When you use GenAI to produce "writing" and try to convince people that you're now a writer, is kind of like turning on a TV and trying to convince your cat that you are now a great magician.
The result in both cases is that nobody is impressed.

Writer, game designer, & programmer. Wrote for Nancy Drew: Mystery of the Seven Keys & BAFTA-winning Hercule Poirot: The First Cases. Partner @ Talespinners. Cat sorcerer. (He/They)
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When you use GenAI to produce "writing" and try to convince people that you're now a writer, is kind of like turning on a TV and trying to convince your cat that you are now a great magician.
The result in both cases is that nobody is impressed.
With the release of Crimson Desert by Pearl Abyss this week, I'm delighted to announce that I contributed additional writing to the game.
"Countless destinies await your discovery
on the seamless open world of Pywel.
May Solumen’s blessing guide you on your journey
across the living, breathing expanse of Pywel."
Check the game out here: https://crimsondesert.pearlabyss.com/
I have exciting news! This June, I'm going to be appearing as a panelist at the first ever North American Games Industry Summit (NAGIS) in Edmonton, AB. I'm thrilled & honoured to be part of this new game developer event in Canada.
More details coming soon!
nagis.ca
"...we all hold secrets in our hearts that we do not wish to be revealed to the world, and these characters are no different."
What secrets do your characters hide?
Find the clues in my essay “The Case of the Mystery Game Writer” in the new collection “Game Narrative Kaleidoscope”.
#GameWriting #narrative #gameNarrative #writing #videoGames #mysteryGame #mystery
https://ironiciconicstudios.ca/2026/03/04/the-game-narrative-kaleidoscope/
"...we all hold secrets in our hearts that we do not wish to be revealed to the world, and these characters are no different."
What secrets do your characters hide?
Find the clues in my essay “The Case of the Mystery Game Writer” in the new collection “Game Narrative Kaleidoscope”.
#GameWriting #narrative #gameNarrative #writing #videoGames #mysteryGame #mystery
https://ironiciconicstudios.ca/2026/03/04/the-game-narrative-kaleidoscope/
RE: https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco/116104268526982194
Wait, isn't this how John Carpenter's The Thing started?