Caravan to Kaad - an AFF2 solo.
Updated: 2011-12-30 18:44:00
: . Lloyd of Gamebooks A blog about writing gamebooks . My musings on how to write a gamebook and what makes a good . gamebook Friday , December 30, 2011 Caravan to Kaad an AFF2 solo . I'm going to slip in a cheeky little post before 2012 hits us . I am a Tunnels and Trolls fan and I enjoy the way that it produces lots of solo adventures for the system basically , they are gamebooks , but the rules are in a separate book If you want to see a good example of a short Tunnels and Trolls solo , try Depths of the Devilmancer by Scott Malthouse Well , I decided to turn my hand to writing an Advanced Fighting Fantasy 2nd edition solo for a non magic user.The problem with writing gamebooks for a system designed for an RPG is that it is difficult to prepare your gamebook for all of the skills ,
For a character’s actions to seem believable they must reflect the personality of that character. Character archetypes are a great way to help understand what motivates your heroes and villains – the … Read more
The Renegade Writer About Us Free Query Packet E-Courses E-Books Phone Mentoring Query Critiques Free Teleclasses Guest Posting Contact Us Freelance Writer’s Blast Off Tweet Jump to Comments Epic Strategies to Access Your Inner Writing Diva This is a guest post by Ruth . Zive Let’s face it writing can be drudgery . Day in and day out , staring at a screen , scrounging for new ideas and creative inspiration it’s a . grind Some days , writers need to find motivation in unconventional and dramatic ways . We need to tap into a sense of bravado that puts a snap in our step and arouses the confidence to power through our work with . attitude We need to learn how to access our inner . diva According to Merriam-Webster , a diva is , quite simply , a famous opera singer a prima donna . In fact ,
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This past year I learned a few things. As I approach 2012, I’d like to note what 2011 taught me: Writing documentation in a wiki suits me for the same reasons I enjoy interacting on the web. The web is interactive, alive, dynamic, collaborative, fresh, and unlimited in potential. A wiki, being online, allows me to partake in the same game-like, community-rich environment that I ... more »
The following is a guest post by Hezy Asher, a technical writer at Quest Software Israel. VITO CORLEONE: I want you to use all your powers. And all your skills. I don’t want his mother to see him this way. [Removes blanket revealing Sonny's mangled face.] VITO CORLEONE: Look how they massacred my boy. I was barely 14 years old when I saw Godfather I ... more »
I recently read Tagging: People-Powered Metadata for the Social Web (2008), by Gene Smith. Smith dives into tagging as a method for adding metadata to resources, which in turn increases the organization and findability of the resources. Traditional help authoring tools categorize resources through folders (a carryover from Windows folders), whereas web platforms typically use tags. Tags are actually a quick and easy way to attach metadata ... more »
The Renegade Writer About Us Free Query Packet E-Courses E-Books Phone Mentoring Query Critiques Free Teleclasses Guest Posting Contact Us Freelance Writer’s Blast Off Tweet Jump to Comments The Ultimate Guide to Succeeding as a Freelancer in 2012 Okay , this is it the year you really make it as a freelance writer . Really , really . This time you mean . it I think you can do it , and I’m going to tell you . how Make a Resolution Resolve in 2012 to STOP pitching the content mills and anything that pays well under your hourly rate more on setting your hourly rate in a second or , worse , that pays in exposure . 8221 You can’t pay the bills with exposure . You can’t make a living writing for 15 per . article Well , maybe you can for a while , but it’s likely you’ll burn out pretty soon
: Lloyd of Gamebooks A blog about writing gamebooks . My musings on how to write a gamebook and what makes a good . gamebook Sunday , December 25, 2011 Christmas Inspired Gamebooks The tourist trade for the pyramids has gone down There are many gamebooks that hold the spirit of Christmas for various reasons . Snowy gamebooks Heart of Ice In this gamebook , a computer program that once controlled the weather has been driven insane by a virus and now most of the world is covered in snow and ice . Even Egypt is beset by . blizzards It has cool skiing . barbarians The Caverns of Kalte Lone Wolf 3 In this gamebook , Lone Wolf is sent to the frozen north to track down Vonotor the traitor . There's a lot of hardship to be had on your travels . She wears red , but she's no . Santa Caverns of the
