Rather than rebuilding the wheel, I’m going to send you to look at some of the more basic websites that talk about creating, designing, and writing a game. If you know of a great article or great website somewhere, give me a bell.
The bit you want is “Game 101″. It debunks the popular myth about how all you need is a good idea. It also might make you think twice about breaking in to the biz. If you get past that though, it’s full of great advice.
For jobs, articles, advice and so on about the games industry.
Game Script and Storyboard Creation
If you like learning by example, this guy has some.
Simple and basic overview.
Why am I starting off my blog by sending you elsewhere? Because I want to illustrate my first tip for all you wannabe writers. To write for games, you have to live, breathe and play games. That means being a part of the community. That means going to as many game development sites as you can. That means making contacts, being active on forums, running fan-sites, and playing all the big-name games that come out. Working in the game industry is time consuming, and like most writing jobs, you have to be passionate about it.
With this in mind, I suggest you read through those websites – and others – and get as many different people’s input as possible. The more you read about games, the more you’ll know, and the more prepared you will be!
