shickalenia:dduane:thesuitsofwoah:that’s almost too cruelalmostI had to do this once with Privateer
shickalenia:dduane:thesuitsofwoah:that’s almost too cruelalmostI had to do this once with Privateer II: The Darkening. It gained a bit when he said “I bet you didn’t play it through, I bet somebody just told you how…” and I was able to smile gently and say “God, possibly, since I wrote the game.” And plainly the Deity was with me that day, as I happened to be carrying docs from my UK agent (who’d done the deal) that showed not only that I was the writer, but the five-figure sum I had been paid. …It was a happy day for me. Not so much for him. I’d never had a referent for the word “slink” for a full grown male before. As in “slink away in utter dejection.” I smiled for at least three days without stopping. And am smiling now… I had completely forgotten about this.Reblogging because “I beat the game” is fantastic, but “I wrote the damn thing” is even better. -- source link