EarReality

Narrative Designer 

Screenwriter

Paralect

Full writing support for the needs of the company:
- Writing articles and guest posts
- Creating case studies and video scripts
- Writing ads for various online channels
- Interviewing
- Supporting sales, product and marketing activities

Left the company to study full-time for MA Serial Storytelling in Germany

Copywriter

StockBattle

Worked on several web and mobile games aimed at crypto and stock market education. 
- UX writing
- Social media writing
- Blogging

Media Manager

FBS Inc.

- Managing a creative team (6 people) of the traffic department, later - of the FBS Global product, team lead.
- Copywriting for websites, landing pages, offline and online materials of the company in English.
- Creation of creative concepts, UX copywriting
- Editing and proofreading of materials for novice copywriters, training for copywriters

Creative Team Lead / Copywriter 

Heads and Hands

Content marketing and PR for Russian and International markets:
- Strategy planning
- Content marketing (blogging, SMM, ratings, etc.)
- PR
- Online Marketing

Marketing and PR specialist

Reksoft

Marketing Manager

Marketing Assistant

All my life I’ve been a fierce force of imagination, persistence, and hard work: like a dragon hunting for gold. But instead of treasure, I’ve been searching for stories to tell and ways to make an impact.

Born in Belarus, I studied journalism in Bulgaria and worked in marketing in Russia, but storytelling has always been my true passion. I create narratives that allow people to explore fresh perspectives in a safe, immersive way.

As a queer, neurodivergent woman from a patriarchal country, I’m passionate about shedding light on complex topics through my work. Over the years, I’ve designed more than 100 LARP games, written 10+ original tabletop campaigns, and worked as a script supervisor on the short film Mein Name Akim (2024), which tells the story of transgender refugees in Germany.

During my MA in Serial Storytelling at IFS Cologne, I honed my skills across genres, working on solo projects as well as collaborating in Writers' Rooms.

Currently, I’m co-developing a visual novel game with a co-author as a passion project.

Now that I've completed my degree, I’m eager to bring my creativity to TV and gaming, crafting stories in both English and German.

Dragons never stop breathing fire. And neither do I, with an endless flow of ideas and stories I can’t wait to share.

Alena Lysiakova 🐉 🔜 GAMESCOM

In audio games, players can’t scroll back. 


They can’t “check the log.” They’re usually listening while cooking or commuting, not taking notes like a detective.

So if your story relies on the player remembering a random detail from minute 3 to survive minute 22, good luck. Your plot may be brilliant, but the format will eat it alive.

🐲 Audio narrative design has to support memory.

 Not through exposition dumps, but through systems that anchor recall:
+ Recurring motifs (a phrase, a sound, a location)
+ Audio cues that repeat at key moments
+ Mirrored consequences that call back to earlier actions

💡 These are structural tools, not flavor text. They let players remember without needing a rewind button. Because if your story only works when someone can reread it: you didn’t design for audio. You designed for a book.

#NarrativeDesign #AudioGames #StoryArchitecture

Alena Lysiakova 🐉

Narrative designer and screenwriter ▶️ Let's create stories that make an impact

If your characters agree too often, something is wrong. 🎬

Harmony might be great in real life (depending on who you ask), but on the page it’s story poison. When everyone shares the same opinion, makes the same choice, or nods politely in every scene… there’s nothing to watch. No movement. No friction. No reason for us to lean in.

Stories don’t run on plot twists alone 👉  they run on pressure.

Tiny disagreements. Conflicting priorities. One person wanting something now while the other wants it later. A silent “no” that derails a plan without a single shout.

Characters don’t need to scream at each other to create tension. 💡 They just need to want things that don’t align. Even slightly. That’s enough to make a scene feel alive.

🐲 So if your dialogue reads like everyone attended the same group therapy and agreed to be mature about it, throw in a value clash. A boundary. A secret. A refusal that doesn’t look like one.

#Screenwriting #Storytelling #GameWriting

I just finished reading HOW TO WRITE A VERTICAL SERIES IN 10 DAYS by Isabel Dréan, and honestly, it exceeded every expectation I had. 💜 

I went in hoping for a few insights.

