Hannah Nicklin

@hannahnicklin.bsky.social

15+ years of writing, game & narrative design. Recently worked on: Black Mirror: Thronglets; Saltsea Chronicles; Mutazione. Prev. Creative Director of gutefabrik.com. Author of writingfor.games. PhD in play as anti-capitalist practice. Bike person.

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Hello! Are you a press outlet who covers creative writing or/and games? Would you like a press release about the exciting second edition for Writing for Games, one of the most popular game craft books on Taylor & Francis’ roster? Hmu! Contact @ Hannahnicklin dot com 💜

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"One of the most important things you can ask yourself when designing a choice system is ‘how do we make the selection and the reaction sufficiently divergent?’ (...) The space between the action and the response becomes a part of the performance."
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/per...

gamerswithglasses.comPerforming Peter: South of the Circle and Fuzzy Choice — Gamers with GlassesHow do game designers make player choices feel meaningful? Hannah Nicklin, author of Writing for Games: Theory and Practice , describes here how the act of choosing allows players to perform a charac...
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I'm wrapping up my time with Cardboard Computer on their unannounced game in early November, & I have some capacity again!

If you're looking for consultation or longer term support from an expert game director, narrative designer & writer, drop me a line 💖

contact [at] hannahnicklin.com

A calling card style image with a picture of a white woman with blonde hair and glasses speaking at a conference. The card otherwise reads: HANNAH NICKLIN Creative Director, Narrative Lead/Designer, Senior Writer 12+ years' experience in interactive story + games • 4 games shipped as Lead (PC, console, mobile) • Original and existing IP • Loc, VO, various engines + middleware • PhD in Interactive Arts • Masters & BA in Play/Screenwriting • GDC IS Advisor, BAFTA Juror, TGA Future Class 2020 • Author of Writing for Games: Theory & Practice Netflix's Unhinged; Black Mirror: Thronglets; Saltsea Chronicles; Mutazione; Saturnalia; Die Gute Fabrik, Night School, Cardboard Computer, Santa Ragione. Based in: United Kingdom Work in: Remote, CET-PST LinkedIn.com/in/hannah-nicklin hannahnicklin.com
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Just had the truly blessed experience of finishing a punnet of grapes having found zero duds. Crisp, sweet and refreshing to the last. I think this is the first time this ever happened to me? Truly what a day.

@hannahnicklin.bsky.social

I'm interested in both short and long term, part time and full time projects. I can teach, direct, consult, and support your game's storytelling as a 'full stack' narrative designer and writer; comfortable in engine, tools, visual scripting and more!

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It's been super thrilling to support Cardboard Computer to horizontal story as part of an extended pre-pro, & otherwise I'm fresh out of narrative design on Netflix's horror-thriller UNHINGED, adding a bunch of things to my XP, incl. end-to-end VO, from draft to detailed technical implementation 🛠️

@hannahnicklin.bsky.social

I'm wrapping up my time with Cardboard Computer on their unannounced game in early November, & I have some capacity again!

If you're looking for consultation or longer term support from an expert game director, narrative designer & writer, drop me a line 💖

contact [at] hannahnicklin.com

A calling card style image with a picture of a white woman with blonde hair and glasses speaking at a conference. The card otherwise reads: HANNAH NICKLIN Creative Director, Narrative Lead/Designer, Senior Writer 12+ years' experience in interactive story + games • 4 games shipped as Lead (PC, console, mobile) • Original and existing IP • Loc, VO, various engines + middleware • PhD in Interactive Arts • Masters & BA in Play/Screenwriting • GDC IS Advisor, BAFTA Juror, TGA Future Class 2020 • Author of Writing for Games: Theory & Practice Netflix's Unhinged; Black Mirror: Thronglets; Saltsea Chronicles; Mutazione; Saturnalia; Die Gute Fabrik, Night School, Cardboard Computer, Santa Ragione. Based in: United Kingdom Work in: Remote, CET-PST LinkedIn.com/in/hannah-nicklin hannahnicklin.com
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The uk’s gambling industry revenue is more than tv, film, publishing, videogames, board games, and theatre combined. And I think that’s probably a bad thing. (I looked all these figures up from reliable industry body sources at 2025 revenue)

@hannahnicklin.bsky.social

Revenue (or any money measure like GVA) is only a useful measure if you’re trying to lie convincingly to government about why your field deserves tax breaks and/or favourable legislation.

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Revenue is one of the least interesting and useful measures of a field’s worth. It can be socially important, culturally important, health & wellbeing important, intellectually important, and also importance doesn’t always mean ‘the best’, a Saturday 5 a side is a really important piece of culture!

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GDoCExpo was four days. The work is year-round.

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We're at $17K of our $25K goal to break even & keep it going!

If the Expo meant something to you, help us close the gap.

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Hello! I’m getting ready to announce the release date of WRITING FOR GAMES second edition! I’d love to put some reader quotes in the press kit/on the website. Would you like to feature? Reply if you’ve found the book useful and a name you’re happy to be attributed via. 💛

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