Craig Ostrin

My parents instilled in me a deep love of reading at a young age. So, naturally, I thought I wanted to be an author when I was a kid. That is, until I learned how few novelists actually “make it.” But I was still passionate about books and knew I had a knack for telling good writing from bad, so I adjusted my goals: Editor at a book publisher—different job, same skill set, right?

More recently, as my gaming hobby grew into a passion, I went through a similar cycle. First, the same thought that strikes every devoted gamer: “If I like playing games, wouldn’t it be great to make them?” I didn’t have much interest in art or programming, but I could write. Right? And considering the quality of most videogame stories, games writing looked like a pretty viable field for me. (Design and production seemed like appealing alternatives too.) That wasn’t the issue though.

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