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Starwing6
11 years ago

Sims 4 Storyteller Group

Welcome to the Sims 4 Storyteller Group (now a subset of the SimsWriters.com community), where anyone who uses Sims 4 for their stories is welcome to join the discussions and promote their stories. This is also a place to share tips, give and receive feedback, and network with others.

(We will soon add another thread for the Sims 3 storytellers in the community.)

The rules for joining the Sims 4 Storyteller Group are pretty easy, and are as follows:

~ You must use the Sims 4 for storytelling purposes, and have at least one story to share
~ You must have a registered account on this site
~ You must have a blog, web page, or at least a forum thread where you share your Sims 4 story
~ Your story links must not contain any “adult only” content (images, links etc.) even if your story contains mature themes
~ You must follow the submission guidelines below. Incomplete submissions or submissions that violate the rules will be ignored.
~ All members must demonstrate good conduct toward other members of the group and the group as a whole.

Please note: We will be updating the Shared Stories list a few times per month from now on, because it's much easier for people to list their stories themselves at our website. As you can see, this thread is very busy and stories can easily get lost in all the posts, so we recommend that you make use of the new community website, which features an interactive story directory that is sortable by author, title and genre.

How to share your Sims 4 Story

Once you've got a story to share, please post here and provide the following details:

Story Title:
Author Name: *this can be your username, a pen name, etc. and will be posted in the shared stories list
Story URL: the link to your story
Brief Description: up to 140 characters describing your story (like a Tweet or something, don't include the link or title in the description though)
Story Avatar: you can provide an image 150 X 150 pixels (standard avatar size) to represent your story in the shared stories list
Genre: the primary genre your story falls under, such as Legacy, Romance, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Comedy, etc. Only one genre, so you must list the predominant one. If your story is in any way based on the Legacy, the genre is Legacy. For lesser known challenges, please just post Challenge as the genre.




challenges
  • graceymanors's avatar
    graceymanors
    New Veteran
    11 years ago
    Story Title: The Spirit's Truth
    Author Name: Springfairy556
    Story URL: http://spiritstruthremake.weebly.com/
    Brief Description: A story based on Disney's Haunted Mansion attraction(romance story)
    Story Avatar: http://i.imgur.com/iN5JI6c.jpg

    Great idea for a thread! I'd like to join please. ^_^
  • Starwing6's avatar
    Starwing6
    11 years ago
    "JadeEmma;12920009" wrote:
    What counts as an inappropriate image/theme? I have a legacy I started but my sim has woohooed as part of the story.


    An "inappropriate image" would be something that the game would typically censor, as in adult type of imagery. The way the game depicts woohoo is not a problem, there's hearts and nothing inappropriate. All I mean is the use of certain mods and custom content that would result in images for adults only.

  • jadeemma87's avatar
    jadeemma87
    11 years ago
    Story Title: The Wynngarden Legacy
    Author Name: JadeEmma
    Story URL: http://thewynngardenlegacy.wordpress.com/
    Brief Description: The story starts with Jane Wynngarden who was adopted and cared for by Eugiene Wynnarden. She decided to start a legacy of her own because it was Eugiene's dying wish for her.

    http://i1298.photobucket.com/albums/ag54/JadeEmma24/779437b8-3797-461e-b440-5ed69d325555_zpsc0ede646.png
  • Starwing6's avatar
    Starwing6
    11 years ago
    "Bilmonaghan;12920959" wrote:
    I seem to have limited posting abilities within this Category. I take it I can't start a new discussion within this category but I can post a URL to my new story blog here? Should I check with someone?


    Hi there :) I'm not sure about forum posting abilities and why they change all the time.

    If you have a story to share, please fill out the following details:

    Story Title:
    Author Name: *this can be your username, a pen name, etc. and will be posted in the shared stories list
    Story URL: the link to your story (main page, table of contents or your forum thread link)
    Brief Description: up to 140 characters describing your story (like a Tweet or something, don't include the link or title in the description though)
    Story Avatar: you can provide an image 150 X 150 pixels (standard avatar size) to represent your story in the shared stories list

    If you are unable to post any links or images, you can try just writing the link without the dot com part, or find a creative way to write the link without making it clickable.

  • graceymanors's avatar
    graceymanors
    New Veteran
    11 years ago
    "enkeli63;12920075" wrote:
    @Springfairy556, I added your story to the list too. Gosh, your blog looks pretty! Nice job on the image editing. What type of image editing do you use?


    Thanks! I use photoshop along with a few free ones, Picmonkey and Blibs photo editing.
  • Starwing6's avatar
    Starwing6
    11 years ago
    "Bilmonaghan;12924637" wrote:
    Hey, enkeli63, so I was reading your stories (nice work) and I was wondering if Harmony House is where you move Townies you're trying to make playable? Are there in-game reasons for doing that or "just" in-story reasons for doing that? Or both? Or do I have it all wrong?


    First, I will check your story, but it's probably awesome and should be shared--I'm just guessing, but I'm probably right ;) lol

    Also, thanks for checking out my story :) Harmony House is absolutely a place I move new sims to become playables. I put custom sims there instead of townies, as the story dictates. However, as for in-game reasons, I did it for a few reasons. The first is I wanted to give them each a head start on friendships (after they start working it's harder to meet new people needed for promotions), but it's primarily a story element. The chapter I'm putting together today will explore the concept a little deeper ;)
  • Starwing6's avatar
    Starwing6
    11 years ago
    "Bilmonaghan;12926255" wrote:
    Well, here's the link:

    Title: Casus Bella 2: Chapter One
    Author: Billmonaghan
    URL: http://casusbella2.wordpress.com/
    One good thing about sharpening your video-gaming skill: It gets you out of housework!


    Do you have an image you'd like to use to represent your story on the Shared Stories listing? The image makes a first impression and will help your story get readers.

  • Billmonaghan's avatar
    Billmonaghan
    11 years ago
    "enkeli63;12926825" wrote:
    ... Do you have an image you'd like to use ...

    That was the intent of the pic of bella and mortimer i ended up using in my signature thingy, but I couldn't figure out how to add it to the post itself. Until I read the instructions, that is. (duh) thanks for that tip!

  • Starwing6's avatar
    Starwing6
    11 years ago
    @Bilmonaghan, I added your story to the list on the first page of this thread to increase exposure for your story.

    I didn't realize you had an image signature because I have those turned off in my forum settings. Many forum users do not see images in the signatures here, so you might want to add a text link in your signature too. Keep up the good work with your story B)

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