Chris O’Brien Writing Portfolio
Creative Writing and Narrative Design
Scripts / Screenplays
I have completed a number of screenplays for short films, feature films, webseries, and TV pilots. Click the image to read an excerpt from Maple on Top, a comedy TV pilot.
In 2018, a short film I wrote titled Darren was produced and released. Read a sample from that script and others below.
Darren (Dramatic Short) - Darren on IMDb
Faint of Heart (Horror-Comedy Short)
Todd Chris: Australian Lawyer (Comedy Webseries)
Nicholas Sparks Must Die (Comedy Feature)
Poetry
In addition to long form writing, I am also skilled at capturing soaring emotion and stories of depth in small spaces with few words. Often inspired by science fiction, fantasy, video games, and childhood stories, I write short poetry in the hopes of capturing the feeling of looking back while drifting forward.
Click on the image above for a few samples of my work, each presented with original design by me.
Long Prose
Flashlight is a currently unpublished short coming-of-age sci-fi novel. My first venture into long form prose, I set out to play with the traditional conventions of the novel as a form by drawing from the long tradition of narrative prose and repackaging old ideas for comtemporary readers.
Click the image to read the first chapter.
Webcomics
As a young writer developing my storytelling skills, I especially enjoyed creating sequential art. As I have developed and matured, I have returned to this medium many times, often working with visual artists and sometimes providing cartooning myself.
Some comics I have written and published include [Citation Needed] (in collaboration with Trystan Falcone of Penny Arcade’s Strip Search and Aquisitions Incorporated: C Team), Action Food, and DinoSandwich 64 (with Mary Tanner of Internet-Webcomic).
Click the above image for some samples of my writing for comics.
View my complete creative writing portfolio.
This pdf includes all the samples listed on this page.
My current career goal is to apply my wide experience as an actor and writer to move into narrative design and writing for video games.
To contact me for writing opportunities or to request more samples of my work, please use the form, below.