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SCREENWRITING & STORY DEVELOPMENT

I write because I need to — because there are stories that refuse to stay quiet.

The ones that pull at me are rooted in truth: real people, real struggles, real resilience.

Sue Gauthier has her brown hair down, a closed-mouth smile, looking at the camera. She's wearing a red-and-orange plaid button-up shirt, showing her range as an actress/writer.

I believe writing is a way to hold up a mirror to humanity — not to perfect it, but to reveal it.

The moment I fell in love with screenwriting was when I realized words on a page could shape how people see themselves, each other, and the world.

If I could write one story for the rest of my life, it would always come back to the courage it takes to be vulnerable and the strength that emerges from it.

I want to be the kind of writer who doesn’t just entertain, but provokes thought, stirs emotion, and creates connection.

My mission is to tell stories that honor the messy, complicated beauty of being human — stories that invite audiences to slow down, feel deeply, and maybe see themselves in a new way.

Writing, for me, is both an act of creation and an act of care.


Character Development

I’m drawn to characters who are complex, flawed, and deeply human — people who carry grit and tenderness in equal measure. You’ll always find threads of empathy, resilience, and transformation woven into my scripts.

If I could write one story for the rest of my life, it would always come back to the courage it takes to be vulnerable and the strength that emerges from it.

Genres / Themes

Episodic Period Drama

Dramedies

Comedy

Feature Rom Coms

Festivals

Psychological Dramaturg

Spinning tells the surreal story of a former Detroit Police officer, Jack Grimes, as he returns from WWII. Yet as he tries to reenter civilian life, his hope for normalcy is threatened by the memories lost in the darkness.

Work-In-Progress

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