Creative writing

The following is a small sample of creative work, including: Plays, blogs, articles, and a video game lecture; all of it developed just for fun. 

 
 

scentwork: screenplay & storyboards

A screenplay thesis developed for the Queens University MFA in Creative Writing program. Storyboards developed by Chris Vickery. 

 

Original icon for the Charlotte Hornets baseball team (1892 - 1937)

Fielding the advantage: attendance & The charlotte knights

A blog written for Medium.com, on how the Charlotte Knights' skyrocketing attendance numbers affects their minor-league status.

 
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UNscripted: a 10 minute play!

Developed for the Union County Playmaker's "New Play Day 2016".  A director and playwright suddenly find themselves transported into the world of their play, where the director has the ability to control the character's actions, and the playwright has the ability to control their speech. 

 
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Robert bates: Sketching the Draw Down

A blog written for Medium.com on Charlotte artist and Marine Robert Bates as he returned to Afghanistan to sketch the "draw down", or withdrawal, of American troops from Afghanistan. 

 

The art of narrative design

A lecture on the dynamics of Video Game Storytelling given for Queens University of Charlotte, and the International Game Developers Association. 

Writing Awards

  • Audience Choice Award, Jerry With Problems, UNCW Reel Teel Student Film Choice Awards, 2010

  • 2nd Place, Little Green Light, Charlotte Film Community Script Workshop Competition, 2013