Category: Essentials
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How to make a Setting Compelling?
Every Setting has Peculiarities. Since Settings are intangible, it’s essential to materialize them. As much as it is essential to allow the Public & the Character to relate to them. Relatability creates Attraction. Summary – 5 steps to a Compelling Setting Present the Setting as a Character. Present the Environment. Present its Inhabitants. Present the…
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How to beat Writer’s Block? 4 types of Short Stories
Summary – Your 4 Types of Adventure. You can Create any kind of Adventure by answering 6 Questions:1/What’s the Story’s genre? Adventure, Action, Comedy, Drama, Horror2/What’s the Setting?3/Why choose this type?4/What are the Advantages of this Story type?5/What are the Limits of this Story type?6/How can you Expand it? Common traits to all 4 Types…
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How to read more Books & learn more?
Summary – 2 steps to Learning Faster Do you have 1 hour/day? Read for 40′ Update the Map in 20′ Do you have 30’/day? Read for 20′ Make the Map in 10′ Do you have 10’/day? Read for 6′ Make the Map in 4′ Why do you want to Read? Do you want to Learn…
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How to make a Game in a Week?
Day 1 – Core Rules Core Rules What are the Fundamental Aspects of this Game? Why are they Fundamental? What are the Win conditions? What are the Loss conditions? How can you design rules to be inherently Fun? How will they create Engagement? Who will they Appeal? How will you transcribe these Rules into a…
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How to beat Writer’s block? 4 ways to write short stories
Quick Short Story Start with the End How does the Story End? Where does it End? Why should it end this way? What does it tell us about the Story? Which Information does it give us on the 1st Chapter? How should Character’s evolution conclude? Introduction Where does the Story Begin? What is the Atmosphere?…