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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I’m so glad you liked it! What a lovely start to my morning, thank you :)

SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

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!

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

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 🤯

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Mr & Mrs Longthorne-Pitcher, est. 20/09/25

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

I’m getting married next month 🫨🥳

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

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!

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

"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...

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

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 👋🏻

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Pomegranates even have their own game narrative

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I keep forgetting this account exists (sorry) so I should probably share this update here too:

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Interactive ✅ Grinding for reward ✅ Dopamine burst ✅ Repeating gameplay loop ✅ FUN (and delicious) ✅

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FR3D.exe @freddiepitcher.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

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

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Giving a presentation tomorrow on the function of metaphorical plots in fiction

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Arone Le Bray @alebray.bsky.social · 13/07/2024

@sjlongthorne.bsky.social while playing Jackbox...

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Forgot I had this account but here’s our latest trailer for Bloodlines 2 🩸🩸 youtu.be/a2cXtEoGx7E?...

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 - ‘A Betting Man’ Trailer

YouTube video by World of Darkness

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 03/09/2023

Thank you 🥹 now the scary part!

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 03/09/2023

I also wanna show you this! We can’t give too much away just yet, but hopefully folks see just how much we love the World of Darkness and how keen we are to do Bloodlines justice youtu.be/uDDFxEnaTRo?...

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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 - Official The Chinese Room Behind The Scenes Video

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is an action RPG being developed by The Chinese Room, A Sumo Digital Studio. Take a look at this in-depth behind-the-s...

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 03/09/2023

“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?...

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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...

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 25/08/2023

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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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 12/08/2023

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.

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Anna Megill @annamegill.com · 11/08/2023

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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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 10/08/2023

OPPORTUNITIES Game Writer - Ridgeline RPs welcome. Not affiliated. #gamewriting 1/3 Game Writer at Electronic Arts (gr8people.com)

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Game Writer at Electronic Arts

GR8 Job! at Electronic Arts

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 09/08/2023

My manuscript is almost at 100,000 words 😵😵😵

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 09/08/2023

Narrative design, gorgeous words AND perfume nerdery? I’m playing this tonight

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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 05/08/2023

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 www.riotgames.com/en/work-with-us/j…

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Senior Narrative Designer - Unpublished R&D Product

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Alessandro Mascellino @amascellino.bsky.social · 04/08/2023

🐦 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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Keano Raubun @keano.bsky.social · 28/07/2023

My job... is just video game

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 26/07/2023

Originally they told me they were fast tracking me and it would be 3 months 😂 Then they said 18. At 2 years I thought my ex had got the letter and thrown it away.

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 26/07/2023

If only the tories weren’t trying to prove we should sell it by breaking it 🙃

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 26/07/2023

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 🙄

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SJ Longthorne @sjlongthorne.bsky.social · 24/07/2023

Changing my job title to Senior Struggle Designer

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