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A good story is the glue that holds your game together.

Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

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Page 1: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

A  good  story  is  the  glue  that  holds  your  game  together.  

Page 2: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Comedy  wri4ng  should  be  performed  in  front  of  editors.  

Page 3: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

When  it  comes  to  comedy,  concept  is  king.  

Page 4: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

No  ma>er  how  cool  your  story  is,  if  the  team  doesn’t  like  it,  it  won’t  work.  

Page 5: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

When  it  comes  to  comedy,  consistency  is  overrated.  

Page 6: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Some4mes  the  best  process  is  an  unorthodox  one.  

Page 7: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

A  great  story  can  hugely  improve  the  morale  of  your  team.  The  opposite  of  this  is  also  true.  

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Having  your  voice  actor  cast  BEFORE  you  write  dialog  is  AWESOME.  

Page 9: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Writers  need  to  be  a  part  of  the  voice  over  process.  

Page 10: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Narra4ve  design  isn’t  story  work  or  dialog.  It  is  an  art  unto  itself.  

Page 11: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Your  message  should  do  jus4ce  to  your  story,  not  the  other  way  around.  

Page 12: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Episodic  is  not  the  way  to  go.  

Page 13: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

No  ma>er  how  talented,  no  writer  is  good  at  every  genre.  

Page 14: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Subplots  don’t  detract  from  your  protagonist’s  story,  they  enhance  it.  

Page 15: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

There’s  no  such  thing  as  a  “small  rewrite”.  

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You  can  write  hundreds  of  unique,  humorous  and  brief  lines  of  dialog  for  the  same  highly  

specific  event-­‐  it’s  called  “research”.  

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Celebrity  VO  is  vastly  overrated  and  harmful  to  your  project.  

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Writers  are  looked  upon  as  leaders.  

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Your  best  work  will  oTen  go  unno4ced.  

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Some4mes  story  just  needs  to  be  there.  

Page 21: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Humor  can  go  a  LONG  way  in  covering  deficits.  

Page 22: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Casual  games  can  make  gamers  cry.  

Page 23: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

It’s  not  a  great  idea  to  write  in  a  style  of  humor  that’s  not  your  own,  but  it  can  be  done.    

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You  can  be  crude  AND  clever.  

Page 25: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Casual  games  are  too  afraid  of  conflict.  

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You  can  be  too  cute.  

Page 27: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

The  writer  shouldn’t  be  leT  out  of  the  narra4ve  design  process.  

Page 28: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Not  every  good  concept  succeeds.  

Page 29: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Even  the  best  will  stumble.  

Page 30: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Dig  deep.  Get  personal.  

Page 31: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Diversity  takes  effort.  

Page 32: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Academic  knowledge  about  wri4ng  is  not  the  same  as  having  wri4ng  talent.  

Page 33: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Presen4ng  gamers  with  a  mystery  doesn’t  ensure  they  will  care  to  solve  it.  

Page 34: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

There  are  leT-­‐brained  and  right-­‐brained  writers-­‐  hire  appropriately.  

Page 35: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Wes  Anderson  +  Robert  Evans  +  Willy  Wonka  =  Double  Mumbo  Jumbo  

Page 36: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Learn  from  your  peers  (not  from  books).  

Page 37: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Conversa4on  trees,  NPC  interac4on-­‐  basically  “talking”  won’t  be  made  into  fun  gameplay.  

Page 38: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Every  IP  has  SOMETHING  you  can  appreciate.  

Page 39: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Don’t  get  too  cocky.  

Page 40: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Don’t  let  yourself  get  too  crushed.  

Page 41: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Wri4ng  games  for  social  networks  can  be  fun.  

Page 42: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Gamers  will  fall  in  love  with  your  characters.  

Page 43: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Serials  are  less  risky  than  episodes  when  it  comes  to  franchises.  

Page 44: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Mee4ng  the  rest  of  the  team  is  preferable  but  not  always  necessary.  

Page 45: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

I’m  no  be>er  at  telling  how  long  things  will  take  to  finish  than  when  I  began  my  career.  

Page 46: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Have  your  story  arc  for  all  your  episodes  figured  out  before  you  start  the  first  episode.  

Page 47: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Some4mes  being  a  writer  is  like  being  a  plumber.  

Page 48: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Hey,  your  schedule  is  important,  but  I’m  not  a  producer.  You  have  to  be  able  to  tell  me  “no”.  

Page 49: Agoodstoryisthe gluethatholdsyour · Agreat"story"can"hugely"improve"the"morale"of" your"team."The"opposite"of"thisisalsotrue."

Wri4ng  for  film  is  way  easier.  

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I’m  just  ge`ng  started.