Making Your Name: Writing a Short Story
| A player-created Guide is available for this content: Short Stories (Guide) |
| Spoiler warning! This page contains details about Fallen London Actions. |
Game Instructions:
| Location | Instructions |
|---|---|
| Your Activities | The next step in your Persuasive career is at the writer's desk. |
| Veilgarden | The next step in your Persuasive career is at the writer's desk. You will need the peace and quiet of your Lodgings to create anything worthwhile. |
Unlocked with 
A Name Signed with a Flourish exactly 2
Locked with 
Key Writing Desk Lodgings (hidden) (only required for the Your Activities version)
Storylet appears in 
Your Activities and in 
Veilgarden
Options:
Begin writing your short story
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with
Working on... : nothing yet..., 
Route: Lodgings (only required in Veilgarden)
Success
To the writing desk!
You have moved to a new area: Your Activities
Redirects to: Make Your Name – The Writer's Desk: Begin a Work
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Continue writing your short story
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with Working on... : a Short Story
Success
Back to it!
Success Instructions: Create Manuscript Pages to write your story. When you have at least 10, rework your story to improve its Potential. Improve your piece to 30 Potential to continue making your name. For this short story, you'll need no more than 10 Pages and 30 Potential. Writing more will bring no additional benefit.
- You have moved to a new area: Your Activities
Redirects to: The Writer's Desk: work on your story!
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Publish your work!
- Spoiler Action Cost: 0
Unlocked with
Manuscript Page 10, 
Potential 30, Working on... : a Short Story
Success
A wonderful work
Success Instructions: At the moment, you can only publish one kind of short story. After this advancement, however, you'll have all kinds opened to you!
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Redirects to: The Writer's Desk: Finish a Short Story
