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Where are you from? I was born and raised in Orlando, Florida, but I’ve called Los Angeles home for nearly fifteen years.

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What genres do you enjoy reading? Believe it or not, I read far more self-help and nonfiction than fiction. I write thrillers, but when I’m relaxing, you’ll usually find me with a self-help book in my hands. I’m a little backwards that way.

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Where do your ideas come from—whether for a book or a script? I’ve lived a pretty full life, so I’m constantly filing away people, conversations, and situations. When the urge to create hits, I dig through that mental archive until something grabs me and demands to be written.

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An Emmy-winning producer optioned your TV pilot Bad Press. How did that happen? Hollywood runs on connections. An associate passed my script to an Emmy-winning producer without telling me. One random afternoon, while I was binge-watching TV, I got a text from him out of the blue. The rest is history.

 

Is your debut novel Bad Press based on the TV pilot of the same name? Yes, exactly. The novel expands the world and characters from the pilot.

 

How long did it take to write the novel version of Bad Press? I wrote it throughout 2025, mostly on my days off from working security at Warner Bros. Discovery or gripping on the Netflix series Nemesis (IATSE Local 80).

 

Your thriller Bad Press dives into the dark side of public relations. Do you have any PR experience? I do! Back in Orlando, I was the publicist and manager for a local rap group. I wrote press releases, pitched media, and even landed them radio and TV spots after a Grammy-winning producer invited them out to the awards show.

 

What’s your overall vision for Bad Press? I see it as a trilogy of novels and, hopefully, a TV series. We’ll see where the road takes it—if it’s meant to happen, it will.

 

You’ve had a pilot optioned, worked as a grip on Netflix shows, and now you’re a debut novelist. How did you end up in so many corners of the entertainment industry? Simple: I just love entertaining people. Whether it’s on a screen or on the page, I’m happy to be part of the process however I can.

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You were a finalist in the Paramount Writers’ Mentoring Program. What was that like? That year the program received over 12,000 submissions. Being selected as one of the twelve finalists for an interview with network executives felt incredibly validating.

 

You were also one of the first participants in the Netflix Ladder Program that launched in the UK on Bridgerton. How did that come about? Classic Hollywood story: someone knew someone. One night I got a random text telling me to apply. I did, and it turned out to be one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.

 

What is A.C. Chauncey working on next? Another thriller titled ’18. That’s all I’m saying for now.