{"id":8314,"date":"2015-05-10T22:51:46","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T05:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/?page_id=8314"},"modified":"2025-06-26T17:23:25","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T00:23:25","slug":"writing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.emilymorganti.com\/blog\/?page_id=8314","title":{"rendered":"Writing Samples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I work in the video game industry, play with dollhouses, and write fiction behind closed doors. See below for selected clips in a variety of styles.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Video Game Articles (Online)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220417064943\/https:\/\/adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/ron-gilbert-dave-grossman-return-to-monkey-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Return to Monkey Island interview<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, April 14, 2022<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191222221908\/https:\/\/adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/39287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life Is Strange 2 review<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, December 13, 2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20191028052543\/https:\/\/adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/38849\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elsinore review<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, October 25, 2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190621080317\/https:\/\/adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/37864\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Why you shouldn&#8217;t wait: A mid-season reflection on Life Is Strange 2<\/a> &#8211; June 14, 2019<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250602131313\/https:\/\/adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/33976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Last Day of June review<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, November 20, 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170606161117\/https:\/\/adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/32870\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Night in the Woods review<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, June 2, 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160227011546\/https:\/\/adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/30018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oxenfree review<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, February 22, 2016<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20161108120455\/http:\/\/www.adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/28237\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Life is Strange episodic review<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, November 20, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150314204157\/http:\/\/www.adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/28311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King&#8217;s Quest preview<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, March 13, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150221114433\/http:\/\/www.adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/27866\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dave Grossman interview<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, January 2, 2015<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20141128022436\/http:\/\/www.adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/27617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Bird Story feature<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, November 21, 2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140825072326\/http:\/\/www.adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/26971\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Valiant Hearts: The Great War review<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, August 22, 2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140209040718\/http:\/\/www.adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/25936\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Broken Age: Act 1 preview<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, January 27, 2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20131110172337\/http:\/\/www.adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/25434\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">That Dragon, Cancer preview<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, November 8, 2013<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20131004220431\/http:\/\/www.adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/25075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gone Home review<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, August 16, 2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20151103080015\/http:\/\/www.adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/24361\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GDC 2013: Designing Journey<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, April 5, 2013<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/21426https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120610044629\/http:\/\/www.adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/21426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Cave preview<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, June 8, 2012<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120725221811\/http:\/\/www.adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/18637\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To The Moon review<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, November 30, 