Workshops Next Week! Game Writing and Sci-Fi

In July, we had a very special session of Game Writing Portfolio Workout.   July's workshop was the culmination of all the sessions from before because we went through exercises based on writing tests given by game companies. It was straight writing, writing, writing.

Well, because there were exercises left over, we decided to hold Part II and that'll be next Tuesday, on September 6, the day after Labor Day.  As always, bring a laptop or notepad and be prepared to do a lot of writing.

Playcrafting NYC, which offers classes and events related to game development, has Early Bird tickets, but if they sell out (and they have in the past), you'll have to pay full price. Don't miss this workshop!

The details!

Game Writing Portfolio Workout with Sande Chen

Date:  Tuesday September 6, 2016

Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

 

And on Saturday, September 10, I'm pleased to be offering a half-day workshop on incorporating science fiction, fantasy, and horror elements into any type of writing.  I've been yearning to do a deep dive about genre fiction and what better place than at the Hudson Valley Writers' Center in historic Philipse Manor at Sleepy Hollow, NY.  This workshop will be limited to 15 students and if you become a member of the HVWC, then you receive a discount off courses as well as other benefits, such as help in submitting your work to journals, agents, and publications.

The details!  

Including Sci-Fi elements into any genre with Sande Chen 

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2016

Time: 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM

About Me

My background is a mixture of theatre, film, journalism, economics, and writing.  I received a S.B. in Writing and Humanistic Studies (now the major of Comparative Media Studies) at MIT and then I specialized in Screenwriting at USC's School of Cinematic Arts.  My first published game as a writer was on the epic space combat RPG, Terminus, which won 2 awards at the 1999 Independent Games Festival.  Afterwards, I worked on the episodic fantasy series Siege of Avalon, MMO Wizard101, and the dark fantasy RPG, The Witcher, for which I was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award in Videogame Writing. I currently head the WGAE Videogame Writers Caucus and am SIG leader of the IGDA Game Design SIG.