ASPIRATIONS

Florida is both my heart and home. I would love to be known as a writer who captures fragments of her wild beauty on the page.

Florida Culture is diverse and a slice of humanity yet to be fully explored on the pages of literature. There are tales of the children of poachers swimming with baby alligators in their backyard pool under a moonlit sky or the mysterious pink mist hovering over a local marsh during the 1950-60s chemical warfare experimentation. 

Florida's Biodiverse Environment offers an atmosphere begging for story - springs, caves, estuaries, marshes, swamps, scrub, hardwood hammocks, prairies, and coquina rock beaches. My hope is to use these rich biosphere regions as the stage for my storytelling.

These are the genres that I would love to see blended in my career as a novelist.

Upmarket Fiction for its marriage of lyrical prose and commercial appeal.

Women's Fiction for its perspective of the female mind and how we process the world around us on our journey.

Suspense for stakes with mystery and danger. One of the many reasons why Florida makes for an ideal muse.

Historical Fiction for the love of exploring Florida history while relating it to a contemporary audience. 

Delia Owens for her contemplative and deeply atmospheric prose combined with elements of suspense.

Kristin Hannah for her emotionally resonant stories that blend historical and contemporary issues. 

Barbara Kingsolver for her lyrical descriptions and substantial subject themes.

Rebecca Renner for her inspirational portrayal of Florida folklore, culture, and conservation issues.

Donna Everhart, Laura Barrow, & Madeline Martin for the way these talented women are everything kind and generous - welcoming my dreams.

I envision my readers being women between the ages of 30-60 who are well-educated and enjoy atmospheric storytelling with female character arcs that resonate with their own experiences.

They likely stay current on society issues and want to learn while being entertained through prose.

I think of my own book club - women from various ethnic and religious backgrounds. We gather over charcuterie and wine or meet at a trendy local restaurant. We discuss issues important to all of us or have a fun book swap night.

I also love the idea of book collaborations with other writers of diverse backgrounds to offer authentic points of view in storytelling. 

I would love to work with an agent who connects with my personality style as well as my art. 

I am a woman, wife, mother of four children, and a photographer. I am a lover of water, sunshine, and exploration.

I am a thinker, planner, and dreamer. As an ambivert I prefer smaller groups with deep and meaningful interactions. 

I am positive and eager to please. I love setting goals, then working hard to achieve them. I'm an enneagram 3w2. 

I appreciate working with professionals who are respectful, kind, communicative, honest, and passionate about what they do.

While the qualities on this page are important to me, I would also like this to be a financially successful endeavor for us. So, I offer a teachable heart with flexible ideas so that we may reach an optimal outcome.

I welcome feedback and hope to use it to craft beautiful works of fiction that will stand the test of time.

As an entrepreneur, I am excited to learn about the business side of authorship. My current schedule as a fine art wedding photographer is flexible as I can limit my commissions as necessary. 

I am committed to working hard so that I may be a valuable contributor to the publication world.