2011<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120618055703\/http:\/\/www.adventuregamers.com\/articles\/view\/18625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catherine feature<\/a> &#8211; Adventure Gamers, November 4, 2011<\/li>\n<li>The History of Sam &amp; Max: <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130123003356\/http:\/\/www.telltalegames.com\/summerofsamandmax\/history\/history1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 1<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130602070312\/http:\/\/www.telltalegames.com\/summerofsamandmax\/history\/history2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 2<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130123003511\/http:\/\/www.telltalegames.com\/summerofsamandmax\/history\/history3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 3<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130122235414\/http:\/\/www.telltalegames.com\/summerofsamandmax\/history\/history4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 4<\/a> &#8211; Telltale Games, Summer 2007<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h4><strong>Video Game Articles (Print)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wireframe.raspberrypi.org\/articles\/haven-preview-not-the-holiday-camp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haven preview<\/a> &#8211; Wireframe, Issue 27 (November 21, 2019)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Practical-Guide-Indie-Game-Marketing\/dp\/1138801542\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Practical Guide to Indie Game Marketing<\/a> &#8211; PR chapter (guest author), published December 2015 by Focal Press\n<li>Telltale Games: Behind The Scenes &#8211; X-ONE Magazine, Issue 130 (October 2015)<\/li>\n<li>Campo Santo: From Walking Dead to Forest Fires &#8211; Games&trade;, Issue 147 (April 2014); reprinted online as <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20141016040941\/http:\/\/www.gamestm.co.uk\/features\/ex-walking-dead-devs-on-new-project-firewatch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ex-Walking Dead devs on new project Firewatch<\/a>, June 30, 2014<\/li>\n<li>A Double Fine Success (Tim Schafer \/ Broken Age feature) &#8211; Games&trade;, Issue 144 (February 2014)<\/li>\n<li>Space Quest Behind the Scenes &#8211; Games&trade;, Issue 135 (May 2013)<\/li>\n<li>Telltale Games: An Episodic Success &#8211; Games&trade;, Issue 134 (April 2013)<\/li>\n<li>Turning the Page (Ragnar Tornquist \/ Dreamfall Chapters feature) &#8211; Games&trade;, Issue 131 (January 2013)<\/li>\n<li>Ron Gilbert Emerges &#8211; Games&trade;, Issue 125 (August 2012)<\/li>\n<li>The Secret of Double Fine&#8217;s Success &#8211; Games&trade;, Issue 122 (May 2012)<\/li>\n<li>Paper and Discs &#8211; 1UP Presents, Issue 3 (October \/ November 2011); reprinted online as <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120103142452\/http:\/\/www.1up.com\/features\/how-retail-games-are-made\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Retail Games are Made<\/a>, December 26, 2011<\/li>\n<li>Police Quest Behind the Scenes &#8211; Games&trade;, Issue 115 (November 2011)<\/li>\n<li>Putty Squad Behind the Scenes &#8211; Games&trade;, Issue 107 (March 2011)<\/li>\n<li>Gabriel Knight Trilogy Behind the Scenes &#8211; Games&trade;, Issue 106 (February 2011); <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120626171901\/http:\/\/www.gamestm.co.uk\/retro\/behind-the-scenes-gabriel-knight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reprinted online<\/a> April 22, 2012<\/li>\n<li>Tales of Monkey Island postmortem &#8211; Game Developer, May 2010; <a href=\"http:\/\/twvideo01.ubm-us.net\/o1\/vault\/GD_Mag_Archives\/GDM_May_2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archived here<\/a> (article appears on page 20)<\/li>\n<li>Quest for Glory Behind the Scenes &#8211; Games&trade;, Issue 93 (March 2010); <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20111113152809\/http:\/\/www.gamestm.co.uk\/retro\/the-making-of-quest-for-glory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reprinted online<\/a> February 24, 2011<\/li>\n<li>Great Scott &#8211; Games&trade;, Issue 88 (October 2009); reprinted online as <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20101009081537\/http:\/\/www.gamestm.co.uk\/retro\/scott-adams-a-life-in-text\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott Adams: A Life In Text<\/a>, June 2, 2010 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h4><strong>Sample Press Releases<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/twp-murder-investigation-closed.html\">Crowdfunded Thimbleweed Park Murder Investigation to be Closed Unsolved<\/a> &#8211; Terrible Toybox, March 30, 2017<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/downamongthedeadmenemail.html\">Ahoy! Pirate adventure awaits in inkle&#8217;s &#8220;Down Among the Dead Men&#8221; gamebook, out today for iPhone \/ iPad<\/a> &#8211; inkle, September 18, 2014<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/view\/pressreleases\/191093\/Coming_in_May_Steve_Jacksons_Sorcery_an_ImmersiveNarrative_Game_for_iPhone_and_iPad.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coming in May: Steve Jackson&#8217;s Sorcery!, an Immersive Narrative Game for iPhone and iPad<\/a> &#8211; inkle, April 23, 2013<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/pinkertonroadpressrelease.html\">Gabriel Knight Creator Jane Jensen Launches Pinkerton Road Studio<\/a> &#8211; Pinkerton Road, April 5, 2012 <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sieent.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/sieent-selected-as-minnesota-cup-semi-finalist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SieEnt Selected as Minnesota Cup Semi-Finalist<\/a> &#8211; SieEnt, June 17, 2011<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/geminiruepressrelease.html\">Long-Awaited Gemini Rue Now Available for Download from Wadjet Eye Games<\/a> &#8211; Wadjet Eye Games, February 24, 2011<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/legacyofathousandsunspressrelease.html\">Legacy of a Thousand Suns Brings Console-Quality Gaming to Facebook<\/a> &#8211; Concept Art House, November 10, 2010<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100722054551\/http:\/\/siliconsisters.ca\/press\/PR20100720.