Use them with the tenacity to create worlds, drama, laughter, and enough emotion to resolve a lifetime threaded with love, loss, and reborn hope.
I write a lot of words. You can find my portfolios and various ways to support me and my work by clicking on each section below.
From books and scripts to freelance editing and copywriting, because I have ADD, I tend to do it all.
Stella's Scripts
I have written spec scripts and original scripts. Many of them can be found here.
Stella's Prose
From short stories to flash fiction, I’ve been known to write shorter prose every now and again. Read those stories here.
Freelance Portfolio
This is a sampling of the freelance work I have done lately. I have additional samples I can share via PDF while others are work for hire contract and proprietary to my clients.
Professional Services
Proofreading, editing, developing, and coaching all take creativity, cold reads, patience, effort, and skill. But, more importantly, a good fit is required between an author and an editor. Please reach out to see if we are a good fit or if you have any questions. We writers are a tribe, and sometimes a little help goes a long way.
Only some of my edits are included here while other are awaiting release dates for shareable rights.
Transmedia
Transmedia is cross media storytelling and marketing. I encourage my marketing clients to utilize transmedia in marketing, not just cross promotions, but rather one linear story across varying mediums.
I worked on a Transmedia project stemming from a short film I wrote. Read on and enjoy the journey transcending mediums.
Gaming
I have said for years I am not a gamer unless Mario Bros. or Lego City count. However, I’ve learned a lot about gaming and have even written pitch documents for a game I created around a children’s story I wrote.
Narrative gaming utilize Twice 2.0 to tell a non-linear story in aplayer chooses the adventure mode. Coming from a world of linear storytelling, this was quite the challenge to write but also lots of fun.
The Annual
ARZONO Publishing
I partnered with Elizabeth River Press and its founder and CEO, Dr. Charles Cooper, to collaborate on a publishing venture in 2020.
The idea for this anthology came to me when I saw so many young writers and college writers trying to submit to the same few literary magazines. Though those few are great, authors, new and experienced, do not have enough venues for publishing short stories, flash fiction, or scripts.
This first anthology was released in June 2020. In June 2021 and August 2022, my publishing house, ARZONO Publishing, released The Annual as a solo venture. The 2023 Annual was released in July 2023.
About Stella
Stella is silly and quirky. She loves to laugh and is often the first to laugh at herself. Words flow on paper with ease and but get stuck in her throat when speaking. That’s the life of a writer who wants to share the world but not participate as much.
The best way to contact Stella is through social media. Click through for a more formal and telling biography.
Stella's Brand
As you get to know me, you’ll learn about my platform and brand. My family is a huge part of that platform as are values I hold dearly such as kindness and giving. I don’t have tons of time to update this section, but when I do it’ll probably be silly videos.
Media
I have to find time to build it, but this is where you may find my press kit – once it’s here, that is.
Young Writers
Every summer I teach a group of young writers how to map and write their original stories. At the end of my workshop, the kids get a printed proof copy of their novel. Teaching is a lot of fun, and this workshop is often my favorite time of year.
Registered participants can enter here.
