laurence

Nice to meet you here on these greener pastures. I'm a... -🔪Game Writer & Narrative Designer -🎭Award-winning dramaturg -🍷ex Michelin food and wine -🃏hobbyist medievalist -🌱gardener & 🍄 forager & 🥒fermenter -🪑antiquer & 💃vintage clothes fiend

Parabéns, Brasil!

Write a short story in the robust world of Heaven's Vault! For the sickos out there, you're even allowed to use Ancient.

The goose was not valued

Rare books, a bunch of hand made hand tools, lots of matsutake mushrooms, wine, some made to measure clothes and suit(s) of armor. Maybe a restored 1920s wooden sailboat.

I firmly believe any game writer is demonstrably better at their job once they at least understand (and ideally can actively participate in) the implementation process.

omg omg omg

I have been thinking about Umberto Eco’s description of Dan Brown for three days.

The skye above the port was the color of parchment, as yet unmarked by a scrybe.

It was only a few years ago that I learned a lot of people get derailed/mad when they read words they don't know/don't know how to pronounce. When I was growing up I tried to figure out meaning through context and if I couldn't do that, I'd look it up. Never cared about pronunciation while reading.

Reposting OPPORTUNITY! Affiliated and excited to learn about the amazing, talented people out there! Shares very welcome!

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For the first time in our 9-year history: WE ARE HIRING! We're seeking a full-time fundraising manager to establish and grow our non-profit's development department - in other words, to raise money and help us grow! Remote-hybrid in the SF Bay Area with benefits! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...

Save the date! On 13 April, exhibitor and speaker submissions open for AdventureX 2026. Be part of the UK’s only convention dedicated to narrative games. You can find details at adventurexpo.org. Follow us here and subscribe to our newsletter for updates. #AdvX26 #AdvX

Just backed this narrative deck builder! I'd back anything @meghna.bsky.social works on.

"When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible." —Bertolt Brecht

Deer enjoying cherry blossoms in Nara, Japan: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s...

Blown away by this showcase today, everything in it is so fascinating and inspiring. I wanna make more games that are like this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og6_...

Not at GDC this year, but here’s a couple scraps of free advice on networking for new folks:

When I encounter myself as a different colored cursor because I have the Google Doc open in two tabs

When she hits she hits

not the first person to say this, but video games' closest artistic sibling is theatre, not film. immersive theatre, for sure, but there's overlap in less-experimental, proscenium-style plays as well

❄️ Update: The GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ will be published soon - we just sent a proof to the authors. 400 pages - 100k+ words - 118 authors - including the writers from several well-beloved games and major franchises. If you want to be notified when it releases, you can add your name below!

When I wrote this a year ago I had no idea how bad things would get. Today, eight years after she left us, I'm trying to follow Ursula's advice: write and worry. Write and act. Worry and keep writing. lithub.com/the-way-of-w...

Latest article was inspired by this reader request by the way! www.themanequest.com/blog/2026/1/...

I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice: www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1... I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.

Birkbeck is hiring a Lecturer in Medieval Studies (c.1300-1500), full-time and open-ended. They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision. Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

One of my goals for bsky has been to rebuild Design Twitter. But what we got instead was something better: Design Bsky.

I believe you can become jaded with the industry without losing passion for the craft, the medium, the collaboration. I think there's a bright center you never have to lose even as the oppressive cruelties of the business wear us down. I believe this because it me.

Wow, it looks like Linux might actually be finally usable for normal people and support the software we need to make games. Strongly considering moving over.

I’ve been in game dev for 26 years and I can’t remember any other time where a specific tech was being insistently and persistently pushed on devs as a group in the public sphere. Why would it? Cui bono? Why would any given dev have an interest in other devs using tech they don’t have a stake in?

Post a film you've watched more than six times with a gif

OPPORTUNITY Arc Raiders - Narrative Designer Not affiliated. Shares welcome! careers.embark-studios.com/jobs/6883281...

HORSES is out!

Yesterday, the Epic Games Store decided at the last minute not to distribute the game, after having previously approved a release build. HORSES is otherwise now available on GOG, Itch, and Humble for $4.99. www.horses.wtf

A real one.

Special thanks to GOG for being so supportive of the project! HORSES preorders are now available on the store: www.gog.com/en/game/horses 🙏

Sam oh my god.