{"id":6903,"date":"2022-01-18T15:15:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-18T20:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/?p=6903"},"modified":"2022-01-18T15:41:27","modified_gmt":"2022-01-18T20:41:27","slug":"game-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/index.php\/game-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday, Jan. 22: Free Online Writing Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, January 22 from 2pm-3:30pm Eastern, I&#8217;ll be leading a free online writing workshop on writing for games and game tie-ins. My &#8220;Game On!&#8221; workshop is aimed at both adults and teens and is funded by the Wright Library Foundation and is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wrightlibrary.org\/writingseries\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"229da85e-22d7-4dd4-b25a-2d2990e72077\">Write@Wright Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You love to write. You love to play games.\u00a0 Find out how to write for games \u2014 both video and tabletop \u2014 in this overview from author Lucy A. Snyder, whose science fiction, fantasy, and horror books and gaming experience led her into writing for games and media tie-ins. Participants will learn about the special concerns of game writing and about how to get started in the industry. You&#8217;ll come away with useful resources and practical writing tips. Bring your questions!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Register online at: <a href=\"https:\/\/wrightlibrary.org\/writingseries\/jan2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wrightlibrary.org\/writingseries\/jan2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wrightlibrary.org\/writingseries\/jan2022\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6907\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/index.php\/game-on\/writewrightwebstoryimage\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Write@WrightWebstoryimage.png\" data-orig-size=\"330,186\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Write@WrightWebstoryimage\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Write@Wright logo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Write@WrightWebstoryimage.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6907 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Write@WrightWebstoryimage.png\" alt=\"Write@Wright logo\" width=\"330\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Write@WrightWebstoryimage.png 330w, https:\/\/www.lucysnyder.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Write@WrightWebstoryimage-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3GvowCawsfE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>On Saturday, January 22 from 2pm-3:30pm Eastern, I&#8217;ll be leading a free online writing workshop on writing for games and game tie-ins. 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