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Insider tip
Trying to create a comedy game through dialogue or regular one-liners when the gameplay takes itself too seriously is likely to give the player the feeling of a game at odds with itself. Writing for Video Games by Steve Ince-
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The Know How
The Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook is renowned for the quality of its advice to aspiring authors, and those who are starting out on their careers.
The following are edited versions of articles that have appeared in recent editions of the Yearbook. For many more new and revised articles from the 2011 edition, be sure to buy your copy today.
To browse the articles in The Know How, please use the navigation menu to your left or select a post from the list below:
- The publishing process
Bill Swainson, Senior Commissioning Editor, Bloomsbury - I think I need an agent
Mark Le Fanu, General Secretary, Society of Authors - How to get an agent
Philippa Milnes-Smith, Agent, Lucas Alexander Whitley - Approaching a publisher
Michael Legat, Publisher and Author - Approaching a poetry publisher
Roddy Lumsden, Poet - Writing and the children’s book market
Chris Kloet, Editor-at-Large, Walker Books - The writer’s ultimate workspace
Rib Davis, Scriptwriter
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