I sunk Lord knows how many weekends into videogames growing up.

Now, I play and write them.

Alright, alright, alright. This version of ‘About Me’ is less formal than what is on my homepage. I want to take this space to share further details about my writing experiences, what inspires me, and why I do it.

My passion is in developing high-fidelity, single player titles, ranging from science fiction and fantasy FPSs, RPGs, and branching narratives. Truly, I am a sucker for glossy cinematic experiences. However, you can see my range of contributions is also in pixel art, sci-fi, fairy tale fantasy, and RPGs. Additionally, you will see smaller bits, like item descriptions and multiplayer callouts in my portfolio. If I had to describe my writing style, it definitely leans into sassy, dramatic, and large scale. On the other end of the enclave I enjoy challenging myself with smaller, contained experiments.

A few of my favorites that represent those are:

Marvel's Spiderman

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Life is Strange

Horizon Zero Dawn

The Walking Dead by Telltale Games

Halo 3

Halo 2

(That is most of my Top Ten list.)

Aloy learning how her birth is connected to the reborn, post-apocalyptic world around her was so intriguing to see unfold. A nameless player-character waking up in a certain carriage later gets saved by a dragon once thought disappeared. Brothers bantering with each other while chasing pirate treasure before their nemesis does. Or Master Chief splattering Flood Infection forms with a Warthog, driving at top speed with Marines lucky enough to survive, to the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn before the Halo ring detonates. Those moments encapsulate my passion for game writing & development.

But wait, that’s not all! I love playing in communities. From Battlefield to PubG, Halo to Gang Beasts - playing with others creates lasting memories and relationships. Mostly, I dive into Halo. That franchise hooked me when I was a pretty awkward tween. Can I, like, try voice acting for one of these? Performance capture??

Well, anyway…

What made me want to write creatively?

Oh, brother - that’s a long-winded question. Ummm, I had a lot of stress in my college years. I needed a way to get away from it. So, I fell in love with writing stories - the process of storytelling. Every. Single. Step. Of constructing something purely from my imagination. Of having a sandbox of ideas that I can build upon, that have a power to point readers to a great hope. Now, combine that art with interactive entertainment and you have the most influential form of storytelling today.

Furthermore, since 2015 - I’ve written outside of games. All of a couple of cruddy short story attempts, a fanfic-length novells, and a novel that allowed me to make mistakes early on learning writing. My other writing goal is becoming an author! You can see my updates on these projects in my Blog. Additionally, I have by-lines of videogame journalism with the non-profit organization Love Thy Nerd.

To wrap this up, I received that overpriced piece of paper called a diploma from Portland State University, with a B.S in English Literature and a Minor in Creative Writing Fiction, in 2018. That’s what happens when you start college as a computer science major - you change to writing!

Addicted to chocolate chip cookies. Can listen to Skillet on repeat. Sucks at volleyball. Overdoes “your mom” jokes.