The Game Writing Guide: Get Your Dream Job and Keep It

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, this 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.

這本全面指南將帶領讀者進入遊戲行業的寫作工作，並教授如何保持這份工作。它詳細介紹了初學者需要了解的教育要求、尋找機會、申請角色以及在工作室面試中表現出色的方法。專業作家將學習如何在工作室的等級結構中遊走，轉換角色和公司，海外工作，並不斷發展自己的職業生涯。

這本書由一位擁有近二十年行業經驗的資深遊戲作家撰寫，其中包含了許多與行業領袖、招聘經理和來自邊緣社群的開發者的訪談和觀點，他們都提供了自己的建議和見解。書中還包括了工作職位、寫作樣本和作品集等材料的示例，以及章節結尾的挑戰，讓讀者直接應用所學的技能。

這本書將對所有初學者和有志於成為遊戲作家和敘事設計師的人產生極大的興趣，同時也適合更有經驗的作家來磨練自己的技能。

Anna Megill is an award-winning game writer and industry veteran with experience writing primarily for modern AAA games. In her nearly two decades of game development, Anna has worked for some of the top studios around the world, such as Ubisoft, Arkane, Remedy, and Square Enix. A longtime advocate for marginalized voices in games, she provides resources and advice to aspiring writers through her website. Anna currently works at Playground Games on their upcoming Fable game.

Anna Megill是一位屢獲殊榮的遊戲編劇和業界老手，主要在現代AAA遊戲中擔任編劇工作。在近二十年的遊戲開發經驗中，Anna曾在世界頂尖的工作室工作，如Ubisoft、Arkane、Remedy和Square Enix。作為遊戲中被邊緣化的聲音的長期倡導者，她通過自己的網站為有志於成為編劇的人提供資源和建議。目前，Anna在Playground Games參與他們即將推出的《Fable》遊戲的開發工作。