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Getting the Best Out of Your Sims – Part 4

starlitwonder February 20, 2012

One of the most overlooked aspects of any sim is the polish that takes a good sim and makes it great. Everything is more enjoyable to read when it is

Getting the Best Out of Your Sims – Part 3

starlitwonder February 13, 2012

Don’t forget personality! Perhaps one of the most enjoyable parts about simming our individual characters is the personality that we each give to them throughout the story. One character may

Getting the Best Out of Your Sims – Part 2

starlitwonder February 6, 2012

There are many reasons that a plot might go stagnant. Perhaps the players are simply finding themselves in a rut that they can’t get out of, or perhaps, the story

Getting the Best Out of Your Sims – Part 1

starlitwonder January 30, 2012

Lieutenant JG Evanna Blackwood recently created some very nice pointers for simming. As we are always looking for ways to improve our writing and simming abilities, finding a concise resource

Perspectives: Writing Help for Diplomatic Roles

starlitwonder January 9, 2012

One of the more unique positions within the Starbase 118 fleet is the role of Diplomat or Ambassador. While there are not many people who step into these roles, the

Facing Down Writer’s Block

starlitwonder November 10, 2011

Writing for the Starbase 118 Fleet is not something that you can often do on a whim. Like all good writers, lots of time, energy, creativity, and thought. All of

Active Verbs: Preferred By Writer’s Everywhere

starlitwonder October 13, 2011

While the Federation Standard for Starbase 118 is English, not all of the writers in the group hail from English speaking countries. There truly is a melting pot of members

It’s All In The Ending…

starlitwonder September 27, 2011

Everyone loves a happy ending, unless of course, that’s not what your audience wants. There are plenty of ways to end our stories, or at least pause them so that

Improving Your Writing Skills

starlitwonder September 23, 2011

With the bulk of the interaction within Starbase 118 being based in the world of text, it is no mystery why we all want to improve our writing skills whenever

Killing Repetition in Your Sims

starlitwonder August 31, 2011

Perhaps one of the most difficult things to do in a sim is make it interesting to those who will soon be reading it. We each have our own approach

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