3.17.26

Feels surreal, but Baby #5—my upmarket mystery NO SHORE—has officially gone out to the first round of beta readers. Thanks to everyone willing to give it a read!

2.27.26

A little (well, big, actually) life news ... after a year with my previous agent, I’ve made the decision to go in a different direction with my writing career. I’m thrilled to announce that I’m now represented by Amy Giuffrida at Belcastro Agency. Amy found me via my original Instagram agent guide and was the first agent to offer on STILL LIFE WITH DANDELIONS in January 2025 (scroll to see her original emails), so it all kind of feels pre-destined in the best way possible. Amy is passionate about STILL LIFE and my writing style and I’m confident that I’m in excellent hands moving forward. So looking forward to working with Amy on STILL LIFE and beyond!

6.26.25

I’m so honored to be one of two recipients of the 2025 Sarah McCoy Grant through the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance! You can read more here.

5.31.25

Earlier this week, I turned in line edits for the remainder of STILL LIFE WITH DANDELIONS + some additional developmental edits. I’m so excited by the ways I’ve been able to shore up the story even more with guidance from my agent, Kim, and her assistant, Naomi. I’m really pleased with the updates and I’m excited for what’s next! Just waiting for my agent to reread, then we might have a few more tweaks … or we might be going out on submission to publishers! Stay tuned!

3.25.25

Today I turned in developmental edits for all of STILL LIFE WITH DANDELIONS, plus line edits for the first 150 pages, to my agent. I’m really proud of the changes I made over the past several weeks to make SLWD the best it can be. It was a ton of work, but also incredibly satisfying, and I really love how it turned out. If my agent agrees (fingers crossed), then it’s just line edits on the rest before we go out on submission to publishers. It doesn’t feel real! Thanks to everyone who’s been offering encouragement over on Instagram!

2.12.25

I had the immense pleasure of sitting down with Simone Kovacs—my friend, critique partner, and co-founder of the amazing writing app Motif—to discuss my journey to getting agented. We had a blast! Check out the full video in all of its wacky splendor here. And if you want a 30-day free trial of Motif Pro, check out my referral link!

2.4.25

I’m a loooooong way off from needing a photo for the back cover of a book, but I told myself that if I got an agent, I would treat myself to some formal headshots. Marina Simanava was kind enough to come out to Books & Books to take them for me today! They turned out so fantastic — it was difficult to narrow down the 700+ (!!!) photos to 20 for editing. Can’t wait to see the finished images! In the meantime, above is a raw outtake of me and my crazy Chihuahua, Brida … She’s not a fan of strangers or cameras. ;)

1.30.25

Hey, turns out QueryTracker notices when you hit that “Offer of Rep” button and the purple sunglasses guy appears! They reached out to me for an interview to add to their success story section. Check it out here!

1.29.25

I’m thrilled to announce that I’m now represented by Kimberly Witherspoon of InkWell Management. I’m excited to work with Kim and the entire InkWell team as we prep STILL LIFE WITH DANDELIONS for submission to publishers! Check out all of the post-signing revelry on my Instagram account.