Resources & Guides For Writing Interactive Stories

Literotica Interactive Stories are written using a slightly modified version of the Ink Interactive Fiction Language. We’re publishing our own library of original Interactive Fiction Tutorials and FAQs here at Literotica, but there are also great external resources to explore if you’re serious about improving your Interactive Story Writing Skills.

Resources Created by the Ink Language Developers

Third Party Interactive Story Writing Resources

The Unofficial Ink Cookbook - a full open source online book on writing narrative interactive fiction games with Ink.
Creating Playable Stories with Ink and Inky - An free open source book that covers the Ink language in detail, with examples and explanations to help you become a better Interactive Fiction writer.
Ink Tutorials by Digital Ephemera - free tutorials, tips, and a commercial ebook about writing with Ink.
“Teach Me How To Ink” YouTube Videos - A video series on how to write with the Ink language.
“Learn Ink in 15 Minutes” YouTube Video - Ink tutorial video covering the basics of Interactive Fiction writing.
Learning Ink Script Blog Posts - An ongoing series of blog posts on learning to write stories with Ink.
Ink Story Code Examples - Code you can copy and paste to create popular features like inventory, player stats, battle systems, crafting, and more.

If there are other Ink resources you would like to see listed here, please let us know and we will consider them.

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If you’re interested in helping test and give feedback on the new Literotica Interactive Story format, either as an author or a reader, please read this thread in the Literotica Forum: Interactive Adult Story Testers Needed.