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September 2020 has me super stoked to share three highlights, one of which happens today!

It’s been an absolute delight working as the Lead Writer for Modus Games, Exiin, and Maximum Games, on Ary and the Secret of Seasons! And the result is here! Today, the game releases on all platforms.

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Ary and the Secret of Seasons is a 3D action-adventure platformer with a totally cool mechanic where you can wield the power of all four seasons! Game creator Sebastian Le Touze, had the vision to make a game where you could wield the power of the seasons to bend the environment to your needs, which can help you defeat enemies, overcome obstacles, and solve complex puzzles. And Seb and the whole team working on Ary, succeeded with aplomb!

What’s more, is that through the season’s power, Ary is able to leap between ecosystems and bend the world as she needs. Plus, Ary will be able to revisit locations with new powers to discover previously unreachable pathways leading to more adventures and treasures.

Between discovering historic landmarks across Valdi, finding and reading the forbidden letters, meeting the Collective, and fighting the season-golems, opportunities to uncover Valdi’s true history await.

Collaborating with such an amazing development team was a blast and we achieved something truly special and spectacular. As a super small but mighty team, we overcame many obstacles and squeezed in as much content as possible. The game was nominated for Best Family Game, so, grab a partner and hop on your Playstation, your PC, your Xbox, or Switch, and snag a good-time!

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Second and third big reason for my September excitement happens to fall on September 12th, National Video Games Day, AND, coincidentally, my BIRTHDAY! Crazy cool coincidence, right? Or, some would argue, not coincidence at all considering my time around the sun does involve the games industry, haha.

Over to you, my friends. What are you up to this September? What games will you be playing on national video games day / on my birthday?

Happy winter season!

Last night I realized my end-of-the-year wish! It hit me as I was reflecting on the past twelve months. Some highlights of 2019 include:

SXSW! In early March, I was honored to share the stage alongside Riot Games, Cloud Imperium Games, and Wizards of the Coast at the mega SXSW (South by Southwest) event in Austin, TX.

In late March, I hopped over to Anaheim and collaborated with fantastic speakers at WonderCon where we shared tips and tricks for game writing, novel writing, and brand-building.

E3 in downtown Los Angeles was a huge highlight in June. Huge shout out to Spearhead Games, Maximum Games, Modus, Exiin, and Gearbox! It was awesome catching up with all these fantastic game developers!

I was a special guest speaker at the Celebrity Fan Fest in San Antonio, TX, this year and had a blast not only speaking alongside epic game developers such as Hall Hood and Gordon Walton, but also wonderful actors such as Jonny Cruz, Caitlin Glass, Anthony Bowling and Alexandra Shipp.

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In July, for the 7th year in a row, I was honored to speak at the epic San Diego Comic Con. Huge thanks to the programming team and all my fellow speakers on stage such as Randy Varnell, Jon McGoran, and Devri Walls, with whom I discussed how to create a memorable antagonist and all the tips and tricks we pour into our villainous characters. Leah Hoyer, Leanne Loombe, Eric Kieron Davis and I dove into the topic of video games and the gaming industry. I also had a blast speaking alongside Tony Kim, Trisha Hershberger, Stella Chuu, and Victor Dandridge on the trending topic of building a geek brand.

William Bernhardt invited me to be a special guest speaker at WriterCon in Oklahoma City which was a huge highlight this summer. It was such a wonderful experience sharing the stage with so many authors, poets, literary professionals, and video game writers.

Last but not least, LA Comic Con highlighted the autumn season in October where I spoke on fantastic panels, met and reunited with amazing fans.

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In addition to all the events, I tackled more writing jobs than ever this year, including writing for upcoming games such as Ary and the Secret of Seasons and Project Witchstone, while also writing novels and novellas for movie studios, and analyzing scripts for animated TV series and science fiction dramas.

On top of professional multi-tasking, 2019 was also a jam-packed year for me on a personal level, too! I’ve had a bun in the oven since March!

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And on December 11th, 2019, my second little one was born!

As you can imagine, so much professional and personal change has inspired me to reflect on the past year. In that reflection, I discovered my holiday wish!

And that wish is to master the ability to pause—to really ruminate. To experience the art of meditation is my 2020 stretch goal. So often, I feel as though I have to rush through life’s “to-do’s” and I don’t even have a chance to cerebrate. My holiday wish is to master the ability to be present in the moment, and to practice peace of mind instead of constantly jumping ahead and planning for the next deadline. If you have any thoughts or experience with this type of journey, let me know! I’m so grateful to you for sharing pieces of this year with me. I hope to keep sharing adventures with you in 2020.

What do you have planned for next year? After my downtime over the holidays, I’ll be diving back in to lots more writing, plus, overseas-work-travel to boot! Please ping me anytime via email, Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter with all your updates. Can’t wait to catch up with you soon.

Happy Holidays!

-Genese Davis

I’ll be a special guest speaker on FIFTEEN panels at the Celebrity Fan Fest June 14-16 in San Antonio, Texas.

Whew! This is going to be an epic convention! Hope to see you there.

