Greg Buchanan
The craft of writing, storytelling and creativity across novels and video games.
INTERVIEWS: Writing History Games
Games, Moral Panic, and the Banning of HORSES
How to Slay Princesses & Game Writing
INTERVIEWS: Writing Supernatural Games
INTERVIEWS: Writing Telltale Games
INTERVIEWS: "How do you write horror games?"
INTERVIEWS: "How do you write romance in games?"
INTERVIEWS: "How do you get your ideas?'
'Writing Interactive' is now 'Narrative Gravity' (+ new benefits, discount, & a call for interviews in 2026)
How to live as a Freelance Game Writer: Part 5 (emailing, DMs, and talking with clients without getting lost)
on writing video game conversations and choices that actually care about players
i have thoughts about aliens and eyeballs
hook your player with an early choice
Writing Terrifying Rectangles and Why Life is Worth Living
How to write in video game script format
Writer's Block VS Causal Inevitability
How to live as a Freelance Game Writer: Part 4 (how not to get screwed by contracts)
How to live as a Freelance Game Writer: Part 3 (Having the Right Stuff)
narrative monogamy is bullshit and imagination is a cheating bastard
How to live as a Freelance Game Writer: Part 1
writing themes - they grow like love and mold
press 'yes, and' - how improv theory can help your game writing
how i bargained with burnout and the god of writing
narrative debt collectors
it wasn’t my cat! (and other dialogue secrets from doctor who)
your game writing portfolio isn't working (yet): so, here is the stuff you -need-
your game writing portfolio isn't working (yet): part one
on networking, job hunts, and GDC
the trouble with total creative freedom
when you’re stuck, write something else (no, seriously, just skip ahead)
Yes, you can get better at writing
Naughty and Nice: Post-Christmas Writing (Final Step)
Writing = Asking Questions
🎄Imperfect Gifts: Writing Christmas (Part 3)🎄
🎄”Imitating an Existence”: Writing Christmas (Part 2)
🎄Christmas Story Writing: Mini-Exercise🎄
How to get a game writing job if you have no experience
Write a Game in 5 Minutes
The Bizarre Nature of Playable Characters
Save the Cat? No: Demean the Cat
The first line I wrote for No Man's Sky
Premium-Exclusive Interactive Writing Toolbox, Changes, and Discounts
Feedback for Writers VS Ambiguity
Game Writing Prompt #4: KIDS CAN BE SO CRUEL
Writing VS Distractions (ADHD)
Choosing your choices: Dialogue
ADHD and Writing
Disney Musicals VS Your Story
Game Writing Prompt #3: GAMES ARE LIKE ONIONS
Game Writing Prompt #2: One Line to Four Lines
The 'Always, Sometimes, Never' Framework for Fictional Characters
Game Writing Prompt #1: 70,000 YEARS
Using Audio Dictation for Writing
How To Keep Writing Alongside Work and Life
My Approach to Freelance Game Writing Contracts
Bringing Description Back to Life
The Writer's Guide to Game Jams
Writing Dialogue with Subtext (Part One)
