Copyediting is a process—for some authors, an ordeal—that is often misunderstood. Whereas editing involves matters of story structure, scene pacing and character elements, copyediting focuses on prose. Copyeditors strive to clarify sentences by fixing spelling and grammar mistakes, cutting down excess words and getting rid of all those, unnecessary, commas. While compared to the romantically-minded author they may seem more machine than man, copyeditors help reduce reader confusion and offer a pair of fresh...

The fourth book in the series was quite the emotional ride, wasn’t it? As far as difficulty goes, it’s really not that bad. The biggest issue is that for the majority of the story, players are unable to see their attunement scores. Though there is no incentive for getting 100% attunement, that won’t stop some people! A general guide for getting a high attunement score is this: if there are three choices, usually one...

Samurai of Hyuga Book 4 has been released! Check out it’s page here! This one was a real monster. It’s the largest and longest project I’ve ever worked on: 385,000 words of the most intense and dramatic interactive fiction I could dream up! Though it wasn’t dreams but hard work and a ton of outlining that saw me through to the end. That and the very encouraging patrons on my patreon! Thanks to them,...

  Samurai of Hyuga Book 4 is the hair-raising sequel to the interactive tale you just can’t quit. The journey continues in the land of silk and steel, where fantasy and reality clash and tough choices are yours alone to make.     You may be the toughest ronin around, but even you aren’t prepared for what’s next. This demo contains the first five chapters of the story. They are part of the fourth book in...

On the 7th of every month over on my Patreon page, patrons can expect to find a new short story that’s around 3,000 words in length. These stories are centered around a character they voted on during the previous month. Writing these (alongside Book 4) has been a very educational experience, and after having five of them under my belt I felt it was a good time to write a blog post about what...

If you thought I was done talking about outlining, than you thought wrong! In my previous post, Power of the Premise Line, we learned how a single, giant sentence with four clauses made up the foundation of story structure: Character -> Constriction, Desire -> Relationship, Resistance -> Adventure, Adventure -> Change. That structure is a sturdy core that will keep you upright through any creative storm. But what if we want to go further?...

You knew this day was coming eventually. Today I’ve joined the legion of content creators out there thumbing their fingers for whatever spare change their dear fanbases have in their pockets. I’m now milking the juicy lifeblood of my devoted fans like a fattened, capitalist leech. Have I no shame?! Sorry about the imagery! In all seriousness, Patreon is a great platform for fans to give their support and for creators to offer them...