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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Piratecat" data-source="post: 947206" data-attributes="member: 2">Really good advice here.This forum started after I had a really good game, posted a description of the battle, and people wanted to hear more. Sagiro had been writing up his game notes all along for his campaign; I decided to do the same and post them on Eric's site. Then Ranger Wickett began posting his wonderful Savannah Nights game (predating d20 Modern by years) and the forum was born.  Back then there was no "views" counter. You could have 50 people reading your SH, but if one person commented, then you'd think that only one person read it. A little intimidating. A few other thoughts:- Change the title to stand out from the crowd; JonRog1's "Drunk Southern Girls With Guns" certainly catches your eye, for instance.- Put a link in your sig, stressing what makes it fun to read. Steam tech is a good hook, for example, so you'll want to mention it.- Try to avoid any typos. Check spelling, and leave blank lines between paragraphs. This makes a huge difference in whether or not people stay.- If you have to pick a spot to start the campaign, consider starting the writing in media res, right in the middle of action. The first post really has to grab people, since it's the first one they'll see. Try not to make it a character or world summary; that stuff can come later.- Consider asking any readers for constructive criticism. It's helped me quite a bit.- ultimately, write it for yourself and your players. I try not to let my ego get wrapped up in mine; I write what I like to read, and consider myself lucky if anyone else likes it too.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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