Meet the Love Interests
At Elderwood University, you’ll learn magic spells, battle terrifying monsters, solve forbidden mysteries… and most of all, fall head-over-heels in love. Meet our six unique Love Interests in our new blog!
Candle Craft 8: Writing Good Choices
Read the eighth installment of CANDLE CRAFT: 10 QUICK ADJUSTMENTS to improve your writing process and storytelling: Writing Good Choices
Here There Be Monsters
The world of LOVE & MAGIC: SPELLFYRE is full of threats, but none are more dangerous or terrifying than Shades, magical embodiments of emotion that stalk the Wilderlands. At Elderwood University, you'll be trained to fight them and restore the Wilderlands to safety. Read more about these monsters and how we designed them.
Candle Craft 7: The Spider Test
Read the seventh installment of CANDLE CRAFT: 10 QUICK ADJUSTMENTS to improve your writing process and storytelling: The Spider Test
Evolution of a Scene
Here’s an inside look at how one of our early scenes has changed over time!
Candle Craft 6: Matriarch, Patriarch, Scholar, and Fool
Read the sixth installment of CANDLE CRAFT: 10 QUICK ADJUSTMENTS to improve your writing process and storytelling: Matriarch, Patriarch, Scholar, Fool.
Candle Craft 5: The Story Mind
Read the fifth installment of CANDLE CRAFT: 10 QUICK ADJUSTMENTS to improve your writing process and storytelling: The Story Mind.
Heartthrobs and Heartaches: GDC Summary
On March 18, Andrew and Megan spoke at the Game Narrative Summit at GDC 2025, presenting a talk where they shared some insights on crafting memorable love interests for interactive romance games using examples of love interests they’ve written. In this blog post, we wanted to share a few of the talk’s highlights!
Candle Craft: Writing Tics
In this special edition of Candle Craft, Andrew and Megan talk about how to identify and edit out writing tics!
Candle Craft 4: Undermine & Underline
Read the fourth installment of CANDLE CRAFT: 10 QUICK ADJUSTMENTS to improve your writing process and storytelling: Undermine & Underline.
First Day At Elderwood University
A scene excerpt from your first day at Elderwood University.
Project Spellstruck: How to Cast
Learn more about how to cast magic in Project Spellstruck!
Project Spellstruck: A Guide to Magic
A high-level overview of the magic system for Project Spellstruck and how we developed it.
Candle Craft 3: Two-Beat Structures
Read the third installment of CANDLE CRAFT: 10 QUICK ADJUSTMENTS to improve your writing process and storytelling: 2-Beat Structures
Early Game Development
A behind-the-scenes look at early game development for Project Spellstruck!
Player Question: The Process of Making Games
We answer a player question about the process of making games, starting with what software we use for different parts of Project Spellstruck.
Candle Craft 2: Two-Beat Stories
The second installment of CANDLE CRAFT: 10 QUICK ADJUSTMENTS to improve your writing process and storytelling.
Welcome to Candle Craft
Welcome to Candle Craft! This is the first installment of a multi-part series that will provide you with 10 Quick Adjustments that you can make to your own writing process to improve your storytelling.
Project Spellstruck Announcement
From the creators of Choices: Stories You Play , we're thrilled to announce Project Spellstruck, a next-generation narrative game that captures the ultimate magic school experience.