Submissions are now closed for the 2023/2024 Lindenbaum competition
Updated: 2024-02-21 00:14:00
: Lloyd of Gamebooks A blog about writing gamebooks . My musings on how to write a gamebook and what makes a good gamebook . Create your story here Wednesday , February 21, 2024 Submissions are now closed for the 2023 2024 Lindenbaum competition Hello all Submissions have now closed for the 2023 2024 Lindenbaum . competition I am excited to say that we have 8 entries for this year's competition . The entries will be made available on the 1st March when voting opens . nbsp Votes need to be sent to lindenbaumprize gmail.com Each voter must submit 3 books . If they submit less than 3, their votes won't count . If they submit more than 3, the first 3 will . count Voting will close at 5pm GMT on the 30th April 2024. Happy gamebooking Posted by Stuart Lloyd at 12:14 AM Email This BlogThis Share
This week! Books! First up, I’m going to be going on a midwinter hiatus for the next few weeks, and the blog will return around the end of the month. In the meantime, keep on reaching out if you’re looking for editing or coaching. A perennial publishing flashpoint flared up again this week as Rebecca […]
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: Lloyd of Gamebooks A blog about writing gamebooks . My musings on how to write a gamebook and what makes a good gamebook . Create your story here Saturday , February 3, 2024 GNAT adventure gamebooks released I first found out about the GNAT system with the Lindenbaum 2023 entry Escape from the Tower of the Stars found here Escape_from_the_Tower_of_Stars.pdf teuton.org Now we have more gamebooks released using that system , created by David . Donachie GNAT is described : as a rules system for solo adventures that emphasises speed of play and minimal record . keeping GNAT defines your adventurous character with two numbers : Talent and Vitality . Talent covers both your luck and expertise , while Vitality measures your will to survive and capacity to endure harm . A limited pool of Fortune
This week! Books! New-ish Penguin Random House CEO Nihar Malaviya stepped (tiptoed?) out of the shadows for an interview with Elizabeth A. Harris of the New York Times. Apart from quite a few people being at pains to speak to his listening and analytical abilities and a very 2024 allusion to the wonders of A.I. […]