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Writing. What have I learned?

Posted by Jam on September 16, 2020
Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: author, books, writer, writing.

Typing a reference usually takes an average of 15 minutes as you construct your story from head to keyboard.

Silence is your best friend. You need as little distraction as possible.

You acquire a taste for cold coffee.

You need a bit of time to ‘settle in’ when you start. It’s a transition from reality to your book.

No matter how good you type, typo’s will be rife. Get a proof team.

Proof reading isn’t the same as play testing, although some people can be both. You need at least 4 including yourself.

You can take shortcuts and liberties and still produce something decent.

Gamebook Gold

Posted by Jam on September 15, 2020
Posted in: Uncategorized.

I currently have three amazing gentlemen from the gamebook fanbase, helping play-test and proof read my second Literally Immersive Gamebook. One thing I have learnt is ‘proofers and players’ are not the same thing unless you find the right ones. Many will do just one or the other, and even though the second draft is being done, inconsistencies are still being found.

Watch out for my dog, Libra, in the illustrations!

Once this superb team has finished, I’ll give it another browse myself. The final edit be on my head lol. Hopefully wrinkle free. Unlike my head. It should appear on Amazon by next week.

Jampire Strikes Back

Posted by Jam on September 5, 2020
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New logo looks sharp. Now for more real work.

To Book Two

Posted by Jam on August 31, 2020
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Coming out very soon, my second Literally Immersive Gamebooks title, Paranormal Hero. We now have a cover lined up, and half the internal illustrations are complete.

Keeps me afloat
Just nipping out

Brand New

Posted by Jam on August 29, 2020
Posted in: Authors, books, Fantasy, Fighting Fantasy, Gamebook, Gamers, Games, gaming, horror, Readers, RPG. Tagged: books, gamebooks, horror, logo.

So with International Gamebook Day over, I have taken stock of people’s advice to give my gamebooks a series name. If you have been among the first to buy me debut book, you will have an extremely rare copy if they take off, as all books now will sport the Literally Immersive Gamebooks logo as seen in this pic.

I’d like to thank Mr David Tobin for my first Amazon review, and what a corker it is. Also, I can take this opportunity to tell everyone that Literally Immersive #2 is well underway, and I hope to have it available by Halloween, which will be fitting for a Horror adventure.

Jam out x

New Gamebook

Posted by Jam on August 18, 2020
Posted in: adventure, Authors, books, game, Gamebook, Gamers, Games, gaming, Readers, Reading, RPG, school. Tagged: Amateur adventure, author, book, books, bullying, christmas, game, Game Book, game books, Gamebook, gamebooks, gamedev, Gamers, Games.

Hello fellow gamebookers. I know I promised an epic gamebook but between kids, decorating and other duties I have been pressed for time. BUT! Fear not good people, for to sate your appetite for Jamness, I have just published a little filler of a book with the most basic of mechanics. If you would like to read more CLICK HERE!!

Gamebook Alert

Posted by Jam on August 14, 2020
Posted in: adventure, books, Fantasy, Fighting Fantasy, game, Gamebook, Gamers, Games, school. Tagged: book, books, Fantasy, game, Game Book, game books, Gamebook, gamedev, Gamers, Games, high school, school.

Fellow Fighting Fantasy fans… Well if I haven’t gone and written my own gamebook! Ok, it isn’t big and it isn’t clever, but it should be great fun on a nostalgic level. Keep your eye open on Amazon from Monday 17th August.

A Box Of Horrors

Posted by Jam on July 30, 2020
Posted in: adventure, Fantasy, game, Gamers, Games, gaming, horror, Kickstarter, RPG, survival, witchcraft, wizards. Tagged: AD&D, adventure, card games, Dice, dungeons and dragons, Fantasy, gamedev, Gamers, Games, gaming, haunted, hauntings, horror, horror films, horror novels.

From the rising popular games legend Oliver McNeil, creator of Weirding Woods and Dracodeep Dungeon comes a new avenue of tabletop Horror gaming. Will your stay in Hotel Lovecraft be long…. or will you get lucky? Watch the video and CLICK HERE to get it!!

Myrrk Book One – THE BLIGHTED WELL

Posted by Jam on June 28, 2020
Posted in: Uncategorized.

Every now and then comes a gamebook that is a little more innovative the those in the mainstream. Currently funding on Kickstarter is one of those books with an amazing isometric platform, check out the exciting Myrrk campaign by Ram Skull Games Click here

Venom Of Vortan

Posted by Jam on June 26, 2020
Posted in: adventure, books, Fantasy, Fighting Fantasy, Gamebook, Readers, Reading, RPG. Tagged: Destiny's Role, Gamebook, Mark Lain.

Several years ago I had the privilege of reading an embryo-stage version of this excellent dungeon crawl adventure by Destiny’s Role gamebook creator Mark Lain, who is now entering it into the series as Book2. Of course, the defining dungeon gamebook would be Ian Livingstone’s Deathtrap Dungeon but this isn’t anything like that. With some extraordinary beasts in it and clever conundrums to appease ones wit, this deviates from the very dark Mistress Of Sorrows into a more sword and sandals style romp. If you would like to back this project on Kickstarter, CLICK HERE

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