Published: September 24th 2023, 9:27:47 pm
It's weird! I'm still not used to working with Twine and because I still find it intimidating my motivation to write is so much more different. I do still write though, and with Beyond The Game, I'm getting to the climax (if you will!) of chapter one.
I know that people who aren't interested in football may read this, and some people may even completely ignore this story because it's sport related. But I'm trying to keep the writing fun and light-hearted, alongside the choices that are being offered. For example, with mc customisation there are transgender options and this will add to flavour of text in game. Additionally, I've added a glossary of football terms that readers can go through. I realised how much I added to the glossary so it needs a bit of tinkering, but I'll get that done closer to the release.
There have been a lot of characters for the mc to interact with. I mentioned in the intro post on Tumblr that the mc can have opportunities to hook up with certain side characters away from their main ro romance, and there are a few side characters that I can see readers liking.
I feel like writing has been slow, maybe a bit of a slog due to me trying to motivate myself to tackle a coding mammoth like Twine, but it really is coming along. You can see the slice of life aspect in game, and there are so many choices to pick from—alongside the formatting of the Twine UI itself. I've added coding so text message actually look like text messages, and newspaper articles look like articles you'd read in the real world too.
With the best!ro and rival!ro introduced already, I'm close to moving onto the next two. I'd say I'm a 1/4 of the way through this demo getting written. I wanted a late September release, but I start university again in literally less than a day so I'm expecting an October release—but that's still super soon!
Additionally, I posted K's drabble a couple of days ago. I think I'll be moving onto the gala pov's for the ros now so you can see their reactions to everything. And I'll also post Beyond The Game sneak peeks, even a few of the flirty choice options so you know what to expect.
Thanks for your support!
Beyond The Game
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