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This is a really great idea, Friedman! Looking forward to being a part of this on the Authors’ side when it becomes available.

This question is more for readers than authors, but I couldn’t figure out a good place to post it. Hopefully some of you authors are also readers ;) Do you prefer seeing locked choices, or would you rather have them hidden? I lean towards hiding them, but I started wondering recently if seeing...

That's a great breakdown, but the continent is made up of several nations, which will soon be in conflict with one another (like the Warring Kingdoms or Sengoku periods if you're familiar with those), so it would probably be more like picking a nation to follow, but your point is still valid in...

It does, thanks so much! I hadn't thought about having different faction routes, but that could give me considerable breathing room with character scenes. I'll throw that one into the wheel house and see what I can do with it. :D

Makes sense, I don't mind planning it out in that case. Good call. It's already going to be a pain for people having to navigate such a large story with game mode on, no need to make it worse :confused:

Hmm, so basically if I want to make it user friendly I need to plan out side chapters first? That's a bit unfortunate for bottom of the page navigation with the main chapters listed below any side chapters, but it looks like it might be necessary... Is the story map the primarily used method of...

Oh, huh. Never heard of Twine before. I'll look into that, it actually looks pretty cool. Thanks! That said, I fear I may have overstated my intentions by saying "dozens of hours" of side content. I should instead say that however many words make up the whole game/story, about 40% will be main...

Haha.... you may be right about that... but I suppose I'd like to try and fail than not try at all! :D

Hello, and hello again. A bit of a text wall incoming, but I hope you'll be kind enough to read it and offer suggestions. I have a fantasy idea I've posted about a couple times, and I really want to solidify a foundation for it because I've been wishy-washy on some details. I have sort of three...

Man you guys are a great resource. Thanks so much for the replies so far!

I'm pretty set on the Destyn terminology staying, as calling them Knights or Hand of the King doesn't ring true in this universe. Even somebody like a chambermaid can be a Destyn, so having a chambermaid be a maid and Hand of the King seems kinda strange since that term already has certain...

I do intend to have a glossary, but I don't want readers having to rely on referencing that. I see what you mean with the Jurassic Park comparison, and i'd like to avoid infodumping if possible as you recommended, because I have a nasty habit of relying on them that I'm trying to break. To...

I'm drafting a fantasy story (2nd POV) that uses a a fair few proper nouns, and I keep rewriting the first few pages because I can't decide how to handle them. Info dumps are, to be honest, the way that feels easiest/more natural for me as the writer to explain these proper nouns, but I know...