Have confidence in your strengths, dear writer, or give it all up now and create apps instead. Dave Morris appconfidencecreate Change image and share on social
People nowadays think of gamebooks as rather old hat - and, after all, it was twenty years ago. In their heyday, though, they were a phenomenon, selling upwards of a hundred thousand units per title. And it's not as old hat as you might think: the same design skills I used in those days apply equally when I'm creating modern videogames. Dave Morris agoapplycreate share on social
Storytelling isn't an Escher staircase. Dave Morris escherstaircasestorytelling Change image and share on social
A new medium always has a period when it is struggling inside the confining box of an earlier medium. Creators have to unlearn what they knew before they can see the fresh, uncharted vistas stretching before them. Dave Morris boxconfinecreator share on social
Standing out as a writer today requires more than a bright idea and limpid prose. Authors need to become businesspeople as well. Dave Morris authorbrightbusinessperson Change image and share on social
'War and Peace' goes down a lot smoother than a Dan Brown novel, let me tell you. Dave Morris browndanlot Change image and share on social
'Frankenstein' is a work rich in possible meanings, so the horror-show interpretation is as valid as any. Dave Morris frankensteinhorrorinterpretation Change image and share on social
Now, I admire The Sims as a game, but from a story viewpoint, there are two glaring problems. First, your relationship with those characters is like they're bugs in a jar. There's no empathy. And secondly, you've got this clunky, chemistry-set interface between you and them, with bars to show how tired or angry they are. It's all tell not show. Dave Morris admireangrybar share on social
My advice after thirty years in the business is sign with an agency of reasonable size. Dave Morris adviceagencybusiness Change image and share on social
Granted, a long book can be as daunting as a hard one. I nearly reached for 'Game of Thrones' until I saw the bookshelf sagging under the burden of those other volumes. Dave Morris bookbookshelfburden Change image and share on social