Amanda Writes

At sixty-two, Anna embarks on an unexpected journey where music, art, memory, and imagination become inseparable from the search for a life fully lived. As she learns to linger with beauty instead of chasing the next distraction, she discovers that transformation begins with attention. Producing Beck is a story about creativity, longing, and becoming fully alive—and the realization that the greatest love stories sometimes begin within ourselves. READ WHY I WROTE IT IN THE SECTION BELOW

Drawing from years of supporting Alzheimer's caregivers and helping clients navigate life's major transitions, The Aliveness Project explores what happens when responsibility slowly eclipses identity. Instead of promising reinvention, it offers invitations to reconnect with curiosity, creativity, relationships, and purpose. The book encourages readers to cultivate a life that feels deeply lived—one intentional choice at a time. READ WHY I AM WRITING IT IN THE SECTION BELOW

Three women in their sixties and seventies arrive at unexpected crossroads after decades of marriage. As they confront loss, fear, faith, and the identities they've inherited, each must decide whether the years ahead are for simply growing older—or finally becoming themselves. Inspired by real friendships, this novel explores the courage to choose curiosity over fear and possibility over regret.

A single typo turns an ordinary retirement community upside down, exposing assumptions, labels, and lives far richer than appearances suggest. Beneath the comic mayhem, Wide Open Living asks a larger question: how much of life do we miss when we are too certain we already understand one another? Sometimes curiosity—not certainty—is what finally brings a community together. Copyright 2026  CLICK FOR A SCRIPT SAMPLE IN THE SECTION BELOW

IInspired by Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, this psychological drama follows a woman who has spent years becoming invisible inside her own life. As buried truths emerge and power begins to shift, she must decide what she owes the life she helped build—and what she owes herself. The Woman in the Corner asks what happens when becoming visible brings not only freedom, but scrutiny. Copyright 2026  CLICK FOR SCRIPT SAMPLE IN THE SECTION BELOW

Inspired by the themes of The Scarlet Letter, this comedy follows a respected widow whose mysterious red letter ignites rumors, assumptions, and comic chaos. The problem is, Margaret has more than one secret worth hiding. As her carefully respectable life begins to loosen, The Letter Was Red asks why we are so quick to judge what we think we know—and whether knowing someone’s secrets means knowing the person at all.  Copyright 2026  CLICK FOR SCRIPT SAMPLE IN THE SECTION BELOW

When a condemned opera house becomes home to a raccoon ballet company, the troupe tries to save it by performing its history. But the humans see only adorable wildlife. Funny, theatrical, and unexpectedly moving, The Raccoon Ballet asks what it means to preserve something if we never truly understand its value—and whether being seen is enough when what we really want is to be understood.  Copyright 2026 CLICK FOR SCRIPT SAMPLE IN THE SECTION BELOW

A contemporary comedy inspired by Anton Chekov's The Cherry Orchard.  A family risks losing the thriving business their grandparents built because preserving Grandpa’s legacy has become more important than adapting it. As an innovative granddaughter clashes—and connects—with the grandson of a man who helped build the original business, the family confronts a harder question: Is good stewardship protecting what you inherit, or having the courage to risk it so it can grow?

A witty reimagining of Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud's historic journey to America, The Father Complex combines psychological theory, historical personalities, and theatrical comedy as two of history's greatest minds struggle with each other almost as much as the ideas that made them famous.