CourtneyWoods Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Almost four(!) years ago, I joined the SWTOR Community team. It’s been an amazing ride and I’ve learned so much not only from my teammates (yes, even Musco ), but all of you. Your constant enthusiasm and passion for SWTOR has been a daily motivator for me. From Cantinas to livestreams, I’ve enjoyed meeting some of you and chatting about everything from string cheese to our favorite companions. I would only give up these daily interactions with all of you for a truly great opportunity. I am happy to announce that I have been offered my dream job of becoming a writer at BioWare. This has been my career goal ever since I first loaded up Dragon Age: Origins. At the time, I was leaning more into comics, but that game literally changed my life – I switched career paths and have done everything in my power to reach this point. To say I am excited would be a great understatement! I’ve been over the moon since I was offered the position. I’ll still be around – less in General Discussion and more in Story and Lore – but I will no longer be a member of the community team. I look forward to hearing your feedback when my work goes into the game. If you want to see some of my work, check out the Darth Marr and Theron Shan blogs we recently posted! Thank you for a great four years! I’ll see y’all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkDisturbed Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Congratulations! Will your old job be phased out or will we be seeing a replacement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strallart Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 No!!!! First Pokket, and now you! =( I wish you the best of luck at being a writer, I can't wait to see what you create, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSStember Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 That is truly amazing! As an aspiring writer I'm jealous, but as a fan of SWTOR I'm thrilled you'll be joining the writing team. I hope you create some fantastic new stories for us and I can't wait to see what you write up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDymond Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Almost four(!) years ago, I joined the SWTOR Community team. It’s been an amazing ride and I’ve learned so much not only from my teammates (yes, even Musco ), but all of you. Your constant enthusiasm and passion for SWTOR has been a daily motivator for me. From Cantinas to livestreams, I’ve enjoyed meeting some of you and chatting about everything from string cheese to our favorite companions. I would only give up these daily interactions with all of you for a truly great opportunity. I am happy to announce that I have been offered my dream job of becoming a writer at BioWare. This has been my career goal ever since I first loaded up Dragon Age: Origins. At the time, I was leaning more into comics, but that game literally changed my life – I switched career paths and have done everything in my power to reach this point. To say I am excited would be a great understatement! I’ve been over the moon since I was offered the position. I’ll still be around – less in General Discussion and more in Story and Lore – but I will no longer be a member of the community team. I look forward to hearing your feedback when my work goes into the game. If you want to see some of my work, check out the Darth Marr and Theron Shan blogs we recently posted! Thank you for a great four years! I’ll see y’all around. That's fantastic news Courtney! Congratulations Looking forward to seeing your work - in this game and hopefully in many others in the years to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caernos Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 That is truly amazing! As an aspiring writer I'm jealous, but as a fan of SWTOR I'm thrilled you'll be joining the writing team. I hope you create some fantastic new stories for us and I can't wait to see what you write up What they said. Congratulations Courtney and best of luck with your new role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyraineAlei Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Congratulations! I look forward to your storytelling prowess making an appearance in-game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorgenBlue Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Grats on becoming a writer. I think you was one of the better staff on the CM team though and with Pokkets recent departure the CM team is getting a bit thin. This is probably more of a question for Eric but will you guys be hiring someone new for the CM team to replace Courtney? (Is it true it will be Fridge SA? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranadicus Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Speaking as an aspiring writer huge congrats Speaking as a fan of the community stream I'll miss the girl with the dragon cup Will I get to see you again at PAX South I hope? Edited February 13, 2015 by Ranadicus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenGoalie Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Congratulations! Glad you're getting the chance to do your dream job I absolutely loved those two blogs, they were great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronniehenlau Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Lots of luck Courtney, you've been a radiant sunshine on every community stream, and I look forward to seeing your work in-game! I hope you plan on still being active on the forums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickious Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Cool congratulations. I'm sure your work will be a breath of fresh air to the team. Cheers. A side question, are you still maintained to the Bioware Austin team or will you also get the chance to work with others, for example the ones who Canada who work with ME series or your first love so to speak DA? Either way congraluations, its a huge step up and getting to be writter for Bioware is certainly comes having a certain level of prestige. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djiini Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 It's nice to see a positive thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReclaimerDonar Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Congratulations Courtney! I wish you good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dscount Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Woot! Congrats on the new writing position. Hope to see more in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOHboy Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 WOOT!!! There is a great history of writers from Bioware and must seem like it stepping onto Lambeau filed in green/gold or Yankee stadium in pinstripes. I couldn't imagine what it would be like. Best of luck! Hopefully there is a very long future beyond just in game lore/dialogue...been anxious for a new set of BW novels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OddballEasyEight Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Congrats man! I hope you enjoy the new position in the company. Looking forward to reading (or rather, playing) some of your stuff in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SelinaH Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Congratulations! Good luck, and we'll look forward to seeing some amazing stories from you in the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlrikFassbauer Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) I am happy to announce that I have been offered my dream job of becoming a writer at BioWare. This has been my career goal ever since I first loaded up Dragon Age: Origins. Congratulatrions ! But - please do be careful. Female writers are not liked very well by ... some players. One quit because of that. Please do a firewall, an HEAVY firewall between your private, personal life and your job. Delete all of your contacts and contact ways so that ... "not satisfied fans" ... might not get ANY possibility to hurt you. And keep away from internet forums when in doubt. Reading too many negative comments can draw one down. One thing I have in mind is forming some kind of network between female writers and other female professionals within the gaming industry. A network that you can turn to, if filled with questions. A network that might even catch you if you are in doubt. A safety net, so to say. I personally believe that female professionals do need networks like this - simply because the whole gaming industry is so much male-oriented. I highly appreciate your work here, and I wish you a lot of good luck. And, a last word - be picky regarding your own copyright ! Here in Germany it is - thank God - not possible to sell "intellectual property". I firmly believe that only the author should be the holder of ALL of the self-created "intellectual property", only licensing it. And, there's still the Fan Fiction section at TheForce.Net ... Alrik Edited February 13, 2015 by AlrikFassbauer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerba Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 (edited) Congratulations Courtney! That really is a dream job come true; I wish you the best at your new position! Sadly, I haven't seen you posting on the forums too much, so your work was not as visible as what Tait and Musco were doing, but I enjoyed the livestreams with you and I'm sure you helped the Community Team a lot and did the best in your power. But what about the Community Team now? I hope you'll be able to still keep up all the yellow posts with just two people, or are you going to bring Pokket back into the team? Edited February 13, 2015 by Jerba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excise Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Courtney, congrats. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. Hope to see you chime in on the Story & Lore section from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aries_cz Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Gratz Courtney. Not many people can do what they dream of and get paid for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadOrb Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 O wow cool , congratulations , very swish indeed. Will be fun to see your work in-game soon. Take care out there. Cheers, BadOrb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyaniteD Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Oh, that sounds so awesome! I'm very excited - for you and for us. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarian Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Wow, nice. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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