Originally from North Carolina, I began my career in Hollywood as a Producer’s Assistant on the Universal Pictures studio lot where I had the great privilege of working alongside countless industry veterans, including the late Italian movie mogul Dino DeLaurentiis. I later served as an on-location Executive Producer’s Assistant on the movie Hannibal (2000, Florence, Italy), produced by Dino and directed by Ridley Scott — an experience that deepened my understanding of cinematic storytelling at the highest level.

During my time working for Dino, I once asked him what advice he would give me for my career going forward. He paused, then said with that unmistakable Italian conviction: “If you want to really make it in this industry — and be happy — you must be a writer.” I’ve never forgotten those words. Many years later, they have become both a challenge and a compass, guiding me back to the creative core of why I fell in love with film in the first place. Over the past decade, I’ve studied the craft of screenwriting with deep intention, exploring how stories can help us make sense of who we are, both individually and collectively.

I was born on an American military base in Germany and raised in rural North Carolina. And from the start, I knew my path was never going to be linear. Life has taken me through long stretches of travel, marriage, motherhood, grief, reinvention, and more than a few detours. Along the way, I wrote my first screenplay in various campgrounds somewhere between Oregon and Florida (around 2015) and published a fantasy novella that earned a couple of unexpected awards (2018). Looking back, I can see how every experience — love, loss, becoming and unbecoming — became part of the compost from which my writing now grows. You might say I’m a story that took its time — one that had to live a few hard chapters before finding her way in the second half of life

Today, I’m rooted in my beloved Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, where I’m writing dramas, dramedies, and comedies that blend grit, humor, and hope. I split my time between Asheville, North Carolina, and Cardiff, Wales, where I live with an eccentric Welsh husband and our two cats, Guinevere and Raven.

I write from a place of gratitude and purpose. I’m drawn to stories that feel useful — stories that help us recognize ourselves in one another and remember what connects us. Through Mystic Moonlight Films, I am dedicated to developing work that fosters a deeper appreciation of our shared humanity and the universal truths that unite us.