William Haden Blackman is an American video game designer and writer.
Early life
Blackman grew up in Seal Beach, California. As a child, he read comic books during long road trips, which created his love for fantastical creatures.[1]
Early life and education
Blackman attended the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he earned his degree in Creative Writing.
Career
Shortly after graduating, he worked as a ghost writer and submissions editor for a small Northern California literary agency while pursuing his writing career. His first published work was The Field Guide to North American Monsters: Everything You Need to Know About Encountering Over 100 Terrifying Creatures in the Wild, which was followed by a sequel entitled The Field Guide to North American Hauntings: Everything You Need to Know About Encountering Over 100 Ghosts, Phantoms, and Spectral Entities. Soon after completing the first Field Guide, Blackman began work at LucasArts as a writer and later a voice director, producer, and ultimately creative director. Blackman served as a producer on the massively multiplayer online role-playing game