AngelMcCoy.comNot only do I hang out with game developers and writers everyday, but:FUN STUFF I'VE DONE, in case you're interested, no pressure: > senior writer (contract) for Remedy Entertainment, working on CONTROL (award-winning, AAA, adventure weird horror) (Got to hang out in Finland with them.)> senior narrative designer for 10 years on Guild Wars 2 (award-winning, AAA, fantasy MMORPG)> writer/editor on the Xbox team at Microsoft (award-winning, yadda yadda)> freelance TTRPG writer for 10 years on top-tier games like White Wolf's Werewolf, Vampire, Changeling, Mage, and Everquest RPG; Wizards of the Coast's Forgotten Realms (D&D), and FASA's Earthdawn.> consultant on fantasy worldbuilding and story for the mega-awesome musician Seven Lions.> author of 7 novels set in my dark fantasy world: Wyrdwood. (Look, Ma! I'm an author!)> contributor to more than 34 shipped video game releases since 2012.> lived in France for 18 months and drank lots of wine.JOBS I CAN'T DO (I wish! Willing to pretend):> astronaut> pastry chef> barbarianJOBS YOU DON'T WANT ME TO DO (trust me):> psychotherapist> bus driver> bardJOBS I CAN DO (minus the imposter syndrome):> tie-in writer> narrative designer> video-game writer> tabletop-game writer> comic writer> book doctor> writing project emergency support, fast turnaround > ghostwriter AREAS OF EXPERTISE (yawn)> Provide creative vision and ongoing world-building. > Write poignant and/or humorous dialogue for iconic and ambient characters. > Have genre flexibility: science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, modern.> Develop, document, and protect canon.> Plot long-term narrative central to a game.> Create interesting, diverse characters.> Collaborate with game designers, artists, marketers, and stakeholders.> Direct voice actors during recording sessions.> Rewrite on the fly.> Mentor writers and other teammates on what makes strong narrative. > Thrive in a high-pressure release cadence.