Professional Techniques for Video Game Writing by Wendy Despain;

Author:Wendy Despain; [Despain;, Wendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780367184780
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2020-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

11.6.2 Managing Emotions

Writing is a highly emotional activity. We often express our own personal experiences and feelings through the stories we write. We grow to love characters and form attachments to certain scenes and bits of dialogue.

But writing a game—especially a big game with many moving parts—is a technical craft just as much as an emotional one. It’s inevitable that you’ll receive a directive to cut or alter your favorite scene because it doesn’t fit within technical limitations or budget. And while this can be painful, it’s important to keep in mind that this is not a reflection of the quality of your work or your worth as a writer. The feedback you receive is not intended to hurt you.

If you find yourself upset or uneasy by a critique you receive, take a private moment to reflect on your emotions. What you’re feeling is a valid result of pride in your work but should not control how you act toward your collaborators. Process your feelings, and then let them go.

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