I believe good book design starts with reading.

A manuscript is more than a collection of words. It's months—or often years—of someone's life, put on the page.

I believe the design should honor that investment.

For more than a decade, I worked in print publishing, where I learned that good design isn't decoration. Typography, spacing, hierarchy, paper, trim size, and production all shape the way a story is experienced. A reader may never notice those decisions individually—but they'll feel them.

Today, I bring that same editorial eye to every project. Before I begin designing, I spend time with the manuscript itself. I want to understand not only what you're saying, but how the book should feel in a reader's hands.

As both a designer and a published author, I know what it's like to hold that first proof copy and realize something isn't quite right—or to finally hold a book that feels exactly the way you imagined it would.

My goal isn't simply to create a beautiful book.

It's to create one that tells the truth about the story inside.

Background

• 10+ years in print publishing and magazine design
• Former Creative Director with extensive experience in branding, editorial design, and print production
• Published author with hands-on experience in the self-publishing process from concept to press-ready files
• Specializing in book design for authors, ministries, nonprofits, and independent publishers

Personal

• I’m an independent author, writing about life from the messy middle. How do we stay with God when life doesn’t turn out the way we thought it would? What do we do with all He’s teaching us as He unfolds a story we never imagined?

• I’m also a book designer, which means I get unreasonably excited about fonts, margins, paper, and the moment a manuscript finally becomes a real book.

• I’m a pastor’s wife to Brad, a worship leader with all the typical worship-leader vibes. He leads our church in deep, powerful worship. Then we get to come home and do regular life together.

• I’m a mom to three kids who are all very close in age: two through adoption and one by birth.