Elle Bertman
Writer | Editor | Designer
An Adobe Certified Professional that uses both her her skills in design and writing to make an impact. (Maiden last name: Snead).
Elle Bertman
Writer | Editor | Designer
Creative Non-FictionCreative Non-Fiction
Issued by The English Department of IUP
April 2019
University contest that took place for the English Department where I won the overall award for Creative Nonfiction for my piece called "Mel's Declassified College Survival Guide". It's a narrative tip guide of how to survive college through the lens of a graduating senior.
Play and ScreenwritingPlay and Screenwriting
Issued by The English Department of IUP
April 2019
University contest that took place for the English Department where I won the overall award for Play and Screenwriting for my pilot script "Cupid's Chokehold".
Third Place: Play and Screenwriting
Issued by The English Department of IUP
Apr 2018
University contest that took place for the English Department. My play, "Nyx Noire", won third place. "Nyx Noire" is a One Act play that takes place in the 1950's where two rival, all female gangs are going through a turf war.
Elle Bertman
Writer | Editor | Designer
(Maiden Last Name: Snead)
ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CERTIFIATION
CERTIFICATION OF DIGITAL BADGE: RESPONDING TO READERS AND THEIR WRITING
Elle Bertman
Writer | Editor | Designer
Hallway
Interactive pixel point-and-click Clue-inspired game. Best played on web browser than on phone without the need to download the app.
Genre: Murder Mystery
Very Normal Cafe
Interactive pixel rooms where the cafe has a secret. Best played on web browser than on phone without the need to download the app.
Genre: Interactive Story
Peak City Medical
Worked on a premium interactive romance story on the Journeys app with Gameloft & The Other Guys - Argentina that was later translated into Spanish. Code document is available upon request.
Genre: Romance
Mascara Murders
I was given the opportunity to take over this story, original concept by Ryan Pham. All 14 episodes are out now on the Tales Fiction app. (Maiden last name: Snead).
Genres: YA Teen Drama, Amatur Slueth, School Mystery, Thriller, Whodunnit, Small Town, Crime Fiction, Choose Your Own Adventure, Comic Book style.
Screenshots & Code:
Elle Bertman
Writer | Editor | Designer
Six Feet Apart
To be published December 2022. An anthology of poetry from the voices of women in the midst of the Corona Virus by Acron Publishing. Mine is titled Weekends.
Genre: Prose Poetry, Slice of Life, Love.
Immortal Hymns
Published in December 2021. An anthology of poetry dedicated to each Greek God and Goddess by Rewritten Realms Publishing. Mine is a tribute to Hebe.
Genre: Prose Poetry, Unrequited Love, Acceptance.
Stories of The Zodiac
Published through Howling Press in October 2020 in Issue #1 on page 160.
Everyone has a Zodiac sign. Some fit better than others. Each one shares an anecdote.
Genre: Prose Poetry, Unrequited Love, Betrayal, Drama.
Mel's Declassified College Survival Guide
Published with The Manifest Startion in May 2021.
Also won the overall award for Creative Nonfiction in a contest at Indiana University of PA within the Department of English in April 2019.
A satirical narrative tip guide of how to survive college through the lens of a graduating senior.
Genres: Nonfiction, Slice of Life, Drama, Romance.
The Empress of Fay series
Book 1 was published in December 2020.
Book 2 was published in October 2021.
Welcome to the World of Zephyr. Where the sands are black, rivers run ruby that turn indigo once it hits the Opharius Ocean, and the grass is always greenest on your side with freshly painted dew on each blade. Zephyr is a fairy inhabited world who possess unique abilities and corrupt gnomes that reside in the center of the circle Pangaea shaped land, The Forest of Fear. Imbalance, corruption, and greed fill this world and the Empress of Fay will rise and make everything right again; hopefully.
©️ 2020 Danielle (Elle) Snead. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this book, in whole or in part is prohibited. All characters and locales are property of the author and publisher.
Genres: YA/NA Fantasy & Mystery
Elle Bertman
Writer | Editor | Designer