Leslee Sullivant's guest appearances

Leslee Sullivant

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IndieGameBusiness®

Sarah Elmaleh

Dan Rogers

Yulia Vakhrusheva

Ed Dille

Gregan Dunn

Cory Trese

Elena Lobova

Elliot Callighan

Habib Chams

Andrew Trese

Juney Dijkstra

Alex Golebiowski

Paul Arendt

Emre Deniz

Jason Della Rocca

OwlTail

Cassandra Khaw

Spring is here and so are Leslee (Design Producer on Marvel Strike Force at Scopely, previously a writer and development manager at Riot, and held a variety of narrative design and production roles at 2K and Dorian) and Cassandra (award-winning game &amp; fiction writer who’s worked on such games as Sunless Skies, Wasteland 3, and Falcon Age)! They join us to talk about being stubborn, knowing when to stop pushing for something, writing barks, overlapping dialogue, where they start when creating characters, whether they’re plotters or pantsers, what their writing habits are, how to force yourself to start writing, how COVID has changed their habits, navigating bureaucracy, knowing when to leave your environment for a better one,  dealing with people overstepping their boundaries, and more!Our Guests on the InternetLeslee's Twitter and TiktokCassandra's Twitter and her three upcoming books are Walk Among Us, The All-Consuming World, and Nothing But Blackened TeethStuff We Talked AboutFinal Fantasy VII RemakeLife is Strange 2The Least of My Scars by Stephen Graham JonesStation Eleven by Emily St. John MandelSharp Objects by Gillian FlynnSandman Slim series by Richard KadreyOur theme music was created by Isabella Ness, and our logo was created by Lily Nishita.

Spring is here and so are Leslee (Design Producer on Marvel Strike Force at Scopely, previously a writer and development manager at Riot, and held a variety of narrative design and production roles at 2K and Dorian) and Cassandra (award-winning game &amp; fiction writer who’s worked on such games as Sunless Skies, Wasteland 3, and Falcon Age)! They join us to talk about being stubborn, knowing when to stop pushing for something, writing barks, overlapping dialogue, where they start when creating characters, whether they’re plotters or pantsers, what their writing habits are, how to force yourself to start writing, how COVID has changed their habits, navigating bureaucracy, knowing when to leave your environment for a better one,  dealing with people overstepping their boundaries, and more!Our Guests on the InternetLeslee's <a href="https://twitter.com/leslee_annsh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@famous_streamer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tiktok</a>Cassandra's <a href="https://twitter.com/casskhaw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and her three upcoming books are <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/walk-among-us-cassandra-khawgenevieve-gornicheccaitlin-starling?variant=32291827580962" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Walk Among Us</a>, <a href="https://www.erewhonbooks.com/books/the-all-consuming-world-cassandra-khaw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The All-Consuming World</a>, and <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250759412" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nothing But Blackened Teeth</a>Stuff We Talked About<a href="https://ffvii-remake.square-enix-games.com/en-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Final Fantasy VII Remake</a><a href="https://lifeisstrange.square-enix-games.com/en-us/games/life-is-strange-2/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Life is Strange 2</a><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Least-Scars-Stephen-Graham-Jones/dp/1940885000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Least of My Scars</a> by Stephen Graham Jones<a href="http://www.emilymandel.com/stationeleven.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Station Eleven</a> by Emily St. John Mandel<a href="https://www.gillian-flynn.com/books/sharp-objects-movie-tie-in-tr/sharp-objects-mm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sharp Objects</a> by Gillian Flynn<a href="https://www.richardkadrey.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sandman Slim series</a> by Richard KadreyOur theme music was created by <a href="https://www.isabellaness.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Isabella Ness</a>, and our logo was created by <a href="https://lilynishita.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lily Nishita</a>.

Leslee Sullivant & Cassandra Khaw

Today we are talking with Leslee Sullivant (www.twitter.com/leslee_annsh) about production skills and methodologies.  Learn how to take your vision and scope to the next level by estimating and anticipating work.  Learn about the tools that you need and how to go about it in the most efficient and effective ways.  To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: powellgroupconsulting.com Watch the official live stream: twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness Watch Indie's live stream: twitch.tv/INDIE Join the Indie Game Business Discord: discord.gg/indiegamebusiness  The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: twitter.com/BusinessIndie Powell Group Consulting: twitter.com/PowellGrp Jay: twitter.com/Powell_Jay INDIE: twitter.com/TheRealIndie  ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indiegamebusiness/support

Today we are talking with Leslee Sullivant (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/leslee_annsh" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/leslee_annsh</a>) about production skills and methodologies. Learn how to take your vision and scope to the next level by estimating and anticipating work.  Learn about the tools that you need and how to go about it in the most efficient and effective ways. To learn more about the show or our online business matchmaking events for indie developers visit: indiegame.business Indie Game Business is produced by The Powell Group: <a href="http://powellgroupconsulting.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">powellgroupconsulting.com</a> Watch the official live stream: <a href="http://twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitch.tv/indiegamebusiness</a> Watch Indie's live stream: <a href="http://twitch.tv/INDIE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitch.tv/INDIE</a> Join the Indie Game Business Discord: <a href="http://discord.gg/indiegamebusiness" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">discord.gg/indiegamebusiness</a> The Twitters to follow - Indie Game Business: <a href="http://twitter.com/BusinessIndie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/BusinessIndie</a> Powell Group Consulting: <a href="http://twitter.com/PowellGrp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/PowellGrp</a> Jay: <a href="http://twitter.com/Powell_Jay" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/Powell_Jay</a> INDIE: <a href="http://twitter.com/TheRealIndie" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/TheRealIndie</a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indiegamebusiness/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indiegamebusiness/support</a>

Break Into Creative Ways of Production with your Team! Guest: Leslee Sullivant