Believing is Seeing: The Creations of Shelly Warmuth

Games are a team project, a passion, a collective vision.  Game writers are a part of this team and, in order to be a valuable member of my team, I can offer services to enhance all stages of the project's development.  I am available for internship, contractual or full-time work on your project, bringing YOUR vision to the project and working to tell YOUR story.

• IP Development~Written Descriptions of Settings, Characters, Timelines, Character Back-Stories, etc.
• Project Pitch~Putting your ideas into words so you can go into negotiations with more confidence that your message will be delivered effectively and completely.  Sample Pitch Document .  One Page
  
• Narrative Design~Character sheets, level templates, world development, in-game descriptions and literature.
  
• Design Documentation~Creation of document, providing updates to all members of the team, saving time and money for the team and the studio. 
  
• Dialogue Scripting~20 ways to say "What's that box?"
• Research~Weapons, Eras, local architecture.  Anything that's needed to keep the story and gameplay both consistent and immersive.
  
• Corporate Materials~Website copy, bios, box copy, corporate stories, press.
• Knowledge Banks~Where you've been, where you're going.  Helps to orient new team members and serves as a reference to get veterans up to speed quickly.  Could include a team idea bank. Also includes meeting notes and newsletters.
  
• QA~A writer on the QA team may be your most effective communicator.  A programmer or level designer shouldn't have to seek out the QA intern for clarification.  It should be communicted effectively the first time to save everyone time and money.
• Manual Writing