Daley is a writer, journalist, and academic.
Her expertise includes—
Fantasy, science fiction, horror, worldbuilding, video games, women’s studies, book reviews, Japanese culture and media, and user experience design.
She is currently querying.
What are you up to?
I am a fantasy writer trying my best to get published. When I’m not writing about dragons and spellswords, I am writing about worldbuilding over on Medium.
My publication, Worldbuilding Wednesday, offers resources and advice through fun articles and reviews every (you guessed it) Wednesday.
I still write about user experience at the UX Collective, this work informed by my master’s degree in communication and a lifetime of playing video games. 🎮
I have a considerable background in freelance journalism and an extensive education in communication. As an academic and user experience professional, I am dedicated to concise, informative (and fun!) writing.
B.A., Media
Ball State University
2014 – 2018
M.A., Communication
University of Washington
2018 – 2020
News & Features Writer
SVG.com, Looper.com, Gamerant.com
2018 – 2024
Freelance Writer
2018 – Present
Read me if you enjoy…
✨Dragons✨
Studio Ghibli
Necromancy
Witches
Solarpunk
Sapphic love stories
Unique magic systems
Dark Academia
Sword fights
Werewolves
Jurassic Park
Why are women encouraged to go into UX?
It is UX that steps in to rectify toxic experiences like the “smart” scale that shames any sort of weight gain and celebrates weight loss via unhelpful push notifications. An empathetic designer or researcher could step in and consider more use cases than just trying to fit back into a size six–what if the user is recovering from a chronic illness? What if they are going through chemo?
Without a diversity of experiences working in tech, these narrow, presumptive interfaces pop up all the time. It is up to the people occupying roles like UX writer, researcher, and designer to carefully consider a breadth of human experiences and make tech just a bit more human in turn.
Did Star Trek predict the future of UX?
Barring the use of a time machine (according to Star Trek, time travel will be sussed out around 2268) there are ways we can emulate the tech of the 24th century. It won’t be perfect, but an adjustment of expectations for today’s tech could bring us closer to the future.
Voice assistants either need to become more intuitive and able to anticipate our needs, or we need to become more understanding of their limitations. Going with the latter strategy, dedicated VUI users might develop a “language” of clear, specific commands to use with voice assistants. Star Trek: Bridge Crew allows for voice commands such as the iconic, “Make it so.”
Lifelong writer, aspiring author.
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2025 is the year I am putting my all into getting published. You’re cordially invited to follow along on my journey of writing, editing, querying, promoting, reviewing, and writing some more.