I love trees, open spaces, natural ethics, and great books.
Decades pass, seasons turn, and still I love the books that helped make me who I am. At present, I live in the Front Range of Colorado writing mysteries.
My novel Tributary follows the lives of a ragtag group of Nineteenth-century mavericks who settle in the northern Utah desert. It won the Utah Book Award, the 15 Bytes Book Award, and was a 2013 WILLA Finalist Award winner in Historical Fiction.
My anthology Dirt: A Love Story—36 Writers Get Down to Earth, which won a Silver Nautilus Award, celebrates the complex, fruitful, inspiring ground beneath our feet. Featuring essays by Pam Houston, Peter Heller, and Laura Pritchett, the book brings together artists, scientists, farmers and authors all praising the wonders of dirt.
There are writers whose sensibilities elevate the whole human enterprise. I aim to be one of them.
Editing Services: Elevate Your Manuscript
A good editor supports and defends the best in a manuscript. She works from inside the material to encourage its strongest expression and surest voice. I always read a sample, before taking on new clients, to make sure we are a great match. Feel free to contact me about editing services.
A good editor supports and defends the best in a manuscript. She works from inside the material to encourage its strongest expression and surest voice. I always read a sample, before taking on new clients, to make sure we are a great match. Feel free to contact me about editing services.
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