Stella McDonnell

Stella Ashley McDonnell (born January TBD, 1979 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory) is an Australian-American animator, television writer, producer, director and video game developer, being known for creating the Good Ol' Magic video game series in 2006.

In addition to it, she also serves as a writer for Mark: Time Janitor, select The Mystic Woods media, TBD.

Early life
Stella was born on TBD 1979 at the Calvary John James Hospital in Canberra to Mark and Susanne McDonnell. Her father worked as a doctor while her mother was a teacher.

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Good Ol' Magic
In 2001, Stella began developing her first created project under the working title of Witch Legacy, being inspired by Face Paint mythology and witches. For further development, she turned to fellow creator Craig McCracken, who she worked with as a writer on The Powerpuff Girls, and asked for advice. Craig suggested that her project should be a "cliché breaker" and should be adapted into modern times. In addition, he suggested that she should try an audition with The Powerpuff Girls cast members Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily and Jennifer Hale for the main role. Craig's longtime partner and friend Genndy Tartakovsky also provided some creative input by advising her to not be afraid to imagine and explore darker themes and even death, while retaining its family-friendly focus.

Stella followed those advices and pitched its final draft to Warner Bros. in TBD 2003, originally intending to be made as an animated television series. However, the studio's executives believed it that her project would be more profitable if it was made as a video game instead, similar to Collin the Speedy Boy. She was initially unsure about their condition, but after talking with her husband TBD.

Video games

 * Mark: Time Janitor series - writer, TBD (2006-present)
 * Good Ol' Magic series - creator, developer, writer and director (2006-present)
 * Miranda of the Mystic Woods - writer (2018)
 * Creative Nexus series - co-creator, developer, writer and director (2018-present)

Personal life
She is currently married to Mark: Time Janitor creator Ryan Curcwald since TBD 1997.

The couple has currently two children: Matthew (born in TBD) and Lucy (born in TBD).

Trivia

 * She is close friends with Daniel Wright, Oscar Hamilton, Tarōzaemon Fujiyama, Genndy Tartakovsky, Craig McCracken, Lauren Faust, and TBD.