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The game writing guide : get your dream job and keep it / Anna Megill.
Van Pelt Library GV1469.34.A97 M44 2023
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Megill, Anna, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Video games--Authorship--Vocational guidance.
- Video games.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- "This comprehensive guide walks readers through the entire process of getting and keeping a writing job in the games industry. It outlines exactly what a beginner needs to know about education requirements, finding opportunities, applying for roles, and acing studio interviews. Professional writers will learn how to navigate studio hierarchies, transfer roles and companies, work overseas, and keep developing their careers. Written by an experienced games writer with nearly two decades of industry knowledge, the book contains a wealth of interviews and perspectives with industry leaders, hiring managers, and developers from marginalized communities, all offering their tips and insights. Included are examples of materials such as job posts, writing samples, and portfolios, as well as chapter end challenges for readers to directly apply the skills they have learnt. This book will be of great interest to all beginner and aspiring games writers and narrative designers, as well as more experienced writers looking to hone their skills"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Definitions
- Education
- Finding work
- Applications
- Resumes
- Cover letters
- Portfolios
- Interviews
- Writing tests
- Contracts and negotiations
- First day
- Moving up
- Steps and obstacles
- Leadership
- Moving on
- International work
- Strategies for marginalized communities.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Unger Gasser Family Endowment for the Study of Screenwriting, Television and New Media.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Megill, Anna. Game writing guide
- ISBN:
- 9781032252384
- 1032252383
- 9781032252360
- 1032252367
- OCLC:
- 1351567046
- Publisher Number:
- 99994599619
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