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IFNoWriMo Masterpost

It's happening!! Time will tell if this needs its own blog but for now, it'll share this one!

What is IFNoWriMo?

For 25 years, NaNoWriMo was a fun chance for writers to try and do the unhinged and write a novel in one month. Then they allowed AI in, in addition to other issues with their moderators, and now they've shut down.

IFNoWriMo is a small, interactive fiction-focused version of NaNoWriMo! There'll be small check ins, chances for people to share snippets of their work, and the joy of suffering together as we try to write Too Many Words at once. It'll be much less structured than NaNoWriMo but people who make their goals still get a neat certificate at the end!

IFNoWriMo Calendar

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IFNoWriMo starts at midnight your local time on November 1st!

There'll be a check-in post every three days where people can share progress and vent.

Methods Monday is a chance for people to share cool things they're doing with their code or variables! I feel like interactive fiction is unique in how much coding is required and all the possibilities it unlocks and Methods Monday is a chance to celebrate that!

WIP Wednesday is the same as always, a chance to share snippets of works in progress.

Then IFNoWriMo ends at midnight your local time on November 30th!

What counts? What goal should I have?

That's up to you! You can count code, you can not count code, you can work on side stories or worldbuilding posts, you can focus on the IF itself! Whatever helps you write more counts.

The traditional NaNoWriMo goal is 50k. But you can set your own goal for IFNoWriMo! Think about what is an achievable stretch goal and shoot for that.

Will there be prep events?

Maybe! I'm thinking through what prep events might be useful. The one that I'm sure about is that near the end of October, I'll make a post where people who want to can share their project and word count goals. Then at the end of November they can say if they met them!

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Methods Monday

This monday, as I don't have a ton of content to share, I wanted to explain some of the variables I have included in the story!

First: I want to explain the one of the earliest noticeable features in SPLIT:

The Prologue has two distinct endings, depending on a single choice you make. This choice affects the first third of chapter one, and has lingering effects for the entire rest of the story. Whether you or your current companion sustains a life-altering injury, neither of you will make it out unscathed. And this is just where the story begins.

Second: The Rage/Fear/Desperation stats!

All three of these will build or decrease, based on your choices. Besides any inclusion of flavor text, there will also be "checks" to see if any of these stats are at a high enough level to trigger scenes that would be otherwise hidden. My hope is that it will encourage readers to try different types of characters, to experience the scene variations you can achieve.

Third: The weird name feature.

This one allows the player to name their MC something... interesting, and characters will actually notice it.

Last: the interpersonal stats!

Player will be able to decide if the MC is comfortable with various types of affection or touch, even eye contact. Plus, besides the separate friend and romance stats, there is an included crush stat, because the ROs are indeed people who can feel attraction towards specific types of MCs.

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IFNoWriMo Check-in 2

Hi! So, after missing check-in 1 and the coding Monday (partly because I'm not onto coding at the moment), I am here for check-in 2 and WIP Wednesday. The IFNoWriMo events will be taking the place of the weekly updates I have recently been failing to keep up with.

So I know I've been radio silent for quite a while now. Currently job hunting which is taking up a lot of energy and leaving me in burn out. I'm hoping IFNoWriMo will help me get back into the flow of writing, even if just to finally get this chapter out by the end of the year. Will hopefully be finished for the end of the month, but with my focus mainly on my irl issues I don't want to make too many promises.

As I've mentioned in previous posts, the first draft of chapter 2 and its interlude has been completed, and I'm currently working on draft 2 in preparation for coding. Currently working through the options for players to customise their homes and clothing, so for WIP Wednesday, have the description for if your MC is returning home to a cheap flat. You'll have further options later on for how your home is decorated too, and you'll all get an idea of my terrible interior design skills when those descriptions come up XD

The gate was hanging off, the barrier holding in a tiny area of greenery that was filled with more weeds than the patches of yellowed, dying grass. You (gracefully sidestepped the uneven paving slab on the crumbling path / remembered the uneven paving slab at the last moment and panicked as you hurried to hop over it / remembered the uneven paving slab only as your toe caught it and sent you flying, catching yourself on the door). The front door was layered in dark green paint, peeling away a little more each day, and even after unlocking it you still had to shove your shoulder into it another three times before you could force it open. Inside, the wooden walls were discoloured and water stained. Each floorboard creaked loudly under your feet, and you sidestepped the suspicious stain on the floor that had been there for as long as you'd lived in the building. There was a tiny lift in the corner, and you knew from experience that you'd need to force the metal gate closed over it with a shriek - but it was frequently out of order for months at a time and today was no exception. Instead, you turned your attention to the thin stairs with their threadbare carpet, knowing better than to put any weight on the bannister as you (took the steps two at a time / made your way casually upstairs, thoughts focused around your case / cautiously made your way up the steps, watching for the upturns in the uneven carpet).

Thank you for reading and I look forward to the next check in on Saturday! :D Hope you all have a wonderful week in the meantime!

-Robin

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Writing friends!!

IFNoWriMo begins today! It's time to write, engage in chaos, and put characters into Situations!

Best of luck to everyone giving it a shot!! The first check in post will be Sunday!

Write well!

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I thought it could be nice to make a post of everyone participating in IFNoWriMo (if they want to be included)! You can comment here if you want to be included along with your word count goal if you'd like to share it! I can update goal progress weekly for everyone interested in sharing.

Participants:

@pro-patria-mori-if Goal: 0/100k

@sky-leona-dev

Goal: work every day on demo!

@samatar-if

Goal: fully write out prologue!

@immortal-if

Goal: Chapter 2

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WIP Wednesday - Thursday Edition (i forgor)

just a small snippet of dialogue with the stranger, after getting out of the pharmacy alive. This is only available on one of the 2 main paths, and relies on some previous choices!

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Methods Monday/Belated Check in 3

Happy Methods Monday!

We like to draft out the branches for scenes in a sketchbook to make sure there are a lot of options, and to be sure they all connect in logical and cohesive ways. Here's a sneak peak at a scene from Chapter 3! The highlighted sections are scenes or transitions that have been reviewed, and un-highlighted sections haven't been reviewed yet. In this scene, Rezanii has just returned from being a POW and is having a tough time transitioning back to normal life.

We're making a few other methods-focused changes!

Since Chapter 3 brings in a few other cabinet members and members of parliament and Chapter 4 will bring in some of your fellow world leaders, the relationships tab is getting an overhaul! You'll now have tabs for your cabinet, for parliament, for other leaders, etc. It'll give you some overarching information on how your party and the other parties feel about your governance and the opinions of other governments and their people towards you.

We're still debating how to do public opinion polling. Right now the plan is to have Michi occasionally run surveys/focus groups that'll get put in your intel tab. You'll also be able to get some idea of how people feel when you check social media but that'll overrepresent some demographics.

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IFNoWriMo Check-in 3

Hi! Day late because it was my birthday Wednesday so we've been doing most of the celebrations over the weekend :)

Progress-wise: still on the descriptions of MC's building. There are 6 options for building alone which you'll then habe a few choices to decide how you feel about it depending on MC's wealth and this is just flavour text and I don't know if you'll ever see these buildings again why am I doing this to myself. I didn't write these descriptions in the first draft so taking longer since it's from scratch.

Anyway, next check in is Tuesday and maybe I'll be out of this section by then. I have a job interview and trial lesson Friday so things will be slow while I focus on that but please keep your fingers crossed for me 😭

Enjoy the rest of your weekends, I'll see you on Tuesday and Wednesday for the next check in and WIP