Month: August 2012
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Class Notes: A New Chapter
Read More: Class Notes: A New ChapterBefore I get into the weekly update, let me just remind you of our Facebook page. If you haven’t “liked” it yet, please take a moment to visit and do so. I try hard not to spam  your news feed, but I do occasionally share items of interest that don’t make it on our official website. This…
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Class Notes: Where Are We?
Read More: Class Notes: Where Are We?Another Wednesday, another update. Right up front I’ll tell you I’m not done re-writing the final plot point. I’ve started seriously questioning the location for the last big battle. (GASP! He let slip a spoiler! There’s going to be fighting in the last plot point!) By changing the setting I could better align the climax…
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Class Notes: 11 of 12
Read More: Class Notes: 11 of 12I REALLY can’t wait for the day that I can talk about how this campaign has evolved over time. What a long, strange trip it’s been. There’s not a whole lot more I can say without giving away plot details, but let’s just say that certain elements have continued to evolve event this late in…
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Class Notes: The Executioner
Read More: Class Notes: The ExecutionerOne of the hardest things about editing is admitting that some ideas, no matter how cool, just don’t have a place in your current project. Writers call this process of erasing scenes or characters “drowning your baby”. Ed and I have had to do this multiple times during the course of this project. Some ideas…
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Class Notes: Loose Ends
Read More: Class Notes: Loose EndsClass Notes Wednesdays are my way of keeping myself honest and on track. It forces me to come clean with you, the patient fans who have been waiting years for Degrees of Horror. So let me just be up front and say plot point 11 isn’t done yet. Still working on it. In a lot…
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Designer’s Notebook: Exams
For those who haven’t played ETU before, one of the core mechanics is that each Advance corresponds to an exam (either mid-terms or finals). You ARE a student after all, so that means making choices between investigating a haunting or attending a study session. Your academics can be improved or worsened based on extracurriculars and…
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Designer Notes: More Setting Rules
First, I want to say thank you with all my heart to those who have backed Fresh Blood on Kickstarter. It means so much to Preston and I and we hope you like and appreciate our efforts. Our fans are awesome, and I can’t wait to hear all of your tales and adventures in Pinebox. …
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One Crazy Idea
I (Preston) published a version of this article on my Substack back in early April. If you want the early scoop about my writing projects, that’s a good place to subscribe (for free). A couple months ago when we were building up momentum to talk about the Kickstarter for East Texas University: Fresh Blood, I…
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