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How to write the gamebook journey
The journey your player takes is crucial to the success of the game. It may be a twisty journey with side quests and diversions and possibly dead ends (I’m not a fan of dead ends myself, there are no dead ends in Monopoly after all) – but what all journeys must have is a well-defined…
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Now on sale! Our new gamebook!
I’m thrilled to say my gamebook Game of Runes paperback is now on sale via Amazon! Game of Runes is a fun and fast-paced fantasy solo adventure which is easy to play yet difficult to win. With original art, a unique combat system and the occasional terrible pun, you’ll encounter traps, monsters, magic and characters…
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News! Publishing latest!
I’m very excited – I’ve just submitted my solo adventure Games of Runes paperback gamebook to Amazon, and it should be on sale within the next 72 hours! Here’s the cover art:
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How to write perfectly first time
This is the most important single piece of advice I can give you on writing. The secret to writing perfectly fist time is this: you can’t. Not only is it impossible to write perfectly first time, it’s better if you don’t try to. If anyone tells you they can write perfectly first time or even…
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How to write: Taming writer’s block
What do dragon’s, dodo’s and writer’s block have in common? There’s no such creatures. I worked as a film critic for a UK national newspaper for eight years and never once missed a weekly deadline. How? Well, keep reading and I’ll share my magic trick with you. (BTW you can check out my reviews here…
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How to write a game, a book or a gamebook: Begin at the end
The first rule of writing a game is to begin at the end. You must be absolutely clear in your own mind what ‘winning’ looks like.It doesn’t matter what genre, style or medium you’re working in, in order for your players to understand how to win, you must have crystal clear clarity about they win. And this…
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Thought Bubble and Birmingham Comic Con 2023
My ticket is confirmed and I’m very excited to be going to Thought Bubble this year as an attendee – I hope to see you there! Please say hello if you see me! Also I’ve applied to MCM Comic Con Birmingham in December as an exhibitor in Artists Alley – fingers crossed I’m accepted!
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Adapting 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Part II
I watched many submarine films when researching Nemo’s Fury, but the film that most informed the background of our protagonist, O’Connor, is a gritty Irish western called Black ’47. A bitter, brutal and brilliant Irish revenge thriller, it swaps the Wild West of the USA for Ireland’s bleak midwinter of 1847. It’s an impressively physical…
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2001: A Space Odyssey is Kubrick’s funny bone
Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey is a monumental epic which explores the evolution of humankind. It is is dense, slow, demanding and not normally judged to be a giggle riot. I see it as Kubrick’s cosmic sex joke. The key to unlocking the humour and understanding Kubrick’s intentions can be found in the director’s previous film.…
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Dan Dare: British sci-fi legend
Mega City Book Club: 214: Dan Dare vol 2 — Read on megacitybookclub.blogspot.com/2023/02/214-dan-dare-vol-2.html
Chris Hunneysett author 