Iffly

Iffly is a free, online tool for writers to create interactive fiction games online -- no programming skills required. Created by @HeatherRWalters

[Iffly @IfflyStories]

🎉🎉🎉 Congrats, Carrie!

[Iffly @IfflyStories]

Enter MiniGame March for a chance to win a subscription to @habitica !!

[Habitica @habitica]

Are you an interactive fiction creator or interested in learning to create story-based games? We're proud to have provided a one-year Habitica subscription as one of the prizes for @IfflyStories #MiniGameMarch2024 ! Learn more here: https://t.co/OJENOHqciK

[Heather Rose Walters @HeatherRWalters]

Full announcement here! https://t.co/AoHfP1DIQQ sponsored by @EpiphanySpace !

[Heather Rose Walters @HeatherRWalters]

Iffly is hosting a #writingcontest! First prize is $250. Write a short game during the month of March — or more than one! It’s free to enter and you can enter as many times as you like. First time game writers welcome! On Iffly, you don’t need to code anything — just type!

[Heather Rose Walters @HeatherRWalters]

🚨WRITING CONTEST ALERT!🚨 Free to enter, and the winner gets $250. The catch? You have to write a whole game in a month on @IfflyStories (luckily you don't need to program or code it, just write -- so new game writers, this is for you, too!) #amwriting https://t.co/xflTTLGGPB

[Iffly @IfflyStories]

We’re here for you #screenwriters

[Heather Rose Walters @HeatherRWalters]

Screenwriters, have you wanted to try breaking into games…but aren’t sure how to write interactive content that people can actually play? Check out @IfflyStories — free online tool to write and share your text-based games, no programming or design required. #screenwriting

[Iffly @IfflyStories]

Welcome to Iffly!!

[Kieran Spiers @_KieranSpiers_]

@HeatherRWalters @IfflyStories Signed up. I am very intrigued. I really want to write for games but have never known where to start or who to approach. I am primarily a theatre writer but really want to branch out

[Iffly @IfflyStories]

It’s also free to use!!

[Heather Rose Walters @HeatherRWalters]

Hey if you ever wanted to try #gamewriting but didn’t know where to start, I invented a tool for writing branching narratives that’s super easy to use, no code whatsoever, just writing, and oh yeah you can also sell your game on the platform➡️https://t.co/YWVuLWuYpM @IfflyStories

[Iffly @IfflyStories]

Thank you Ren!! 🙏🏼💖

[Heather Rose Walters @HeatherRWalters]

Want to know a little bit about who's actually BUILDING @IfflyStories? I mean, I did design it, but I'm no programmer. Meet the awesome devs making the design a reality: https://t.co/RZ81dGPOZE

[Heather Rose Walters @HeatherRWalters]

TL;DR — I’m building @IfflyStories. It’s a free tool that’s going to serve writers. And I need some help to keep going 💖

https://t.co/nZwfzYiyWO

[Heather Rose Walters @HeatherRWalters]

That’s what I’m working on. That’s what I’m excited about. That’s what isn’t done yet.

If you got this far — THANK YOU for reading! I’ll share more later but I think this thread is long enough for now :)

Please like, retweet, reply, & spread the word. Thank you!

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[Heather Rose Walters @HeatherRWalters]

There are of course fun perks for supporters — and I’ll be adding more as we think of them (suggestions welcome!).

If you are able, I hope you’ll consider helping me bring Iffly to the world. https://t.co/nZwfzYiyWO
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[Heather Rose Walters @HeatherRWalters]

But I only have so many boots 😂

I need help. @IfflyStories needs support so we can keep building it & get it off the ground. That’s why I built a Ko-Fi page: https://t.co/nZwfzYiyWO

There, you can support Iffly for as little as $2/month — and every dollar helps! /

[Heather Rose Walters @HeatherRWalters]

But here we come to it:

We still have a lot of beta testing to do before @IfflyStories is ready for the public, and every month costs overhead $$. Bookkeeping fees, data storage fees, hosting fees, etc.

I’ve been paying for these myself; “bootstrapping,” as they call it. /

[Heather Rose Walters @HeatherRWalters]

Our beta writers are creating stories on the platform now, and they are an amazing group of people who I’m also honored to be working with. I’ll be introducing them soon :) /

[Heather Rose Walters @HeatherRWalters]

So where are we now?

Over the past 2 years I have designed the tool, raised funds to build it (THANK YOU to my amazing friends and family who have invested!), and hired a development firm who built a beta version that is currently undergoing testing. /

[Heather Rose Walters @HeatherRWalters]

My goal is to ALWAYS keep the main tool on @IfflyStories free for writers to use. Anyone should be able to write interactive fiction! /

[Heather Rose Walters @HeatherRWalters]

Full transparency: How will @IfflyStories earn revenue? Through sales; Iffly will retain a percentage of game sales in exchange for using the platform. That’s the first revenue stream; down the line we might have ads, or membership for premium services, etc. BUT — /

[Heather Rose Walters @HeatherRWalters]

Writers choose the price they want to set for their own story games. They control that; @IfflyStories is a writers-first community, and I want writers to feel supported and in control of their own work. /