Author of Award-Winning Screenplay
Latest novel available now:
The Lamplighter: Hope shines brightest in the dark
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About Pamela
Since the age of six, writing poetry, stories and music has been a big part of my life. I’m fortunate that at my current age the desire has yet to wane. I continue to enjoy writing screenplays, photography and delving into poetry. I trained in method acting in Nashville, Tennessee in the 1990s and have had many wonderful opportunities in film and television. A few of these titles include The People v Larry Flint, Adam Joan, Trainspotting 2, Toy Box Killers, Black Heart and BBC Scotland’s River City. I have also featured in music videos with Dua Lipa, Oliver Heldens & Riton and Umbra Vitae. Although born in Washington, DC, I have lived abroad in France and Scotland most of my life, where my inspiration for storytelling has developed. In my youth, my summers were spent in Annapolis, Maryland and sailing on our 1920s fifty foot Herreshoff schooner on the Chesapeake Bay. The story of The Lamplighter is particularly special to me as it was borne of a lifelong love of lighthouses which developed during those early sailing adventures. The Lamplighter: Hope Shines Brightest in the Dark is a novel and a feature screenplay which won six international awards in 2021. In 2024, the sequel, The Lamplighter: the Oyster Wars was written and, as well, has since earned many international screenwriting awards. Other original screenplays include the feature No Spring Till Now. (Please contact using the link with interests in optioning). Produced short films include The Root of All Evil (2025), Off The Lead, My Field and La Vie En Doses.
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It’s 1870. A tragic shipwreck exposes the destitution of wreckers surviving on the West Coast of Scotland, who depend on looting merchant sea folk for their survival. Two men, brought together by circumstance learn to break with tradition and follow their dreams of love and literature. One of the men a brilliant young writer is inspired to produce such famous works as Treasure Island, Kidnapped and the Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
A nested story or 19th-century lighthouse building, the grim realities of poverty and the discovery of a new reason to love tell the tale of how ordinary people’s destiny is changed when a lamplighter appears in their lives. It is the story of technological and human endeavour that displaces the darkness of oppression with hope that lights they way to a new world of justice and kindness.
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No Spring Till Now summary:
A dark comedy about discontented Georgina, who visits her estranged sister, Poppy, in the Scottish Borders to find she is dying of cancer. Dredging through menopause and unapologetically abrupt towards her, Georgina selfishly plans a ‘fun’ boat trip despite Poppy’s weakened condition and her husband’s resistance.
Old wounds open up and new secrets are revealed as they clash about their current and past life decisions. Georgina revives her rivalrous feelings towards a forgiving yet fading Poppy, who in turn has sworn to keep a lurid secret all the way till the end.
The Root of All Evil summary:
A timid new vicar, determined to be a hero in the eyes of the village, becomes an accidental mass murderer, incidentally curing him of his stammer. This thriller/comedy is the story of one man’s imagination getting out of control and allowing misinterpretation and greed to cloud his common sense and reasoning. We can all be guilty of this, but Reverend Eugene takes this several steps further and becomes an unintended killer. In his newfound madness, he exterminates the personas of his nagging mother, a stronger, competitive brother and the provocateur of his paranoia with dirty hands.
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Testimonials
“I’ve known Pamela for a few years now and have had the pleasure of acting with her in the world of short films. She is an extremely positive person, who is fully committed to every project she undertakes. I truly believe that supporting her with the Lamplighter book publishing will be well worth the effort!”
“As her agent and friend I am proud to have played a part in Pamela’s burgeoning career and very glad to see her creative talent building a bridge between acting and writing in The Lamplighter. This wonderful person knows no bounds!”
“In the blockbuster Indian film “Adam Joan” Pamela played her character very well and was amazing in going the extra mile to help us manage so many things as we were new in the UK. She was truly a director’s actor – and unequivocally the best police constable this town has ever seen. Thank you dear friend.”
“Pamela was very easy to work with as co-star on set. She made shooting a terrifying scene oddly pleasurable”
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