, home Blog About Forums Nathan Bransford San Francisco , CA United States Nathan Bransford is the author of JACOB WONDERBAR AND THE COSMIC SPACE KAPOW , a middle grade novel about three kids who blast off into space , break the universe , and have to find their way back home , which was published by Dial Books for Young Readers in May 2011. He was formerly a literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd . but is now a publishing civilian working in the tech industry . He lives in San Francisco . View my Complete Profile Contact Me Blog Directory Directory of All Posts Publishing Essentials How to Write a Novel How the Publishing Process Works What Do Literary Agents Do How to Find a Literary Agent How to Write a Query Letter The Basic Query Letter Formula Examples of Good Queries How to Format
Every year we have a small holiday party, generally held at our art director's house (she likes hosting, plus she lives minutes from our office). We eat lunch, chat about the worst Christmas presents we've ever received, play games and close things down with a White Elephant gift exchange. But the one thing that dominates the conversation throughout the entire event is how lucky we are to be a part of the wonderful writing community, doing something we love that (hopefully) helps others find success. Read more
Guest Post by Rob Eagar In my previous blog post, I explained how word-of-mouth spreads faster when authors help people start a conversation around their book. However, creating a conversation is only … Read more
The Renegade Writer About Us Free Query Packet E-Courses E-Books Phone Mentoring Query Critiques Free Teleclasses Guest Posting Contact Us Freelance Writer’s Blast Off Tweet Jump to Comments New Edition of The Renegade Writer Coming Out in 2012–And We Need Your Stories Are you a fan of our book , The Renegade Writer : A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success If so , you’ll be excited to know that in 2012 Diana and I will be coming out with a special , newly revised , totally updated 9th Anniversary . Edition Why 9th Anniversary Why didn’t we wait until 10 Because we’re . renegades Through communicating with hundreds of writers through our e-courses and mentoring , and thousands of writers through this blog , Diana and I have learned a ton more about what writers need and
We posted more than 1,300 articles to WritersDigest.com this year and, quite frankly, that's a lot. It's hard to sift through all of that, so I've gatherd the 18 most popular articles to share with you—a mix of fiction, nonfiction, writer's rights, agenting, publishing and a bit of humor. Bookmark these links and reference them as much as you need. There's something for everyone here, so read on. Your manuscript and writing career will thank you. Read more
: Left Ad Right Ad WritersDigest.com Skip to content Home Articles By Writing Genre Literary Fiction Young Adult Childrens Science Fiction Fantasy Short Story Essay Articles Freelance Memoir Nonfiction Mystery Thriller Romance Horror Spiritual Humor Poetry Script Writing By Writing Goal Get Published Sell Your Work Write 1st Chapter Get Started Complete 1st Draft Build a Platform Start Blogging Improve My Writing Write An Article Beat Writer’s Block Business Legal Matters Marketing Your Work By Writing Level Haven’t Written Anything Yet At Work on First Draft Completed Multiple Manuscripts Published Author Community Forum About StoryFriday Daily Writing Prompts The WD Community Writing Groups Editor Blogs Guide to Literary Agents There Are No Rules Questions Quandaries Poetic Asides
Students and others trying to break into technical writing are always wondering what tools they should use. The latest tools survey from WritersUA seems helpful in answering this question. The survey concludes that some of the most popular tools for technical writers are Adobe Acrobat, Camtasia Studio, Adobe Captivate, Dreamweaver, Madcap Flare, Framemaker, Photoshop, Robohelp, Snagit, and Visio. Of these tools, Flare scores highest as ... more »
The Renegade Writer About Us Free Query Packet E-Courses E-Books Phone Mentoring Query Critiques Free Teleclasses Guest Posting Contact Us Freelance Writer’s Blast Off Tweet Jump to Comments How to Impress an Editor with Your Credentials A key part of a successful query letter is the paragraph or two where you tell the editor who you are and why you’re the perfect person to write the idea you’re pitching . If you’re lucky , it will be , I’ve written for The New Yorker , The Atlantic , Rolling Stone and GQ As for my experience in the topic of heart disease , I’m a practicing heart surgeon and have authored a bestselling book on heart health as well as numerous journal articles . 8221 But most of us aren’t so . lucky Many new writers freak out over this step , because they have few or no
