Justin Sloan – Ghostwriter

Justin S. writes screenplays, novels, and video games, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and thrillers for both adult and middle grade audiences.

Notable Credits & Achievements:

* Hired to write 2 episodes for a Roku TV thriller

* Writer on hybrid shows like RIVAL S/PEAK and Minecraft: Story Mode

* Optioned pilot adaptation of the novel KICK

* Game credits include Game of Thrones / The Walking Dead (Telltale)

* Wrote a novel that reached #43 on all of Amazon

Available For:

* Screenplays (features, pilots, shorts, verticals)

* Narrative design & writing for games

* Novels & novellas

* Short stories

* Transmedia/interactive storytelling

Education:

* M.A. in Creative Writing, Johns Hopkins University

* Certificate in Screenwriting, UCLA

* Writers Guild Foundation Veterans Writing Project alum

Rates: Rates vary by project type, authorship credit, and level of development provided.

* For short projects: approx. $1/word

* For longer works: $0.60–$1/word (depending on outline, collaboration, etc.)

* Example: A 60,000-word book from outline = approx. $40,000

* Additional fees may apply for deep development, revision rounds, or game design tasks.

Sample Client Feedback:

"One of the things Justin excels at is writing his characters so well that they shine clearly through the (deliberate) murky situation on this space station. I’m about three-quarters through and still have no idea how it will end — in the best possible way."

— Author Tim C. Taylor, Project Destiny

Bio:

Justin S. could watch Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings a thousand times — and probably has. His passion for genre storytelling began with an old VHS of The Hobbit on Thanksgiving, and hasn’t stopped since.

Most recently, he wrote for the next Battlefield game at Electronic Arts and served as Narrative Lead on PlanetQuest, a sci-fi franchise by Galactic Entertainment.

He’s spent over a decade creating character-driven narratives for military, sci-fi, and fantasy worlds — from interactive games and streaming television to bestselling fiction series. Past credits include:

* Game of Thrones (Telltale)

* Tales from the Borderlands

* Cypher (live-action TV, Roku Season 2)

* Reclaiming Honor novel series (co-created with Michael Anderle)

His studies include film at Long Beach City College, Japan Studies at UCSD, and graduate programs in screenwriting and fiction at UCLA and Johns Hopkins. He’s a graduate of both the Netflix Animation Foundation program and the WGF Veterans Writing Project.