Hi, I’m Lindsay.

Since the beginning of my publishing career, I’ve rolled up my sleeves in nearly every corner of this business. I know what happens to a manuscript after it leaves a writer’s hands—and why some move forward while others stall.

I started out at Sourcebooks in 2012, working within a scrappy, start-up imprint where no two days looked the same. I could be pitching a project for acquisition in the morning, cold-calling buyers in the afternoon, writing flap copy between meetings, and building a subsidiary digital program long after the workday ended.  It was a rare opportunity to see the full machinery of publishing at work.

I was then selected for the Writers House Literary Agency internship, widely regarded as one of the most rigorous and prestigious training programs in the industry.  To me, it felt like a masterclass in the agenting world.  By day, I apprenticed under leading literary agents—reading queries, assisting on manuscripts, and attending seminars on every facet of the business.  By night, we refined our editorial craft in an intensive workshop environment—drafting edit letters that were rigorously reviewed and honed to perfection alongside experienced professionals.  It was a level of hands-on editorial training that most editors never receive—training that has fundamentally shaped how I approach and understand manuscripts to this day.  After graduating from the program, I was hired on by Writers House, working closely with a preeminent literary agent before returning to the publisher side of the industry.

At Simon & Schuster, I put this training to work at scale. I worked with bestselling and award-winning authors on a wide range of projects—from memoir to fiction to self-help, cookbooks, essays, and translated works.  It was here that I learned to balance editorial instinct with market strategy—analyzing trends, refining pitches, and understanding exactly how to position a book to succeed in a competitive marketplace.  

The one thing that stayed with me, no matter how high-profile the project, was my love for authors and their creativity. I wanted to be the advocate for the authors who hadn’t yet broken through—to empower talented writers with the insider perspective they often don’t have access to. That impulse led me to launch my own practice in 2019, which has since become The Book Deal Workshop.

Since launching The Book Deal Workshop, I’ve worked with authors across genres and career stages—from first-time novelists to New York Times bestselling authors, as well as an Emmy Award-winning television writer and Peabody Award-winning journalist.  I’ve also collaborated with experts across disciplines, including a renowned alpinist, a documentary filmmaker, people whose lives and work have been the subject of documentary films, health and wellness leaders, multimedia artists, comedians, the former head of the FBI Art Crime division, and the first lawyer for the Burning Man festival.  

After working together to strengthen their manuscripts and refine their positioning, my clients have secured representation with leading literary agencies including Aevitas Creative Management, Levine Greenburg Rostan, Dystel Goderich & Bourret, Stephanie Tade Agency, Jeff Herman Agency, and others. Their work has been published by Big Five houses, named finalists in high-profile writing competitions, and featured in major media outlets.

When my nose isn’t in a manuscript, you’ll likely find me outdoors—tending to our small family farm or heading out on a multi-day hiking excursion in the PNW. Otherwise, I’m immersed in creative pursuits, singing with my local choir or happily making paintings and pottery purely for my own enjoyment.