I make a simple web game and would love a good consistently funny writer. A writer who can write SHORT PUNCHY zingers, not the novelists referred to in comments above.
I keep posting on Craigslist, but can't find a writer who both "Gets it" and can constantly make me laugh. I've hired several people who send a wonderful sample, perfectly fitting my spec, but after that the quality tends to go downhill fast.
As a result, instead of a consistent style, the writing across my game is a patchwork of different writers edited together by me, the developer. (Yes, I require writers to surrender all rights and ownership of all writing I buy. Of course.)
I would love hire a good writer who can give me a few dozen lines of funny dialog every month or two. So far the best writing has come from my house-mate, free of charge, but he doesn't give me enough fresh content.
The game is www.brainchef.com Anyone is encouraged to look at the format and then contact me in game (player #1, if you're a player of the game you'll find me easily).
This game is my hobby, so pay more like "pocket change" than "full time job" (again, see the comments above) but it's a great opportunity to get started as a professional game writer.
It's amazing how much you CAN accomplish that is up to the standards using resources like "A list apart" These standatds were written by people who knew what they were doing...
You may need a little tweak here and there for the different browsers, But simple, straightforward code, following standards and best practices will get you 99% of the way there.
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I make a simple web game and would love a good consistently funny writer. A writer who can write SHORT PUNCHY zingers, not the novelists referred to in comments above.
I keep posting on Craigslist, but can't find a writer who both "Gets it" and can constantly make me laugh. I've hired several people who send a wonderful sample, perfectly fitting my spec, but after that the quality tends to go downhill fast.
As a result, instead of a consistent style, the writing across my game is a patchwork of different writers edited together by me, the developer. (Yes, I require writers to surrender all rights and ownership of all writing I buy. Of course.)
I would love hire a good writer who can give me a few dozen lines of funny dialog every month or two. So far the best writing has come from my house-mate, free of charge, but he doesn't give me enough fresh content.
The game is www.brainchef.com
Anyone is encouraged to look at the format and then contact me in game (player #1, if you're a player of the game you'll find me easily).
This game is my hobby, so pay more like "pocket change" than "full time job" (again, see the comments above) but it's a great opportunity to get started as a professional game writer.
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It's amazing how much you CAN accomplish that is up to the standards using resources like "A list apart" These standatds were written by people who knew what they were doing...
You may need a little tweak here and there for the different browsers, But simple, straightforward code, following standards and best practices will get you 99% of the way there.