Make a Story's Update Today!

Well, techically it's past midnight, so it was supposed to be yesterday... And of course after issues with updating I'm now having issues getting the game into Mochi Ads system, so the game is not updated after all. Then Facebook as well, to try to get the bad news out!

Anyway, the game will be updated ASAP, and it is ready! It's been updated with two new stories (one by Angel and another by a new contributor, snotface). I also added the ability to use the Enter key to enter words, a way to get the whole story on one page for easy copy/paste and it now automatically enters a randomize for those who really want to get the story quickly!

THANKS for the Awesome Make a Story Launch!!

Hey anyone who reads this! I just wanted to give each of you a huge THANK YOU for making Make a Story such a blast to get out there! It was some work, of course, but seeing those compliments about the game and hearing about people enjoying it made it very worthwhile :)

I will frequently update the game as people contribute stories, adding to it every time I fill a new bookshelf (7 books), or over a certain period of time (this first time, I'm going to give it two weeks before updating because I still had a few more I wanted to write myself, and I'm spending the rest of this week promoting the game anyway), after that I'm going to push it back to a monthly basis so that I have plenty of time to get work done on Million Dollar Words.

Speaking of which, the game is progressing quite nicely! I have a full quiz done, one on weird diseases (mental and physical ones), and am working on several others. Once I get about 15 of them done, I'm going to make an official demo and push it out to those of you who read this blog or check out my Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1032405057).

Thanks again for the encouragement, I'm just getting started!

Make a Story's Launch Today!

Starting a bit late due to my own internet issues, and also due to my own misjudgement on how long certain things would take (ssshhhhhh), Make a Story was officially fully launched at 12:39 Eastern time on Newgrounds.com. Following this, the game made it to Kongregate, Nonoba and 4 other pages, as well as being pushed through MochiAds. It received a total of 1051 plays as of 10:57pm, which is about 500-600 more than I get for my games as an average any other day.

It's so easy to get wrapped up in "I made $x today, yay" or "I only made $x...", that those little comments like "I loved this story" or "I laughed so hard!" get forgotten. Eyes and enjoyment are worth more than any money I'll ever get from this (and trust me, I'm not exactly selling out when I made 38 cents today!), so I just want to thank everyone who's played it.

The rest of this week is going to be about promoting the game to all different sites. Once the week is over, I'll be continuing work on Million Dollar Words. One quiz is already completed, and the engine is almost done, so all that's left is a few more fixes and a LOT of quiz development!

Make a Story, New Author!

Make a Story has received its first contribution by Angel, my fiancee! She has written a story called "The Brave BLANK" and it gets her into the game as an author and contributor! Another story has been added as well, making it 11 total - over a bookshelf and a half! With your help, maybe we can round out a second one before the game releases on Oct 3rd!