Sort of a weird existential-crisis kinda question here. I've tried to tackle all sorts of positions in game development over the last roughly 6 years. Solo full on development, mod development, team based, solely programming, solely writing, producing, etc, all small stuff and I'm no accomplished man or expert but I had some fun. The only thing I'm still good at, and to any extent, is writing though. I lose drive with programming, solo projects stress me out to the point of near constant procrastination, it's all bad stuff. But I can always write. I can write out mechanics, stories, descriptions, none of it ever bothers me other than the occasional loss in drive. So...

I would love to be able to fit into a team where I can write to my hearts content. Look at Kojima; he built himself a legacy out of it. But I'm sure he strived through some real low-level slog to get to that in a big company. Something I'm pretty sure I'm not smart enough or worthy of. I just wanna write stories or plan mechanics, things like that. Is there a place for people like me in this big scary industry? Or am I a sore thumb, never destined to find its place in the garden?

I dunno, I wonder sometimes.

Kojima was a special case in an older state of the industry. He wanted to be a writer, and when all his manuscripts were rejected, he went into games.

It was easier then because the market wasn't so competitive. It's a lot different now, I'm sorry to tell you.

If you are truly creative, and really like what you do, you'll find a unique group of people you can be with.

You don't need to be picked to be a great writer. Write what you want, talk with everybody you can about what you do, and you'll find work you like.

Don't give up, okay? I think you have a lot of persistence, and that's very rare these days.