That Urge...

I have dabbled in making a game or two, and it can be fun - if you know what you're doing. I've currently convinced my boyfriend if we could try making a new one, and he's approved.

Because I am such a gamer, and have a lot of creativity juices, I'm always thinking...

"What if my book was a game instead...?"

Does any gamer here think the same way? I can't be alone, right?

It could be any type of game!

For example, the book you see in my signature "Stonesinger Aelina" was originally a Japanese-styled RPG in development by me, my significant other, and our friends. My boyfriend did the coding, cut-scenes, artwork and all that. I did the promotions, getting the voice actors together, and some graphics. One friend did music, another script-writing, and other concept-art for bad-guys and weapons/armor.

I only recently started writing it as a book for NaNo - because I knew a lot of things about it. We haven't really worked on the game in awhile, which was another reason I'm writing.

I created another unfinished game called "Mercenary Maiden" that now has so much lore and plot attached to it, I'm going to write it as a fantasy novel one day.

I don't make games to be successful. I do it because it's fun, and I like seeing things visually. And, well, I have that urge.

Well Lily, I've been using RPG Maker XP and/or VX-Ace.

For XP I can easily edit the default graphics, use free resources, and create sprites.

VX-Ace is quite better, though I haven't learned much about the graphics yet. I can do sprites though! Luckily, there are free resources out there for it.

We have released a demo for Ghost Shards, though it pretty much was not that good, since my boyfriend rushed it. XD

When I start the idea of a book I always end up pretending I'm making an RPG. What abilities would they have? What weapons and armor would they wear? What do they look like?

I'm a bit silly, though.