Degenerate freelancer. Narrative test pilot. Senior Narrative Designer on Clockwork Revolution at inXile. Provided interactive words for Wallace & Gromit, Sherlock, Need for Speed, Until Dawn 2, a bit of Star Wars and a lot of other games. 🔀davidvarela.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingstudio.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingstudio.bsky.social/post/3mvaajlgqcs2vWell this sounds amazing: a free two-year programme for UK-based screenwriters from lower socio-economic backgrounds, run by Arvon. Apply here: www.arvon.org/asp/ https://www.arvon.org/asp/11 Sep 2026 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:ldrbfs3jq4hwkitukqdioj2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaajlgqcs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingstudio.bsky.social/post/3mv3rdmjwpc2vAs Pressure hits UK cinemas, a reminder that this is the *second* time Andrew Scott has played a meteorologist - the first being in a BBC Radio romcom I wrote, where he was the forecaster on the production of Cleopatra (the Liz Taylor & Richard Burton epic). https://davidvarela.wordpress.com/radio/olivias-line/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:ldrbfs3jq4hwkitukqdioj2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3rdmjwpc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingstudio.bsky.social/post/3mumxg3ccn22oI am unreasonably excited about this. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:ldrbfs3jq4hwkitukqdioj2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumxg3ccn22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/writingstudio.bsky.social/post/3mtyphac5fk2xEncore. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:ldrbfs3jq4hwkitukqdioj2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyphac5fk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/writingstudio.bsky.social/post/3mtbgz7uhys22When I was working on UD2, Hayden’s face was ever-present, even though UD1 was made a decade earlier. I loved her in Heroes and it’s horrible to hear of her passing, way too young. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:ldrbfs3jq4hwkitukqdioj2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbgz7uhys22https://bsky.app/profile/writingstudio.bsky.social/post/3mrxmkkaymk2oWhy just pick five words when I can build a five-word phrase? "Always-on, smart-mouthed, idiotproof, narratology pooper-scooper." [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jul 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:ldrbfs3jq4hwkitukqdioj2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxmkkaymk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/writingstudio.bsky.social/post/3mrdijpywh22oYikes - this altered my permissions and I didn't even realise. Check those settings. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:ldrbfs3jq4hwkitukqdioj2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdijpywh22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/writingstudio.bsky.social/post/3mqtchcwbo225I know it’s a climate disaster and everything, but it still amuses me that Chicago Fire had to cancel a match due to smoke. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c9w0jen8x90o17 Jul 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:ldrbfs3jq4hwkitukqdioj2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtchcwbo225