Wednesday, May 31, 2006

On writing about "Girls in Games"

"Girls in Games" is such a popular topic simply because there are much less girls who are obsessive about gaming than boys. Surely, you'd have read special features in magazines or online articles looking at the less common girls who are in games or are into gaming. Anyway, a UK journo called Richard Cobbett has written an interesting piece on writing about "girls in games".
At some point in your writing career, it’s almost guaranteed that you’ll think it’s a good idea to write one of these articles. If you’re a guy, that is. By and large, female writers have better things to do with their time than obsess over their gender while playing a game, and tend to be into gaming because they like - how can I put this? Oh, yes, playing games, rather than out of a burning need to practice amateur sociology.

But never mind that. Here’s your ten-step path to success.

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