45: Learn to Write First Then Write for Video Games with William Harms

GameDev Loadout | A Game Developer Podcast

English - August 28, 2017 08:00 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 107 ratings
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William has been a professional writer since the mid-1990s and has written for some the largest and most prestigious entertainment companies in the world, including Sony Entertainment, 2K, Ubisoft, Techland, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Sega, and Top Cow. He currently works at Hangar 13 as narrative director and was the lead writer on 'Mafia III'.

Learn how to write first and build up that skill. You can challenge yourself by putting a word limit. This will force you to think more creatively. Study and learn from medias such as movies, books, and video games.

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