“Dear God, you are good.“
— Mary Robinette Kowal, Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award Winner

I provide cultural consulting and sensitivity editing services for gender and sexuality; neurodivergence; trauma; sexual trauma and gender-based violence; and broader mental health related topics. I will take a deep dive into language, art, character work, and plot in a hyper-focused editorial analysis of your manuscript, game, script, or outline.

“They were able to dig into a wide range of narrative and character issues, focusing not just on the text but on the larger context of the story, and on what the book was ultimately trying to accomplish.”
— Scott Fitzgerald Gray, author of The Three Musketeers: Updated, Illustrated, and Unapologetically Diverse

An in-depth review of your full manuscript with a focus on plot, pacing, characterization, and style. I will help you bring out your authorial voice and refine your story through thoughtful review and examination.

Contact me for information on book cover design, website design, or project / time management consultations. I have a professional background in project management, and I can help your team develop process flows, streamline hand-offs, and more.

Candela Obscura

Candela Obscura is a new tabletop roleplaying game from Critical Role / Darrington Press that places you in the roles of investigators working for an esoteric order. Quickstart Guide available now, Core Rulebook forthcoming late 2023.

In this game of gothic horror, individuals of varied talents are brought together under the organization Candela Obscura. You’ll pursue strange occurrences and encounter dangerous magicks, fighting back against a mysterious source of corruption and bleed. Candela Obscura is the first to use the Illuminated Worlds System, a newly designed system that uses 6-sided dice and lends itself to narrative, arc-driven play.

Featuring Taliesin Jaffe, Matthew Mercer, Laura Bailey, Anjali Bhimani, Robbie Daymond, and Ashley Johnson on Critical Role.

The Spare Man

The Spare Man is a Hugo Award Finalist and Locus Magazine Recommended Reading List pick!

Hugo, Locus, and Nebula-Award winner Mary Robinette Kowal blends her no-nonsense approach to life in space with her talent for creating glittering high-society in this stylish SF mystery, The Spare Man, published by Macmillan / Tor Books.

“Rarely is science fiction as entertaining and fun as The Spare Man is from start to finish. Mary Robinette Kowal is a modern master of the genre.”—John Scalzi, New York Times bestselling author

Queen by Midnight

Queen By Midnight is a battle-royale deck-building card game of guile, deception, and brawn! Six Princesses each feature unique tactics to battle for the right of the Midnight Court, but only one (and maybe their inner circle) will be the winner.

The Midnight Queen is dead… As her kingdom weeps, the Queen’s dying command was to invoke the Rule By Midnight: a trial of combat and guile, where the Princesses of the Twelve Lands meet in secret to battle and scheme against one another. At the stroke of midnight, the most powerful Princess left standing will be crowned the new Midnight Queen!

Queen by Midnight will be playable and purchasable at Gen Con and will be available for general sale in August 2023 at Critical Role shops, Darrington Press Guild stores, and other friendly local game stores.