What I got was a full, practical roadmap: tasks, exercises, industry guidance, and a crystal-clear breakdown of how to actually enter the vertical series world. It's easy to read, but more importantly, it's easy to apply. 🐲 The book basically screams, “Start now,” and as a screenwriter, that was exactly the push I needed.

Now I know exactly how to structure my vertical series portfolio and how to approach producers with my concepts. Huge thanks to Isabel for creating such a sharp, actionable guide: it immediately earned a place on my “write with purpose” shelf.

👉 If you're a new creator or screenwriter who wants a real, practical entry point into the vertical series industry, this book is a must. 
https://lnkd.in/eaKhHw2w

#Screenwriting #VerticalSeries #BookReview

Some interactive stories love throwing choices at players like confetti.


A choice here, a choice there: none of them actually do anything, but hey, it feels interactive, right? 

🐲 No.

 That’s writing pretend-agency. It’s a novelty menu. It’s decorating the game with buttons that aren’t hooked to anything. 

Real narrative design is systemic.
👉 Choices should connect to variables that influence:
+ relationships (trust, fear, loyalty)
+ difficulty (risk, scarcity, knowledge)
+ consequences (routes, scenes, endings)
+ pacing (when info drops, when tension spikes)

If your branching doesn’t change the system, it’s not interaction: it’s decoration.

💡 Players don’t remember how many buttons you gave them. They remember how their choice changed the world, the character, or the story’s tone. We’re not designing “options.” We’re designing impact.

#NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #AudioGames

Everyone loves saying “games are the new IP goldmine”, until it’s time to adapt one and suddenly half the story disappears and the other half gets rewritten into something no fan recognizes. 🎮📺


So I wrote about what makes good adaptations work.

How to translate gameplay into story, treat worldbuilding like a character, and keep both longtime fans and newcomers hooked without bending the source material into something unrecognizable.

👉 Game Over for Bad Adaptations 
https://lnkd.in/ejp-QaQF

If you care about storytelling across mediums,  this one’s for you.

#Adaptation #Storytelling #Screenwriting

Open article: Game over for bad adaptations by meer.com

Let’s be honest, most early world-building documents look like Pinterest boards in disguise. 👾 

Pretty aesthetics. Moody adjectives. 

But in audio games, vibes won’t save you. 👉 Rules will.

If the player can’t predict how the world behaves, they can’t make meaningful choices.

And if they can’t make meaningful choices… well, what are we even doing here?

Strong audio world-building isn’t about lore dumps: it’s about systems thinking:

🧩 Consistent logic
 Magic works the same every time.
 Social rules don’t change based on a writer’s mood.
 Danger has clear signals that the player can learn.

🔊 Predictable sensory cues
 A sound has a purpose. A silence has a consequence.
 The player should learn the world’s language without needing a codex.

👤 NPCs follow world rules too
 If everyone except the protagonist behaves like they’re in another genre, your world collapses faster than a badly mixed audio cue.

🗺️ Boundaries that define possibility
 The world needs limits. What can’t happen is just as important as what can.
Because a world with vibes but no rules isn’t a world. It’s a mood board with dialogue.

🐲 Design your world like a system, and the player will believe in it instantly.

#NarrativeDesign #Worldbuilding #AudioGames

Writers love to obsess over genre:
 “Is it a drama? A thriller? A dark comedy?”


👉 Here’s a secret: your tone decides that long before your logline does.


Take this:
 A couple argues in a car during a thunderstorm.
 💔 In a drama, it’s the last fight before they break up.
 😂 In a dark comedy, lightning strikes right as one says, “At least things can’t get worse.”
 🔪 In a thriller, someone’s bleeding in the trunk and the argument’s just a cover.

Same setup. Totally different story: all because of tone.

Tone tells your audience how to feel about what’s happening, even before the plot fully unfolds. It’s the lens through which they interpret every line, every silence.

🐲 So before rewriting your script for the tenth time, don’t change the plot. Change the tone. Sometimes it's even more effective.

#Storytelling #WritingTips

Here’s something I learned writing for audio: if you build your episode like a typical visual game, escalating scene after escalating scene, your listeners will mentally check out by minute 12.


Why? 
👉 Because audio burns brainpower faster than visuals.
There’s no UI, no map, no screen to anchor attention. Just the player, their imagination, and whatever chaos you hand them.

That’s why audio episodes need chains, not ladders:
🔗 Repeat anchor points
 A recurring sound, phrase, or location the player can “grab” onto.

🔗 Linked beats instead of vertical escalation
 Scene → consequence → micro-turn → reorientation → next link
INSTEAD OF
Action → Bigger Action → Biggest Action → listener meltdown.

🔗 Reorientation moments
 Tiny resets that say, “Here’s where you are. Here’s what changed.”

🔗 A rhythm, not a sprint
The emotional pulse matters more than the scale of the event.

🐲 Because if your episode structure only works when players can stare at a screen, it won’t survive in audio. 

💡 Design for the listener’s brain, not the writer’s adrenaline.

#NarrativeDesign #AudioGames #StoryArchitecture

EarReality is hosting a free webinar for anyone curious about interactive audio.

🐲 And yes, I’ll be one of the hosts.

Here’s what we’re diving into: 

✅ The TWIST Engine: A clean, no-nonsense intro to the tool we use to build interactive audio stories (the same one I used to write all my audio games).

✅ Business & Publishing Opportunities: self-publishing, collaborations, monetization: the whole ecosystem and how you can actually earn from your stories.

✅ Live Demo: we’ll start with a 30-minute listening session so you can hear what interactive audio feels like before we break down how it’s made.

If you’ve been meaning to try this format, want to explore it for your professional projects, or you’re just audio-curious, this webinar will save you weeks of trial-and-error.

🗓️ The LinkedIn Event link is right below. Seats are capped at 100, so grab yours before it fills up. And if you want to support the event, a like, share, or repost would make my day. 😎

#EarReality #TWIST #NarrativeDesign #Storytelling #InteractiveAudio

Helping Media Companies, Game Studios & Brands Expand Their IP Through Interactive Storytelling | CEO @ EarReality | TWIST Game Engine | Transmedia Strategy | In-Car, Mobile & Web Experiences

🎤 🎧  Finally, we’re hosting a FREE webinar for authors, narrative designers, and brand marketers who want to understand how interactive audio works and how to create it. 🕹️

What the session covers:

✅ TWIST Engine
A clear introduction to the tool we use to create interactive audio stories.

✅ Business Opportunities
How self-publishing, collaborations, and monetization work on TWIST and TWIST Tales.

✅ Practical Demo
We begin with a 30-minute listening session so you can hear an interactive audio story before learning the production workflow.

If you want to create interactive audio, evaluate the format for professional use, or explore future publishing opportunities, this session gives you the essentials.

This webinar is listed as a LinkedIn Event.
The registration link is directly beneath this post.
Seats are limited to 100 participants, so register early to receive the meeting link.

If you want to support the event, feel free to like, share, or repost 😎 

#EarReality #TWIST #marketing #storytelling #games #gaming #stories #audiobooks #audio #RPGs #writing #books #narrativedesign

Christian Mahnke, Anastasiia Chetverikova and 28 other attendees

View event: EarReality Webinar: The Business of Interactive Audio & TWIST - Part 1

EarReality Webinar: The Business of Interactive Audio & TWIST - Part 1

🐲 Just a quick reminder: this week we’re hosting our interactive audio webinar: a deep dive into TWIST, storytelling tools, and how creators can actually publish and monetize their work in this format.

If you’re curious about interactive audio or want to explore new opportunities as a writer, narrative designer, or creator, join us. 🎧🔥

#NarrativeDesign #InteractiveAudio

⏰ Starting in ONE hour! 🎧🎤


Our webinar on interactive audio storytelling and the business behind it is about to kick off.

If you’ve been curious about how interactive audio works, how creators can actually publish and monetize their stories, or what the TWIST Engine looks like behind the scenes… this is your chance to join live.

