Tag: writing
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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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Medieval futurism
2023 ends on a high as we begin a new project with Hugh, a talented young writer with immense passion for storytelling – I can’t wait to share his game with you. We had a great initial zoom meeting where we established our goals, that is to create an online game which we can translate into…
