{"product_id":"freelance-video-game-writing-the-life-business-of-the-digital-mercenary-for-hire-paperback","title":"Freelance Video Game Writing: The Life \u0026 Business of the Digital Mercenary for Hire - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eToiya Finley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the competitive world of video game writing and narrative design, developers are losing permanent positions while freelancing careers are on the rise. Many developers don't understand how to seize these freelancing opportunities, such as understanding the business of freelancing, how to go about finding work, how to establish strong relationships with clients, and how to sustain themselves as freelancers. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreelance Video Game Writing: The Life \u0026amp; Business of the Digital Mercenary for Hire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e offers developers guidance on achieving their freelancing goals as telecommuters. Dr. Toiya Kristen Finley presents practical insight into the profession and how to further enhance your freelancing business, whether you are a newcomer in the field or an experienced freelancer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eTwo sections covering the life of the freelancer and the freelance business\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eFifteen interviews from narrative designers, game writers, and other developers on topics from maintaining a healthy work-life balance to figuring out your rates to working a full-time job and freelancing on the side\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eA comprehensive list of definitions with which freelancers need to be familiar \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eExercises to help augment your understanding of freelancing and improve your business \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNashville native Toiya Kristen Finley, Ph.D., has been a freelancing writer and editor her entire adult life. She earned a doctorate in literature and creative writing from Binghamton University. Over her career, she has published more than 80 works of fiction, nonfiction, comics\/manga, and games, and has over 20 years of experience writing in a range of genres, tones, styles, and voices. She gained editorial experience interning at Henry Holt's imprint, Owl Books. At Binghamton, she founded the literary journal \u003ci\u003eHarpur Palate\u003c\/i\u003e and served as its managing\/fiction editor. In 2011, she cofounded the Game Writing Tutorial at GDC Online with Tobias Heussner and served as an instructor in 2011 and 2012. In videogames, she has worked as a game designer, narrative designer, game writer, editor, and diversity\/narrative consultant (or some combination of the five) on everything from AAA titles to mobile games to games for children to small indie projects. Recent work includes writing visual novel \u003ci\u003eSiren Song\u003c\/i\u003e (Stardust Works), copyediting for \u003ci\u003eDestiny 2\u003c\/i\u003e (Bungie), and developmental editing on \u003ci\u003eInsecure: The Come Up Game \u003c\/i\u003e(Glow Up Games).\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eA presenter at conferences throughout the year, she has lectured on freelancing and storytelling and led workshops on narrative design and game design. She is a member of the IGDA Game Writing Special Interest Group's Executive Board. \u003ci\u003eThe Game Narrative Toolbox\u003c\/i\u003e (CRC Press), a book on narrative design she coauthored with Jennifer Brandes Hepler, Ann Lemay, and Tobias Heussner, was published in 2015. \u003ci\u003eNarrative Tactics for Mobile and Social Games: Pocket-Sized Storytelling \u003c\/i\u003e(CRC Press), which she edited and contributed to, was published in 2019. Of late, she has been working on her own visual novel series, beginning with \u003ci\u003eIncarnō Everything Is Written\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42097938301063,"sku":"9781032059020","price":85.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1dce6f0e4aa2d2402a25dfa536d5c98b.webp?v=1732357930","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/freelance-video-game-writing-the-life-business-of-the-digital-mercenary-for-hire-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}