A "See You Later" Letter to the Games Industry
With nearly 10 years of experience as a freelance creator (writer, producer, narrative designer), I have weaved countless words across...
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MIGUEL
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Writer. Narrative Designer. Poet.
Oct 22, 20232 min read
WRITING THE TRUTH: A Poetry Chapbook
My poetry collection, 'Writing The Truth', published by Selcouth Station Press was published back in July, 2022. I wanted to do a post...
Dec 5, 20201 min read
EYES UNCLOUDED: Now a HARDCOVER book!
Since last speaking about Eyes Unclouded it has climbed the Platinum stage to Mithral on the DMsGuild!
Aug 15, 20201 min read
EYES UNCLOUDED: Editing a Best-Selling TTRPG Anthology
I was an editor for this anthology and it's such a beautiful, fun collection! I'm very proud of everyone that worked on this; there are...
Aug 15, 20201 min read
FASHION EMPIRE: Promotion to Lead Narrative Designer
June 2020 marked my one-year anniversary at Frenzoo! Not long after, I had a meeting with Frenzoo's co-Founder, Simon Newstead and we...
Aug 15, 20201 min read
M1M0 CERTIFICATE: Learn to Code & Programming for Games
In an attempt to strengthen my technical skills, I began learning how to code. I have focused on the basics, slowly working through the...
Jun 9, 20201 min read
UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER: Guest Lecturing
Following my steps into the games industry, I was approached by my course leaders in Screenwriting and Creative Writing with the...
Jun 9, 20201 min read
CATHNOQUEY: Leading a diverse team of Writers
I joined Cathnoquey: The Fractured Isles in late 2019, after seeing a role call on ModDB. I had worked with Ash Lawrence before in...
Jun 9, 20201 min read
UNDERGROUND ORACLE PUBLISHING: Writing and Designing D&D 5E Supplements
After joining the RPG Writer Workshop discord in the Summer of 2019, I quickly dove into the community side of TTRPGs through Discord and...
Jun 9, 20201 min read
FASHIONISTA: Localisation and Translation
Nearly eight months after joining Frenzoo as a Games Writer and Narrative Designer, I was asked if I would be interested in taking up a...
Aug 6, 20191 min read
V. PRESS: Runner-Up of the V. Press Poetry Prize
“I was also very struck by Miguel Guerreiro Lourenço’s ‘Writing the Truth’ – a selection of powerful poems that manages the feat of (...)"
Jul 31, 20191 min read
BLOG POST: Venturing into Game Design
Similarly to how I got my position at Pixel Princess Blitz, my friend Jack Tomlinson has been a partner in crime in a new game.
Jul 31, 20191 min read
FASHION EMPIRE: Writing for an established IP
After stepping down from the Lead Writer position of Fallout: Miami, I was hired as a Writer for Frenzoo's successful game, Fashion Empire.
Jul 31, 20191 min read
GAME OF THRONES: ASCENT: QA & Editing
I played GoT: Ascent extensively back in the day, as well as engaging in their player forums.
Jul 31, 20191 min read
ENDLESS WORLD: Consultancy & Editing
I was approached by Radiance Games for a QA and Editor role for their game, Endless World. I was given a free copy of the game.
Jul 31, 20191 min read
TRAVEL WRITING: Using Writing on the Go and reaching surprising heights
Me and my wife made an agreement essentially, that we would try to review places we go to or stuff we buy more often.
Jul 29, 20191 min read
BLOG POST: Ubisoft's Junior Narrative Designer Shortlist
It had been a dream for as long as I started playing Rayman on PS1.
Mar 24, 20192 min read
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP: Fiona Sampson
Fiona Sampson visited Worcester in March 2019, for a reading of her book, In Search of Mary Shelley. Before that event, Fiona was invited...
Mar 7, 20191 min read
WEBCOMIC: Malefica
AnnaTheNewt and I have finally released Malefica's prequel on Patreon! It is a project we have teased in the past on Twitter, but we have...
Feb 27, 20191 min read
WEBCOMIC: Malefica (Teaser)
I was accosted by AnnaTheNewt on Twitter after being recommended by a mutual friend as a writer to collaborate with. Fast forward little...
Feb 24, 20191 min read
STAR PLAZINE: Blanc'hel & Fhascht
I had hit some form of low when I first met Christopher Kelsall, an artist and sculptor. My latest webcomic was published in its...
Feb 7, 20191 min read
BLOG POST: Writing on Pixel Princess Blitz
Writing on Pixel Princess Blitz came through a friend mentioning its writer role call on a Facebook group. While I have mentioned this...
Feb 1, 20191 min read
BLOG POST: Songwriting on Fallout: Miami
Before becoming a Lead, I used my poetry background when writing songs for Sergey Neiss, the Lead Sound on Fallout: Miami. He learned...
Feb 1, 20191 min read
TWIN TOWNS: First & St. Augustine's
Twin Towns was a brilliant project by the Worcestershire Poet Laureate, Nina Lewis, that saw poets residing in the UK collaborating with...
Jan 31, 20191 min read
BLOG POST: Polygon on Fallout: Miami
When the official trailer for Fallout: Miami came out and I first applied to join the project, multiple news outlets reported on it....
Jan 26, 20191 min read
BLOG POST: Writing the Monthly Update videos for Fallout: Miami
Besides leading the team of writers and offering feedback and editing for the department, my creative exploits involved more than just...
Jan 22, 20191 min read
The Sabrina Magazine: Selected Poems
Below are three poems that were published in the creative writing course magazine, The Sabrina Magazine. C-A-R-E and Autumn Crime Scene...
Jan 22, 20191 min read
EDITING: The Sabrina Magazine, 2017
On my first year at university, I volunteered to work as the Chief Executive Editor on the course's Creative Writing magazine, The...
Jan 13, 20191 min read
FATE: The Art of the Graphic Novel
Above is the latest illustration set in the world of Fate, done by Bruno Wright. It features Estrel, our main character, a Vraatar. There...
Jan 3, 20191 min read
PIXEL PRINCESS BLITZ: Joining as a Writer
While living in a student-flat in Worcester during my first year at University, I met this great Welsh dude that goes by the name of Tack...
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