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Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design

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🖊 Senior Writer / Narrative Designer - Looking for work 🌟 Portfolio: https://gameswriting.coffee 🌎 https://rebeccam.carrd.co 🌟 Previously: Dirty Bomb / Gears Tactics / Yooka-Replaylee #narrativedesign #gamewriting #gamedev

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Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · Aug 26

Giving this a little boost to make it clear I am also looking for freelance work. I've already spoken to some great peeps!

Happy to work with indies any size! Need help with some theming? Can't face writing any more barks? Need a little a bit of lore?

I write and narrative design, what a bargain.

Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · May 27

Unfortunately, my role as Senior Narrative Designer at Playtonic has been made redundant. I'm now open to Senior/principal writing & Narrative Design roles UK - Remote/Hybrid.

You can find my portfolio at www.gameswriting.coffee #gamedevjobs #gamedev #indiedev

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bella💛 @theartofbella.bsky.social · 7h

hi #PortfolioDay! i'm bella, a character artist creating stylized designs based in LA! 🌱✨🤸‍♀️ with 4+ years exp. in games, animation & indie projects!

🎨open for full-time, contract, or comms!
🌎also open to relocating worldwide!

👩‍🎨let's work together!

💌 [email protected]
bellacgart.artstation.com

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Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 9h

Woah AdventureX is so soon!

Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 11h

Hi #Portfolioday I'm Rebecca, a writer and narrative designer from the UK.

I've worked on games like Yooka-Replaylee, Gears Tactics and Dirty Bomb as well as smaller indie teams.

I'm available for projects of all sizes. From advice & consultancy to full contracts.

gameswriting.coffee

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Wadjet Eye of Sauron @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social · 1d

The Nighthawks demo has arrived!

During Steam Next Fest, seize the night as a modern monster, stepping out of the shadows to build a thriving nightclub empire through fear, seduction, and forbidden supernatural gifts.

Your second life begins tonight!

store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...

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Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 11h

I missed this! You should check out Pieced Together. I worked with the team on their early prototype - helping them set a direction.

I'm happy to work with indie teams who are just exploring early concepts.

Pieced Together (Glowfrog Games) @glowfroggames.bsky.social · 1d

The more players we have early in Steam Next Fest, the bigger our visibility boost. If you've been meaning to check out our demo, now's the perfect time! 👇

zurl.co/XquWo

Thanks to everyone who’s already downloaded, played or left a review. We appreciate you! 💗

#cozygame #gamedemo #gametrailer

Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 14h

It's amazing to hear all this dialogue voiced!

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Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 1d

The more time a fantasy book spends on food over clothes, the better time you will have. Except in Romantasy where the quality and number of the clothes is directly proportional to how badly the main love interests will fall out and thus better drama.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Jennifer Sherman @jaasherman.bsky.social · 1d

My team at Square Enix Manga & Books is hiring for a junior editorial position! If you have questions, feel free to ask~

jobsearch.createyourowncareer.com/PRH_US/job/A...

Assistant Editor, Manga (Open to Remote)

jobsearch.createyourowncareer.com

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Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 1d

The Earth Must Die demo is out. Some clever mechanics in this, and really polished performances and graphics. store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/...

Earth Must Die Demo on Steam

These moronic Terranoids think they can just roll in here and take over my beautiful Tyrythian kingdom? The kingdom that I built from the ground up with my bare hands, and only sort of inherited from ...

store.steampowered.com

Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Enjoying the Bubsy 4D demo. Fully voice acted intro and wobbly text? What a treat.

The brrrrr sound he Bubsy sometimes makes is also fun.

Enjoying the first level. There's definitely a learning curve with the moveset.

Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 1d

It's so good! The Ink community is amazing and I'm glad they shared this template.

Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 1d

I have a big backlog project written in Ink, which stalled a while back as I couldn't quite get everything I wanted working. I was looking through the InkJam resources list and this web template was listed.

Does pretty much everything I need!
remy-vim.itch.io/ink-template

Ink IF Story Template by Rémy Vim

A free template for Ink stories

remy-vim.itch.io

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Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 1d

a cartoon of a man in a brown vest holding a coin in his hand

ALT: a cartoon of a man in a brown vest holding a coin in his hand

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Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 1d

The Tiny Library is a lovely thing. I whole deck of one page games.

Long Tail Games (SKELETON KING) 💀👑 @long-tail-games.bsky.social · 1d

Tiny Library 1: What Came Through the Wormhole

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Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 2d

No-one will read the text.

🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 5d

In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.

Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Played Wyrmspan. I think I may like this better than Wingspan. I love the art.

Eggs look less edible though.

Photo of the player board for Wyrmspan. The board is filled wjth cards featuring gorgeous dragon art and plastic egg tokens.

Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 3d

As a longtime Giantbomb fan, I'm excited that something I wrote made Dan do a double-take.

The debug name for the move is fart bubble, so I can't take credit for the concept.

Game dev is a team sport.
www.twitch.tv/danryckert/c...

DanRyckert - Stinky!

Watch DanRyckert's clip titled

www.twitch.tv

Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 3d

My ratesss, are very reasssonable.

Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 3d

If you're worried about the structure of your game. Give me a shout and I can help.

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Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Structure is something narrative folks talk about with each other and not something that gets called out in Reviews that often. So yeah. I'll take that. 😎

From: www.useapotion.com/2025/10/yook...

Extract from game review for Yooka-Replayee:
Yooka-Replaylee follows the same premise as before, with the chameleon-and-bat duo embarking on a quest to recover scattered Pagies from The One Book before the greedy Capital B exploits its reality-warping power. The setup remains light-hearted and self-aware, blending playful humour with the classic collectathon gameplay formula. What’s changed is how much better it all flows, with Playtonic Games reworking the opening and narrative framework, adding a clearer sense of purpose and a stronger introduction to the world around you. The writing still leans on cheerful banter and tongue-in-cheek jokes, all whilst providing enough charm and cohesion to make the adventure feel more polished and complete than before.

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Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 3d

OK I'm finding a way to get to get to this.

Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 4d

Today, The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin opens at AA Gallery in London! Curated by Sarah Shin and Harriet Jennings, the exhibition presents a selection of Ursula's maps, including some that have never been exhibited before.

A photo of the entrance to The Word for World exhibition, with two banners hanging vertically down outside the doorway to a brick building with white-paned windows. A row of bicycles are parked in front. The banners are purple and white and say the name of the exhibition and Ursula K. Le Guin's name.

A cord-wrapped rock rests on a vivid blue background next to a map of and program for The Word for World exhibition.

A stack of copies of The Word for World book, which shows the title in vivid blue against a black cloth cover.

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Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 4d

Sometimes people post things, and they are not for you, and you can keep scrolling.

Rebecca McCarthy - Writing & Narrative Design @rebeccamwrites.bsky.social · 4d

Sometimes a narrative designer is like a little Jiminy Cricket. "Are you sure you want to do that?" you say as the little wooden boy gets into highjinks.

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Labyr Interactive ➡️ BCNgamefest @labyrinteractive.bsky.social · 4d

Hey! It’s #PointNClickFriday and I’m your host!
👁️Comment to show us your awesome P&C Adventure game.
👉 RT this, and any games you like!
We are working on The White Cat’s Dark Affair, a #Cyberpunk #Hitman #Thriller
Do you like what you see? Add them to your wishlist!
👇👀

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Madeleine Fjäll @madeleinefjall.bsky.social · 4d

FINISHED MY SCARF

As usual my phone struggles to show the correct colours so :^)
It is more like the first photo irl, but I kinda want it to be more like the second one 😔 maybe I can dye it

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