Ella Mcconnell:
game Writer, word witch, gremlin

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Hi, I’m ELLA.
I WRITE WORDS.

I’ve been a professional writer for 14 years and worked in the games industry for more than a decade, having held multiple managerial roles.

I love storytelling in all forms, from running homebrew TRPGs for my friends to putting words into the mouths of weird creatures in video games.

Game development is alchemy – let’s make gold.

NARRATIVE WRITING

VIDEO GAMES

I worked on Baldur’s Gate 3, writing interactive character dialogue as well as contributing to planning, situation design, and technical copy.

GRAPHIC NOVELS

I wrote Vigor Mortis, an online graphic novel about dead people, the afterlife, and the thrill of post-mortem bureaucracy, which was illustrated by Jennie Gyllblad.

RPG DESIGN

An RPG enthusiast, I’ve been designing and running TRPGs and LARPs both locally and online for more than a decade.

VIDEO GAME JOURNALISM

CREATIVE ASSEMBLY

As community content editor, I created content for the TotalWar.com homepage, blog, launcher, forums, and Total War social media accounts.

ROCK PAPER SHOTGUN

Rock, Paper, Shotgun approached me about turning my trashy visual novel review blog into a monthly column, and thus the incredibly cursed Waifu Material was born.

ESL

As senior editor, I helped form ESL’s burgeoning editorial department as well as support events such as Intel Extreme Masters and ESL One.

COPYWRITING & EDITING

PLARIUM

As Plarium's content writer team lead, I worked on almost all written content company-wide including for blockbuster RAID: Shadow Legends.

UNITY

Working as a technical writer, I helped to maintain Unity's extensive online user manual as well as develop the documentation style guide and glossary.

MARKETING AGENCIES

I've worked for multiple digital marketing agencies, with past clients including GameStop, Novatech, Vodafone, and Confused.com.

This is a select portfolio – further work samples can be provided upon request, and for a full CV head over to my LinkedIn profile!

Nice things people have said about me

  • “She's an incredibly versatile and talented writer.”

    Bethan Harris Brown, Game Writer

  • “She is flexible and genre agnostic. She lives and breathes games and their fans, narrative, and storytelling.“

    Nicholas Day, VP of Creative at Plarium

  • “You are unparalleled at writing weirdos.“

    Kevin VanOrd, Game Writer Baldur's Gate 3 & Divinity: Original Sin 2

  • “Knowledgeable, detail-oriented and an excellent writer.”

    William Darbishire, Game Writer & Narrative Designer

  • “Her attention to detail, speed at resolving issues, and her general collaborative spirit was second to none.”

    Sam Foxall, Content Producer

  • “She is fantastic writer, editor, and content creator.“

    Rahim Rahemtulla, Games Writer

  • “Her creativity when it comes to developing dynamic and effective content is second to none.“

    Jennifer Von Strohe, Marketing Consultant

Contact me

For all enquiries, please get in touch here.