Writing Projects

A contemporary genre-blending novel with speculative elements that subverts  the tale of Moon goddess Selene and her mortal lover, Endymion.

Determined to keep her preternatural island hidden from the outside world, hyper-empath and lunar scientist Selene Trace heads to California to stop famous musician Endy Moin from accidentally exposing her homeland—only to fall for him. 

Soon entangled in a passionate relationship with Endy, Selene grapples with emotions and desires her stoic upbringing forced her to stifle—and Endy’s growing curiosity about her secret origins. And as she uncovers cracks in her seemingly utopian society, the life she was never supposed to question begins to unravel, forcing her to confront who she is and where she truly belongs, and choose between the only home she's ever known and the soulmate she never dreamt of finding.

A poignant, music-infused love story exploring identity, self-acceptance and the mental health toll of having to conform to societal expectations.

Mentorship: WTMP 2024, Briana J. Newstead,
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An adult coming-of-age story with a surrealism twist.

When a crisis at the beloved art gallery where she works forces Jennifer into a leadership role, she must balance business responsibility with her artistic ambition and duties of caregiving. Her paintings have always shifted and changed on their own, but now they begin to reflect facets of her subconscious she would rather keep buried. 

And then there’s Leigh, a charismatic, successful singer-songwriter whose life is spiralling out of control. Their connection brings both solace and confusion as Jennifer navigates his erratic behaviour, even if Leigh unequivocally accepts the surreal shifting nature of her paintings.

When ruthless developers threaten the art gallery's future, Jennifer must decide whether to accept Leigh's financial help and give up her hard-won independence, or go it alone and risk losing both the gallery and her shot at a new life.

Giving Pride and Prejudice's Lydia Bennet a chance at redemption in the modern world—with a touch of fantasy.

After yet another infidelity and a shady online business deal from her husband, Wicks, Lydia decides to divorce him. But when he cuts her off financially, she’s forced to return to Vancouver and seek help from her three haughty sisters and unreliable parents.

Lydia starts to rebuild her life, landing a job at a boutique perfume store where fragrances are more potent than they seem, and reconnecting with the family that never truly accepted her. But when Wicks delivers a final blow, Lydia must protect her future and the fortune and reputation of her family, or be estranged once more.

A contemporary reimagining of the fantastical, medieval French folk tale La Vouivre.

When a long-hidden environmental disaster tied to his family’s plastics factory is exposed, Hugo, the privileged heir of a local industrial empire, ignores the (un)ethical consequences of his inheritance. 

But when he meets a mysterious woman who claims to be the life and soul of the river his factory is polluting, and whose health is seemingly linked to the poisoned waters, his understanding of responsibility to his community and nature begins to shift.