The Dire Multiverse Audio Drama!

My latest project is the Dire Multiverse audio drama! It is produced by Games Omniverse in conjunction with Wily Writers. It is a horror/paranormal romp in an ever-expanding world and consciousness, an enlightenment adventure with an ensemble cast of characters all coming to terms with the revelation that magic is real. Have a listen to the first episode, an introduction…

CONTROL is coming!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=17&v=8Idtqyx6gsU I've finished my work on this project, and now I'm just waiting for it to launch! Can't wait! This game is so unique, and the main character, Jesse, is a strong and nuanced hero who I know you'll find fascinating as her story unfolds. The story has that Finnish strangeness that we know and love from Remedy's earlier releases.…

Writing for Remedy

I am over the moon!  CONTROL won several awards from IGN, specifically the 2019 Game of the Year award! I couldn't be prouder to have contributed to such an astounding project. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxhxf7s4cnc Remedy Entertainment, the game company known for masterful storytelling in their games, created the games QUANTUM BREAK, MAX PAYNE series, ALAN WAKE, and more. Their history of cinema-style…

A Narrative Designer’s Approach to NPCs

As a Narrative Designer, you often create and develop non-player characters (NPCs) that help drive the story you’re telling. This is your supporting cast, the characters that bring the world to life around your player character or main character. What I’ll talk about below comes from my experience creating NPCs for various story lengths (short to epic) and various media,…

7 Tips for Narrative Designer Hopefuls

If you're eyeballing the games industry as a destination for your career, and the "writer" or "narrative designer" job seems right up your alley, then you should know what preparations you can make in advance to better position yourself for success. I hope you find these tips helpful, and I look forward to hearing your feedback, thoughts, and success stories.…

8 Questions that Improve Your Game’s Narrative

Creating narrative for a video game has similar challenging, frustrating, and fun elements as those you encounter when putting together a jigsaw puzzle. Both tasks require critical thinking and the ability to see the big picture as well as the details.