In Scrum and the Single Writer, Kathee Kuvinka mentions Kanban as a technique implemented in her agile-based company to keep the workload under control. Kathee writes, Kanban is a lean, or just-in-time methodology which is often used in manufacturing for inventory control and, like many good methodologies (including Scrum), originated in Japan. The philosophy is that you should only take on as much work as ... more »
: Lloyd of Gamebooks A blog about writing gamebooks . My musings on how to write a gamebook and what makes a good . gamebook Sunday , December 18, 2011 Evolution of an Ebook cover Rulers of the NOW From Cute Cat Pics on Twitter Rulers of the NOW was the idea that just wouldn't leave me alone , so I decided that I would do this idea properly . I would make it into a real book and everything . That everything included a book cover . Cue Twitter Twitter is a great place to meet literally everybody . At the time of writing this post mid November I have 505 followers on Twitter and I follow 1243 accounts I don't say people because I know that some of them are groups and some of them are cats who have more followers than me The Graphicz x Designs logo I can't remember if Graphicz x Designs
. , home Blog About Forums Nathan Bransford San Francisco , CA United States Nathan Bransford is the author of JACOB WONDERBAR AND THE COSMIC SPACE KAPOW , a middle grade novel about three kids who blast off into space , break the universe , and have to find their way back home , which was published by Dial Books for Young Readers in May 2011. He was formerly a literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd . but is now a publishing civilian working in the tech industry . He lives in San Francisco . View my Complete Profile Contact Me Blog Directory Directory of All Posts Publishing Essentials How to Write a Novel How the Publishing Process Works What Do Literary Agents Do How to Find a Literary Agent How to Write a Query Letter The Basic Query Letter Formula Examples of Good Queries How to Format
Apparently the Matrix was somewhat prophetic in showing us the future of learning. The idea that you can download knowledge is becoming more of a reality. According to Fox News: Scientists from Boston University and ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories in Kyoto, Japan, have used a functional magnetic resonance machine (fMRI) to decode the process of learning. The procedure – known as Decoded Neurofeedback or “DecNef” – stimulates ... more »
, home Blog About Forums Nathan Bransford San Francisco , CA United States Nathan Bransford is the author of JACOB WONDERBAR AND THE COSMIC SPACE KAPOW , a middle grade novel about three kids who blast off into space , break the universe , and have to find their way back home , which was published by Dial Books for Young Readers in May 2011. He was formerly a literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd . but is now a publishing civilian working in the tech industry . He lives in San Francisco . View my Complete Profile Contact Me Blog Directory Directory of All Posts Publishing Essentials How to Write a Novel How the Publishing Process Works What Do Literary Agents Do How to Find a Literary Agent How to Write a Query Letter The Basic Query Letter Formula Examples of Good Queries How to Format
Mark Baker’s post, Why documentation analytics may misread, presents an appealing argument about why it doesn’t matter if just a few people read the manual. In his post, Mark argues that a small number of key influencers who read the manual can share the knowledge with a much larger group who do not read the manual. The effect of the manual, therefore, disseminates out to ... more »
Reminder: Newer agents are golden opportunities for new writers because they’re likely building their client list; however, always make sure your work is as perfect as it can be before submitting, and only query agencies that are a great fit for your work. Otherwise, you’re just wasting time and postage.
Hannah specializes in: commercial fiction, especially science fiction and fantasy, women's fiction, cozy mysteries, romance and young adult. Hannah is also interested in nonfiction, particularly in the areas of mathematics, science and religion (for the general market). Read more
This is a recurring column I’m calling “7 Things I’ve Learned So Far,” where writers at any stage of their career can talk about seven things they’ve learned along their writing journey that they wish they knew at the beginning. This installment is from YA writer Miranda Kenneally.
