We all enjoy a good story, and that's a fact.
When it comes to Giantess/Shrinking stories, the options are a lot thinner as the Giantess niche apparently interests only something the 5% of the population.
As for commissions, I interviewed 20 different writers and they all seem to charge a LOT for each story, something like $10 per page (when it's cheap), or a bit lower if the writing is notoriously flawed and poor.
That made me think...
I'm not gonna lie, making games is HARD. It's *extremely* time consuming, and it definitely can't cover the costs of making a game. Long story short, whenever I work on a game (any of the existing ones) I LOSE money.
On the other hand, I love to write. Always have. And I rarely posted anything of mine, simply cuz I thought people weren't interested or that they only wanted to see comics and animation. Boy, was I wrong.
So...
I decided I'd try to do something new. Something WITHOUT images (other than perhaps a cover to suggest the idea of what the story is about, just like any novel you may buy in a store), but with a nice little twist.
I love interactive stories. I think they're the sh*t, and it makes me feel like I belong in the story more if I can name the character after me.
I'm pretty sure you would too.
For this reason...
I'm gonna use the Renpy engine to write a story.
It'll have multiple paths, multiple deaths, multiple characters and YOU will be the male protagonist.
How?
Cuz you will be able to NAME the character.
Is your name Jack? Just name the character 'Jack' when the story-game asks you to enter a name for the main character.
And this is just one of the possible options. I'm gonna start simple, but I'm already considering allowing the player/reader to enter his age, hair color, job, skin color, whatever!
Imagine a story tailored after YOU... wouldn't it be the best?
As for the price (cuz so far I posted 3 projects for no charge and the best one so far is only $2) I'm probably going to be floating between $10-20. Remember that this is basically a commission, the character will be tailored after you at each play, and I'm thinking of also letting you name the main girl you'll interact with, that's something not even commission writers do for free, so it'll be well worth the buy.
AND... depending on the story-game popularity and success, I might NOT ending the story where it ends when you buy it. It might double in length, or triple.. it all depends by how well this project works.
That said, I'd like to hear your thoughts. What you expect from a good story, what kinks you want in it, whatever idea is floating in your mind, let me know in the comments!
So? Excited yet? :D Cuz I am!
PS. This is a future option, but for Italian readers, I COULD make the extra step and translate the whole story in your language.
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I understand and support you keep doing what you love and stay safe and sane lol
'Sane' is the keyword there! XD (Seriously, things have been pretty hectic.. Thank the Gods I have art to keep me pumping!)
Oh and,
HAPPY HALLOWEEN/SAMHAIN!! 馃