About

About Paul

My Background

Author of The Power of Story (releasing March 2026), and former instructor at Vancouver Film School, Vancouver Acting School, and Langara College Film Arts Program, I've worked with new and established writers, high school students, post-secondary graduates, and media event attendees, helping them prepare and pitch to Netflix, Nickelodeon, and EA Sports, as well as to publishers, producers, and festivals across North America.

But before that, I was stuck for years at the top of Alberta gas plant towers as a safety officer. Before that, I was an employment advisor, counselor, pastor, bartender, and boat washer. Oh, and I've got five kids.

In other words, it's never too late!

Where I've been and what I've done:

• Vancouver Film School, Writing for Film, Television & Games diploma

• Graphic novel writer, Shaka Zulu

• Writer-Producer & Story Editor, Reinventing Leonard, Men 4 Rent, The Shipment

• Writing Instructor, Vancouver Film School, Langara College Film Arts

• Panel Judge, Leo Awards, Zoom Student Film Festival, BC Student Film Festival

• Script consultant, Integral Artists

• Director of Education & Business Development, Vancouver Acting School

• Provincial Instructor Diploma, Vancouver Community College

2,000+

Attendees Taught Across Masterclasses, College Classrooms and Workshops

120+

Number of Schools, Companies and Industry Events Served

75+

Students Who Have Graduated and Completed Novels, Films or Podcasts

MY MISSION

To Unlock the Natural Storyteller in You

Storytelling isn't just something we do. It's who we are.

Human beings are storytelling machines. We can’t help it. We live and breathe stories. Every conversation is a story. What you think of our yourself, what you think of others, what you think of the world, boils down to a bunch of stories.

If you’re like most people (including me), you probably wrestling with a handful of questions that are just enough to keep you at arms length from making it happen or sabotage progress.

The big question is: What's yours?

Is my story worth it?

Will anyone read it?

What if I’ve got more than one story idea?

How do I learn to tell stories well?

How do I let people know that I am my book exist?

If that's you, let's talk.

Organizations I've worked and partnered with: