Hi, I'm Annie! 👋

I'm a versatile writer who's worked across the board — from game journalism to copywriting. I’m always up for the next challenge: whether it’s writing snappy copy, breaking down techy topics, or spinning stories for video games and TTRPGs.If you're ready to turn your ideas into stories, let's make something amazing together!

Say hi! 💌


Resume


Education

Syracuse University • 2016 - 2020
Syracuse, NY
BA in Writing, Rhetoric & Composition
Minor in English & Textual Studies
Minor in Computer Gaming
University of Illinois • Ongoing
Urbana-Champaign, IL
MA/PhD in English Writing

Academia

Dean's Scholarship • 2016 - 2020
Syracuse University
3-Time Dean's Lister • 2018 - 2019
Syracuse University
Editor and Contributor • 2019
Intertext Magazine, Syracuse University
Assistant Editor • 2021 - 2022
Computers and Composition Digital Press, Utah State University
Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in the Humanities and Arts • 2022 - 2027
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Experience

Czepeku • 2024 - Current
Content Writer
• Wrote SEO-driven articles promoting tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) battlemaps and products
• Created optimized virtual tabletop (VTT) guides to boost visibility and user engagement
• Designed scenarios, encounters, and mini-adventures for TTRPGs
TheGamer • 2023 - 2024
Content Writer
• Wrote 100+ evergreen articles, guides, and lists on video games of wide genres
• Boosted visibility with SEO; with one article ranking second-most viewed on the site
• Edited headers, preview images, and links to enhance reader experience
Team Visionary • 2020 - 2022
Content Writer
• Wrote copy and list-articles highlighting company products
• Produced 6,000 words in articles weekly
CodeLathe, Austin TX • 2019 - 2020
Copywriter
• Developed creative and engaging product copy
• Edited existing content and web pages
Silvaco, Santa Clara CA • 2019
Technical Writer
• Wrote documents for developers, sales team and customers
• Followed up on leads and clients through email to maintain engagement
Lemon Gaming • 2014 - 2019
Community Manager, Narrative Writer
• Worked with devs on game-design documents
• Published changelogs and updates for thousands of players
• Wrote in-game lore, quests, NPC dialogue, and item tooltips




My Work

📝 Game Journalism

TheGamer

Baldur's Gate 3: Find Dribbles The Clown
Game Guide / Walkthrough
In-depth guide that unravels a tricky side quest with easy-to-follow steps and helpful tip. Showcases how clear structure and an engaging tone can make complex information accessible and enjoyable.

Dungeons & Dragons: Planescape – What Are The Ascended Factions Of Sigil?
Lore Breakdown
A deep dive into Sigil's ascended factions for Dungeons and Dragons' Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse anthology. Breaks down complex worldbuilding into digestible insights, making intricate fictional socio-politics accessible for new players.

> More examples

🎲 TTRPG Marketing

Czepeku

How to Upload Maps to D&D Beyond
Technical Setup Guide
Step-by-step guide on how to upload custom maps to D&D Beyond's VTT, demonstrating my ability to simplify technical instructions.

How to Elevate Your TTRPG Sessions with Battlemaps
SEO Writing + Product Engagement
An engaging guide on using battlemaps to elevate TTRPG gameplay, showcasing SEO-driven writing, technical clarity, and persuasive content to communicate product value.

Top 10 Boss Battle Maps and Ideas
Narrative Design + SEO Content Strategy
Series of scenarios and encounters that spotlight the best of TTRPG maps. Blends storytelling, gameplay design, and marketing to boost map appeal and player immersion.

Top 10 Dragon Lair Maps for D&D
Narrative Design + SEO Content Strategy
An SEO-focused listicle of Forgotten Realms dragons, combining content strategy and storytelling to engage readers.

Most of my work for Czepeku is still in editing.
More examples available on request.

💾 Technical Copy

CodeLathe

EFSS Technical Copy
SEO Copywriting + Technical Writing
Technical copywriting for an Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS) company, where I created content to help businesses understand secure file sharing, architecture-specific solutions, and on-premises file sync options.
Here are a few examples of my work:
FileCloud Server: Secure File Management Solution
External File Sharing for Enterprises
Secure File Sharing for Architecture, Construction & Engineering

🔖 Narrative Design

A Sunkissed Universe

RPG Dialogue Mockups
Branching Dialogue + Narrative Design
Mock RPG dialogue cycles to experiment with character development, branching choices, and narrative depth. Set in the world of Sun Haven.
• 🎻 Soren, The Bard
• 🔧 Atlas, The Mechanic
• 🛡️ Haoran, The Soldier
These are original characters. Interactions are inspired by the game’s style, but strictly for personal practice and not affiliated with the actual game.


Secrets of the Sunhallow

Created as part of RPG Writer Workshop's "Publish Your Own TTRPG Setting" course hosted by the Storytelling Collective, currently a work in progress!

Secrets of the Sunhallow is a solo passion project of mine: a TTRPG setting inspired by a life lived in Southeast Asia.The adventure is centered around the city of Fortune's Rest and the mega-dungeon it's built on, Sunhallow. Players play as adventurers known as "Divers", tasked to uncover artifacts while navigating the sociopolitics of various factions.The settings aims to explore themes — such as the effects of capitalism, religious conflict, xenophobia, and racial tensions — through the lens of fiction, to encourage players to empathize and engage with these issues in a controlled, immersive TTRPG environment.While still very much a work-in-progress, this project showcases much of my worldbuilding and storytelling interests.You can find the full wiki for this project here, but the key pages are also listed below for easier navigation.


