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Legend of Zelda Inspired: Wind Waker What ifs

When you are writing a story, sometimes the best thing to ask yourself is ‘What if’. Call it the what-if game. Storytelling is about letting your imagination run wild. Take a surprising turn. Surprise yourself with the unexpected. This is also fun to do with characters and worlds you already know. The Legend of Zelda:…
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Legend of Zelda, Inspired by Majora’s Mask

The heavy atmosphere in Majora’s Mask works because you only have three days to play Majora’s Mask. If you don’t succeed the moon falls and it’s all over. The world ends. Three in-game days that is. The black countdown screen hits whenever a new day begins. It is ominous and epically inspired. Badum! 72 hours…
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Legend of Zelda Inspired Writing: Speedrun your next novel
All the Legend of Zelda games are adventure games, and I’ve been looking at each one in the series for inspiration. The first Legend of Zelda gave us storytelling tips and the second helped us navigate writing roadblocks. What next? Well, novels take a long time to write. They require a marathon of words. During…
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Legend of Zelda Inspired Writing: Navigating the Adventures of Link

Let’s explore 4 more storytelling tips from the second Zelda game!
