While I do stand by a solid opinion that people overreacted and were ultimately childish in their outcries against one of your writers, Jennifer Hepler, I do believe she has no place either in your offices OR in the gaming industry as a whole.
Her forced, cliched, (and ultimately) talentless “ability” at the craft aside — she has flat out publically stated, she hates video games.
No, no. Don’t try to defend or apologize for her. She said clearly and plainly: she hates video games – and that she is only writing for the industry for the sake of writing (something, ironically, she isn’t very good at).
I don’t understand gamer culture these days — and the deepest groove in my bemusement stems from the actual industry itself and how it operates not only dealing with consumers — but primarily with how it handles itself from a business standpoint.
I don’t understand people like Hepler. She somehow lands in an industry BEGGING for writers — its hands are out, ASKING for them — and she doesn’t care about the overall product — the VIDEO GAME.
I’ve always wanted to write for video games. Half the fantasy novels I write, I envision as RPGS in my head.
But that’s beside the point.
Get some self respect and kick Hepler out on her ass. She’s not a worthy asset to you, or to anybody else in the industry.
And if you don’t want to listen, maybe somebody else will.
