James Killick's Blog

You know why you're here. You have a story to tell. A goodstory. The pictures in your head are vivid, the characters rich, yourlife-experiences unique and particular to you. No one can see the world throughyour eyes. Nobody can ever tell your story but...

It didn't take long for the video game industry to cotton-onto the fact that the key to a great game is a great narrative. Sure, gameplayand cool characters are key, but as any creative writer will tell you, if you wantto keep someone hooked to the bitter...

Characters are what has happened
Any writer worth their salt appreciates that for characters to be convincing they have to have had a life before they walk onto the page. They have to be motivated, they have to have a reason to do what they do. If your characters are behaving unconvincingly...

It's the most natural thing in the world. We like to have asmuch of it as possible and while sometimes disappointing when it's good it'sthe most amazing experience imaginable. Everybody is talking about it - so whyis writing about it so hard and why...