About Me

Hey there! I’m Colleen!

A woman with curly brown hair standing outdoors in a forest with arms crossed, smiling at the camera.

I’m an indie fantasy writer, screenwriter, and founder of Fight for the Fairytale Editorial, a developmental editing company that empowers fantasy writers to craft cinematic novels and screenplays.

I write primarily epic/high fantasy with slowburn romance subplots. As a novelist at heart, my dream is to write book series, turn them into compelling screenplays, and then see them adapted into films and TV series!

But it’s not just that. I am a committed member of the Bookstagram and BookTok communities and hope to help more aspiring writers get their novels published and brought to screen as well!

As a breast cancer survivor, I crafted my unique motto, “Fight for the Fairytale; it does exist” to encompass and motivate everything I do. Life is too short, so we need to live boldly and pursue our greatest dreams just like our favorite characters do. If they can fight through every struggle thrown their way, then so can we.

The idea inspired my debut book: Fight For Your Fairytale: A Guided Quest to Total Transformation - a self-growth fantasy crossover written in D&D campaign style that’s a little bit cancer memoir and a lot a bit of fun.

I am based out of the Chicago Suburbs and received my MFA in Screenwriting from DePaul University in 2025.

When not focused on writing, I love to weight lift with my husband, travel the world, play D&D with my friends, and spend time with my rescue dogs.

“The most beautiful stories always start with wreckage.”

- Jack London