Craft
What Game Designers Know About Pacing That Novelists Don't
After editing 30+ tabletop RPG and board game titles, I keep noticing the same structural instincts that fiction writers resist — and probably shouldn't.
About
I'm a freelance editor based in Corrales, New Mexico, with over a decade of experience editing science fiction, fantasy, and tabletop game content for publishers in the US and UK.
My work spans everything from dense worldbuilding lore in roleplaying games to board game rulebooks to speculative fiction. I co-edited Far Horizons, an online SFF publication, for five years — reading slush, developing submissions, and working directly with authors to sharpen their stories.
I'm fluent in both US and UK editorial conventions and deeply at home in Chicago Manual of Style. I bring a reader's eye and a writer's ear to every manuscript I touch. I am a committed devotee of the em dash — unapologetically — and a steadfast defender of the Oxford comma, which is correct, necessary, and non-negotiable.
When I'm not editing, I'm homeschooling my daughter with a focus on STEM, managing operations at Campersand — a residential math camp for gifted students — and taking coursework in Python, machine learning, and AI.
Credentials
Formal editorial training, a decade of published work, and an ongoing investment in technical skills — because curiosity doesn't stop at genre boundaries.
Find Me Online
Portfolio
A selection of titles I've edited across tabletop gaming and speculative fiction. Each project involved full editorial passes — copy editing, developmental feedback, and production coordination.
Board Games & Tabletop RPGs · 2022–Present
Infinity the Roleplaying Game · 2018–2022
Editor & Project Manager · 2020–2021
Co-Editor · Speculative Fiction · 2014–2019
Online speculative fiction publication. Five years of editorial work including slush reading, manuscript development, author feedback, and production coordination across science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
Blog
Where editorial craft meets curious minds — writing about books, games, language, and the unexpected ways storytelling and science intersect.
Craft
After editing 30+ tabletop RPG and board game titles, I keep noticing the same structural instincts that fiction writers resist — and probably shouldn't.
On Editing
It's not just spelling. Ten years of editing for both markets taught me that the differences run deeper than -ize vs. -ise.
Reading
A love letter to the genre — and an excuse to think out loud about what makes speculative fiction prose sing or stumble.
Contact
I'm available for freelance editing projects — copy editing, developmental editing, and proofreading — with a focus on science fiction, fantasy, and tabletop game content.
I work in both US and UK editorial styles and can accommodate Chicago Manual of Style or house style guides.