledge that I live and work in the traditional, unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ / sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Coast Salish peoples. I’m an ally of the LGBQT+ community and the neurodivergent.

I’m proud to be a member of these organizations:

Partial Portfolio of Past Projects 😀

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