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Hello, hello. I'm Plim, a freelance writer and independent filmmaker. I'm currently trying to build a soulslike in Twine but I love noir so I want take some time off from that to see if I can make something interesting for this jam.

The Burning Heart, is an interactive story featuring Solomon Todd, a detective on the brink of retirement who has been forced to take a leave of absence after a case goes terribly wrong. Solomon drives into the countryside to clear his head. After a long day of driving he checks into The Golden Pine, a small motel in the heart of the forest. It soon becomes clear that something is off. A fellow lodger is found murdered, her body nailed to a tree. 

Someone has woven wildflowers between her toes and carved a strange message into her ribs.

“The owls are watching, the fox is starving, the bear is sleeping, and the beast is hunting.”

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Sounds intriguing. I have to play this just to find out what's behind that mysterious message.

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That makes two of us. I just wrote it down as I thought of it. Then today I started working on the story and thought @#%!... now how do I make this work? 

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Ah I love the cryptic message types.

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Sometimes I like to create a mockup like this to remind myself of the tone I'm going for :)

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When you come up with a marketing thing and realise:  that has to be in the game now.

Exactly.

And unintentionally stumbling onto a defining moment is probably my favourite thing about writing.