Neale Sourna
Writer Specialties:
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Remote game
narrative writer since 2007 with many published and playable.
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Walking clients
through project choices and possibilities and giving audience reaction.
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Individualized and
realistic character-specific dialog and sense-based character actions.
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Character. Drama.
Humor. Action. Interpersonal relationships.
o http://www.writing-naked.com/SalesDialog.html
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Software: Excel,
OpenOffice Calc, OneNote, Word, Unity, various Facebook game builders
Specific Other Experience:
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Film / live theater production from script
generation, actor auditions, text read and practices, and full productions
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-nakedcom
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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Ktulhu Solutions
/ Sex and Glory Games / Lessons of Passions Games (Russia and
Poland)
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Twilight (2021): family vampire war game, original text and
dialog, image selection
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4 Vampire Hunts (2021)
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Missing Texts
and First Hunt (2021)
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Romance in the
Dark (2020 – 2021): cthulhu detective
game text and dialog from outline
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Sara’s Story (2021)
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Teresa’s Story (2020)
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Miranda’s Story (2020)
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Events (2020)
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My Name is David (2019 – 2020): game text and dialog from outline
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Extra Actions (2020)
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Actions (2020)
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Events (2019 – 2020)
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Flirting with Yasmine (2019): game text and dialog from outline
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Waiting for You (2019): dating sim game text and dialog from
outline
§ 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, image selection. Yes, Shakespeare gets sexier!
http://sexandglory.com/index_maan.php
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“Metropolis: Lux Obscura” [Sin City Comic Project] on
Steam (2015 –
2017):
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” (2014): (zombie) full game narrative, some
levels / planning
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http://sexandglory.com/index_mi.php
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Yacht / Zombie Island Game (2013) test story and design
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360 Demo hotel story “The Locket” (2013)
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5 Theme Monologues (2013)
§ 24 Profiles (2013): 200-word character stories, fantasy site
seeds
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7 Recipes (2012): rewrite
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Adult Sleuth (2011): 7 Days Game story rewrite, additional story writing and editing; adult detective narrative http://sexandglory.com/7day/.
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Proofed
TALE (2018) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1536938355/tale-the-role-playing-game.
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Stiletto, The Last Metahuman (2016): Novel outline and first full chapter of 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 (2014) for Dark Brain Comics
(US): Story outline and first draft
for nine (9) scripted episodes.
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Ardor The Game (2014) for Human Curious
(Netherlands): edited game design documents, game play materials and card
texts http://ardorthegame.com/
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“The Brazil Story” (2013): Client invited. Ghostwriting of 30 page multicultural /
interracial romance story for Ophelia Madison Press (MD USA).
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Orchid Games (Poland) www.orchidgames.com; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_JuVrHNz34KKC-ZXv54dNQ YouTube Game
Trailers.
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(2013) Heartwild 1 and
2 Games story narrative update
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(2013) Brainstorm HOPA
game title—“Graven: The Purple Moon Prophecy”
http://www.orchidgames.com/graven
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“Hawaiian Hannah” [working
name] (2013): game story test for Wooga Games, Berlin.
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Dreamer Apps / IntroWizard LLC rewriting (character development, dramatic risks,
humor) also expansion of client’s short stories into novels and new
marketable title.
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Ralph’s Gift (2013): original short story of 11,428 words
into 47,904-word novella / novel
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Demon Sex (2013): 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)
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www.romantic4ever.com/d_how_we_met/100408-five-and-dime-store.html (defunct)
§ http://www.romantic4ever.com/romantic-fiction/index.html (defunct)
http://stories.neale-sourna.com/romantic4ever.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 Pedy, South Australia, 1919
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"Samurai
Days" & "Samurai Nights"
_Kyoto, Japan, 1600s
§ Plus, five wedding night stories at www.weddingnight.com/ (defunct)
http://stories.neale-sourna.com/romantic4ever.html Wedding
Night
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"Frictionless Sheets" Intergalactic Deep
Space sometime in the Future
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"The Veil:
1846" Gretna Green, Scotland
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"No Touching" USA, Today
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"Empty Nest Honeymoon" Australia and
Pradesh, India, Today
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"Iraqi Honeymoon" Fallujah, Iraq, early 21st
century
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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 game
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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Orchid Games (Poland) with Sandlot Games
Game story segments writer, beta tester, promotion quiz writer, romance PC
solitaire game, www.orchidgames.com/
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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” (2010): Level Name
Titling
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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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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.
v 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. Also part of The Black Rogues Series, historical
romantic adventure novel set during 1688 pirating period, Britain’s Glorious
Revolution, and 1660 Restoration Period; publishing 2021
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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. A Native American
healer's life spirals out of control, as his compulsive affair with an injured
African American woman threatens to cost 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.
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Interviewer, Adviser for Creative Screenwriting Newsletter
(Creative Screenwriting Journal) http://www.neale-sourna.com/Paris.html.
FORMAL
EDUCATION:
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