Neale Sourna
MAIN
PORTFOLIO LINKS (client projects, personal biz
projects, websites of script excerpts, novel excerpts, stories, game links):
http://www.writing-naked.com/clientprojects.html,
Guru.com Portfolio: https://www.guru.com/freelancers/nealesourna-s-writing-naked.com/portfolio
LINKEDIN
(www.linkedin.com/in/nealesourna):
Game Writer Exchange (creator, manager)
Member
WGA-W Videogame Writers Caucus
WRITING
EXPERIENCE:
dba NEALE SOURNA’S WRITING-NAKED.COM. 2006 –
present. http://www.Writing-Naked.com (portfolio
links)
Self-employed, international clients’ projects with online
writing services business. Registered at Guru.com; formerly with Elance.com / Odesk.com (now Upwork.com).
Owner, fiction and
nonfiction Writer, Ghostwriter,
Screenwriter, Web Content, Marketing Copywriter for worldwide clients:
writing, ghostwriting, rewriting, and editing—short stories, novels, synopses
and screenplays (scripts), and game
story narratives; rewrite editing and expansion of training scripts (sales, men’s health) and texts; online
research and writing; SEO optimized web content and copywriting; contracts; and proposals.
LINKEDIN, FACEBOOK. [Specific Portfolio
URLs available / partial projects.]
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Online Services to Clients in USA, Philippines / Singapore,
Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Sweden, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada,
China, etc. Some of the projects:
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Proofed
TALE (2018) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1536938355/tale-the-role-playing-game
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Ktulhu Solutions / Sex
and Glory Games / Lessons of Passions Games (Russia and Poland)
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Flirting with Yasmine (2019 in progress): game
text and dialog from outline
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Waiting for You (2019):
dating sim game text and dialog from outline
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Serbian Casino (2019):
dating sim, revised game text and dialog
https://lopgold.com/index_sc.php
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Much Ado About Nothing Game (2017 – 2018). Game narrative. Yes,
Shakespeare gets sexier!
http://sexandglory.com/index_maan.php
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“Metropolis: Lux Obscura” [Sin City Comic Project] on
Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/671390/Metropolis_Lux_Obscura/
Best
storytelling @ White Nights Conference 2016
Excellence
in audio @ DevGAMM Moscow 2016
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(2017) Rewriting tweaks,
reproofing
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(2015 - 2016)
story narrative and new title
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“The Locket”
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(2017) Rewrite to new
approach
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(2016) Game narrative
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“Arkham: The Dark
Legacy”, a Lovecraft Project (2015) initial game story and design elements adapted from
author H.P. Lovecraft’s novels http://sexandglory.com/index_adl.php
§ “Girl With Tattoos” full game narrative and game design (2014) http://sexandglory.com/index_tat.php
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“Tattoo Girl”
test short game (2014)
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“Mysterious
Island” (zombie) full game (2014) http://sexandglory.com/index_mi.php
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Yacht / Zombie Island Game test story and design
(2013)
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360 Demo hotel story “The Locket” (2013)
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5 Theme Monologues (2013)
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24 Profiles (200 word character
stories, fantasy site seeds) (2013)
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7 Recipes rewrite
(2012)
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Adult Sleuth: 7 Days Game story rewrite, additional
storywriting and editing (2011)
adult detective narrative http://sexandglory.com/7day/.
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Stiletto, The Last Metahuman (2016). Novel outline and first full chapter off client’s
original comic book story premise.
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The Originals (2015)
a client fan fiction three-chapter for possible Pocket Gems Episode Choose Your
Own Adventure Game (CYOA). Research, outline, first draft.
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Brandy the Bandit: Book Two for Dark Brain
Comics (US)
(2014). Story outline and first
draft for nine (9) script episodes.
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Ardor The Game (Netherlands)
(2014) for Human Curious – edited game design documents, game play materials
and card texts http://ardorthegame.com/
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“The Brazil Story.” (2013) Client invited. Ghostwriting 30
page multicultural / interracial romance story for Ophelia Madison Press (MD USA)
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Orchid Games (
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Heartwild 1 and 2 Games story narrative update (2013)
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Brainstorm HOPA game title (2013)—“Graven: The Purple Moon Prophecy”
http://www.orchidgames.com/graven
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“Hawaiian Hannah”
(renamed) game story test for Wooga Games, Berlin
(2013)
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Dreamer Apps / IntroWizard LLC rewriting (character development, dramatic risks, humor) and
expansion of client’s short stories into novels and new marketable title.
