I am a storyteller, and writing is my craft. For several years now, I’ve been on a journey to learn every way I can to use that craft to bring stories to life, finding the right medium for each story and creating an incredible experience for my audience and my co-creators.

This journey has taken me from community theatres to cruise ships, from podcasts to publishing, and from a kingdom of animals to a galaxy far, far away.

Thank you for coming here today and allowing me to share my journey with you! Please feel free to use the above menu to view samples of my work, or continue to scroll down this page to learn about my past and current creative endeavors. You can always return to this page or view my resume using the links in the header.

I honed my lifelong love of stories into a career at the University of Iowa, where I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Creative Writing, and Psychology, with a minor in Theatre Arts. Later, I returned to academia, earning a Master of Arts degree in Professional Creative Writing through the University of Denver.

Over the course of my education, I’ve published short stories and essays in university journals, served as playwright and stage manager for live productions, and crafted a creative honors thesis, a screenplay adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Wild Swans.”

After earning my bachelor’s degree, my journey brought me to Walt Disney World, where I had the incredible opportunity to bring the stories of my favorite Disney and Pixar characters to life as the Disney Live Entertainment Show Writer Intern. This experience introduced me to the wondrous world of themed entertainment.

At the end of my internship, I stayed in Orlando, operating attractions at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. There, I continued to immerse myself in the themed entertainment industry, learning how to communicate with diverse audiences and discovering ways to share the stories of both the real and science-fictional worlds around us through scenic details and themed interactions. As a facilitator of the Traditions, DAKlimation, and Passage to Pandora orientation courses and as a one-on-one on-the-job trainer, I shared my love for stories and the skills I had learned with my coworkers.

Even when writing was not my day job, I remained an active creative writer. Outlets for my passion for storytelling have included copywriting projects for multiple community organizations; a podcast called “I Love This Thing So Fricking Much;” continuing to submit essays, short stories, and monologues to journals; and self-publishing a collection of my poetry, Enigma and Other Aromantic Asexual Love Poems.

I’ve taken great joy in finding community with other professional creative writers in the Orlando area, many of whom I met at Slice Creative Network mixers. As peers and friends, we strive to create more opportunities for writers by enhancing the themed entertainment industry’s understanding of how important writers are to every stage of the production process - using the hashtag #themeparkwriters on LinkedIn to share our experiences, and recently producing “Writing the Future of Themed Entertainment,” an event where a panel of industry leaders explored how trained writers drive better outcomes for any project.

A few years ago, my journey brought me aboard the Starcruiser Halcyon, as a show writer for Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser! During the creation of this two-day, two-night immersive experience, I developed and documented non-scripted scenes for every story track in the show. After the Halcyon opened its doors to the public, I created contingency scripts and additional documentation which allowed the production team to train new performers in the innovative immersive techniques used in this unprecedented performance throughout its nineteen-month-long run.

Helping to create Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser opened my eyes to a whole new world of possibilities for bringing stories to life. Immersive experiences invite people to step into a story, not only to play together but to create genuine connections with each other. My whole life, I have believed in the power of stories to create those connections, and it’s truly wonderful to have seen it happen in real time. The way the Halcyon’s passengers continue to enthusiastically share their experiences online long after its closure only enhances the pride I feel for this art form and my sense of how fortunate I am that I get to craft stories for a living.

In 2024, I stepped into a new full-time role as a Creative Associate with THG Creative. Here, I use the skills I’ve honed as a writer and storyteller to support a phenomenal team of creative directors, art directors, producers, designers, illustrators, and more. Together, we bring clients’ visions to life, from Blue Sky to Production. In just a year, I’ve helped develop theme parks, cruise ships, historic sites, and family entertainment centers – and I can’t wait to see what’s next.

As much as I’ve grown through my journey, two things remain the same: my love of storytelling and my belief that stories foster true emotional connection. I like to say that writing is a person put on paper. Every world I build, every character I create, and every plot I piece together has a little bit of me in it. Someone on the other side of the planet, someone I will never meet, could read one of my poems and think, “Hello, Sophie – I know you!” Likewise, every story I read, watch, or listen to introduces me to the inside of someone else’s mind and heart.

Stories are how we learn, how we find joy, and how we bring the world together. I hope that while exploring my portfolio today, you will experience this magic for yourself.