Story World
Stories That Refuse To Stay On The Page.
Lakendra Ford is a writer, author, playwright, published songwriter, and sought-after ghostwriter whose storytelling career spans decades. A published writer since the age of 11, her written works began circulating throughout New York City public libraries when she was just 9 years old — an early foundation for a lifelong commitment to the arts.
She is the author of the inspirational urban fiction novel A Maze In Ways, creator of the A Maze In Ways series, and a passionate playwright dedicated to telling stories of resilience, redemption, and hope. Known for bridging literature, music, and visual storytelling, Ford is currently expanding the A Maze In Ways universe through film, television, stage productions, podcasts, and music.
"Building worlds meant to outlast the moment — one story, told across every medium."
A Maze In Ways
Not simply a book one creative universe told across three connected mediums.
The Book
Where the maze begins. An intimate, imaginative novel that opens the door to the entire universe.
Shop on Amazon →The Soundtrack
The story finds its rhythm. An original score that gives the pages a pulse.
Listen →The Streaming Series
The universe steps onto the screen — a story fully, cinematically realized.
Discover →From Idea to Screen
Concept
The IdeaBook
The PageMusic
The SoundScreen
The SeriesIt starts with a single question what if a story could live in more than one place at once? The concept for A Maze In Ways began as a spark of that idea.
The book gives the universe its foundation characters, world, and the emotional architecture everything else is built upon.
The soundtrack translates the pages into feeling a score that lets you hear the maze before you see it.
Finally, the screen where the universe becomes fully cinematic, and the story reaches its widest audience.
The Work
The Voice World
Every conversation has the power to change someone.