the writing process, as a text-based rpg.
“Your Inner Editor is trying to say something.
>listen editor
You gagged it, remember?
>take off gag
Your Inner Editor glares at you. “It took you this long? Let me handle this.”
>attack prose with editor
Your Inner Editor rolls its eyes at your atrocious grammar, but it attacks.
The Revision defends with Your Beautiful Deathless Prose. It fails!
The Revision takes damage!
The Revision defends with Plot Convolutions and Unnecessary But Beloved Characters.
>wtf
We don’t know. You’re the one that put them into the story to begin with.
>attack revision with crit
You attack the revision with the insights from your critique. It’s effective, but the Revision is still healthy.
Your Muse gives you a handful of Rice Krispies, a history of Antarctic exploration, two balls of yarn, and a teacup.
>use that shit
You make the Rice Krispies, the history, and the yarn into a Plot Patch. You put the teacup in your bag. It adheres to the Hazy Idea.”
