Writing

Here you'll find in-depth breakdowns of my major projects and samples of writing, marketing, and communications.

Major Marketing Projects:

Neon Noodles: Narrative & Marketing

An overview of the work I did for cyberpunk kitchen automation game Neon Noodles — including narrative design, script writing, and marketing copywriting.

Devolver Digital: The Crush House

To build excitement over this wild reality TV sim, Devolver hired me to help create a Perez Hilton-style gossip blog with a dark twist.

Warframe: Zariman ARG

A breakdown of the creepy community campaign that brought players to the edge of insanity and back.

Marketing Samples:

Earthless Steam page

Wrote the Steam Page for Earthless, a gorgeous and immersive card-battling roguelike from Blackbird Interactive, incorporating some positioning and branding statements created by a third-party marketing consultant.

The Biggest Homeworld 3 Developer Update Yet

Ideated, wrote, and created image + video assets for the biggest developer update for Homeworld 3, resulting in +150K social engagements and +12 pieces of press coverage.

Blackbird Interactive Newsletter

Wrote and published several editions of the BBI Newsletter distributed to several thousand of our most loyal players and fans.

Journalism Samples:

Here are EVE Online's greatest stories

During my time at PC Gamer, I built a significant reputation for my features into the politics and community shenanigans of space-faring MMO EVE Online. This article aggregates several of those best stories in one easy to read spot.

This World of Warcraft player has 49 max-level warriors, and he isn't stopping

My skill at writing compelling, evocative human interest stories like this one is what got me my job at PC Gamer. Here, I interview an autistic World of Warcraft player who uses their unique hobby to advocate and fundraise for austism charities.

Breaking the internet: The story of EverQuest, the MMO that changed everything

An exclusive feature and cover story telling the incredible story of EverQuest and the group of outcasts and misfits that dared to develop it.

This trucker put a gaming PC in his big rig to deal with the isolation of the open road

My favorite features to write are those that use gaming as a base camp to explore the lives of people who play them. In this story, I interviewed a 22-year-old long-haul trucker who built a custom PC rig into his truck and how it became a vital lifeline in a lonely world defined by the open road.

What it's like to become a YouTube gaming celebrity at 80 years old

Shirley Curry, the “Skyrim Grandma” became famous for her YouTube videos where she roleplays in Skyrim. But what started as a fun hobby for her friends has blossomed into an audience of over 1.3 million people. In this interview, Shirley talks about her meteoric rise and the sometimes-crushing sense of responsibility she feels for those who have turned to her as a beacon of hope and wholesomeness.

Misc. Samples:

How DST Systems slashed their development time in half with Tiny

For several years, I was a trusted copywriter for CaseStudyBuddy.com, a turn-key solution for generating customer success stories that were powerful sales assets. Here’s just one example of my work.

The Brier King

In ancient Ireland, a lonely farmer recieves an unexpexted guest: Blath. Heir to the throne and an estranged friend. Before he can question why, he is pulled into an adventure rooted in a terrible secret — one that will force him to confront his own troubled past. This is an original short story of mine currently seeking publication.