I wrote an essay called Falling in Love With Rough Edges for inkle’s Game Writing Kaleidoscope and it’s coming out soon! It will be a collection of articles about game writing. Here’s the blurb:
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Congratulations 
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This looks like it’ll be a great resource. Signed up—thanks for spreading the word, Harris. 
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I’m a little belated but it’s out, yay! I’ve got a couple of paper copies on the way.
And I was tagged in this lovely comment this morning 
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Is there anywhere I can see a complete list of the people who contributed essays? Or are there any others I would have heard of?
I don’t think so- even the contents page doesn’t list the authors. Presumably the editor wants it to remain a surprise until you search through.
However, from a quick flick through there is:
Rhianna Pratchett (Tomb Raider)
Julia Minamata (Crimson Diamond),
Jon Ingold (Inkle games, also the editor),
Anna Webster (Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom)
Kevin Vanord (Baldur’s Gate 3)
Kaitlin Tremblay (A Mortician’s Tale)
Chris Tihor (Nancy Drew),
Josh Scherr (The Last of us, Uncharted 4),
Paris Buttfield-Addison/ Jon Manning (Night in the Woods),
Nessa Cannon (Borderlands 4),
Darby McDevitt (Assassin’s Creed 4, The Sims 2),
Chuck Jordan (Sam and Max- Devil’s Playhouse, Curse of Monkey Island)
and me! Dominic O’Reilly (Five Day Detective, Bunny Hill Horror) 
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Thank you! I’d love to read Mx. Powell-Smith’s essay, but it’s a pretty big book to buy just for one short piece, but although I’m not familiar with these others by name, I know some of their work. I’m surprised I’ve never heard of Darby McDevitt - I thought I knew most of the names of the Sims 2 development team just by Townie osmosis.
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I will see if I can grab a list - I’ve asked and they’re not listed publicly, but I may be able to poke through the digital version and copy-paste.
My paper copy arrived today which I’m excited about, but my day was so busy that I couldn’t open it up and take time to enjoy it. Hopefully soon!
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For what it’s worth, I’m obviously interested in any ChoiceScript authors, but anyone who worked on any generation of The Sims would be a must-read for me. Fallout and The Oregon Trail, too.
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