“A game is a series of interesting decisions.” – Sid Meier Coincidentally, a story is about choices too. Choices define a character. Most stories – if not all – explore characters based on their choices in high stakes situations. According to that games and story should be a natural fit. Yet, there is the problem …
Competitive games show a similar structure to a story. In a team sport like soccer, we essentially pick a champion to root for. We think this team we like is morally or in terms of ability more entitled to win than others. Everyone knows exactly what the rules of the game are and what goals …
While writing my own book, I’ve come to notice that story is often organically born out of the interaction between characters and the world they inhabit. I would have lined out a plot, with plotpoint after plotpoint. Then while actually writing it I would realize that after plotpoint A a certain character is not actually …