MichaelChaseLit

Never done a story that open for other authors before, very interested to see how moderating that goes. Hope that some talented authors are inspired by my “prompt” or whatever you want to call it (the idea is having a story about a band).

I've always been one to refer to my older chapters because I forgot what day of the week it was, even in the middle of a more consistent schedule.

That's actually not too uncommon. If it's a lot of backstory I suggest jotting the cliffnotes down somewhere to make sure to keep matters consistent

What’s terrible is I have notes! I just didn’t keep track of who knows what (secrets and the like), so I can’t write any dialogue that advances the story because… what do they know lol

Yes, you do. Chop chop!

@TheLowKing okay I wrote a chapter just because you said so. Thanks!

Everyone needs a kick in the butt sometimes. :)

I view the act of writing as more important then what you write. So yes, it can be easy to get hung up on a particular story and just get stuck.

This is also why I recommend to not start publishing until you have written a clear path to the ending to avoid that exact issue. But then again that's an advice I don't always heed myself lol

On the other hand, the pressure of needing to release on the regular can help keep you going.

...Or it may turn your hobby into a chore.

I've done both: finish first then publish, or publish chapter-by-chapter as you go (while keeping a small buffer for unexpected setbacks). YMMV!

I'm glad you're writing for the story contest! I found doing mine ungunked me a bit and I'm back to work on one of my games. Hope it does the same, ungunking you when you finish!

That's what changed a TON between my first story branch (the mid one), the one I made pre 3-month-break (long story, I'll lore drop eventually) and the ones that came after (the two I consider actually well-made); clickbait. I built those early chapters around catching people's attention and giving them what they want (sex) as fast as possible. Now I try to make a real story :)

I usually name my chapters whatever first comes to mind; sometimes that’s a rambling sentence, sometimes it’s a pun. 99% of the time it’s comedic in nature

There are several reasons why the numbers might go up and down. E.g. hub chapters (loops), branching points, links from other sites, publishing multiple chapters at once, ...

Hey. That's better than "some" people. *wink wink*

Me too, I don't really have a storyboard or plot in mind most of the time, I just write from where I am at the moment. Often when I'm writing, I find that I'm daydreaming scenarios that could only take place about 6,000 words later. I also sometimes have to refer to old chapter to keep track of previously mentioned plot point like the date, weather, enviroment, etc.

I think a good solution would be a sort of 'Author's notes' chapter that we could jot down plot points in, things we'd need to keep track of.

I actually just finished going through my story as though I was a reader, taking notes the entire time (both for what’s happened and what’s to come). It was an incredibly bizarre experience to attempt to perceive my own work as a viewer, but I definitely think I have a better hold than I did previously lol. I even got some new ideas!

If I could add images the image would have been the reaction image of the black kid with his hands on his head

Fellas call that the 'No way'.
Incidentally, it was my exact reaction to you not knowing it was called 'No way'.