photo credit: Fabiana Beatriz Photography
Hi, I’m Rae Loverde. Thanks for stopping by!
I am a queer Argentinean-American sci-fi/fantasy author and graphic novelist represented by Jennifer Azantian of Azantian Literary. I’ve also worked on the business side of the publishing industry since 2013. My current roles include . . .
- freelance editor since June 2014
- agency assistant and scout at Donald Maass Literary Agency since May 2016
- ghostwriter at Whitrock Creative since 2022
Throughout my career, I’ve been fortunate enough to speak at conferences and schools about both the agenting and writing sides of the publishing business. In addition, I am a proud recipient of the We Need Diverse Books Internship Grant.
When I’m not writing, editing, or reading — you know, the publishing stuff — you can find me . . .
- spinning publishing craft threads on Bluesky
- crunching volleyball stats
- screeching at youtube vids breaking down story structure
- gushing over my new fictional paramour in the video game or anime I’m neck-deep in
- staying up too late watching League of Legends tournaments
- showing off a cosplay at a con
- or chasing Inej and Kell, my too-appropriately named editor cats, off my keyboard
Bleeding Ink, Inc 
I love that you had a ‘most likely to write a bestselling novel’ category!
How did you get a birthday card from John Williams?! My SecondBorn is an Asiaphile (learning Japanese, Korean, and Chinese–both Mandarin and Cantonese) who loves trying out Asian dishes–usually Korean. And sometimes I have the pleasure of tasting her experiments. I’m sure she has made gnocchi a few times.