There's always a lot of pressure with big projects and so as a writer you have to be robust and flexible, with a tough hide.

Creativity comes from the part of the brain that is veritable soup of experiences, memories and influences. We really don't like to start questioning exactly where it comes from, in case it stops coming.

Larger game teams are often a bit more experienced at working with writers, which is often a huge relief. However, it also means that there are more people wanting to wander around the narrative kitchen telling you how you should be making your story pies.

I enjoy co-directing or even being there just for support because you get to see your script come to aural life in front of you.

By the time a writer comes onto a project (if they're being hired as a contractor) the main character has usually been designed, as that's always done during a project's pitching stage.

I like to make all my characters interesting. Be they male, female or creatures unknown.

Generally I wouldn't accept work on projects where I didn't agree with the sensibilities behind the main character.