tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post7421514939030978912..comments2024-03-28T15:32:19.036-04:00Comments on Dungeon Fantastic: Three Game Book Writing TipsPeter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-17118558148984737372015-07-22T21:24:25.780-04:002015-07-22T21:24:25.780-04:00You're right on there. If you keep at it, you ...You're right on there. If you keep at it, you don't waste any time starting and stopping.<br /><br />The requirement for the outline is a good point - but what I do is turn that outline into the main file. I format all of the heading properly, and then fill in under them as I go. That makes sure I don't miss anything, and also has the benefit of letting me write pieces as I feel inspired and in no particular order. DF15's Loyalty section, for example, was written from start to finish while I was getting my car serviced. But I wrote a number of sections of DF12 a few sentences at a time until I liked what I had and then was able to edit them. Had I attacked it piece by piece in some kind of order, I'd probably never had finished.<br /><br /><br />All of that said, I won't have my PC with me for a week and I can't write game books on my Kindle. I'll jot down notes as things come to me and then write them down when my PC and I are re-united.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-17546939588254754772015-07-21T18:41:22.622-04:002015-07-21T18:41:22.622-04:00Those are all great writing tips in general. I als...Those are all great writing tips in general. I also recommend Dropbox, Evernote, or some other cloud-based storage. Dropbox works pretty well for files. Evernote can also be used to save files (into a note), but also used natively for notes (point 2 above) which can then be tagged and searched. Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268174879688628707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-44984345709615529382015-07-21T13:29:48.940-04:002015-07-21T13:29:48.940-04:00l largely agree, though there are some times when ...l largely agree, though there are some times when I need to take a break from a project to get some distance and let my subconscious deal with things.<br /><br />In related news, the bathtub is one of the best aids to writing ever invented.Iron Llamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08593249565706623705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-57860615793286424462015-07-21T07:49:58.111-04:002015-07-21T07:49:58.111-04:00Good advice. I'd say it works for almost any ...Good advice. I'd say it works for almost any project, too - blog posts or other writings, or even miniatures (do at least one step each day, write down what colors you used, lay out a plan for what steps to take in what order).<br /><br />MEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08086901374821838288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-84556261240655933072015-07-21T06:41:22.457-04:002015-07-21T06:41:22.457-04:00Going by my limited experience at this, I have to ...Going by my limited experience at this, I have to agree. Particularly for a research-heavy book, it's easy to maintain one's headscape from day to day while doing other things, but only as long as it gets reinforced each day. Skip a day or two and there's much more work to do to get all those sources back at one's mental fingertips.<br /><br />Of course for GURPS books "outline first" is a <i>requirement</i>, and I have no problem with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com