Greg R. Buchanan
@gregbuchananwriter.com
Bestselling Novelist. Writer of award-winning games | NO MAN'S SKY | SIXTEEN HORSES | DARK SOULS: EYES OF DEATH | Creative Text on MAGIC: THE GATHERING
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Thanksgiving, but instead of turkey, game developers get free chat/troubleshooting on their narrative/writing plans, and I get to recommend talented folks for the future.
Send through a DM or visit www.gregbuchanangames.com/contact -- happy to advise and chat as best I can throughout the week!
Send through a DM or visit www.gregbuchanangames.com/contact -- happy to advise and chat as best I can throughout the week!
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thanksgiving, but instead of turkey, game developers get free chat/troubleshooting on their narrative/writing plans, and I get to recommend talented folks for the future.
Send through a DM or visit www.gregbuchanangames.com/contact -- happy to advise and chat as best I can throughout the week!
Send through a DM or visit www.gregbuchanangames.com/contact -- happy to advise and chat as best I can throughout the week!
I started playing the original Starcraft again after trying to get a different game working on Geforce Now, realising it had Battle net on it, and going wild. I keep alt-tabbing out to my work but still hear those glorious tunes.
November 25, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I started playing the original Starcraft again after trying to get a different game working on Geforce Now, realising it had Battle net on it, and going wild. I keep alt-tabbing out to my work but still hear those glorious tunes.
Thanksgiving, but instead of turkey, game developers get free chat/troubleshooting on their narrative/writing plans, and I get to recommend talented folks for the future.
Send through a DM or visit www.gregbuchanangames.com/contact -- happy to advise and chat as best I can throughout the week!
Send through a DM or visit www.gregbuchanangames.com/contact -- happy to advise and chat as best I can throughout the week!
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Thanksgiving, but instead of turkey, game developers get free chat/troubleshooting on their narrative/writing plans, and I get to recommend talented folks for the future.
Send through a DM or visit www.gregbuchanangames.com/contact -- happy to advise and chat as best I can throughout the week!
Send through a DM or visit www.gregbuchanangames.com/contact -- happy to advise and chat as best I can throughout the week!
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Want to start 2026 with something new? Signup for the next iteration of my game writing workshop, where you'll design, write & build a 30+ minute playable branching narrative game in 13+ weeks with weekly video calls, a small focused class-size, & live playtests: www.gregbuchanangames.com/courses
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Want to start 2026 with something new? Signup for the next iteration of my game writing workshop, where you'll design, write & build a 30+ minute playable branching narrative game in 13+ weeks with weekly video calls, a small focused class-size, & live playtests: www.gregbuchanangames.com/courses
Want to start 2026 with something new? Signup for the next iteration of my game writing workshop, where you'll design, write & build a 30+ minute playable branching narrative game in 13+ weeks with weekly video calls, a small focused class-size, & live playtests: www.gregbuchanangames.com/courses
November 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Want to start 2026 with something new? Signup for the next iteration of my game writing workshop, where you'll design, write & build a 30+ minute playable branching narrative game in 13+ weeks with weekly video calls, a small focused class-size, & live playtests: www.gregbuchanangames.com/courses
i loved Wicked For Good but my wife almost died of laughter when we saw the scarecrow's face
November 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
i loved Wicked For Good but my wife almost died of laughter when we saw the scarecrow's face
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New article up gregbuchanan.substack.com/p/how-to-sla...
How to Slay Princesses & Game Writing
Don’t forget, the fate of the world rests on your shoulders
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November 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
New article up gregbuchanan.substack.com/p/how-to-sla...
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cool!
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
cool!
New article up gregbuchanan.substack.com/p/how-to-sla...
How to Slay Princesses & Game Writing
Don’t forget, the fate of the world rests on your shoulders
gregbuchanan.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:17 AM
New article up gregbuchanan.substack.com/p/how-to-sla...
I have called them 'babymorph' and 'teenomorph' and insist that others use this terminology also henceforth. Only cat owners understand Alien: Earth.
November 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I have called them 'babymorph' and 'teenomorph' and insist that others use this terminology also henceforth. Only cat owners understand Alien: Earth.
Another set of interviews from the archive - including @hazelmonforton.com et al on Writing Supernatural Games - open.substack.com/pub/gregbuch...
INTERVIEWS: Writing Supernatural Games
Featuring Hazel Monforton (Destiny 2, Dishonored: DOTO), Rebecca Haigh (Fable, Du Lac and Fey: Dance of Death, Atone, Sundown), and Cash DeCuir (Disco Elysium, Fallen London, Sunless Sea/Skies)
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November 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Another set of interviews from the archive - including @hazelmonforton.com et al on Writing Supernatural Games - open.substack.com/pub/gregbuch...
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When I encounter myself as a different colored cursor because I have the Google Doc open in two tabs
December 21, 2023 at 10:09 PM
When I encounter myself as a different colored cursor because I have the Google Doc open in two tabs
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game developers must realize our only competition is real human relationships. if we can continue to erode those, our market dominance is assured
November 16, 2025 at 4:43 AM
game developers must realize our only competition is real human relationships. if we can continue to erode those, our market dominance is assured
Interested in: the best delayed consequences of branching choices in games where there’s a big gap between decision and result (either many many hours or even so delayed they’re imported choices across games). Thoughts?
November 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Interested in: the best delayed consequences of branching choices in games where there’s a big gap between decision and result (either many many hours or even so delayed they’re imported choices across games). Thoughts?