 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ek5wHQJ2

See you there: bring your questions and your curiosity. 🎧 🐲 

#InteractiveAudio #Storytelling

Daniel Corsen

Reshapers

Specialist in Reshaping Businesses
Culture Change Advisor
Human Capital Develpment Consultant
Communication and Branding Expert

Chief Reshaper

Barrett Values Centre

As a CTT Certified Consultant, I use the tools and resources from Barrett Values Centre® to support my clients in their personal, leadership and cultural transformation. The tools define an actionable road map that becomes an integral part of a leader's personal development plan and business strategy.

The tools have been used to measure the values of over 6,000 organisations and 3,000 leaders in 90 countries. They help foster the transformation of corporations, NGOs, government and municipal agencies, communities, schools, and nations. The CTT values assessment instruments are available in over 50 languages.

I believe that organisations, teams, schools, nations, and communities function better when leaders are focused on building values-driven cultures that benefit people and society. I believe that when you measure your culture, you can manage it.

CTT Certified Consultant

University of Curaçao Dr. Moises da Costa Gomez (UoC)

Lecturer of Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Strategic Analysis and HR

Lecturer

KORPODEKO

Interim HR Manager

Aqualectra Utility - Curacao Water and Power

Interim Manager HR & General Affairs

Desaroyo di Hubentut

Chairman National Platform on Youth Development

The Galan Group

Consultant

Vereniging van waterbedriven in Nederland (Vewin)

European Affairs

Commissie Uitvoering Sportprojecten - Ministry of Educatiton, Sports and Culture N.A.

Project Manager

Chief Reshaper @ Reshapers | Facilitator | Culture Change Advisor | People Development

Empowering individuals, teams, and businesses to reach their full potential. 

As the Founder of Reshapers, I am a coach and facilitator dedicated to helping people unleash their skill sets, discover their life purpose, and take their businesses to the next level.

With over 12 years of experience in leadership, personal growth, and business development, I am passionate about empowering others to achieve their goals and reach their full potential.

Join me on my journey to becoming the best version of ourselves! Let's learn, grow, and succeed together 💬. Follow me for tips, insights, and strategies to become a better leader, live a more fulfilling life, and achieve greatness.

I moderated a tourism investment panel last week at the Curaçao International Investment Summit.

Five people. 

An investor who's been building here for 20 years. A CEO representing 250+ members of the tourism sector. A fintech running operations data across 30 Caribbean islands and countries. A business intelligence expert leading with insights at the Tourist Board. A government director coordinating major projects.

The initial plan was simple: pitch opportunities, showcase returns, get investors excited.

Something else happened.

Last year, government and private sector aligned on seven priorities for sustainable tourism. They passed them as resolutions at our National Tourism Conference.

That alignment changed the conversation.

One panelist said it clearly: "We have room to grow. The data proves it. But the question is how we grow, not just if we grow."

We started asking different questions.

What type of investor do we actually want? How do we measure carrying capacity? What does social impact look like? How do we develop our workforce while growing? What benefits the community?

This is what systems change looks like.

You're not stopping growth. You're not choosing between development and preservation. You're changing what counts as success.

Is it perfect? No. Are there tensions? Yes. Some still push volume over value. Some want quick returns over patient capital.

But the question changed.

And when the question changes, behavior follows.

I've watched plenty of strategic plans sound beautiful and change nothing.

What changes things is when practitioners, policymakers, and data experts start using the same frame. When five different people answer "what does success look like?" and their answers fit together.

We're not there yet. But we're asking better questions.

Better questions build better systems.

What questions is your team asking right now?

📸: Jay Hemrajani/ Aisvarya Productions
Sepp Koster Christine Campagnard Anuschka M. Cova

Chief Reshaper @ Reshapers | Facilitator | Culture Change Advisor | People Development | Chair at World Scouting

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And with that...Regional Scout Conference season comes to an end.

Four conferences in five months. Vienna. Kaohsiung. Willemstad. Abu Dhabi. I followed our Africa conference from afar and was moved by what colleagues achieved in Antananarivo.

Each gathering asked the same question in different ways. How do we bring Scouting to more young people everywhere? And how do we shape its future?

The answers are starting to change.

In Africa, NSOs elected their youngest-ever Regional Committee. Four members under 30. They passed a landmark resolution to recognise non-formal education through Scouting.

In Interamerica, a historic 60% female majority now leads the region. NSOs committed to measuring impact against the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

In Asia-Pacific, safeguarding moved from principle to prerequisite. The region set a target of 30% youth representation in decision-making bodies.

In Europe, NSOs embedded peace education into Youth Programmes and strengthened the partnership between Scouts and Guides.

In the Arab region, NSOs launched a comprehensive governance review and committed to flexible volunteering and humanitarian action.

These are not small shifts.

They tell us something about what kind of Movement we are becoming. One where young people do not wait for permission to lead. Where women take their rightful place in governance. Where protecting our members is non-negotiable.

But the moments that stayed with me were not the votes or the resolutions.

They were the hallway conversations. A volunteer from a small NSO asking how to keep going with almost no resources. A young leader challenging us to close the gap between what we say and what we do. Two delegations who had never met, exchanging ideas that could change how both of them work.

That is where strategy comes alive.

Our Strategy for Scouting is now fully aligned across all five regions. Each region has adopted triennial plans that connect to our shared direction. We are rowing in the same direction.

Sixty million Scouts. Five million volunteers. One strategy.

Thank you to my fellow World Scout Committee members, the World Scout Bureau team, and every host country that opened their doors.

We have a strategy and a plan. The question is no longer what we want.

It is whether we will seize this moment of unity. We have the strategy. We have the alignment. Now we need the discipline to follow through and the humility to learn as we go.

I left these conferences believing we can figure it out together.

Now we get to work.

Photo credits: © World Scout Bureau Inc. / Marius Igl/ Edwin Lam / Gianaro Jennie / Karim Tiestoo

The other day, I was working with new people managers at a financial institution.

One manager was practicing a coaching conversation. She jumped straight to the issue. What's not working. What needs to change.

I leaned in and nudged her. "Ask them how they're doing first."

She looked confused. "What do you mean?"

"Just ask. How are you doing? As a person. Not about the task. Then pause. Count to seven. Let them actually answer."

The room went quiet. You could see it clicking for everyone.

This is the part most new managers miss. They want to be professional. Get to the point. Show they're capable. So they go straight to business.

But you can't have open conversations about performance with someone you don't actually know.

Later in the training, we used the Emotional Card Deck. People chose cards for how they need to feel as leaders. Then, they chose cards for how their team members need to feel to do good work.

One manager realized her team needs to feel safe admitting mistakes. But she'd never created that space. She was always jumping to solutions.

You can't solve performance issues with a plan alone. You need trust first. Managers who build relationships before they try to fix performance get different results.

What would change in your team if you started every conversation with "How are you doing?" and waited seven seconds for the real answer?

A guy walked into the room, looked around at the flip charts and markers, and asked: "Why are we doing this when ChatGPT could do it for us?"

The room paused. Some nodded. Fair question. I grinned.

This newly formed federation had hired me to help them define their purpose, mission, vision, and values. And yes, ChatGPT could draft those in seconds.

But here's what we did instead.

I asked everyone to reflect on why they do this work. Why they chose this path. The room was silent. Not awkward silence. Sacred silence. People turned inward, then slowly began sharing.

One person spoke about personal loss that drove them here. Another about their own struggles. Someone else about witnessing their community's needs firsthand.

As each person shared, others leaned forward. Nodded. Made eye contact. Found pieces of themselves in each story.

The common thread emerged naturally: They all wanted to build something bigger than themselves. To develop human capability. To serve their communities.

Later, they created vision boards with magazines. Cutting, pasting, walking between groups to see what others were creating. Laughing when someone "stole" the perfect image. Building on each other's ideas with scissors and glue.

The energy shifted from skepticism to possibility.

ChatGPT could have given them perfectly crafted statements in minutes.

Instead, they spent hours finding their own words through tears, laughter, and debate. They left with more than a document. They left bonded, energized, ready to build together.

The right words matter less than the journey to find them.

That skeptical board member? He became one of the most engaged participants by the end.

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