A few events in the UK related to Games Writing

I though people who visit here may be interested in a few events taking place in the UK in the coming weeks. First, I’m speaking on a games writing panel at this year’s London Screenwriters Festival on 25th October.  If you’re thinking of attending, check out the programme schedule.  Visit the website here. Second, that …

Writers’ Guild press release

Following my new position as Chair of the Videogames Committee within the Writers’ Guild, I sent out a press release earlier: July 14th 2014 Re: Writers’ Guild of Great Britain, Videogames committee chair. Following the Guild’s AGM on Friday 4th July 2014, games writer Steve Ince has now taken up the position of chair of …

Kaptain Brawe 2 on Kickstarter

I’ve been a bit remiss.  Because I’ve been trying to post a lot on Twitter, Facebook and other places, I neglected to post anything here. If you don’t already know, I’m involved in a Kickstarter for Kaptain Brawe 2: A Space Travesty.  Please check it out if you haven’t already.  Please consider pledging or at …

Game Writing Podcast

I took part in a game writing podcast recorded at this year’s London Screenwriters’ Festival, which has just been released.  Although I’m obviously biased, Tim, Tony, Rudolf and myself covered a lot of valuable points.  40 minutes of fun and insight.

A note on creating characters

I’m currently reading The Insider’s Guide to Writing for Television by Julian Friedmann and Christopher Walker.  On the whole it’s a very good book and although it has a few small things I didn’t like, the good parts far outweigh the few minor poor parts. I’m in a section on Character Building and the authors …