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silicon Sisters Interactive, Canada\u2019s first female owned and operated video game company, sets up shop in Vancouver<\/a> &#8211; Silicon Sisters Interactive, July 20, 2010 <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20100715080956\/http:\/\/www.postudios.com\/company\/pressroom\/pr_20100710.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">At Long Last, King&#8217;s Quest Fans See The Silver Lining<\/a> &#8211; Phoenix Online Studios, July 10, 2010<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/hamletpressrelease.html\">&#8220;To Play, or Not to Play?&#8221; Alawar Entertainment Releases Hamlet Video Game for PC <\/a> &#8211; Alawar Entertainment, April 8, 2010 <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h4><strong>Creative Writing<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/two-days-after\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Two Days After<\/a> &#8211; an interactive writing sample<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/leadville.html\">Outside Leadville<\/a> &#8211; Bryant Literary Review, 2005<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/saygoodbye.html\">Finding a Way to Say Goodbye to the First Boy I Ever Kissed<\/a> &#8211; Georgetown Review, Spring 2005<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/storyofo.html\">Story of O<\/a> &#8211; Oyez Review, Winter 2003\/2004<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/turnofthescrew.html\">Turn of the Screw<\/a> &#8211; Eclipse, Fall 2003<\/li>\n<li>Like Stars &#8211; Front Range Review, Spring 2003<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/?p=8060\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Bird Grows Up<\/a> &#8211; 2004<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h4><strong>Dollhouse Miniatures Articles<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenleafdollhouses.com\/dollhouse_news\/AUG2010\/hooked-on-half-scale-dollhouses.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hooked on Half Scale<\/a> &#8211; Greenleaf Gazette, August 2010 <\/li>\n<li>Make a Mini Window Box &#8211; American Miniaturist, August 2010<\/li>\n<li>Shaker Chairs for Half Scale &#8211; American Miniaturist, April 2010<\/li>\n<li>Cheap &amp; Easy Fish Scale Shingles &#8211; Miniature Collector, February 2010<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/miniaturizingprints.pdf\">Tips on Miniaturizing Prints<\/a> &#8211; Miniature Collector, October 2006 (posted with permission of <a href=\"http:\/\/scottpublications.com\/mcmag\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scott Publications<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h4><strong>Corporate Collateral<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/schoo26-fact-sheet.pdf\">School 26 Fact Sheet<\/a> &#8211; Silicon Sisters Interactive, September 2011<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/daomu-fact-sheet.pdf\">Daomu Fact Sheet<\/a> &#8211; Concept Art House, November 2010<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/lots-fact-sheet.pdf\">Legacy of a Thousand Suns Fact Sheet<\/a> &#8211; Concept Art House, November 2010<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/telltale-backgrounder.pdf\">Corporate Backgrounder<\/a> &#8211; Telltale Games, June 2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/wallaceandgromit-factsheet.pdf\">Wallace &amp; Gromit&#8217;s Grand Adventures Fact Sheet<\/a> &#8211; Telltale Games, May 2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/samandmax-season2-overview.pdf\">Sam &amp; Max Season Two Information Packet<\/a> &#8211; Telltale Games, Summer 2008<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h4><strong>Corporate Blog Entries<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20090706032331\/http:\/\/www.telltalegames.com\/community\/blogs\/id-468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Telltale Experience<\/a> &#8211; July 3, 2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130625161619\/http:\/\/www.telltalegames.com\/community\/blogs\/id-458\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monkey Island is BACK, baby!<\/a> &#8211; June 1, 2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130122235339\/http:\/\/www.telltalegames.com\/community\/blogs\/id-425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sam &amp; Max coming to XBLA with new and improved names<\/a> &#8211; February 26, 2009<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20080208112133\/http:\/\/telltalegames.com\/community\/blogs\/id-296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Surfin&#8217; the Highway is here!<\/a> &#8211; February 6, 2008<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130123003346\/http:\/\/www.telltalegames.com\/community\/blogs\/id-238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comic-Con Adventures, 2007 Edition<\/a> &#8211; July 29, 2007\n    <\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h4><strong>Patient Education<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/healthyeating.pdf\">Healthy Eating: Getting Back to Basics<\/a> &#8211; Krames Health &amp; Safety Education, 2006<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/samples\/bipolar.pdf\">Bipolar Disorder<\/a> &#8211; Krames Health &amp; Safety Education, 2006<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<em>Page last updated October 19, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I work in the video game industry, play with dollhouses, and write fiction behind closed doors. 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