Starting is easy, ending is hard. On the latest episode of The Storyteller Chatcast, Jason Inman and I discuss short-form storytelling, rock-star endings, plus, his outstanding series, JupiterJet! Cheers, Jason Inman! You were such a fantastic guest on the podcast!

Listen in via your favorite podcast platform such as iTunes, Spotify, and more!

Jason Inman hails from a farm in Kansas and has written several comic book stories including pieces in DC Comics Love is Love and the IF Anthology. His newest series, JUPITER JET, co-written with Ashley Victoria Robinson was praised by IGN as “charming and a great story for anyone who needs more superhero action in their life. In 2019, SCIENCE!, their newest graphic novel will be published by Bedside Press. Prior to becoming a writer, Jason served in the US Army deploying for a year in Iraq.

He has also written for several websites and internet shows including Good Mythical Morning and Honest Trailers. Jason is a frequent guest on Collider Movie Talk and hosted DC All Access for over 3 years. When not posting weekly content on his Youtube channel, Jawiin or hosting his podcast geek History Lesson, Jason can be found hiking the hills of Los Angeles.

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Why zombies? Why werewolves? Genese Davis and Susanne Lambdin discuss the realities and fantasies behind our draw to chilling stories like the Dead Hearts novels and movies like Bird Box on the latest episode of The Storyteller Chatcast podcast.

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Susanne L. Lambdin is the author of the Dead Hearts series, and The Realm of Magic trilogy, among other published works. Influenced by her love for film, she moved to Los Angeles in the mid-1980s, where she worked at Paramount Pictures to further her writing aspirations. She received a ‘based in part’ screen credit for Star Trek: The Next Generation: Season 4, Episode 76, entitled ‘Family’. Annually, she often attends comic, sci-fi, and horror conventions throughout the United States, along with book signings, public appearances, or on podcasts. Living in Kansas with her family and two dogs, her second home is in Colorado where the Dead Hearts series is based. Visit www.deadheartsnovel.com to find an extensive glossary, character bios, team badges, and much more. To contact Susanne and to learn more about her current and upcoming projects, visit www.SusanneLambdin.com.

 

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Listen now via your favorite podcast platform such as iTunes and Stitcher, or via the Genese Davis podcast tab: http://genesedavis.com/the-storyteller-chatcast/

 

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From children’s books to animated storytelling, plus a little inspiration from Aesop’s Fables, Jonathan Thomas Jones runs the gamut of story influence on The Storyteller Chatcast podcast! https://itunes.apple.com/…/the-storyteller-ch…/id1440099245…

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Jonathan is one of my favorite people in the world and this episode, “Boxing the Story,” is now available on iTunes, Spotify and all the cool places podcasts are found! 

Hey, everyone! I just guest-starred on William Bernhardt’s Red Sneaker Writers podcast! Check it out via the link below. I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll also be a guest speaker at WriterCon in Oklahoma City next year, speaking alongside William and Lara Bernhardt. They are both super talented and kind to boot! Okay, enough chitchat hehe, here is the link and more info:


https://www.spreaker.com/user/willbern/episode-007-interview-with-genese-davis


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“In the latest Red Sneaker Writers interview, Genese Davis discusses writing, the importance of maintaining focus, and marketing approaches that lead to sales and success. She also talks about the importance of speaking the truth, of emotional honesty, both in the promotion of your books and the books themselves. Davis has appeared on more than 500 convention panels in the last five years, which gives her enormous insight into what’s happening in today’s publishing world.”


-William “Bill” Bernhardt


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If you are near Oklahoma City, meet me there for WriterCon! I promise we will have a ball and dive in to all kinds of valuable topics!

WriterCon: https://writercon.org/


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I’ve finished writing yet another sci-fi novel and want so badly to light fireworks! 50 out of 50 chapters complete–96,000 words and counting! Now, back to chapter one to review, edit, polish, add minute details, etc. Phew. I’m sweating.

Devri Walls guest stars on this week’s episode of The Storyteller Chatcast! She shares an unexpected perspective on the recent film, Venom, that is sure to turn some heads, plus, story risks, developing YOUR storytelling strengths, writing tips & tricks, and misadventures with electricity to boot. Listen via iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, GeneseDavis.com

http://genesedavis.com/the-storyteller-chatcast/

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Devri Walls is an international best-selling author. Her most recent release, Venators; Magic Unleashed has received rave reviews from multiple media outlets. She is looking forward to the release of Book two, Venators; Promises Forged, which will be hitting bookshelves on April 9th of 2019. Devri has published six novels to date and enjoys speaking to and encouraging other writers. She spends her days juggling writing, the non-writing demands of being a writer, parenting two great kids, teaching her ten voice students all while trying to not ignore her husband or starve her family.

To many, this will come as a shock since I only began announcing this news selectively last month. For some time now, I’ve been writing a novel series for Stan Lee and Benaroya Pictures. I’ve been silently grieving for Stan, but I want to publicly recognize his amazing legacy and spirit that will always be here with us. It’s devastating to lose a mentor and I’m heartbroken Stan won’t get to see this brand new, original intellectual property that we’ve been working on with him come to fruition. But we will do our utmost to stay true to Project Nitron’s vision. Thank you, Stan. It’s been a privilege working with you. Rest in peace #StanLee

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