Really I don't think it matters too much, there are a lot of stories here that blur the lines between multiple genres. I will say though that the Horror category is one of the weaker ones here and could use some new additions. For other random advice, I'd recommend turning off the Rich Text Editor in your profile. (You'll need to log out and then in again for the change to take effect.) It's what's causing the large spaces between paragraphs in your story, and there are some glitches with it that can trip you up if you intend to use scripting or include images. If you're on a PC, you may also want to get the site extension for Firefox or Chrome. Links to the newest versions are in Brad's profile. It lets you enable dark mode and some other features from your profile as well as generally giving the site a facelift. And just whatever you do write, please make sure it's proofread, complete, and polished before publishing it. The two biggest noob mistakes are either getting in over their heads trying to write some epic and then burning out and giving up, or in trying to just push a rushed, sloppy story out the door without giving it the attention it needs. Readers have high standards here and critical, sometimes brutal feedback is encouraged, and of course it helps anywhere to make a good first impression. I'd encourage you to spend some time reading some of the featured stories on the main storygames page in fact, just to see what the editor is capable of and the quality people are looking for. Oh right, and welcome! (I was a little unsure what to make of that profile pic but your story seems okay... >.>)

First, go to Storygame Properties > Editor Features make sure you have Variables and Scripting set to Advanced. Then you can create a variable called something like %DAY, and another called %ACTION. Every time the player clicks a choice you want to count as an action, raise %ACTION by 1 in the link script. %ACTION := %ACTION + 1 Then you'll make a global link script with something like: IF %ACTION = 5 THEN %DAY := %DAY + 1 (You'll also want to reset %ACTION to zero somewhere in here so it can start the count over again.) And then have whatever you want %DAY to affect check for it whenever. That can be a global script too meaning it will check every time the player clicks a link, or you can put it somewhere specific in the game. If you want %DAY to move the player to a specific page to end the game or whatever once it gets high enough, you need to use a system task called $DEST. IF %DAY = 7 $DEST := @P28 Or whatever the page ID number is. If you're using chapters for organization this is how you jump back and forth between them as well. Also, just as general advice I'd recommend turning the Rich Text Editor off in your profile. (You'll need to log out and then in again for it to take effect.) You'll be able to see then it's adding a lot of unnecessary HTML tags and gibberish characters to your text to emulate "fancy" versions of apostrophes and quotations and the like. Sometimes this can interfere with scripting, and there are other glitches such as eating images you try to include. Most people writing storygames turn it off and just use plain text with HTML as needed for things like bold and italics. You may also want to get the site extension for Firefox or Chrome in Brad's profile, this will let you turn on dark mode and some other features as well as just generally giving the site a facelift.