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Ralph’s Gift – original
short story of 11,428 words into 47,904 word novella / novel
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Demon Sex – original
short story of 9752 words into 57,572 word novel Demon Sex: The Tale of a Demon Sex Slave
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“Love’s Bitter End” short
story for Kink-E-magazine also at:
http://stories.neale-sourna.com/BitterEnd.html
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Dramatic Urban Film Treatment—African American women at BET, Johnson Publishing, and
Sony Records
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Vamperotica 1: “Alora in Dreams” for Readerotica
/ PriveCo Inc (2012)
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Blogging Post (“Prairie Family…”) for TheirToys.com Blog
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Male Memoir Organization and Research “Stained Boy” work about male teen’s life through sexual
exploitation by adult female
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Nonfiction STEM Book Proposal “Black Prometheus” first draft nonfiction
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SEO rewriting of
Internet marketing landing pages
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5 Erotica Short Stories,
soft to hardcore sex variety http://stories.neale-sourna.com/index.html
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“The Freelancer” [soft core Romantic Erotica]
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“Rough-Me Dot Com” [Romantic Erotica]
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“Tango with Me” [harder core]
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“Dia's Coach (1)” [hardcore, Lolita / teen]
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“Dia’s Team Bang (3)” [hardcore, Lolita / teen]
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Partial co-edit of fantasy novel, prepublication rush (main editor ill)
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Canadian in China romance memoir—fictionalizing and organizing story base for nonfiction
events and “characters,” character dialog
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Website fiction content writer (2+ yrs) for 3 Australian websites (romance, honeymoon, sci-fi / fantasy)
www.romantic4ever.com/d_how_we_met/100408-five-and-dime-store.html
http://www.romantic4ever.com/romantic-fiction/index.html
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"Becca" (a short story novel, 6 of the chapters)
A swashbuckling pirate
story!
_Cornwall,
England UK; 1680s
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"Outback Love" [aka "Mail Order Love"] in
three (3) act chapters
_Coober
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"Samurai Days" & "Samurai Nights"
_Kyoto,
Plus, five wedding night stories here:
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"Frictionless Sheets" Intergalactic Deep
Space sometime in the Future
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"The Veil: 1846"
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"No Touching"
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"Empty Nest Honeymoon"
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"Iraqi Honeymoon"
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Orchid Games (
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“Heartwild Solitaire: Book Two”
(2010)
www.orchidgames.com/heartwild_solitaire_book_two also available on Google Play mobile
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Branched game story segments writer (characters, story,
narrative design)
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Beta tester
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“Heartwild Solitaire: Author’s
Edition” Level Name Titling (2010)
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“Heartwild Solitaire: Quiz”
(2009) interactive quiz
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“Heartwild Solitaire: Author’s
Edition” / “Heartwild Solitaire” [E for Everyone
Edition] (2007, PC and Mac) www.orchidgames.com/heartwild_solitaire also available on Google Play mobile
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Game story segments writer (characters, story)
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Beta tester
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PC game research and writing of archeologist’s and family
diary/journal story entries for mystery
puzzle / hidden object search, by Inertia Software https://www.inertiasoftware.com/wordpress/older-games/
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“Margrave Manor 2: The Lost Ship” (2009) [hidden object,
puzzle]
https://www.bigfishgames.com/games/5080/margrave-manor-2-lost-ship/?p
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Game story segments and cutscenes writer
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“The Secret of Margrave Manor” (2008) [hidden object,
puzzle] www.margravemanor.com/
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Game story segments and cutscenes writer
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Special forces military action thriller novel(s), sample
chapter(s), assignment test chapter, UK Army
client
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Screenplay rewriting editor (overhauled: dialog, visual descriptions, emotional levels and stakes)—for a
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Research and game story writing of latest edition of historical
RPG [“Berlin ‘61”] horror, spy, mystery game
for PK Games, Germany
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Translation of educational 17th Century Sir
Francis Bacon philosophy text to contemporary American English for an American in London
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Sales script writer for
an American business sales training team
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15 romance and sex fiction short shorts—
http://stories.neale-sourna.com/index.html
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SEO article writer (love and relationships, opinion,
semi-fiction) for
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Horror Article for
Constructing Horror (Sweden)
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Horror Software Database Research and Compilation [Excel] for new scriptwriter’s source product, Constructing Horror (Sweden)
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Dog and puppy training manual ebook rewrite for an Australian client.
dba NEALE SOURNA / PIE: PERCEPTION IS
EVERYTHING. 2001 – present. http://www.Neale-Sourna.com
Publishing Owner,
fiction and nonfiction Author, Editor,
and Design Layout; also Webmaster, Web Content / SEO Marketing
Copywriter: internet websites in HTML; SEO research, optimization, and
copywriting; graphics; online research; and professional wholesale publications and documents for retail
publishing sale [printed books and
ebooks (novels, short stories, nonfiction)].
