I’m currently looking for Middle Grade books, only. While I love reading both YA and Adult, most of my experience falls in the MG space. I love a good horror! Think Lindsay Currie’s It Found Us, Ally Russell’s It Came from the Trees, or Daka Hermon’s Hide and Seeker. Give me your monsters, ghosts, urban legends, zombies, cryptids, creatures, etc. MG horror is number one on my list. I also love nature-based or eco-horror.

I also love a good mystery. Think Lindsay Currie’s House with No Keys. I love unexpected twists and unreliable narrators.

Give me your fantasy stories with gorgeous world building and rich characters that I can fall in love with. Magic, portals, fantastical creatures. I’m here for it! I might not be the best fit for animals as main characters though.

I’m also open to contemporary and historical MG, though I don’t have a lot of experience writing it. So, we’d be learning and growing together!

I would not be a good fit for NIV, as I can only bow down in absolute adoration and awe for anyone who has that skillset.

I’d love to see stories from POC, queer, disabled, neurodiverse, and other underrepresented authors, though I’m open to any and all as long as your story is engaging! Would love it if your story is diverse in a non-stereotypical way though.

I’m a sucker for retellings of all kinds. Give me your gender bent, twisted, or obscure fairytale, folklore, fable, or mythical retellings!

Multi POV is great as long as it’s necessary to tell the story. And, of course, humor is welcome in all of the above genres!

About me:
I was a mentee in the very last class of PitchWars and had two amazing mentors. This is a full circle moment for me, being able to give back after having such a great experience in PW. I am a pantser, so if that’s your style, we’ll get along really well. I’m not a stranger to plotting, however, as being on deadline often means plotting is a necessary evil.

I’m prepared to be as hands on or off as you need/want. Prefer email/chat over zoom? Sure thing! Like to talk in person? Not a problem. I’m so excited to work with you on your story and hope to form a bond that will last beyond our mentorship. But, like, if you just want me to help with your book and buzz off afterwards, that’s fine too.

Things I love:
- Halloween and all things spooky
- Cats
- Nature and natural settings
- Horror movies of all kinds
- Cats!
- The ocean
- Traveling
- Holidays
- Cats!!
- Margaritas
- Apples as the superior fall flavor i.e., no pumpkin spice
- Trash TV
- Making fancy cakes
- And yeah, you guessed it…cats