# January 2024's Writer Support Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Writing and Content\ **Created:** [January 1, 2024, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/january-2024s-writer-support-thread/146920 "2024-01-01T07:41:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 206
**Author:** ![Deeborm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/deeborm/32/245178_2.png) [@Deeborm](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Deeborm)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/january-2024s-writer-support-thread/146920/206 "2024-01-15T20:59:48Z")
Hello writers. I’m still very new here, but I’m interested in what everyone’s working on. I ought to read a bunch more CoGs. I’ve been having a very hard time with my most recent chapter, thanks to a tough work schedule. I thought I might have to put it on hold for a while… but not yet! I got my second wind. The writing comes hard but it comes. I’m on the fifth part of a ten-part trial. It takes a few days to do one part, so in theory I’m 15 days from completion plus editing. We’ll see how it goes. Chapter 4 has taken a year to write. I am not being very efficient about this. > [@Eiwynn](#): > > the sharing of excerpts tradition The what now? Well, I guess I can find something from the new chapter… > **Player meets with their idiot client** > > This is it, Lycus’ cell. You step up to the bars to see whose life is in your hands today. > > He’s extremely hairy, with cloven hooves and a pair of nubby horns. Curly black hair frames his bare face as he sits on the cell’s stone bench, eyes downcast. > > He notices you and leaps onto his hoofed feet. “Finally going to let me out? You should have known, you’ll never suppress the will of the people!” > > You notice he’s wearing a dirtied MOOM vest. “I’m not a guard,” you tell him. “But I’ll see what I can do about getting you out. I’m ${name}.” > > “Huh.” He considers this. “That’s the name of the undead Dendara’s been talking about.” > > “Yeah, it is.” > > He thinks a bit harder. > > “Wait, is that you?” He leans in to inspect you through the bars. “You’re kind of… small, aren’t you?” > > You don’t know how to respond to that. > > “Well, thanks for coming to bust me out of here,” he says, going to sit back down, “but you don’t need to bother. They usually let me go after a day or two.” > > You frown. “I’m not sure that’s their plan here.” > > “Why not? It’s what they usually do.” Lykus leans back, hairy arms behind his head. “Dendara picks a spot to protest. We all go out there and make a big fuss. The guards throw me in here after a while. I promise not to do it again and they let me out the next day. Easy enough.” > > “Let me get this straight.” You watch him on the stony seat. “You think you’ve been arrested for causing a disturbance?” > > “Yeah, of course. That’s what I was doing before they grabbed me.” He gives you a funny look. “You feeling okay?” > > “Lykus,” you tell him. “You’re accused of murder.” > > “No I’m not.” He looks away again. “Why would I kill somebody? That’d be dumb.” > > “The chef at BBQ Bill’s was found dead,” you explain patiently. “And you were seen there that night, acting oddly. It’s in the newspapers.” > > He furrows his brow. > > “So what you’re telling me is,” he ventures, “they haven’t let me go because they’re getting ready to execute me for murder.” > > You nod. “That’s exactly right.” > > “You gotta get me out of here,” Lycus stammers, holding onto the bars with both hands. “I take it all back. I never did anything wrong my whole life. You can tell them that, right? Please!” > > “This is a big change from the ‘will of the people’ stuff you were saying earlier,” you point out. > > “Look, I don’t care actually about any of that MOOM stuff.” He picks at his worn vest. “I just thought if I went along with it, Dendara would go out with me.” > > Real class act you’ve got here. “First of all, that’s scummy. And second, she’s dating Jelid.” > > His eyes widen. “For serious?” > > “Seems that way. It’s not like they’re subtle about it.” > > Lycus crosses his arms and tilts his head to one side. “I mean, it’s still not completely out of the question.” > > “How about we go back to the important part?” you suggest. “The part where you’ll be declared guilty and put to death unless you give me the information I need to save you, right now.” > > “Okay,” he agrees. “I can do that.” > [@rfzhao](#): > > “Legal words” gives me a sudden urge to read a magical courtroom drama game. What a coincidence, [that’s what mine is!](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/evil-justice-wip-updated-12-23-22/119610) Although I’m only three cases in and I’m not making great time. Maybe wait for chapter 4. It will be ready any minute now… > [@HannahPS](#): > > Choice of the Deathless and The City’s Thirst are delightful if you’re hankering for magical lawyers, Choice of the Deathless in particular - each chapter is a different case. That also means I gotta check these out to see what real CoG writers have done with the concept. I’m still a little insecure about my lack of choices in-game. I address that a little in chapter 4, but the game will have a linear structure no matter what I do. I’m interested in doing a proper CoG next where the player can pick lots of stuff. Preferably an adventure game of some kind. Maybe I will even start something as a break from Evil Justice if I need it, as suggested in the thread. I hope everyone meets (or exceeds) their writing goals! This stuff is great. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/january-2024s-writer-support-thread/146920)._