Jennifer Gale

Jennifer Gale was born in a desert windstorm that blew out the hospital windows. Now surrounded by Pacific Northwest wetlands, she planted a magical garden for the local wildlife, and converted the shed into the witch hut where she writes, weaves, creates digital worlds, and researches the forgotten 17th century movement that failed to stop capitalism. In addition to writing music, novels, short stories, and genre-relevant papers for conferences, she has published nearly forty episodes for a fantasy pirate storytelling game.

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Authors Growing through Gaming

May 12, 2023 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

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Panelists: Jennifer Gale, Stephen Granade, Cheryl Platz, Travis Baldree and Jonathan Cassie (moderator)
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Video and tabletop games offer their audiences the unique opportunity to engage in the character development, worldbuilding, and direction of a narrative. Game writers and enthusiasts discuss how designing, writing for, and even playing games can improve an author’s skills and imagination.

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Editing Games

May 13, 2023 10:30 am to 11:30 am

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Panelists: Jennifer Gale, Jonathan Cassie, Marie Vibbert, Pam Punzalan and Monica Valentinelli (moderator)
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Writing for videogames, RPGs, and boardgames draws on some of the same skillset as writing fiction, but it can also include technical writing, specialized types of dialogue, and more. So what does it mean to _edit_ this kind of text? What techniques do editors use to ensure that the text of a game is clear, vivid, and effective?

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Worldbuilding in Motion: How Screenwriters Develop SFF Worlds for Films and Shows

June 6, 2024 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

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Panelists: Rebecca Hardy, Jennifer Gale, Gwendolyn Nix and Sarah Langan (moderator)
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Special effects offer limitless possibilities — but studio time and budgets are real constraints. Screenwriters discuss what it’s like to exercise their imagination and work with film industry professionals to bring SFF worlds and characters to life.
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Rethinking Conflict in Gaming Narratives

June 8, 2024 9:00 am to 10:00 am

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Panelists: Cheryl Platz, Jennifer Gale, RM Ambrose, Alex Kingsley and Phoebe Barton (moderator)
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Video games may have a reputation for graphic violence, but what if we as game writers want to create a narrative that’s not driven by combat? From casual and cozy games, life sims, dating sims, to visual novels and text-based, interactive fiction, there’s an increasing array of options for players seeking games that go beyond fighting or forgo it altogether. This panel will focus on how to create urgency and propel the plot forward using an intentional lack of violence. In this way we use games a tool for teaching “non-violent communication” in an increasingly violent real world.
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