Writers and Readers: The Timecrest Podcast

1: Beginnings

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Five key mistakes that writers make when beginning their stories. Breaking down the openings of Timecrest, Dark, and Harry Potter. Timecrest Q&A on choices we made while rewriting of Timecrest 1.

Pre-show

  • Introducing our hosts, Cai, Bennett, and Justin!

    • Writers and Readers

    • The openings of Timecrest, Dark, and Harry Potter.
    • Mistake #1: Not hooking the reader
    • Mistake #2: Demanding emotion too early
    • Mistake #3: Not setting up character motivation
    • Mistake #4: Not setting up the stakes
    • Mistake #5: Not making a promise for the genre and world

      • Timecrest Q&A

      • Timecrest 1 was rewritten. What were you trying to establish or convey in the rewritten prologue?
      • Why was the default fate of Lyall reversed in the rewrite?
      • What happened to the original Ash in the prologue who was able to make it to Mount Asura without the pocket watch?
      • Why was chapter 6 rewritten?
      • What was your favorite scene in the rewritten Timecrest 1?
      • Who tells us the rules of time at the beginning of the story? Or is it a omniscient narrator fyi sort-of-deal?

        • Credits:

        Timecrest is a young adult fantasy where you are the main character. It was featured in Apple's App Store Best Of and The New York Times, and has won Best Game & Developer of the Year, AppleVis Golden Apples.

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        Writers and Readers: The Timecrest PodcastBy Sneaky Crab