Happy #drawtober #drawtober2025 #speedpaint #candlelitmessenger #clipstudiopaint

youtu.be/xCqY2Vw7ZxQ?... #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #CharacterDesign #Storytelling #SoldiersOfRust #OriginalStory #OriginalCharacter #GameDev #IndieDev

#SilentHill #SilentHillF #HorrorGames #SurvivalHorror #PsychologicalHorror #GameDev #GameWriting #WritingHorror open.substack.com/pub/welcomet...

What’s the point of writing new stories? We’ve already talked about everything! open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #WriteOn Zubaidah #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #GameDev #Storytelling #IndieDev #AmWriting #Blog #FatalFrame #FatalFrame4 #SailorMoon #KpopDemonHunters

Guaranteed to give you mommy issues 😆 Happy Friday! #SoldiersOfRust #WIP #CharacterDesign #AmWriting #GameWriting #GameDev #OriginalCharacter

Was working on storyboards when I realized: Rayne didn't have a dress yet! I'm a woman who likes pretty dresses, how typical, yadda yadda... I know. Just let me have my fun. 😆 #ballgowns #CharacterDesign #AmWriting #gamedev #GameWriting #SoldiersOfRust #originalcharacter

[EDIT] I can be your sanctuary #kpopdemonhunters #sajaboys #abby #huntrix #speedpaint #clipstudiopaint

The maknae is on her way 😊 #kpopdemonhunters #huntrix #zoey #wip

Reading Mike Flanagan's Netflix Horror Series welcometoeskastudios.substack.com/p/reading-mi... #GameWriting #GameDev #Storytelling #IndieDev #AmWriting #WritingDialogue #MikeFlanagan #TheHauntingofHillHouse #TheHauntingofBlyManor #TheFalloftheHouseofUsher #MidnightMass #Netflix #HouseofLeaves

Hang on, Zoey, I'll get to you in a bit. 🙏 #kpopdemonhunters #sajaboys #huntrix #abby #wip

Hang on, Zoey, I'll get to you in a bit. 🙏 #kpopdemonhunters #sajaboys #huntrix #abby #wip

I’m a ****ing optimist and you should be one, too. welcometoeskastudios.substack.com/p/im-a-ing-o... #WriteOn, loveys! Zubaidah #GameWriting #GameDev #Storytelling #IndieDev #AmWriting

but now that's how I'm getting paid #kpopdemonhunters #mira #speedpaint #clipstudiopaint

Cozy Cat Cove -- Coming Soon! #webtoon #cats

What if we both tried fighting what we're running from? #kpopdemonhunters #jinu #rumi #wip #timelapse #speedpaint #clipstudiopaint

Pop-star royalty. #kpopdemonhunters #wip #timelapse #speedpaint #clipstudiopaint #rumi

There's a 50-50 chance that I'll hate how this turned out tomorrow morning... but my back's killing me rn so here ya go loves! #kpopdemonhunters #fanart #digitalart #イラストメイキング #wip #rumi #mira #zoey #noai #sketchdaily #commissionsopen #clipstudiopaintpro

open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #GameWriting #GameDev #Storytelling #IndieDev #AmWriting

"And you might call it cycling with training wheels on, but you’ll never look as cool as the people who are cycling without them – no matter how shaky they were at first." open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #GameWriting #GameDev #Storytelling #IndieDev #AmWriting #Blog #AI

The Lie of Constant Productivity and Why the Human Race Needs to Relearn Humanity and Chill Out open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #GameWriting #GameDev #Storytelling #IndieDev #AmWriting #Productivity #CreativeBurnout #HumanFirst

Of Rebels and Mavericks: Creativity and the Art of Thoughtfully Breaking Things open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #WriteOn Zubaidah #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #GameDev #Storytelling #IndieDev #AmWriting #HideoKojima #PT #MetalGearSolid

Let Me Walk You Through My Thought Process... open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #GameDev #Storytelling #IndieDev #AmWriting

Progress Report #1 open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #GameDev #Storytelling #IndieDev #AmWriting #Blog

The Lost Art of Sincerity open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #WriteOn Zubaidah #NarrativeCulture #GameWriter #AuthenticWriting #CulturalCritique #GameDevVoices

