Megan Schwarz 9/4/25 Megan Schwarz 9/4/25

Meet the Love Interests

At Elderwood University, you’ll learn magic spells, battle terrifying monsters, solve forbidden mysteries… and most of all, fall head-over-heels in love. Meet our six unique Love Interests in our new blog!

Megan Schwarz 8/29/25 Megan Schwarz 8/29/25

How You Play Survey

Tell us more about how you play Visual Novel games in our survey!

Megan Schwarz 8/21/25 Megan Schwarz 8/21/25

Candle Craft 8: Writing Good Choices

Read the eighth installment of CANDLE CRAFT: 10 QUICK ADJUSTMENTS to improve your writing process and storytelling: Writing Good Choices

Megan Schwarz 8/8/25 Megan Schwarz 8/8/25

Here There Be Monsters

The world of LOVE & MAGIC: SPELLFYRE is full of threats, but none are more dangerous or terrifying than Shades, magical embodiments of emotion that stalk the Wilderlands. At Elderwood University, you'll be trained to fight them and restore the Wilderlands to safety. Read more about these monsters and how we designed them.

Megan Schwarz 7/31/25 Megan Schwarz 7/31/25

NPC Survey

What aspects of a game character matter most of you? Take our survey to let us know!

Megan Schwarz 6/30/25 Megan Schwarz 6/30/25

Candle Craft Survey

What writing topics would you like us to cover in upcoming Candle Craft posts? Take our survey to let us know!

Megan Schwarz 6/26/25 Megan Schwarz 6/26/25

Candle Craft 7: The Spider Test

Read the seventh installment of CANDLE CRAFT: 10 QUICK ADJUSTMENTS to improve your writing process and storytelling: The Spider Test

Megan Schwarz 5/30/25 Megan Schwarz 5/30/25

Plot Twist Survey

What kind of plot twists do you like best? Take our survey to let us know!

Megan Schwarz 5/28/25 Megan Schwarz 5/28/25

Candle Craft 6: Matriarch, Patriarch, Scholar, and Fool

Read the sixth installment of CANDLE CRAFT: 10 QUICK ADJUSTMENTS to improve your writing process and storytelling: Matriarch, Patriarch, Scholar, Fool.

Megan Schwarz 5/19/25 Megan Schwarz 5/19/25

Game Name Announcement

From the creators of Choices: Stories You Play , we're thrilled to announce LOVE & MAGIC: SPELLFYRE, a next-generation narrative game that captures the ultimate magic school experience.

Megan Schwarz 4/30/25 Megan Schwarz 4/30/25

Sneak Peek Survey

What kind of Project Spellstruck sneak peeks do you want to see in the future? Take our survey to let us know!

Megan Schwarz 4/8/25 Megan Schwarz 4/8/25

Candle Craft 5: The Story Mind

Read the fifth installment of CANDLE CRAFT: 10 QUICK ADJUSTMENTS to improve your writing process and storytelling: The Story Mind.

Megan Schwarz 3/31/25 Megan Schwarz 3/31/25

Main Character + Love Interest Survey

How do you usually play visual novel romance games? Take our survey to let us know!

Megan Schwarz 3/27/25 Megan Schwarz 3/27/25

Heartthrobs and Heartaches: GDC Summary

On March 18, Andrew and Megan spoke at the Game Narrative Summit at GDC 2025, presenting a talk where they shared some insights on crafting memorable love interests for interactive romance games using examples of love interests they’ve written. In this blog post, we wanted to share a few of the talk’s highlights!