I’ve been a professional writer all my life. After grad school I worked as a journalist at a daily newspaper in Saratoga Springs, New York, the Saratogian, where I covered the crime beat. If news was slow, I made up true crime stories.

I spent two decades working in the film industry in Los Angeles, starting out as a story analyst for Sony and Dreamworks before launching my career in writing for the screen. I’ve made two short films, written multiple screenplays, a couple of which were optioned, and worked on multiple TV sitcoms and pilots. I’ve had the invaluable experience of working with some of the best writers in the film & TV industry.

I have a PhD in Narrative Theory from Ohio State University. I taught essay writing at Ohio State, literature at Sienna College, Writing for Performance at the San Francisco Art Institute and Writing for the Screen at Whatcom Community College.