Writing

The art, practice, and process of drawing forth gossamer threads of thought and image from… where?… and shaping them into logos.

The Siege of Atlanta 2015

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I’ll be doing a writing panel once again at SIEGE (Southern Interactive Entertainment & Gaming Expo). The conference is October 8-11, at the Marriott NW Atlanta Galleria, in Atlanta, GA. Check out http://siegecon.net/home.

Writing for Games

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM, Saturday
Salon D & E
DesignTrack
Speakers: Warren Spector, Paul Jenkins, Bill Bridges, Michelle Menard
Description: You’ve heard the fancy words — “Narrative Design,” “Content Designer” — but what do they mean? How does one write using visuals, sounds, and actions rather than words? From cut-scene cinematics to NPC quest dialogue to world lore journals to level design and more, content designers discuss the indispensable role of storytellers and worldbuilding in an interactive medium.

Join me at SIEGE for the “Writing for Games” panel

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Come on out this week — Friday, Oct. 3 —  to SIEGE, Atlanta’s own game development conference. I’ll be moderating a panel on game writing:

Writing for Games (Friday, Oct. 3, 7:00 pm)

You’ve heard the fancy words — “Narrative Design,” “Content Designer” — but what do they mean? How does one write using visuals, sounds, and actions rather than words? From cut-scene cinematics to NPC quest dialogue to world lore journals to level design and more, content designers discuss the indispensable role of storytellers and worldbuilding in an interactive medium.

Join Brian Freyermuth, Paul Jenkins, Nathan Knack, Zoe Quinn, Eddy Webb, and me (the moderator), for the most awesome panel ever.

Self-Publishing Seminar

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I’ll be one of the panelists tomorrow at this event. Please come out!

June 7th

Self-Publishing Seminar
Decatur Library Auditorium
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The Georgia Center for the Book is proud to announce a brand new writing program, focusing on the mechanics, process, and the potential of self-publication. Traversing the labyrinth of print vs. ebook in self-publication can be as trying and exhausting as attempting to market and publicize your work in the electronic age of Google, Facebook, Twitter, and various other social media outlets. To assist you in your efforts, we are pleased to welcome Barbara Friend Ish, Bill Bridges, S.R. Johannes, and Collin Kelley to answer your questions and offer insight on what to do with your treasured manuscript. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain from their experience, and to steer your manuscript in the proper direction.

Smashwords interview

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I just did an interview at smashwords.com. Check it out.

This is an automated Q&A where they feed you questions and you answer them. If there are any specific questions you want answered, feel free to ask me here in the comments. I might add it to the smashwords interview as well.