Just a thought... 😉 #ResidentEvil9 #Capcom #RE

Ready for Little Kitty, Big City's summer update! 🐈‍⬛ #LittleKittyBigCity #CozyGames #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev

A page from an earlier draft of this booklet thing I'm working on. Needs an update. #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #CharacterDesign #Storytelling #SoldiersOfRust #OriginalStory #OriginalCharacter #GameDev #IndieDev

Meet the Loves of My Life open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #LoveWhatYouLove #Storytelling #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #PopCulture #StoryMatters #AmWriting #GameDev #IndieDev

Familiar Horrors open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #WriteOn Zubaidah #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #GameDev #Storytelling #IndieDev #AmWriting #Blog

REquiem for a Series open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #Capcom #ResidentEvil #ResidentEvil9

We've Always Been Grieving open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #WriteOn Zubaidah #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #GameDev #Storytelling #IndieDev #AmWriting #Blog

A Simple Story is Anything but Simple open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #GameDev #Storytelling #IndieDev #AmWriting #Blog

Upon Reflection open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... Because it's my birthday. #WriteOn Zubaidah #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #GameDev #Storytelling #IndieDev

So, am I a game dev now? open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #WriteOn Zubaidah #GameWriting #GameDesign #GameDev #NarrativeDesign #ResidentEvil #IndieDev #AccessibilityInGames #GameDevJourney

The Rise of J-Horror and the Golden Age of Experimental Horror Games (2000s Edition) open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #JHorror #HorrorGames #SilentHill #IndieDev #StorytellingInGames #CultClassics #FatalFrame

I couldn't help but wonder... when does a writer stop aspiring and start becoming? open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #AmWritingGames #CreativeIdentity #ImposterSyndrome #WritingLife #IndieDev #CarrieBradshawEnergy

Let’s Talk Games: How Resident Evil Embraced Horror’s Many Faces open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #ResidentEvil #SurvivalHorror #LetsTalkGames #CapcomGames #StorytellingInGames #GameDevCommunity

The video game industry feels bleak right now. But we've been here before, haven't we? open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #GameDev #NarrativeDesign #HorrorGames #CreativeRisk #StorytellingInGames #GameIndustry #IndieDev #HauntingGround #FatalFrame #SilentHill

Three Games That Changed the Way I See Game Writing open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #GameDev #Storytelling #IndieDev

When Stories Give You the Power to Walk Away from Relationships welcometoeskastudios.substack.com/p/when-stori... #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #GameDev #Storytelling #IndieDev #Romance #NPC #WritingRomance

Reincarnated as a Bard in a Fantasy Job Market: My Buffs are Brewed Daily welcometoeskastudios.substack.com/p/reincarnat... #GameWriting #NarrativeDesign #GameDev #Storytelling #IndieDev #DND #Isekai #RPG

Climbing Cringe Mountain: A Game Writer's Rite of Passage Click here --> open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #gamewriting #narrativedesign #gamedev #storytelling #indiedev

Branching Dialogue: The Hydra of Game Writing Click here --> welcometoeskastudios.substack.com/p/branching-... #gamewriting #narrativedesign #gamedev #storytelling #indiedev

Me on Sunday 😆

So, I did an interview last week… Link —> substack.com/@eskastudios... #gamewriting #narrativedesign #gamedev #storytelling #indiedev

From Translation to Creation: My Ongoing Battle with Dialogue Click here —> open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #gamewriting #narrativedesign #gamedev #storytelling #indiedev

What I’ve Learned About Writing Great Stories… as a Localizer Click here —> substack.com/@eskastudios... #gamewriting #narrativedesign #gamedev #storytelling #indiedev #localization #dubbing #voiceacting

Disco Elysium is the Epitome of Great Narrative Gameplay That Left Me Breathless — Literally Click here —> open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #gamewriting #narrativedesign #gamedev #storytelling #indiedev #discoelysium

Narrative Shenanigans: The Making of a Game Writing Sample Click here —> open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #gamewriting #narrativedesign #gamedev #storytelling #indiedev

From Script Localization to Game Writing (+Portfolio) Click here —> open.substack.com/pub/welcomet... #gamewriting #narrativedesign #gamedev #storytelling #indiedev