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  1. wilparu

    Who is the GOAT of your favourite CHYOA genre?

    There are a lot of excellent writers who dabble in the "Family" category. I could list a top 5 off the top of my head, with a couple that write almost exclusively in the genre and others who mostly write stories in other ones. But the best there is, for me personally, is definitely...
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    what do you do if a favorite author is not posting

    Yeah a message on the last chapter is what I'd do as well. PMs are ok but not my first thought unless we have a pre-existing relationship on the site.
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    The future of CHYOA (or at least the funding)

    I haven't been writing much lately and (probably not coincidentally) have not been visiting the site very often and checking out the forum even less. But I'm down to continue my support in whatever sustainable way the site owners and community as a whole want to pursue.
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    When some of your favourite authors go on long hiatuses

    ThreeNipps, wixxy, Deadedge, haoro, supplanter a few others. QueerKestrel was on a hiatus of some kind but is writing again so that's cool.
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    When some of your favourite authors go on long hiatuses

    .. it low key kind of sucks. I hope they are all doing something they enjoy more, that they have more fun creative outlets now or that their lives are just too busy to write but in a cool way. But still, there are I'd say about 8-10 writers I really like on this site, the kind where I am...
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    How do you know if people actually like your work

    I never knew for the longest time that a bookmark means you'll get notified if a chapter is added to that bookmarked chapter. So yeah, it's used to alert a reader that there was a new chapter added if they don't want to follow the story or author. But it's definitely used as a shy persons like...
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    Why is it that my favourite story has the fewest likes?

    Oh, I feel like an expert on this haha. My most 'popular' story isn't my favourite, and I know a huge part of its appeal is that it's a branch of a massively read story. So, you kinda have to accept that, though it stings. ;) Some stories you write to exercise writing techniques or ideas you...
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    Is it better to attempt to write believeable characters, or perfect self-inserts?

    Simple: I'm exceedingly modest about my prodigious gifts, even my rockstar charisma.
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    Rule question...

    Haha yes I left that title vague to make a mod or admin sigh when they clicked on it. But no, this is not about how I feel rules 1 through 4 don't apply if you squint and tilt your head to the left because I have this great loophole that only I can see. ANYWAY... is there a rule about having...
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    Is it better to attempt to write believeable characters, or perfect self-inserts?

    As a devastatingly handsome but still humble and charming man with an above average package, a hugely successful job, the acclaim of my peers, and the clean karma of a future saint I have no idea what your question is even asking.
  11. wilparu

    What are some of your writing philosophies?

    My biggest thing: I try to have two interesting plot elements before I start. Even just one hook - a setting I’ve never explored, or a genre I want to try - and one plot idea. Then, I make sure I have 3-4 characters in my head with enough desires and interests to feel almost real. After that...
  12. wilparu

    When your first draft of a chapter is 3200 words and you really can't split it up

    Damn I'm like Hemingway compared to you. :D
  13. wilparu

    When your first draft of a chapter is 3200 words and you really can't split it up

    Just kidding just kidding! After I edited the draft I brought the word count down to... 3500 words what the actual fuck?! And I just said fuck it and posted it like that? Damn.
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    Marcie and Gina read CHYOA

    wixxy is such a good writer it's disgusting and ohmygod is the sex hot in this story. Also, the family is damaged as *hell*. Love it, and great review Gambio!
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    Likes to views ratio

    Holy crap, I never thought to look but one random chapter of mine (the first TAM one, so not an intro chapter for a whole story) has a ration of 1 like per 202 views. Ouch. Hmm, the last chapter in that branch has a ratio of 1 like for every 29 views. So yeah, like anything views trend down the...
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    Marcie and Gina read CHYOA

    Yes, please. I just love that gif, I use it on the CHYOA discord like constantly. It really sums up how I am amenable but slightly confused by literally everything that happens.
  17. wilparu

    Marcie and Gina read CHYOA

    Ahh. Ok. Yes if anyone wants to... do that... to the story. Go nuts, saktongmanyak! Be as mean as you like, I deserve it. I mean, I'll cry, but only on the inside. ;)
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    Marcie and Gina read CHYOA

    Is this where I have to admit I don't know what masochist mode is? I mean, I've seen it referenced in this thread before and I think I read about but I must have skimmed it cuz I'm not sure. But, uh, if you want to review TAM by all means, I'd never say no to any feedback! I actually can't...
  19. wilparu

    chapter release strategy

    A fairly regular stream of chapters is best, as other people have said. It's not even about someone clicking on the intro and then looking at the story map (although some do just that) but it's about getting some potential exposure regularly by being on the recently updated list. Some readers...
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