Keep in mind that you can write the backstories and all the interconnected elements of the world and not publish it. I have a character reference...
That's happened to me tbh, I engaged with a writer about an idea and they made me an author just in case I wanted to write it.
OK I am up to 49 and finished the 2md and 3rd challenges so a good point for a second trip through the shredder....
Generally I will describe a person's outfit the first time they appear on the page having dressed themselves and then not do so otherwise until I...
My story Deep Cover is, in effect, my remake of the game Female Agent. I used to write for it and had a very different vibe in mind than Crush, so...
I'm generally not interested in perpetual stories, and when a story balloons that huge its a big signal to me that the author isn't planning to...
Some of the most famous characters are unabashedly based on real people in the authors life. The Dude from The Big Lebowski is heavily based on...
I thought about doing MM reviews, but my stories are extremely niche so no one would recognize my characters, and I found it hard to find a new...
I'll note I've added character pages to my long-form transformation story, so people can come back and remember what I've done to everyone.
Some multi-author stories just include the kinks in the branch title, like Spiral of a Curse: https://chyoa.com/story/The-Spiral-of-a-Curse.36727...
It's one of those great phrases that means nothing but has all kinds of sinister implications
My suggestion would be to scrap 2 and 3 and just have them fork by long-form and short-form stories. From a reader perspective, whether the story...
My girlfriend sucked 37 dicks! In a row?
Writing with code snippets in the middle of sentences always kinda broke the spell for me as a writer, and it limits how you can use names in the...
I'd be down with a ranking of "The Authors you Like Most, liked This." Naturally I tend to follow, favorite, and like the authors that are writing...
This was made into a plot point by Harry Turtledove and Kurt Vonnegut, so you'd be in great company.
You can do both, that's the beauty of a CHYOA. I can understand if you want to have one feel like the "canon" ending, but TBH endings on CHYOA are...
"had come upon me" has entirely different connotations on CHYOA
If the story hasn't been updated, you should check the Author's profile to see if they are still active on the site. If its Moderated and they...
There's an erotic novel series called "Slave World" by Stephen Douglas [Either a pen name or a hilarious coincidence] with a take on this. The...
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