• Create and maintain a schedule that understands the rigor of game development.
• Create a story with a clearly articulated goal.
• Have a process that ensures quality, while being open to feedback.

• The workload of narrative design is NOT JUST WRITNG.

• Target content locks first.
• Major characters need one piece of significant content early, to ensure that casting sticks.
• When doing voice acting auditions for example.
• Onboard translators early.
• Get them involved and to understand the core fundamentals of the story.
• Onboarding translators early will ensure that the 'why' of the game and its' personality are not lost in translation.
• Engineer a data framework for states of text assets (e.g. clear/recorded/translated.)
• Gives a clear idea where you're at in your content/scheduling.
• Helps avoid (expensive) re-recording.

• Divide your content into CRITICAL and IMPORTANT.

• Condense and present.
• Story presentation.
• Quick high level presentation.
• Focus the team on spectacular, evocative and emblematic moments.
• High emotions tend to stick.

• What thread binds it all together?
• What moments stand out?

• Why do they care?
• With whom do they agree?
• Make these quickly accessible for your team.

• Rapid way to convey the feeling, theme, inspiration.
• A 'vision touchstone'.

6.3 Quality and Feedback

• Feedback to improve, not just you, but for your players.
• You do not have to be all-knowing.
• Admit that you have to learn.
• Make efforts to earn trust from your team.