Scrooge-you

I’m watching yet another take on Dicken’s, A Christmas Carol. This one is a cross between Groundhog Day and Scrooged (though not as funny). I never get tired of these movies revisiting the concept of turning someone selfish into someone thoughtful.
You would think that a character as famous as Scrooge would eventually solve the [...]

Why is the writer staring at nothing?

…and does that drool mean she’s catatonic or passionate?
The Writer’s Role and the Job of Creating a Narrative in Game Writing
It’s a common perception that fiction writers make up story, character and write dialogue.
While this is true, it’s important for the project team to understand the writer is in charge of maintaining the integrity of [...]

If I owned my own company…

I wouldn’t want to run a company unless I could beat people up. I’d run into their tiny boxes and scare them. Every now and then I’d even club them on the head.
I’d call it baby seal day.
In the lobby I’d have dungeons and dragons style dice and each morning the staff would have to [...]

Gears of Writing

Gears of War 2 had me on the edge of my seat.
Since I’m a writer, and I write video games as well as other fiction, when I play games or watch my partner play games (or even try to play co-op with him) I make a point of trying to see how the story is [...]