Sunhallow - Concept Document
Worldbuilding + Narrative Design
Original proposal for the setting; includes concept, scope, themes, global narratives, and conflicts. It's changed a lot since conception, but still fun to look back on!

Deities - The Sun and the Night
Worldbuilding + Narrative Design
An exploration of Sunhallow’s deities and their tenets. Highlights rich divine lore and gameplay-relevant religious systems.

Timeline - The History of Edeni (Player Version)
Worldbuilding + Narrative Design
A historical fantasy timeline that features complex worldbuilding, societal tensions, and interactive storytelling.

Species - The Races of Edeni
Worldbuilding + Narrative Design
Detailed overview of the fantasy humanoid races of Edeni; explores unique biologies, cultural dynamics, and inter-racial tensions.

👾 For Fun

A Sunkissed Universe

Multimodal Projects
Comics, Art, Videos, & More
Still putting this together! Here's where I'm working on compiling my multi-modal projects, including comics, animatics, videos, and game projects.
• Grace [pg 1] [pg 2]
In the Sense They Burn


My Work

📝 Game Journalism

TheGamer

Baldur's Gate 3: Find Dribbles The Clown
Game Guide / Walkthrough
In-depth guide that unravels a tricky side quest with easy-to-follow steps and helpful tip. Showcases how clear structure and an engaging tone can make complex information accessible and enjoyable.

Dungeons & Dragons: Planescape – What Are The Ascended Factions Of Sigil?
Lore Breakdown
A deep dive into Sigil's ascended factions for Dungeons and Dragons' Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse anthology. Breaks down complex worldbuilding into digestible insights, making intricate fictional socio-politics accessible for new players.

> More examples


My Work

🎲 TTRPG Marketing

Czepeku

How to Upload Maps to D&D Beyond
Technical Setup Guide
Step-by-step guide on how to upload custom maps to D&D Beyond's VTT, demonstrating my ability to simplify technical instructions.

How to Elevate Your TTRPG Sessions with Battlemaps
SEO Writing + Product Engagement
An engaging guide on using battlemaps to elevate TTRPG gameplay, showcasing SEO-driven writing, technical clarity, and persuasive content to communicate product value.

Top 10 Boss Battle Maps and Ideas
Narrative Design + SEO Content Strategy
Series of scenarios and encounters that spotlight the best of TTRPG maps. Blends storytelling, gameplay design, and marketing to boost map appeal and player immersion.

Top 10 Dragon Lair Maps for D&D
Narrative Design + SEO Content Strategy
An SEO-focused listicle of Forgotten Realms dragons, combining content strategy and storytelling to engage readers.

Most of my work for Czepeku is still in editing.
More examples available on request!

💾 Technical Copy

CodeLathe

EFSS Technical Copy
SEO Copywriting + Technical Writing
Technical copywriting for an Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS) company, where I created content to help businesses understand secure file sharing, architecture-specific solutions, and on-premises file sync options.
Here are a few examples of my work:
FileCloud Server: Secure File Management Solution
External File Sharing for Enterprises
Secure File Sharing for Architecture, Construction & Engineering


My Work

🔖 Narrative Design

A Sunkissed Universe

RPG Dialogue Mockups
Branching Dialogue + Narrative Design
Mock RPG dialogue cycles to experiment with character development, branching choices, and narrative depth. Set in the world of Sun Haven.
• 🎻 Soren, The Bard
• 🔧 Atlas, The Mechanic
• 🛡️ Haoran, The Soldier
These are original characters. Interactions are inspired by the game’s style, but strictly for personal practice and not affiliated with the actual game.


Secrets of the Sunhallow

Created as part of RPG Writer Workshop's "Publish Your Own TTRPG Setting" course hosted by the Storytelling Collective, currently a work in progress!

Secrets of the Sunhallow is a solo passion project of mine: a TTRPG setting inspired by a life lived in Southeast Asia.The adventure is centered around the city of Fortune's Rest and the mega-dungeon it's built on, Sunhallow. Players play as adventurers known as "Divers", tasked to uncover artifacts while navigating the sociopolitics of various factions.The settings aims to explore themes — such as the effects of capitalism, religious conflict, xenophobia, and racial tensions — through the lens of fiction, to encourage players to empathize and engage with these issues in a controlled, immersive TTRPG environment.While still very much a work-in-progress, this project showcases much of my worldbuilding and storytelling interests.You can find the full wiki for this project here, but the key pages are also listed below for easier navigation.


Sunhallow - Concept Document
Worldbuilding + Narrative Design
Original proposal for the setting; includes concept, scope, themes, global narratives, and conflicts. It's changed a lot since conception, but still fun to look back on!

Deities - The Sun and the Night
Worldbuilding + Narrative Design
An exploration of Sunhallow’s deities and their tenets. Highlights rich divine lore and gameplay-relevant religious systems.

Timeline - The History of Edeni (Player Version)
Worldbuilding + Narrative Design
A historical fantasy timeline that features complex worldbuilding, societal tensions, and interactive storytelling.

Species - The Races of Edeni
Worldbuilding + Narrative Design
Detailed overview of the fantasy humanoid races of Edeni; explores unique biologies, cultural dynamics, and inter-racial tensions.


My Work

👾 For Fun

A Sunkissed Universe

Multimodal Projects
Comics, Art, Videos, & More
Still putting this together! Here's where I'm working on compiling my multi-modal projects, including comics, animatics, videos, and game projects.
• Grace [pg 1] [pg 2]
In the Sense They Burn