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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 10/15/26 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 10/15/26

Candle Craft 22: Nerve-ous Systems

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 9/24/26 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 9/24/26

Candle Craft 21: Outfit Your User Interface

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 8/20/26 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 8/20/26

Candle Craft 20: Teacups Theory

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 7/23/26 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 7/23/26

Candle Craft 19: Knife Theory

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 6/25/26 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 6/25/26

Candle Craft 18: Start at the End

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 5/21/26 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 5/21/26

Candle Craft 17: Replay Value

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 4/23/26 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 4/23/26

Candle Craft 16: Interface Feedback

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 3/19/26 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 3/19/26

Candle Craft 15: Narrative Tools

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 2/19/26 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 2/19/26

Candle Craft 14: How to Start Writing

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 1/15/26 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 1/15/26

Candle Craft 13: Fractal Storytelling

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 12/18/25 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 12/18/25

Candle Craft 12: Unity of Effect

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 11/26/25 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 11/26/25

Candle Craft 11: But Therefore

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 10/23/25 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 10/23/25

Candle Craft 10: Okay Choices

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 9/25/25 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 9/25/25

Candle Craft 9: Tactics & Strategy

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 8/21/25 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 8/21/25

Candle Craft 8: Writing Good Choices

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 6/26/25 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 6/26/25

Candle Craft 7: The Spider Test

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 5/28/25 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 5/28/25

Candle Craft 6: Matriarch, Patriarch, Scholar, and Fool

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 4/8/25 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 4/8/25

Candle Craft 5: The Story Mind

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How We Make Games, Project Spellstruck Megan Schwarz 3/27/25 How We Make Games, Project Spellstruck Megan Schwarz 3/27/25

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!

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Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 3/6/25 Candle Craft, How We Make Games Megan Schwarz 3/6/25

Candle Craft: Writing Tics

In this special edition of Candle Craft, Andrew and Megan talk about how to identify and edit out writing tics!

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-driven games, female protagonists, emotional storytelling, inclusive gaming, women gamers, character development, romantic adventures, fantasy worlds, empowering stories, strong heroines, drama games, visual novels, mystery games, female empowerment, adventure games, story-rich games, casual gaming, relationship games, women in gaming