Tag: plot
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Don’t kill your darling
The first rule of writing drama is to make life hell for your hero, and to make life increasingly hell – the peril must keep ramping up in the way the levels of a game must make life increasingly difficult for a player. However, just as in a film, the writer cannot kill off the main…
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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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