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.

There's the underlying feeling that writing must be easy, because it's all about putting letters together. That's only true in the same way that programming is all about putting numbers together.

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

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.

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

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.

They are very good reasons why voice acting in games can be so terrible. Writers are in a great position to be able to bridge this gap.