Girl Talk game creator Cathy Rondeau recommended me for freelance work after a project at Hallmark. (See below.)
One project was the third update of the 1965 game Mystery Date? For the 1999 version, I named the boys, wrote about their hobbies and ideal dates, scripted the phone calls, and decided where they hung out.
I also co-wrote invitations, recipes, activity instructions, and game ideas for Parker Bros. Sleep Over Club kits like “Fortune Telling Night,” “It’s Me to a T-Shirt Night,” and “Scared to Death” night, which came with a scary story cassette.
Hallmark brought Cathy Rondeau in to create products for tweenagers. I was one of a few dedicated writers to work on ZWAK, which focused on friendships, feelings, and creativity.
TRISH BERRONG 