The 6,000 Words I Wrote About Writing a 10,000-Word D&D Adventure
Introduction For reasons that baffle even me - and for fun - I decided to document my adventure-creation process. This journal details my progress from receiving my brief from the publisher through to turning in my first draft. The adventure I was hired to write is a 10,000 word, 4-hour one-shot for my favourite gaming convention - Gamehole Con. I wanted to see if documenting this would help not only myself learn about how I work, but potentially give insight to anyone considering or doing freelance work. The focus here is on how I approached the work. It is very much a personal journal that I kept as I went, it’s not a how-to guide. The journal is organized by undated entries, as I sometimes got to the work multiple times a day, so it’s the sequence rather than dates that mattered to me. There are some specifics that are purposely left out, as the adventure is still forthcoming. This is shared with the gracious permission of the awesome folks I work with at Gamehole Con. E...