Starting a Doujin / Indie Visual Novel project

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#1 z827
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I'm trying to start a Doujin / Indie Visual Novel project but naturally , I'm gonna need members for the group - if anyone's interested at all.

So far , I need...



1-2 Programmers ( I need one or two more - someone who can use Ren'py and stuff like that )
2-4 CG Members ( Unfortunately , all of us lacks the talent to draw on the computer )
1-2 Music Members ( For composing / playing music. Would help if someone is willing to write and sing vocal songs but it is not a priority )
1 Story Developer

So far , I have...

One Programmer
Zero CG Members
One Music Member
Two Story Developer ( Including myself )
One Editor

I wouldn't mind taking on more people on the team for the various sectors if their interested - or any suggestions of opening a new development sector for a more fluent project or something.
I'm considering about having a Webmaster but eh... I don't really think we need one now :P

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#2 chessmaster1989
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Would probably be helpful if you gave us some idea what kind of VNs you were planning to make. Genres at least, but story ideas (even just basic premises) would be good. Also, what kind of time commitment (approx) are you looking for?

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#3 z827
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Well , I have several ideas but this is essentially the main one(s) - I'll try to be flexible should the members wish to adjust the plot accordingly to their tastes and fine-tune it along with the story development team.
I didn't chuck in the details ( Since it would literally turn it into an essay ) so this is a general idea on what it would be like - it may appear stereotypical at first but I do intend to add in on the details ( Which , again , I didn't add onto the board because it would be lengthy and all ) should the group be generally appealed by the idea of a plot with this genre / characters / plot base.

http://www.tumblr.com/blog/visualnovelfedproject

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I can evaluate the final product. :3
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#5 chessmaster1989
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http://www.tumblr.com/blog/visualnovelfedprojectz827
Says I don't have permission to access the page. You have privacy settings or something?
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#6 Vighneshvara
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Most projects like this completely fail, but... Try making a kickstarter?? ~~~

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#7 z827
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Oh wait...

http://visualnovelfedproject.tumblr.com/

Should work this time... Just started on using Tumblr owing to the Blog system but it's making my head ache.

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#8 Zaibach
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Best of Luck TC, dont let people without any ambition tell you this will fail just so they can feel better about of their own short comings.

On topic though, I dont think I am Japanese enough to help you with your project :P

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TC I would love to assist you if you'd like as your "other story developer."

I'm an experienced writer who has written visual novels in the past.

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#10 z827
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Best of Luck TC, dont let people without any ambition tell you this will fail just so they can feel better about of their own short comings.

On topic though, I dont think I am Japanese enough to help you with your project :P

Zaibach
No , no , we're doing an English project - it's easier that way - I'm trying to promote the idea of Visual Novels in the West ( That's pretty much one of my intentions ) - I'm accepting all forms of help so your free to help out if you like.

TC I would love to assist you if you'd like as your "other story developer."

I'm an experienced writer who has written visual novels in the past.

peterw007
Excellent :D Well , I'm going to need to gather most of us in one place since I'm running all over the place for members - most of them are located in Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/groups/332055450152166/393456280678749/?ref=notif¬if_t=group_activity ... Or you can use Tumblr or something - which I'm using as the board at the moment.