Writing Projects

The life of Selene, a thirty-something scientist full of ennui, is upended when she travels to California to investigate Endy, a musician who unknowingly threatens the future of her hidden, ecologically fragile island nation. But as she falls for him instead and uncovers cracks in her seemingly utopian society, she begins to question who she really is and where her loyalties lie.

Loosely inspired by the tale of Moon goddess Selene and her mortal lover, Endymion, Song for Selene is a poignant love story steeped in music and with a touch of the fantastical, exploring self-acceptance and the weight of trying to conform to society's expectation.

Mentorship: Briana J. Newstead, WTMP 2024
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Jennifer is finally free from her duties of caregiving to pursue her dream of becoming a full-time artist. But when a crisis at the art gallery where she works forces her into an unwanted leadership role, she must balance business responsibility with artistic ambition. 

And then there’s Leigh, a charismatic British singer-songwriter whose life is spiralling out of control. Their connection brings both solace and confusion as Jen navigates his erratic behaviour and the shadow of her caregiving patterns.

When the gallery’s future hangs by a thread and her in-progress paintings start taking on a life of their own, Jennifer must choose between her artistic ambitions and saving her beloved gallery, and decide whether true independence means going it alone.

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

After yet another infidelity and 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 estranged 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 once more.

A contemporary reimagining of the fantastical 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, turns his back on 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 begins to shift.