My name is Vivian Lovelace, writer, game designer, and project manager originally hailing from Birmingham, Alabama.

In 2017 I landed a role with grocery delivery service, Shipt, while the company was still a startup, giving me experience in both tech and business operations before and after corporate acquisition. I led Logistics, Supply Chain, and Operations teams through steady year-over-year growth, and eventually, the 2020 pandemic lockdowns. I found the experience of leading a team of brilliant specialists to be incredibly rewarding and revealing of talents I was previously unaware of. Currently I’m most interested in technical and creative production lead roles in software, renewable energy, and gaming.

I’m also a lifelong fiction writer and gamer. This website originally began as a means to promote my writing, but now I’m interested in blending all my passions into a cohesive series of aspirations.

I began writing novel manuscripts in late 2015 and have been developing my craft since. Career, relationships, and one massive life reset complicated my publishing journey, but I’ve resumed efforts to build an audience and network with other writers.

Prior to ever completing a first draft, I was growing my skills as a game designer and developer. In 2015, I coded and created the assets for my first little game project, a simple platformer titled Glitch Witch. This project was incredibly fun and taught me so much from immersing myself in both the technical and creative aspects of game development. 

I originally stepped away from game development in favor of composing novels, as I saw the latter as a better pursuit for a solo artist at the time. However, I now find myself with 5 years of team leadership and project management experience, so my aspirations have once again shifted, this time towards the pursuit of one day leading a studio of creative and talented game developers.

Throughout my journey there has been one recurring lesson, which is that there is so much power in stories and games, far more than we utilize in our day-to-day world. I’ve used both tools to lead, inspire, and build morale, even in the most challenging of times. I believe games and storytelling are twins in so many ways, and work best when elements of both are blended together to compose a cohesive, elegant whole. Whether that’s the delivery of a project, career development initiatives, or any ambition involving the coordinated efforts of individuals towards greater ends.

I’m currently open to collaborating on fiction and gaming projects while I continue to grow my career as a creative and technical production lead. As a writer, I’m usually open to trading beta reads with other novelists and screenwriters, but I specialize in structure and big picture developmental concepts. For games, I have experience with team leadership, project management, business operations, game writing, programming (Python, SQL, JavaScript, C#), and general game design - a well-rounded array of soft and hard skills that I’m certain would be an asset to any studio. I’m always happy and eager to network, so please reach out if you want to connect or if any of my skills might be helpful in achieving your own ambitions.