SJ Longthorne
@sjlongthorne.bsky.social
Award-winning Senior Narrative Designer turned author. Game Dev Hero 23; MCV 30 Under 30 21. Prose MA at UEA. Sarah/SJ. She/They. AuDHD. Views & typos mine. 💍 FR3D.exe
I can’t believe launch day is finally here! Really proud of my work on the main story, on characters like Phyre, Lou, Safia, Benny, Ysabella, Ryong etc, and on the dialogue reactivity system. In particular, I can’t wait until folks hit one of my favourite babies: That SceneTM 👀
Well done, team!
Well done, team!
Hunt your way through a modern-night Seattle on the brink of an open supernatural war. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is coming on October 21, 2025. 🩸
Pre-order now: pdxint.at/4mO9RqB
#bloodlines2 #vampirethemasquerade
Pre-order now: pdxint.at/4mO9RqB
#bloodlines2 #vampirethemasquerade
October 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I can’t believe launch day is finally here! Really proud of my work on the main story, on characters like Phyre, Lou, Safia, Benny, Ysabella, Ryong etc, and on the dialogue reactivity system. In particular, I can’t wait until folks hit one of my favourite babies: That SceneTM 👀
Well done, team!
Well done, team!
Not sure how I pulled this off while planning a wedding but I somehow got a high first for my dissertation and for my MA overall! And to top it off, the anthology I’m part of launches tomorrow, as does Bloodlines 2 — the game I parked my MA to finish writing 🤯
October 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Not sure how I pulled this off while planning a wedding but I somehow got a high first for my dissertation and for my MA overall! And to top it off, the anthology I’m part of launches tomorrow, as does Bloodlines 2 — the game I parked my MA to finish writing 🤯
Mr & Mrs Longthorne-Pitcher, est. 20/09/25
September 25, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Mr & Mrs Longthorne-Pitcher, est. 20/09/25
I’m getting married next month 🫨🥳
August 6, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I’m getting married next month 🫨🥳
Thrilled to have submitted the first POV chapter from my literary fantasy series UTHERVOLD for this year’s UEA anthology to be published this autumn!
April 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Thrilled to have submitted the first POV chapter from my literary fantasy series UTHERVOLD for this year’s UEA anthology to be published this autumn!
"The dialogue and relationship systems all elegantly reinforce the fact that Bloodlines 2 is an investigative kind of RPG—something it shares with my all-time fave, Disco Elysium. Imagine Raymond Chandler spliced with Anne Rice and you're getting it." 🥳
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/va...
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/va...
March 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"The dialogue and relationship systems all elegantly reinforce the fact that Bloodlines 2 is an investigative kind of RPG—something it shares with my all-time fave, Disco Elysium. Imagine Raymond Chandler spliced with Anne Rice and you're getting it." 🥳
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/va...
www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/va...
Just submitted my short story small_hills for a prestigious literary magazine after my MA emboldened me with a high distinction 🤩
I’ve never submitted for magazines before so 🤞🏻👀
Also, I have a new insta! I’ll be posting about both prose and game dev, so give me a follow:
s.j.longthorne_author 👋🏻
I’ve never submitted for magazines before so 🤞🏻👀
Also, I have a new insta! I’ll be posting about both prose and game dev, so give me a follow:
s.j.longthorne_author 👋🏻
March 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Just submitted my short story small_hills for a prestigious literary magazine after my MA emboldened me with a high distinction 🤩
I’ve never submitted for magazines before so 🤞🏻👀
Also, I have a new insta! I’ll be posting about both prose and game dev, so give me a follow:
s.j.longthorne_author 👋🏻
I’ve never submitted for magazines before so 🤞🏻👀
Also, I have a new insta! I’ll be posting about both prose and game dev, so give me a follow:
s.j.longthorne_author 👋🏻
I keep forgetting this account exists (sorry) so I should probably share this update here too:
March 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I keep forgetting this account exists (sorry) so I should probably share this update here too:
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I'm Freddie, Senior Lighting Artist, currently heading up lighting on SN2
@subnautica.bsky.social
I'm a fantasy reader, Imm-sim enjoyer, amateur astronomer, 35mm film enthusiast, Witcher fanatic & house plant collector.
