writing
Abby writes about games, storytelling, and the odd business of making things for a living, and increasingly, writes the things themselves.
the talk
"The Dramaturgy of Video Games: Theatre, Story, and Empathy"
GDC Narrative Summit · advised by Tom Abernathy
the newsletter
Abby writes regularly on games, storytelling, and building a creative career that hasn't gone in a straight line.
currently writing
An esports YA romance novel
Born out of watching Video Game High School in school and never quite letting go of it, plus a decade spent in and around competitive gaming.
A play about Joanne Woodward
A fellow Greenville, South Carolina native and sorority sister, seventy years apart.
More soon.
theatre
Brushstrokes Through Time
Written in Tokyo while studying abroad. Premiered at the UC San Diego Undergraduate Play Festival, 2018.
games writing
Heirloom (2020)
co-writer · three women across generations in the American South
Winner, Women in Games Global Awards
Skin Deep (2022)
writer & director · an interactive comic about body image, cats, and growing up in the late 2000s
Winner, Best Game, Feminist Media Festival