Rhianna Pratchett
Rhianna Pratchett
Rhianna Pratchettis an English video game writer, narrative designer, and journalist. She has worked on titles such as Tomb Raiderand its follow up, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Heavenly Sword, Overlord, and Mirror's Edge...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDesigner
Date of Birth30 December 1976
board central dad electrical generating job realised
When I was really young, Dad wasn't that well known. I don't remember when I realised he was a writer, but I do remember him leaving his full-time job at the Central Electrical Generating Board to concentrate on books.
support scripts being-there
I enjoy co-directing or even being there just for support because you get to see your script come to aural life in front of you.
bravery
You can't have bravery without fear
writing talking desire
I can pretty much spend an entire week talking about how the writing process works, to be honest! It can really vary from project to project and is often dependent on when you're brought on board, the genre, the platform and the narrative desires of the project.
hero males needs
Videogames need more women and are too reliant on male, stubble-covered heroes.
military character reality
I think it would be a great challenge to work on a military game which featured a female lead character. Since female soldiers are now being allowed on the frontlines, we're actually in danger of reality overtaking games!
hands games stories
Games aren't created by writers rocking up to developers saying 'I have this great game story.' It's about establishing relationships and working hand in hand to create something wonderful.
pressure tough projects
There's always a lot of pressure with big projects and so as a writer you have to be robust and flexible, with a tough hide.
team mean games
Larger game teams are often a bit more experienced at working with writers, which is often a huge relief. However, it also means that there are more people wanting to wander around the narrative kitchen telling you how you should be making your story pies.
writing numbers feelings
There's the underlying feeling that writing must be easy, because it's all about putting letters together. That's only true in the same way that programming is all about putting numbers together.
jobs thinking people
In regards to being female, I don't really think about it in the same way that other people do. I prefer to focus on my job rather than my gender. I'm still amazed that people think it's a big deal.
memories creativity brain
Creativity comes from the part of the brain that is veritable soup of experiences, memories and influences. We really don't like to start questioning exactly where it comes from, in case it stops coming.
eye years dental-work
I am terribly British. Especially in the eyes of Americans. I drink several gallons of tea a day, I'm often excessively polite and it's only through many years of expensive and painful dental work that I don't have bad teeth.
along changing move videogames
Writing for videogames is really unique. You learn all the rules of writing, but there's a whole other set of rules for game writing, and we're changing them as we move along as well, which makes it more challenging.