Paulson’s Peak — A Masterclass in Gamebook Writing!
An inventive addition to the gamebook collection
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Victoria Hancox
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victoriaannehancox
- Jul 21, 2020
- 2 min
Choosing the right route? Interactive fiction vs gamebooks The Wandering - a (kind of) review.
The Wandering's purpose is to savour the journeys, not necessarily to reach a destination, but is that what I wanted?
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victoriaannehancox
- Jun 7, 2020
- 4 min
Behind the Scenes on the NIGHTSHIFT
Believe it or not, there is a method to the madness and most people or objects in Nightshift have been chosen for a reason. Spoilers ahead!
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victoriaannehancox
- Mar 15, 2020
- 2 min
What's that they say about old dogs and new tricks?
Each person has their own way of working and mine just happens to be the old-fashioned way. Until now...
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victoriaannehancox
- Jan 15, 2020
- 2 min
Choose Your Own Writing Strategy - Tip #5
I must confess - I have a particular bugbear with repetition.
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victoriaannehancox
- Dec 16, 2019
- 3 min
Appointment with F.E.A.R.
I hated Adam West's Batman, so the Silver Crusader didn't really stand a chance.
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victoriaannehancox
- Nov 17, 2019
- 3 min
All About Newsletters
Guest blogger Adam C. Mitchell explains why we really, really should have newsletters in our arsenal for marketing. Delving Deeper into...
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victoriaannehancox
- Nov 7, 2019
- 2 min
Choose Your Own Writing Strategy Tip #4
Just as teenagers get fidgety during lessons, gamebook readers will start to get frustrated too.
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victoriaannehancox
- Oct 22, 2019
- 3 min
Choose Your Own Writing Strategy - Tip #3
Whether you're a plotter or a panster by nature, gamebooks do need that extra input to keep everything in line.
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victoriaannehancox
- Oct 11, 2019
- 3 min
Creature of Havoc
Is it a sign of brainwashing that I think all gamebooks should have precisely 400 sections?
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victoriaannehancox
- Oct 7, 2019
- 7 min
Marketing Your Gamebook: Insider Tips
Typing ‘The End’ is absolutely not the end for writers these days. When you’ve finished your book, that’s when the hard work starts –...
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victoriaannehancox
- Sep 15, 2019
- 3 min
Choose Your Own Writing Strategy - Tip #2
As well as the game-play elements, important though they are, you have to give them a story. Here’s 5 key questions to bring it to life.
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victoriaannehancox
- Sep 1, 2019
- 3 min
All Aboard the Weather Machine
I know it’s going to make me very unpopular but *whispers* I really didn’t like Stormslayer.
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victoriaannehancox
- Aug 26, 2019
- 2 min
Choose Your Own Writing Strategy - Tip #1
Let’s be honest, it’s not rocket science!
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victoriaannehancox
- Aug 18, 2019
- 4 min
Enter the labyrinth of Fang
Call me a snowflake but I just don’t like the thought of being inside a stomach
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victoriaannehancox
- Aug 7, 2019
- 4 min
The Citadel of Curtains?
Note to self: don’t ask for help when trapped in a pit.
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victoriaannehancox
- Jul 26, 2019
- 3 min
Meet the Warlock
You’ll probably bump into the Maze Master who gives you what seem to be good instructions. Except when I follow them, I end up in a dead end
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victoriaannehancox
- Jul 26, 2019
- 1 min
How to write-your-own-adventure! Getting Started With Interactive Gamebooks
This time, I thought I’d do it properly, so I sat there with my pencil and dice and…lasted about three battles, then gave up.
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