The project: Codename FYE1-ENG-001

My, that title sounds fancy! But in all seriousness:

The Visual Novel (VN) I am creating will be about"Forever Young Eternity 1 - English language - Episode 001'. So, to be short: the story will be the entire first episode of my first novel. That sounds like a very long VN, but the first episode is only about 3 A4 long (the entire novel is 75 episodes long). 

If I will make a VN about the second episode, will really depend on how much work it actually is, how long it took me to do, how much fun I had and what people think about the finished project. I'm also a control-freak, so I'd rather so things on my own. 

Since this is my very first VN, this means I have no idea what's up ahead. How much images do I need to create? Even if the story is quite linear, how will I add interaction? What to do with sound? 

To be short: I have no idea what I'm doing!

Why a linear story?

This is my first VN. By picking an already finished story, I have less to worry about that part. There is only one ending. Sure, it means not everyone will be into that, so I plan to be upfront and clear about this. 

The player will be considered a reader and will have no influence on the outcome of the story. This is another reason why I plan to make this VN available for free: there's not much replay value.

Questions?

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