WRITING SAMPLES
Humor: Prompts & Dialogue
I grew up in New York where everyone is funny. I'm just a little bit funnier. Here are some examples of humorous flavor prompts, dialogue, and an intro comic overhaul.
Casual Game Dialogue Sample II
Narrative Game Treatment - Sing Out!
World-Building & Character Treatments
What happens when a game is canceled? You cry. Your team cries. You cry together. Here I get past the pain and offer a sampling of narratives including story beats, dialogue, MMORPG characters, world descriptions, and quest chains - including from a canceled game about a very, very, very popular, uh, building toy.
Game Story Sample
Character Treatments - Multiple
IP Creation - Mobile Detective Game - Match Noir
I developed the world, characters, dialogue, settings, and feature sets for a new detective mobile game (now canceled). The "will they, won't they" tension and dry humor gave the game a stickier and more ambitious narrative.
Match Noir Pitch Deck
Match Noir Dialogue
Lily Pop Character Bio
Microsoft Studios - Project Spark
I created the IP plus reams of episodes, scripts, and treatments for this late and much-lamented console game, including creating a pet that was simply a ball of light - to get around the issue of not having follow character tech. It worked so well, Spark became the "face" of the game.
World & Lore
Game Intro Script
Prologue - Episode 0 Script
Episode 1 Script
Controlling the Camera - Spark Lessons 1
Literary Fiction & Other Projects
I've published numerous short stories and prose pieces, winning some major awards including a Pushcart Prize and an NEA grant in Fiction. I've also written comic books for health care. These, sadly, did not win major awards.