Did anyone ever watch the Hercules TV cartoon? So good
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Did anyone ever watch the Hercules TV cartoon? So good
How hard could a video game be to make, Michael?
a man is standing in front of a sign that says pluth on it .
Alt: a man is standing in front of a sign that says bluth on it .
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November 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
How hard could a video game be to make, Michael?
Saw @mrholness.bsky.social Garth Marenghi’s show today — I had a spare copy of SIXTEEN HORSES in my car and nervously gave it to him during his signing of THIS BURSTED EARTH. My wife kept taking photos and caught the exact moment of my surprise when I was asked to sign his copy of my book in turn 😱❤️
November 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Saw @mrholness.bsky.social Garth Marenghi’s show today — I had a spare copy of SIXTEEN HORSES in my car and nervously gave it to him during his signing of THIS BURSTED EARTH. My wife kept taking photos and caught the exact moment of my surprise when I was asked to sign his copy of my book in turn 😱❤️
Just started on The War Doctor Begins with @mattief.bsky.social 's 'Light the Flame' -- so so good. Picks up directly after 'Night of the Doctor' - www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U3j... - the earliest hours of the War Doctor doing War Doctor Things on Karn
The Night of the Doctor | Doctor Who - BBC
YouTube video by BBC
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October 30, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Just started on The War Doctor Begins with @mattief.bsky.social 's 'Light the Flame' -- so so good. Picks up directly after 'Night of the Doctor' - www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U3j... - the earliest hours of the War Doctor doing War Doctor Things on Karn
Anyone been watching Alien: Earth? I’ve been thinking about monster design in general, and how the new monsters — especially the eyeball — remind me of the logic of The Thing. Worldbuilding, writing, other horrors, my work on No Man's Sky, and more within >> gregbuchanan.substack.com/p/aliens-and...
i have thoughts about aliens and eyeballs
Predators hunt. Xenomorphs infest. The Thing replaces... much like Alien: Earth's eyeball monster. Why all of this is scary, and how you can write the same.
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September 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Anyone been watching Alien: Earth? I’ve been thinking about monster design in general, and how the new monsters — especially the eyeball — remind me of the logic of The Thing. Worldbuilding, writing, other horrors, my work on No Man's Sky, and more within >> gregbuchanan.substack.com/p/aliens-and...
Oh my god -- Alien: Earth Ep 5. Wow. Wow wow wow.
An Alien movie in a single hour, with better emotive depth than most stuff in franchise. Whoever had the idea to play 'We'll Meet Again' during certain parts, chef's kiss.
Babou Ceesay is exceptional -- really hope he gets All The Roles after this
An Alien movie in a single hour, with better emotive depth than most stuff in franchise. Whoever had the idea to play 'We'll Meet Again' during certain parts, chef's kiss.
Babou Ceesay is exceptional -- really hope he gets All The Roles after this
September 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Oh my god -- Alien: Earth Ep 5. Wow. Wow wow wow.
An Alien movie in a single hour, with better emotive depth than most stuff in franchise. Whoever had the idea to play 'We'll Meet Again' during certain parts, chef's kiss.
Babou Ceesay is exceptional -- really hope he gets All The Roles after this
An Alien movie in a single hour, with better emotive depth than most stuff in franchise. Whoever had the idea to play 'We'll Meet Again' during certain parts, chef's kiss.
Babou Ceesay is exceptional -- really hope he gets All The Roles after this
Ren has been working on this in two of my game writing workshops -- really great to see it coming along!
(and if you're interested in more about the workshops, www.gregbuchanangames.com/courses )
(and if you're interested in more about the workshops, www.gregbuchanangames.com/courses )
July 30, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Ren has been working on this in two of my game writing workshops -- really great to see it coming along!
(and if you're interested in more about the workshops, www.gregbuchanangames.com/courses )
(and if you're interested in more about the workshops, www.gregbuchanangames.com/courses )
I have signed on to write for a dream company this year — a very well-known setting I know an unusual amount about & a style that I’ve always been influenced by, so to officially work on it will be great!
In the meantime, I’ll soon be free for game writing / consulting - www.gregbuchanangames.com
In the meantime, I’ll soon be free for game writing / consulting - www.gregbuchanangames.com
Greg R. Buchanan
Bestselling Novelist and Writer for BAFTA award-winning games
www.gregbuchanangames.com
July 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I have signed on to write for a dream company this year — a very well-known setting I know an unusual amount about & a style that I’ve always been influenced by, so to officially work on it will be great!
In the meantime, I’ll soon be free for game writing / consulting - www.gregbuchanangames.com
In the meantime, I’ll soon be free for game writing / consulting - www.gregbuchanangames.com
It’s been a pleasure to have Natalie on my courses - amazing and conscientious writer I am looking forward to seeing more from!
i dreamed of this happening once and only once because it felt too unrealistic, but it's real. 💖
elated & honored beyond words to announce that on july 7th my job will be Community at @blacktabbygames.com & i'll also be a Community/Social Media Manager and Writer (!!!) at @sunsetvisitor.studio!! 😭
elated & honored beyond words to announce that on july 7th my job will be Community at @blacktabbygames.com & i'll also be a Community/Social Media Manager and Writer (!!!) at @sunsetvisitor.studio!! 😭
June 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
It’s been a pleasure to have Natalie on my courses - amazing and conscientious writer I am looking forward to seeing more from!