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[JohnnyDoeBalls]

Hi,

 

I've been authoring a game development blog for a couple of months. The topic is my indie project about amoebas.

http://gamedevelopersjournal.blogspot.com/


Can you give me your opinion? How are the posts? Are they complicated, wordy, fun, entertaining, clever? Does the blog make you interested about my game?

 

I want to make the blog better for potential customers, indie fans, and people who would enjoy my game. I'll really appreciate your thoughts.

 

[Sveinjo]

Hi there ☺

I haven’t read all your posts, but sampled the ones currently on your front page.

Let me start by saying that reading the post about GameMaker made me interested in your concept. In particular I found the part where you describe the tension and contractions of the amoeba body rather interesting.

I do however think that your writing in general is a bit wordy. There is an art to saying something with as few words as possible, and I prefer reading text that is concise and to the point. You should try experimenting with that for your next post ☺

[JohnnyDoeBalls]

Thank you for reading my blog. I appreciate your input.

"There is an art to saying something with as few words as possible, and I prefer reading text that is concise and to the point. You should try experimenting with that for your next post ☺"

I agree with you in that my text can be wordy. This is something I've learned to do better. But since it still could be improved, I appreciate your input on it. Is it that I use too many words or more that I repeat things? (Or both).

Now are you a programmer, game designer, artist, or something else? I want to know so I can relate you to a certain audience. In fact perhaps you're all three!

[Sveinjo]

I am a developer.

As a developer, I already take for granted many of the things which are lengthily explained in your post about GameMaker. This is why I find it a bit "wordy".

By deciding whether you want to write for fellow developers or for "people in general" you will have a better idea of the abstraction level and amount of explaining which suits your audience.

Remember: It is impossible to please everyone, so trying to appeal to as wide a public as possible is often a bad move. Write for the people you want to have a conversation with.

[JohnnyDoeBalls]

Thanks for the input.

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