Every story runs on an engine.
When that engine is weak or misaligned, even compelling ideas stall. I work with authors and filmmakers to diagnose and repair the structural engine of their project—identifying what generates dramatic tension and narrative momentum—so their story regains direction and moves decisively to completion.
Narrative Diagnostic
I provide focused structural reviews that identify where a story’s engine is misaligned and I outline clear next steps for repair.
Developmental Editing
I help writers refine structure, deepen character, & strengthen theme, helping every story reach its full potential.
Ghostwriting
I provide end-to-end ghostwriting that ensures your story—memoir, fiction, or screenplay—is authentic and unforgettable.
Screenwriting
I guide the transformation of ideas into screenplays that are clear, compelling, and production ready.
Born and raised in Kenya, east Africa, Gregory Collins is the writer of Chasing the Panther: Adventures and Misadventures of a Cinematic Life (HarperCollins), the memoir of film pioneer Carolyn Pfeiffer. Gregory regularly works with established authors as well as emerging writers and filmmakers at every stage of the creative process—from early concept development to late-stage revision. Across fiction, nonfiction, and film, he provides structural insight, thematic refinement, and strategic feedback tailored to the specific demands of each medium. Whether shaping a manuscript, strengthening a screenplay, or clarifying a book proposal, his focus remains the same: ensuring that the narrative holds together, moves with purpose, and reaches its full expression.
Gregory’s recent film work includes Running Dry, currently in production in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, and Dear Stranger (2026), from Japanese auteur Tetsuya Mariko. Gregory’s previous features are Thokozani, shot in Malawi, sub-Saharan Africa, and the award-winning A Song Still Inside, one of six projects selected into the 2013 US in Progress post production program in Wroclaw, Poland. Gregory has taught screenwriting at Penn State University, served as executive administrator of the Austin Film Society, and executive director of the Independent Filmmaker Project Chicago. He is an alumnus of the Gotham (formerly IFP) filmmaker labs in New York City. His current projects include Deepest Blue, a quarterfinalist in the Academy’s Nicholl Screenwriting Competition, Earthshine, a darkly comedic series set in the world of contemporary cults, and Also That, a fish-out-of-water novel about a college freshman lured into selling books door-to-door over the course of one long, sweaty, and utterly transformative summer.
Gregory’s ongoing art project, #streettreasure, is a collection of found objects.
If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you.
If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.
“Rewarding on every level. A wonderful writer. A first-rate collaborator.”
—Carolyn Pfeiffer
Author and Producer
“An invaluable mentor, creative partner, and colleague.”