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Author Neale Sourna’s Books / Ebooks (full novels,
novella, short stories, screenplays) written, edited, layout, published, and marketed by
this award-winner through PIE:
Perception Is Everything Publishing, available online at most major and
minor electronic bookstores and for order at all local brick and mortar stores.
www.PIE-Percept.com and www.Neale-Sourna.com (more published or in-progress than listed here):
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“Becca DuMaurier” Book 1 of The Black Rogues Series, historical romantic
adventure novel set during 1688 pirating period, Britain’s Glorious Revolution,
and 1660 Restoration Period; publishing Summer 2019
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“Dia” novella from 4 parts
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“Dia’s Coach” (1) [hardcore, Lolita / teen] short story / part 1
of 4 of novella
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“Dia’s Weekend with Coach” (2) [hardcore, Lolita / teen] short story / part 2
of 4 of novella
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“Dia’s Team Bang” (3) [hardcore, Lolita / teen]
short story / part 3 of 4 of novella
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“Libidinous 1:
Short Stories, Poems, and Novel Excerpts”
“Libidinous 1A –
Writing Lessons: Author Notes, Short Stories, Poems, and Novel Excerpts”
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“Professor
Teaches the Tight End – MFM” short story
“Professor
Teaches the Tight End – MMM” short story
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“Becca Gets Her
Sea Legs” Student Film Short https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzJC0hlTEjc , film short / book
advert in film festival submission
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“Becca Gets Her
Sea Legs” Film Short Sneak Peek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDCMtpJzhSc,
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“Tenure (MFM)” [hardcore] novella
“Tenure (MMM)” [hardcore] novella
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“The Trans / Androgyne Practice” [soft Romance, YA, Teen] short story
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“The Freelancer” [soft core Romantic Erotica] short story
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“Rough-Me Dot Com” [Romantic Erotica] short story
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“NEALE
SOURNA’S NORTH COAST ACADEMIES’ DIARY / JOURNAL”—An Adult Fiction Newsletter. ISSN
1553-8656. Publishing since 2006 (ebooks / print). NCA Diary is usually one (1)
short story per issue, under the theme of sexual fetish diary entries of an
academic community. NCA Journal is several of the shorts compiled into one
volume. http://north.neale-sourna.com
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“Seduce Her Like
Keanu Reeves”—3 Articles: Seduce, 10 Seduction Secrets, List of Bad
Lovers. https://www.amazon.com/Seduce-Like-Keanu-Reeves-Articles-ebook/dp/B004I6EK1W
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“Neale Sourna’s CuntSinger” also “Neale Sourna’s SEXSinger”—nonfiction: cunnilingus lovemaking and interrelationship
manual with fiction blurb excerpts; featuring fiction excerpts. www.cuntsinger.com/ www.sexsinger.com
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“All Along the Watchtower: Submerged”—10,000 word ebook originally excerpted for Amazon Shorts
rereleased by PIE: Percept. An ancient half Egyptian warrior’s rage may be his
downfall when he breaks a sacred alliance. http://stories.neale-sourna.com/Watchtower1_submerged.html
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“STEVE’S MONKEY’S PAW & MORE”—An envious man uses a wish device
against his friend’s girl, for lust. Trade Paperback / Ebook. Author, Editor,
Publisher.
http://libidinous.neale-sourna.com/steve1.html
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“HOBBLE”—An Adult Novel. Half Native American
medical professional’s “off track” life dangerously spirals, as his compulsive
sexual entanglement with a “knife-happy innocent”, and her overbearing, elderly
“guardian” threatens to cost Benn more than his life.
http://hobble.neale-sourna.com/hobble--excerpt1.html
Winner
of www.BlackRefer.com’s Best Sensual Novel Award 2004. Trade Paperback and Ebook.
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PLAYGIRL Magazine.
Short Story “Hesitation.” May 2002 Issue
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Scripts/Screenplays
www.neale-sourna.com/scriptgateway.html: “FRAMES” [placed as Award Finalist in nationwide New Century Script Contest] “QUANTUM LEAP,”
“X-Files,” “PRIMAL” (sci-fi / erotic
horror), “Toy Guns ... And Truth” (juvenile / youth kid detective
thriller), and more….
Product
sales branding and packaging, company web content development—text, graphics,
photos, e-marketing, e-commerce, press release writing/placement, internet/web
radio interviews and promotional character voice recordings [MP3, WAV,
Sitepal.com], develop/coordinate artist merchandise [books, ebooks,
brochures, posters, post cards, caps, more], blogs, etc.
FORMAL
EDUCATION:
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CUYAHOGA
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. Cleveland OH. Office Administration
studies. Music Theory and Harmony. Voice. Piano. French Horn.