
Hello, I’m Rebecca McCarthy. A game writer and narrative designer based in the UK with over ten years experience in the games industry. I specialise in holistic world building, expressive characters and IP generation.

I can expand and work within existing worlds creating authentic new content.

Create new IP from the ground up. Enthralling players, meeting stakeholder needs and supporting world class gameplay.

Funny engaging dialogue and character creation supported by voice casting and direction.

Unique engaging prose for engaging lore, community and live service games.
Blog
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Holistic Narrative Design Talk at GDLX
Exciting news! I’m speaking at GDLX on Wednesday 29th March in London about Holistic narrative design. I’ll be taking a whistle stop tour through narrative design and how I think applying a narrative approach leads to better games and happier teams.
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Talk Slides – GDLX London – A holistic approach to narrative design
This week I was lucky enough to present my talk ” All Together Now, a holistic approach to narrative design.” I broke down how narrative is more than just story. That strong narrative is about working together as a team and sharing inspiration. The room was full for the talks all day and the indie…