GIVEAWAY: Miranda is excited to give away a free copy of her book to a random commenter. Comment within one week; winners must live in Canada/US to receive the book by mail. You can win a blog contest even if you’ve won before. Read more
I was talking with my wife’s uncle last week about writing strategies for fiction, and whether it’s better to outline everything ahead of time, or figure it out as you go. The former is apparently called a “plotter” method and the latter a “pantser” method (called pantser because you fly by the seat of your pants). He said there’s no right way, but if you’re ... more »
: , home Blog About Forums Nathan Bransford San Francisco , CA United States Nathan Bransford is the author of JACOB WONDERBAR AND THE COSMIC SPACE KAPOW , a middle grade novel about three kids who blast off into space , break the universe , and have to find their way back home , which was published by Dial Books for Young Readers in May 2011. He was formerly a literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd . but is now a publishing civilian working in the tech industry . He lives in San Francisco . View my Complete Profile Contact Me Blog Directory Directory of All Posts Publishing Essentials How to Write a Novel How the Publishing Process Works What Do Literary Agents Do How to Find a Literary Agent How to Write a Query Letter The Basic Query Letter Formula Examples of Good Queries How to Format
Home Humanities Culture Literature Checking Out the Fine Print Amazon's KDP Select Program By Blogging Authors 38 hours ago Read more : amazon Fine print Publicity Writing Writing Publishing Select KDP Guest Post by Irene Watson You may have heard already that Amazon just unveiled their KDP Select and is inviting KDP self-publishers to participate . It may all seem wonderful but not all is as what it may seem it is . Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware recently posted this and I want to share it with : you The Fine Print of Amazon's New KDP Select Program Posted by Victoria Strauss for Writer Beware Almost since Amazon's controversial Kindle Owners' Lending Library which allows Amazon Prime members to borrow selected ebooks for free--debuted , there have been rumors that Amazon was inviting
: : . Lloyd of Gamebooks A blog about writing gamebooks . My musings on how to write a gamebook and what makes a good . gamebook Sunday , December 11, 2011 The birth of a gamebook or : The NOW is coming . Rulers of the NOW has been a long time coming . It grew from what could have been one of the tiniest ideas what would a gamebook with 666 paragraphs be like I have not read a gamebook where the writing in the paragraph reflected some significance of the number and this is something that I wanted to do . So I started with 666. It seemed like a good number of paragraphs for a gamebook and had obvious connotations Then I thought to myself what other numbers could I use and how could I get them into a theme . This is where my obsessive podcast listening comes in . I listen to loads of
Cherryleaf has an informative article about technical writing in the cloud. Ellis Pratt writes, There are a number of reasons why a Technical Author might want to use a cloud-based application. The first reason is cost. Instead of purchasing an application, cloud-based applications are typically offered on a monthly fee basis. If you’re looking to move to a DITA authoring environment, this spreading of costs ... more »
, home Blog About Forums Nathan Bransford San Francisco , CA United States Nathan Bransford is the author of JACOB WONDERBAR AND THE COSMIC SPACE KAPOW , a middle grade novel about three kids who blast off into space , break the universe , and have to find their way back home , which was published by Dial Books for Young Readers in May 2011. He was formerly a literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd . but is now a publishing civilian working in the tech industry . He lives in San Francisco . View my Complete Profile Contact Me Blog Directory Directory of All Posts Publishing Essentials How to Write a Novel How the Publishing Process Works What Do Literary Agents Do How to Find a Literary Agent How to Write a Query Letter The Basic Query Letter Formula Examples of Good Queries How to Format
, home Blog About Forums Nathan Bransford San Francisco , CA United States Nathan Bransford is the author of JACOB WONDERBAR AND THE COSMIC SPACE KAPOW , a middle grade novel about three kids who blast off into space , break the universe , and have to find their way back home , which was published by Dial Books for Young Readers in May 2011. He was formerly a literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd . but is now a publishing civilian working in the tech industry . He lives in San Francisco . View my Complete Profile Contact Me Blog Directory Directory of All Posts Publishing Essentials How to Write a Novel How the Publishing Process Works What Do Literary Agents Do How to Find a Literary Agent How to Write a Query Letter The Basic Query Letter Formula Examples of Good Queries How to Format
Here are my slides from the STC webinar I presented on organizing content (findability). The official title of the webinar was “Organizing Content: Breaking Out of Topic-Based Hierarchies.” I added detailed notes for each slide. This should make the presentation understandable even without the audio recording. You can download the presentation in two formats: PDF format PowerPoint format Blog Sponsors Help Generator help authoring software Clarify ... more »
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