Here's me, my sword & my lighting work
@subnautica.bsky.social
I'm a fantasy reader, Imm-sim enjoyer, amateur astronomer, 35mm film enthusiast, Witcher fanatic & house plant collector.
Here's me, my sword & my lighting work
November 27, 2024 at 11:18 PM
I'm Freddie, Senior Lighting Artist, currently heading up lighting on SN2
@subnautica.bsky.social
I'm a fantasy reader, Imm-sim enjoyer, amateur astronomer, 35mm film enthusiast, Witcher fanatic & house plant collector.
Here's me, my sword & my lighting work
@subnautica.bsky.social
I'm a fantasy reader, Imm-sim enjoyer, amateur astronomer, 35mm film enthusiast, Witcher fanatic & house plant collector.
Here's me, my sword & my lighting work
Giving a presentation tomorrow on the function of metaphorical plots in fiction
November 24, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Giving a presentation tomorrow on the function of metaphorical plots in fiction
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@sjlongthorne.bsky.social
while playing Jackbox...
while playing Jackbox...
July 13, 2024 at 6:38 PM
@sjlongthorne.bsky.social
while playing Jackbox...
while playing Jackbox...
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 - ‘A Betting Man’ Trailer
YouTube video by World of Darkness
youtu.be
November 19, 2024 at 1:27 PM
“I wanna show you something…”
…and it’s this, the reveal trailer for Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2, which I have spent the last year and a half writing!
I’m so grateful to everyone who has worked on this IP, past and present. Thank you 🖤
youtu.be/D6b6LGubq6I?...
…and it’s this, the reveal trailer for Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2, which I have spent the last year and a half writing!
I’m so grateful to everyone who has worked on this IP, past and present. Thank you 🖤
youtu.be/D6b6LGubq6I?...
Bloodlines 2 - Official Announcement Trailer
Embrace your inner Kindred and join us in Seattle for the long-awaited Vampire: the Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. Find your place in the battle to come, and try...
youtu.be
September 3, 2023 at 10:40 AM
“I wanna show you something…”
…and it’s this, the reveal trailer for Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2, which I have spent the last year and a half writing!
I’m so grateful to everyone who has worked on this IP, past and present. Thank you 🖤
youtu.be/D6b6LGubq6I?...
…and it’s this, the reveal trailer for Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2, which I have spent the last year and a half writing!
I’m so grateful to everyone who has worked on this IP, past and present. Thank you 🖤
youtu.be/D6b6LGubq6I?...
I finally made it to this killer milestone! (And somehow thought to check my word count at exactly the right moment?)
August 25, 2023 at 8:07 AM
I finally made it to this killer milestone! (And somehow thought to check my word count at exactly the right moment?)
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ok here is the thing about making a video game.
a good idea needs every person on the team to align around it and make it happen.
a bad idea only needs one person.
and you have to do this every day.
a good idea needs every person on the team to align around it and make it happen.
a bad idea only needs one person.
and you have to do this every day.
August 12, 2023 at 7:25 AM
ok here is the thing about making a video game.
a good idea needs every person on the team to align around it and make it happen.
a bad idea only needs one person.
and you have to do this every day.
a good idea needs every person on the team to align around it and make it happen.
a bad idea only needs one person.
and you have to do this every day.
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Tip for writers trying to break into games from other media: Don't pitch yourself as the fix for all the "terrible writing in video games." You're not making the impression you think you are ☠️
August 11, 2023 at 9:07 AM
Tip for writers trying to break into games from other media: Don't pitch yourself as the fix for all the "terrible writing in video games." You're not making the impression you think you are ☠️
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OPPORTUNITIES
Game Writer - Ridgeline
RPs welcome. Not affiliated.
#gamewriting 1/3
Game Writer at Electronic Arts (gr8people.com)
Game Writer - Ridgeline
RPs welcome. Not affiliated.
