# September 2023 Writer Support Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Writing and Content\ **Created:** [September 1, 2023, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/september-2023-writer-support-thread/141742 "2023-09-01T08:40:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 175
**Author:** ![Eiwynn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/choiceofgames/user_avatar/forum.choiceofgames.com/eiwynn/32/221334_2.png) [@Eiwynn](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/u/Eiwynn)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2023, 11:34am UTC](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/september-2023-writer-support-thread/141742/175 "2023-09-18T11:34:05Z")
Well, the end of last week got ahead of my writing… so here is a “start of the third week update”: My goal is to finish this change in chapter 3a, 3b and 3c for the week (three branches of the same chapter). * * * * * * @AChubbyBlackCat – It is good to see you, once again. I hope your creative energy continues to grow. As @HarrisPS says: This thread is here to help writers of at all levels of their writing journey. That means there are multiple paths (sort of like in IF itself) to achieving the end goal, which, like the journey is different for each of us. The commonalities, like plagiarism, is something we can look at and try to understand within the perspective of our writing, but when it comes down to writing, no singular “way” of writing is the “correct” way for everyone. @Kelly_Seastar – Here is a thread that should help you: > [@Inspiration vs Plagiarism Consolidated Discussion](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/inspiration-vs-plagiarism-consolidated-discussion/74396): > > Sharing my research for those that might need clarity or who otherwise care: 1st: An article that has helped me: 2nd: A bit of concise advice by @Gower followed by a great well-known literary theft example provided by @Havenstone: Terry Brooks’ The Sword of Shannara is a good cautionary example here. Because he’s not just copying the flavor of Lord of the Rings but any number of identifiable characters and plot beats, SoS is widely mocked as a straight-up Tolkien ripoff. SoS is of cours… @Niki_Christopherson, here is my original post : > [@Eiwynn](#): > > I thought I’d share some wisdom from _Baldur’s Gate 3_ director Swen Vincke: > > > [@](#): > > > > I learned that if you put a feature in there, you have to go ‘Full Monty.’ That means if you can Speak with Animals, you can speak with every animal. If you can Speak with Dead, well, the trick that we use is ‘any dead that still has their head.’ You’ll see all the decapitated people in the game and that’s how we solved that. That’s my cheat. But you have to support it like that. > > > > "When you say you’re gonna have reactivity to your class or the race that you picked, you have to put it in there and it has to be meaningful, so you have to have moments that are really about you. > > “Creating moments that are really about you (the reader)” is a mission statement that I can get behind 100%. * * * * * * Keep up the good work, @poison_mara … you have the tenacity and the gumption … keep it up. Let this third week be a productive and creative week for everyone. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.choiceofgames.com/t/september-2023-writer-support-thread/141742)._