Est. in ink · 1899 & onward
Writer & Freelance Editor. Crafting mystery, horror, fantasy and science fiction, and sharpening the manuscripts of the writers who dare the same.
The Debut Novel
Gaslight on wet cobbles. A city that has agreed, quietly and unanimously, to forget what happened on a particular street. My detective did not agree to anything. What he finds behind the door is not the sort of thing a police ledger has a column for.
A mystery told with a horror writer's patience: everything is withheld until the exact moment it will hurt the most.
About the Writer
I am a writer, and I have been one since long before anyone gave me permission. It is my dream to share my stories properly, with readers rather than with a drawer.
I studied Creative Writing at university and I want to carry that training forward: structure, pacing, the discipline of revision. Right now I work in lawn care to pay the bills, and I would like writing and editing to be the whole of the working day instead of the end of it.
I write mystery, horror, fantasy and science fiction, and I read them just as greedily. That double appetite is what makes me useful as an editor: I know what these genres promise a reader, and I can tell you exactly where your manuscript breaks the promise.
Editorial Services
Newcomer friendly rates
A full manuscript read with written guidance on story structure, pacing and character development. Best for authors with a strong concept that needs a spine.
$0.02
per word · $20 per 1,000 words
Line-level work that refines flow, dialogue and clarity before final proofreading, bringing out the excellence already sitting in your text.
$0.01
per word · $10 per 1,000 words
Portfolio
Read the work before you hire the writer. Each piece opens in a reader window.
An opening chapter built on withheld information and a narrator who is not telling you everything.
A quieter piece: a strange premise handled at close range, with the horror kept at the edge of frame.
Selected poems, mostly nocturnal, concerned with rooms that will not stay empty.
A longer excerpt showing voice and pacing across a full scene rather than a single hook.
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Contact
Tell me what the manuscript is, roughly how long it runs, and what you want it to do. I will reply with a plain answer about whether I am the right editor for it, and a quote.