#gamewriting 1/3
Game Writer at Electronic Arts (gr8people.com)
Game Writer at Electronic Arts
GR8 Job! at Electronic Arts
ea.gr8people.com
August 10, 2023 at 8:26 AM
OPPORTUNITIES
Game Writer - Ridgeline
RPs welcome. Not affiliated.
#gamewriting 1/3
Game Writer at Electronic Arts (gr8people.com)
Game Writer - Ridgeline
RPs welcome. Not affiliated.
#gamewriting 1/3
Game Writer at Electronic Arts (gr8people.com)
My manuscript is almost at 100,000 words 😵😵😵
August 9, 2023 at 5:50 PM
My manuscript is almost at 100,000 words 😵😵😵
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OPPORTUNITIES A thread.
Have a cracking weekend and good luck with that next adventure! RPs welcome, not affiliated.
First up 1/? Senior Narrative Designer Riot
https://www.riotgames.com/en/work-with-us/job/5202552/senior-narrative-designer-unpublished-r-d-product-los-angeles-usa
Have a cracking weekend and good luck with that next adventure! RPs welcome, not affiliated.
First up 1/? Senior Narrative Designer Riot
https://www.riotgames.com/en/work-with-us/job/5202552/senior-narrative-designer-unpublished-r-d-product-los-angeles-usa
Senior Narrative Designer - Unpublished R&D Product
www.riotgames.com
August 5, 2023 at 7:19 AM
OPPORTUNITIES A thread.
Have a cracking weekend and good luck with that next adventure! RPs welcome, not affiliated.
First up 1/? Senior Narrative Designer Riot
https://www.riotgames.com/en/work-with-us/job/5202552/senior-narrative-designer-unpublished-r-d-product-los-angeles-usa
Have a cracking weekend and good luck with that next adventure! RPs welcome, not affiliated.
First up 1/? Senior Narrative Designer Riot
https://www.riotgames.com/en/work-with-us/job/5202552/senior-narrative-designer-unpublished-r-d-product-los-angeles-usa
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🐦 Can't seem to find a thread on Bluesky about narrative design/game writing jobs, so I'm creating one! If you happen to know of any opportunities, please share them here. In the meantime, I'll kick things off by posting the first two jobs I came across. Let's do this! 🎮📝
August 4, 2023 at 3:46 PM
🐦 Can't seem to find a thread on Bluesky about narrative design/game writing jobs, so I'm creating one! If you happen to know of any opportunities, please share them here. In the meantime, I'll kick things off by posting the first two jobs I came across. Let's do this! 🎮📝
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OPPORTUNITY! Senior Narrative Designer
RPs welcome, not affiliated
#gamewriting
https://gravitywell.rippling-ats.com/job/646667/senior-narrative-designer
RPs welcome, not affiliated
#gamewriting
https://gravitywell.rippling-ats.com/job/646667/senior-narrative-designer
Senior Narrative Designer
Gravity Well is looking for a passionate, good-humored Senior Narrative Designer who will be a key player in forging unforgettable stories! The ideal candidate will inspire amazing ideas, and also wor...
gravitywell.rippling-ats.com
July 31, 2023 at 6:52 AM
OPPORTUNITY! Senior Narrative Designer
RPs welcome, not affiliated
#gamewriting
https://gravitywell.rippling-ats.com/job/646667/senior-narrative-designer
RPs welcome, not affiliated
#gamewriting
https://gravitywell.rippling-ats.com/job/646667/senior-narrative-designer
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My job... is just video game
July 28, 2023 at 3:01 PM
My job... is just video game
After three years I’ve received an email about my pending autism diagnosis saying I’m almost, *almost* at the top of their waiting list… for a first assessment 🙄
July 26, 2023 at 2:27 PM
After three years I’ve received an email about my pending autism diagnosis saying I’m almost, *almost* at the top of their waiting list… for a first assessment 🙄
Changing my job title to Senior Struggle Designer
July 24, 2023 at 10:29 PM
Changing my job title to Senior Struggle Designer