TIH 175: Alan Baxter on Writing for Video Games, The Book Club, and Crow Shine

TIH 175 Alan Baxter on Writing for Video Games, The Book Club, and Crow Shine

In this podcast Alan Baxter talks about writing for video games, The Book ClubCrow Shine, and much more.

About Alan Baxter

Alan Baxter is a multi-award-winning author of supernatural thrillers and urban horror, and an international master of kung fu. He runs the Illawarra Kung Fu Academy and writes novels, novellas and short stories full of magic, monsters and, quite often, martial arts. He rides a motorcycle and loves his dogs. Find out more at Alan Baxter Online.

Show notes

  • [02:20] Video games
  • [07:30] Writing narrative arcs for video games
  • [19:10] The Book Club novella
  • [27:00] Crow Shine
  • [48:00] Why Crow Shine? Why now?

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