23. Finishing Up and Clicking Publish
The writing process always ends twice. The first ending comes when you write the last words of your game, click the X in the top-right corner of the passage, and stare at the screen, realizing that your story is finally finished.
The second ending comes after you edit your game. It happens after combing the passages for grammatical and mechanical errors, checking the pace of the story while making sure an arc exists, and fixing all the bugs your beta testers find while playing the game.
The editing process can be a little tedious because it isn’t like the initial period of creation, where the story is moving forward. Writing is exciting because you’re always working on something new. Editing doesn’t have ...
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