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EPISODE · Sep 19, 2022 · 1H 35M

Rob Forman & Andrew Walsh

from Script Lock · host Rob Forman, Andrew Walsh

We've got a unionization-heavy episode for y'all as we've got Rob (additional writer on Indivisible for Lab Zero Games, writer on Spider-Man 2 for Insomniac Games, and current co-chair of the WGAW's LGBTQ+ Writers Committee) and Andrew (writer, narrative designer, narrative director, story consultant, and more on games like Horizon Forbidden West, Horizon Call of the Mountain, Watch Dogs Legion, The Division, Prince of Persia, Fable Legends, and more) in to talk about fate meeting preparation with getting that first job, finding your voice as a writer, changing your voice for the market and work-for-hire, living in fear of “no notes,” likable characters, taking notes, the Writer’s Guild (of America & Great Britain), the differences between the two with representing game writing, the similarities to the struggles of the Animation Guild writers, the growing appetite for unions in the west, why unions are necessary, favorite side characters, and creative authenticity.Our Guests on the InternetRob's Twitter and Instagram.Andrew's Twitter and website.Stuff We Talked AboutThe Writer's Guild of Great Britain Videogame GuidelinesThe Writers by Miranda BanksOur theme music was done by Isabella Ness, and our logo was done by Lily Nishita.

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We've got a unionization-heavy episode for y'all as we've got Rob and Andrew in to talk about fate meeting preparation with getting that first job, finding your voice as a writer, changing your voice for the market and work-for-hire, living in fear of “no notes,” likable characters, taking notes, the Writer’s Guild (of America & Great Britain), the differences between the two with representing game writing, the similarities to the struggles of the Animation Guild writers, the growing appetite for unions in the west, why unions are necessary, favorite side characters, and creative authenticity.

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