I am a professional editor, publisher, and author with more than 25 years of experience in the field and as a teacher of English composition, editing, literature, and creative writing.

I earned an MFA in writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, an MA in English from Roosevelt University, and a BA in English from the University of Dubuque. I have published more than ten novels, a book of poetry, a play, and dozens of articles and reviews in magazines such as the America...