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by Rikkertje-Dap
Tue Jan 26, 2021 6:49 am
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: A VN with only two characters
Replies: 8
Views: 9729

Re: A VN with only two characters

I'm not very experienced in writing visual novels with only two characters, but I do have experience writing dialogues for only two characters. When I'm writing dialogue, I tend to rely on some tricks from improvisational theater. Start with one character, decide on the "Who", "Where&...
by Rikkertje-Dap
Tue Jan 26, 2021 6:35 am
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: Mystery getting stale or repetitive.
Replies: 6
Views: 6144

Re: Mystery getting stale or repetitive.

Does the investigation really need to hit a dead end? It sounds to me as if you want the new murders only to occur AFTER investigating the previous murder. This is very linear and I think it can get very stale when this cycle is repeated over and over again during the game. Like Mutive said before: ...
by Rikkertje-Dap
Tue Jan 26, 2021 6:21 am
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: What do you focus on in your second draft?
Replies: 10
Views: 6849

Re: What do you focus on in your second draft?

When I'm done with my first draft, I leave it to rest for at least a few days before I start to work on the second draft. This way you can look at your story with a fresh pair of eyes, which makes it easier to spot plot holes, scenes that don’t work, pacing issues and what not. These are all thing I...
by Rikkertje-Dap
Mon Jan 25, 2021 11:36 am
Forum: I am a Writer, Editor, Proofreader or Translator
Topic: [OPEN] [FREE] Aspiring writer looking for experience
Replies: 0
Views: 866

[OPEN] [FREE] Aspiring writer looking for experience

Hello everyone, I am an aspiring writer from the Netherlands. My expertise lies in dramatic writing (mostly for theater), but I want to break into narrative design and writing for games as well. Unfortunately I don't have any English writing samples yet, hence this post as I am looking for projects ...