Writing Projects

A speculative love story that subverts the tale of Moon goddess Selene and her mortal lover, Endymion.

Determined to keep her uncharted, vulnerable island hidden from the outside world, hyper-empath and lunar scientist Selene Thrace heads to California to stop famous musician Endy Moin from unknowingly exposing it—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. 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 magic realism twist. 

For over a decade, Jennifer Fuerte’s life has revolved around caring for her chronically ill mother while making her way as a promising painter—even if her art has always had a way of changing on its own. When her father takes early retirement to become her mother’s full-time carer, Jennifer finds herself unmoored, without a role, and still living at home in her late twenties.

As she looks for her own place, she comes across a listing for a soon-to-close art gallery in a heritage building. Inspired, Jennifer puts together a business plan to secure a loan and make an offer. That’s when Leigh, a charismatic, successful singer-songwriter enters her life—while his own is spiralling out of control. Their connection brings both solace and confusion as Jennifer navigates his erratic behaviour.

When ruthless developers threaten her plans by outbidding her, her paintings no longer offer guidance, and Jennifer must decide whether to give up her autonomy by accepting Leigh’s partnership offer to buy the building together—or risk losing her gallery dreams if she goes it alone.

Giving Pride and Prejudice's Lydia Bennet a chance at redemption in the modern world.

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.