Not everyone hanging out here is from America. Only way to figure out if it works for the judges is to show it.
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Iāve not made much progress on mine, unfortunately. A recentā¦ really devastating health diagnosis has sapped all motivation in that regard. I have the ideas but itās been hard to even find the mood to anything, let alone write.
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If you are okay and just need help I can code it for you so you only have to write. I hope you get better 
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Thanks mara 
but i think Iām taking a few days/weeks off writing. Canāt write well in such a headspace too.
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Hi everyone!
March 13th was my birthday and I am happy to share this special moment with all of you. 
Iād really like to thank all of you for your incredible support. You were always there when I needed help and I love to chat and share opinions with you.
Never quit writing, success is just a line away. 
Love 
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First things first: @Gilbert_Gallo happy birthday for the 13th of March!
The next thing: Iām stuck with chapter 4. I think I need to do something like a ācutā in tv shows and films, in order for me to continue writingā¦ eureka! Hahahaa! I figured it out! I donāt recon Iāll be stuck with my story any more. 
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Hey, friends. approaching the back half of the month. How are we all doing? I got the vaccine and slept for a week and will miss my goal by a mile. but like myamoto says, a delayed game is good eventually and a bad game is bad forever. iām really excited for everyone to see what iāve created when itās done.
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So, thatās probably not gonna happen. Work and home have both been awful this past month, and Chapter 3ās outline has ballooned wildly out of my expectations. The plan for it was a short, but vibrant investigation, and now it encompasses the realities of your family, how ethical it is to murder someone, even a criminal, the threat of a cult, and lots of other stuff.
Iām writing, and this is exciting stuff that I plan to have pay off tremendously at the end of the book when everything comes together, but woah boy is it a lot.
Been getting some more interaction in my thread lately though, which Iām glad for, discussing the story is a fun pastime, and I love talking to other users, something I hadnāt had much of in the past.
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That feeling when all the dots finally connect is pure catharsis. Itāll be 100% worth it, keep going!
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Finally did it! Well, I uploaded it while half asleep so now I gotta make sure I didnāt create a mess in my thread. Itās justā¦ the amount of variations it had was a lot compared to the prologue so I was overwhelmed at first. And there are probably errors I havenāt seen yet. Still worth it to write, though!
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Iām ready to tentatively declare March a productive month. Even considering that I still have family holidays, medical chores, and a national election to deal with, not to mention switching to daylight saving time later this weekā¦ Iām finally making progress on Turncoat Chronicle. Like, serious progress. It feels great, honestly, and I hope I can keep up the momentum into April.
Now the trick is to balance this progress with keeping up pressure on The Flower of Fairmont. Iād hoped to have an update by April (since I published the demo in January), but weāll see.
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Iāve finally made a start on my first game and Iām hoping to have a fully coded first chapter by the end of the month. Honestly, actually making a post instead of lurking in the forum is a step forward too. Good luck to everyone and thanks for sharing. Reading these support threads has encouraged me to keep trying.
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I have just passed the 10k mark without code of my game. I am probably too slow. But I am going as fast as I am able to.
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Good grief.
School (mainly one subject, IPT or information possesses and technology) has been stressing me out to hell and back.
And umm I havenāt been writing my story very much, since my birthday. I do want to pick it back up, I justā¦ (untranslatable sounds of frustration) I think I need to restart parts of chapter 4 or something.
Honestly, I donāt even remember what my goals for this mouth were!!!
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Your goal should be now Breathe and erase your own stress. Your writing will be there waiting for when you when you are better and more fresh. Rewriting is often a good idea.
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4,800 words written, probably 15-20,000 left to write, 10 days to go! Not to mention the editing, coding and testing (and this is going to be a nightmare to test).
So thatās something like 2-3,000 words per day to writeā¦ Eep!
Would anyone notice if some of the scenes just say, āReally exciting car chase happens here!ā?
Alternatively, can anyone offer a good incentive for me to write? I like cookies!
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Here you go! Now write 
In all fairness, for the short time you are given and the amount of words you are writing, just put the āReal good conversation about cookiesā in there and fill it up later if there is still time.
I also overestimated the time it takes to write, edit and code and wonāt be able to make my goal this month. 
I am close though
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The runner-up from @poison_maraās Halloween Game Jam had a lot of āblablablaā or something as placeholder text. If it helps you give us a better idea of where youāre going with the story by writing more on the tail end of it rather than filling in the details, go for it.
(The entry Iām talking about was Bright Hill Hotel by @The_Lady_Luck, by the way. The writing is phenomenal, but itās tragically unfinished.)
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One thing that I learned participating in many jams and contest in a very short time. It is the most important is not your idea, or how experienced you are. Even if helps a lot. The important is planning a limited in scope and wording game that can realistically by complete in the deadline
You can have the best skills and the best idea of an epic gameā¦ But, if you donāt complete in time something playable, that wonāt work, and you will feel bad.
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