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what you authors need to ask yourself is this, "Am i writing to be liked? Or am i writing because im a writer?" too many people on here want to write very little and get praise for it. the fact is, the only way to write good, is to continue writing, that implies writing full stories and not demos. write for the sake of writing, not to get trophies or points, write because that is what you do.

nate

ummm,  lol.

i was just trying to say that demos are never good. if you want an opinion on how a game is going, add someoen as a coauthor. otherwise, dont write a story unless you are going to complete it. note i said, you are going to complete it, not "i plan on completing it" there is a difference.

nate

ps, this is not directed to one individual. its for everyone who comes to the site in expectation of writing a story.

nate

I agree.  A lot of writers I know talk a lot about the stories they're writing, and how great they're going to be, and yet they never seem to produce anything, at least, anything they let anyone else read.  Another writing group I know had a whole big discussion on whether a mediocre finished story is better than a great unfinished story.  

Yeah, this isn't even really about this site, just a general writing comment.

And you're the president of the Anti-Demo Society? 

It kinda seems like you're saying that a great demo is better than a mediocre finished game- is this right?

True.  I hate demos that seem like the game would be really great- but they never publish the game.  Not just on this site.

ummm,  lol.

i was just trying to say that demos are never good. if you want an opinion on how a game is going, add someoen as a coauthor. otherwise, dont write a story unless you are going to complete it. note i said, you are going to complete it, not "i plan on completing it" there is a difference.

nate

ps, this is not directed to one individual. its for everyone who comes to the site in expectation of writing a story.

nate

Who has SIX unpublished games? When do you plan to finish all of yours eh?