Writing Samples 
We Wicked Ones
Comic book series published by Scout Comics
A six-issue, contemporary fantasy which I created, produced, and wrote.
When a politician hires her to kill a beloved superhero, Celia hesitates, but not for long. No one has been able to catch her yet—why would they now?”
In this scene from issue 1, Celia is taking the job that eventually turns her life on its head. She is a meticulous, strategic character who has the art of killing down to a science.
Perfect Dark
AAA Microsoft Xbox Video Game
I am a writer and narrative designer for the upcoming Perfect Dark title.
Glacier
An eco-science fiction short story
About 3000 words
Glacier is a small, remote ice planet recently integrated into an intergalactic federation. Now, rampant tourism and future technologies threaten to erase its culture and change its residents forever.
The Art of Empire
A speculative, 3rd-person action-adventure game
A 5-page cutscene in screenplay format and complete game outline
“Set against the backdrop of the First Punic War in 265 BC, a former mercenary navigates a world of violent imperialism, mythical creatures, and warring pantheons of gods desperate to hold onto their waning power over civilization.
Titus, once entangled in the brutal conflicts between states vying for dominance, has left his sordid past behind in pursuit of pleasure and adventure. When a powerful sorceress recruits Titus to help search for her missing brother and Titus’ fellow former mercenary, he reluctantly agrees to face the horrors of his past in search of long-needed answers.“
The Dark Knight - Joker's Interrogation
A dramatic scene with dialogue choice
Written for “Developing Video Game Narratives” at UCLA Extension campus
A scene from Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight rewritten in the “string of pearls” narrative structure popularized by Telltale Games.
“…one of the best students I’ve ever seen at executing/expanding on the Nolan voice.”
– Jon Callan (Star Trek: Resurgence, Young Justice)
We Wicked Ones
Comic book series published by Scout Comics
A six-issue, contemporary fantasy which I created, produced, and wrote.
In this scene from issue 3, Celia is searching for her friend, a witch who has been taken and set to be burned alive at the stake. She has gone to an old childhood friend and current enemy: superhero Peacekeeper on the task force hunting down witches.
The Giving Treespirit
A folkloric, dark fantasy short story
About 7500 words
A logging community, once in commune with the treespirit of the local forest, has taken advantage of her benevolent nature for the last time.
Stranger in the Desert
A slice-of-life, science fiction Twine fiction
Written for Susan O'Connor's The Narrative Department
A piece of interactive fiction about simple wants in a science fiction world, inspired by Dan Simmons’ Hyperion Cantos.