Entries by Danny Homan

Storytelling in Video Games: It’s Dangerous to go Alone!

As a video game writer, you will draft mission scripts, battle dialogue, in-game text, and maybe a trailer or two. Hopefully you’ll have a seat at the table during pre-production, and throughout development you’ll work alongside designers creating missions. But you won’t tell the story, not by yourself, anyway. fffff Video game development is a […]

Indie to AAA: Notes from a Video Game Writer

Being a professional video game writer is one of the best jobs around. Period.  I’d love to see the look on my six-year-old self’s face if I told him I’d be writing video games one day. But here’s the real talk. The path to becoming a video game writer is tough — and different for everyone. […]

So you wanna be a game writer?

Do you have advice on becoming a game writer? Yup. Here goes. 1. Embrace rejection and listen to feedback: First, becoming a game writer at a big studio is highly competitive, and there aren’t a ton of AAA game writing jobs out there. That said, it’s the best job I’ve ever had, and it’s extremely […]