Book Progress - 9 out of 22 Todos remaining. This week was mostly about the rationale for my framework: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker... #booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting

*me writing a funeral scene* #booksky #amwriting #writing

Book Progress - 14 out of 22 Todos remaining. Integrating feedback regarding balanced viewpoints is tricky, but very important: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker... #booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting

Typical social media fluke, when a random comment gets almost 20k views on LinkedIn🤷

Book Progress - 20 out of 22 Todos remaining. And I am still looking for a female game creator to interview: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker... #booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting

What a month!

Book Progress - One more interview to add from a female game creator perspective: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker... #booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting

What a week…

Book Progress - A breather and new feedback. And acknowleding that, yes... sometimes shit happens: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker... #booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting

*me writing with my kids rn*

*takes notes* #booksky #writing #amwriting

*me, writing*

*me right now*

Book Progress - Wrapped up my last bits and pieces of notes, quotes, citations, and special thanks. Now we have to prepare the ARC: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker... #booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting

Man, yesterday something special happened while writing… I sat with a ghost and did not realize it was mine until the page started crying. What the… I did not know writing could do this to you.

Yes, after much deliberation I finally got my motivation for the mid part of the book down. Now my MC can step on the gas! Let’s f*ing gooo!

I’m sad. I killed off a comic relief side character in my story which I had grown to really like. She was awesome, funny, and really jumped of the pages. What characters did you kill of that you… sort of regretted? :) #writing #booksky #amwriting

Book Progress - Finished editing chapter 5 out of 5. Plus the epilogue. It was a good week and I got a lot of things done: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker... #booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting

Beta reader feedback on my fantasy story. Seems like I am on a decent path with this. Especially when working on it actually *gives* me energy. #writing #amwriting #booksky

*me, writing my dark fantasy story*

Book Progress - Finished editing chapter 4 out of 5. Some big reworks in there, but we are getting there: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker... #booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #amwriting

You know what - writing is just so much fun! XD #writing #amwriting #booksky

*takes notes* #amwriting #writing #booksky

Well, now I’m going to get some feedback on my fantasy book. Super curious how I’m actually doing here, even though I know you have to take all feedback from beta readers with a grain of salt. 🤔

Book Progress - Editing chapter 4 out of 5. Giving my prose more space and (contrary to good practice) keeping the head-hopping mid-scenes: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker... #booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign

For all people being afraid to write their story “because the same idea already exists”: #writing #booksky

Instead of worrying about Trump or the war or whatever other depressing thing happening in the world, I chose to think about my fantasy story. This is way, way better for my mental health. #writing #booksky #amwriting

Book Progress - Fixed my plot hole and finished editing chapter 3 of 5: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker... #booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign

Me. But at least I fixed it. O_o #amwriting #writing #booksky

I’m already some 18k words into my fantasy story. This thing just flows out of me like it’s nothing. And it’s so much fun XD I’m still trying to find a good elevator pitch for what I’m trying here. Maybe something like this:

*writes* “You still want to join the camp followers?” ”Yes.” ”Good. This is how we are doing this. I leave the building alone. You follow me in good distance. I will lead you to …” *realizes he needs a new chatacter* Oh dang. *goes into research mode for two weeks*

*takes notes*

Book Progress - I found a huge plot hole in the story part of my book. Hidden in plain sight I never realized this until now: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker... #booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign

*takes notes* #amwriting #writing #booksky

What are you listening while writing? For me it is Celtic Rock Battle Songs with Female Vocals at the moment ✊😁 #amwriting #writing #booksky

*when you find a huge plothole in your story*

What am I writing? “A dark fantasy story mixed in with a deep understanding of psychology and leadership to create haunting characters in a ‘save the world’ story structure where the main character becomes a destructive force of nature in the end.” Does that sound interesting?

The things you learn ^^ Mead is not just mead. Researching for my dark fantasy story. Now which one makes sense for my western Duchy? 🤔

I'm editing my Game Design book and now I went from 240 pages to 260 pages. How is that possible? 😱 #gamedesignimpossible #writing #booksky

Book Progress - You DO NOT fix a broken studio culture bottom-up. I wanted to elaborate a bit on this, since it came up in our Author Q&A this week: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker... #booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign

*takes notes* #booksky #writing

Book Progress - Done Editing Chapter 1 of 5. Working on my first draft until I'm happy with. Then we can rip it apart again: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker... #booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign

*me writing with three kids around* #booksky #writing

Question to other authors - how do you get your feedback normally? I got ~14k words down, and have my synopsis done for a dark fantasy piece. A developmental editor goes like 500$. And I don’t want to swap feedback rn. Is there a middle ground somewhere? #writing #booksky

Book Progress - Editing Round Three has begun. And now we are getting into the thick of it: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker... #booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign

I’ve been in the writing community a bit now and one thing I find particularly odd - the obsession with word count. Like - why is everyone so obsessed with how many words they wrote? Isn’t the quality more important than the word count? O_o Or am I missing something?

Editing round three on my design book. It's never a good sign when you read one of your own scenes and almost fall asleep doing so. I guess when I wrote it in the beginning I was much more verbose on everything because I wanted to make sure to have enough content. But no, cut all the fluff.

The inspiration for my dark fantasy novel actually started all the way back here - which the character of Kain in Final Fantasy 2. I found that character so cool that he began to live rent-free in my mind for years.

Fantasy novel hook idea: “A hug leads to the destruction of the world.” 🤔

Book Progress - Editing Round Two is done. Still a few more to go and I haven't even gotten to the feedback part yet. And the next book is already knocking on my door XD: www.linkedin.com/posts/narker... #booksky #gamedesignimpossible #writing #gamedevelopment #gamedesign