All Categories - The Narrative Department
January 22, 2026 ·
There's a moment in every pitch meeting where you can feel the room shift - and not in a good way...
January 21, 2026 ·
You know that voice in your head after your work gets cut? "Maybe I'm just not good enough at...
January 14, 2026 ·
When you’re a game writer, you put your heart and soul into your work. You can’t help it. You...
August 26, 2025 ·
I remember working on a MASSIVE game project early in my career. (If I told you the title, you’d...
August 19, 2025 ·
The path to 'going pro' in game writing isn't a straight line for most people. Laurence Kennedy's...
August 11, 2025 ·
You see the perfect game writing job posting. The role sounds amazing. The studio is making...
August 5, 2025 ·
You're sitting in the weekly story meeting when the creative director says, "I think we need to...
July 31, 2025 ·
When Good Writers Don't Get Hired Here’s a story I wish wasn’t true: Sarah had everything...
July 23, 2025 ·
You've been working on your game writing portfolio for months. Maybe longer. Your dialogue...
The game industry is going nuts. Maybe you've noticed? 🫠 Studios are leaner. AI tools are...
You’ve done the work. You’ve written some strong samples. Maybe a branching dialogue scene, a...
June 29, 2025 ·
You love storytelling. You love games. Maybe you've dreamed about writing for one someday —...
May 12, 2025 ·
Why “Becoming A Better Writer” Isn’t Enough Are you watching Andor? It's SO GOOD! I'm obsessed!...
Congratulations! You’ve worked hard to hone your storytelling chops. You’ve studied dialogue,...
April 30, 2025 ·
You won’t find it in the design docs. No one says it out loud in meetings. But behind...
April 24, 2025 ·
(This is Part Two of our series on how to collaborate with designers. You can read Part One here....
April 17, 2025 ·
You’ve worked hard on your story idea. It’s smart. It’s emotional. It would make your game...
Here's an email that landed in my inbox a few weeks ago: YES!!!!! I knew how long Mario had...
Imagine being able to say, “I’m a senior narrative designer at Bungie.” 🤩 That’s Ash Poprik’s...
February 24, 2025 ·
Imagine The Last Of Us without the opening sequence, the giraffe scene, or the hospital finale. ...