Most GMs will prefer that game fiction written for their game, but that does not coincide directly with their current game thread, be posted in the player's blog. The blog piece will then be front paged so that everyone can see it, until it is bumped off the front page by new content. The piece will also be assigned to your game move, so that when someone is reading the game story, from beginning to end - in chapter/book format, they will be able to read your fiction piece as it falls into the overall time line.

How to assign my Blog Entries to my games

1. When you are in your blog piece, select Book Outline
   
2. Click on Book, and select the game that your story is associated with
   
3. Click on Parent Item, and select the catagory AND/OR the order chronologically where your piece should

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How do I post a Blog Entry?

1. Locate the Create Content link, in the left hand Navigation Column, under My Tools
2. Click on Blog Entry & this will open your blog entry screen
3. Required: Title of your fiction piece
4. Click on the Story drop down box and select the game that the piece is for.
5. Unless your piece is adult in nature, you do not need to mess with Rating.
6. Optional: Characters, NPCs & Villains. Allows you to enter names of important characters in your piece. It will autoselect if it's already in the database, if it isn't it will auto create. Check with your GM to see if they have a preference as to whether you fill this out.
7. Author is an optional but recommended field. Try to be consistent with the name that you'd like to use across all of your games.
8. Body - This is where you write or paste your piece into your blog. Feel free to use the text editor for special formatting. If you are pasting from Word, please use the Pasting from Word button on the text editor, it will strip some of the unnecessary code from the document
9. Book Outline - This is where you assign your fiction piece to the correct game. See the next question.
10. Click Preview to ensure your post is how you want it.
11. Click Save

How to assign my Blog Entries to my games?

1. When you are in your blog piece, select Book Outline
2. Click on Book, and select the game that your story is associated with
3. Click on Parent Item, and select the catagory AND/OR the order chronologically where your piece should fall.

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1. When you are in your blog piece, select Book Outline
2. Click on Book, and select the game that your story is associated with
3. Click on Parent Item, and select the catagory AND/OR the order chronologically where your piece should fall.

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What are the recommended and welcome uses of my Blog at NextGen RPG?
Every user account comes equipped with a blog.  We encourage you to use this space for your character related game material.  You can be as creative as you like!  Some examples of blog entries are; side fiction pieces, joint posts, diary entries, newspaper articles, letters, and character blogs.  Blogs are very intuitive, but come equipped with a lot of options related to assigning them to books and subscriptions that might cause some confusion. 

Please make sure that your blog entries are contributions to the site and if applicable, to your game.  Does it tell a story or provide insight into your character?  If it's informational in nature, it is more suited for the Forum, most games will have a 'Getting to know the Cast' Thread.  If it is personal in nature, as in player related, it is more suited for the 'Real Life' section in the Forum.  If it's incomplete, please wait until the piece is completed to post it.  This will help ensure that the rest of the community have a chance to read your completed blog entry. 

There are always exceptions, but generally a quality blog entry will be at least one page long in a traditional word processor.  If your peice is long, over ten pages, it might be a good idea to separate it into two parts to allow for easy viewing.  There are no rules in place for this, but personally - I find that a blog entry over 10 pages should be broken into two parts.

1. Locate the Create Content link, in the left hand Navigation Column, under My Tools
2. Click on Blog Entry & this will open your blog entry screen
3. Required:  Title of your fiction piece
4. Suggested: Click on the Story drop down box and select the game that the piece is for.
5. Unless your piece is adult in nature, you do not need to mess with Rating.
6. Suggested: Characters, NPCs & Villains.  Allows you to enter names of important characters in your piece.  It will autoselect if it's already in the database, if it isn't it will auto create.  Check with your GM to see if they have a preference as to whether you fill this out.
7. Required: Author is an optional but recommended field.  Try to be consistent with the name that you'd like to use across all of your games. 
8. Required:  Body - This is where you write or paste your piece into your blog. Feel free to use the text editor for special formatting.  If you are pasting from Word, please use the Pasting from Word button on the text editor, it will  strip some of the unnecessary code from the document.  Click here for additional tips on using the WYSIWIG Editor.
9. The Editor is equipped with a spell checker (button looks like an ABC with a checkmark), if you haven't already, please review your post to ensure your best effort and spell check it.
10. Suggested: Book Outline - This is where you assign your fiction piece to the correct game.  See the next question.
11. Optional: Click Preview to ensure your post is how you want it. DO NOT FORGET TO HIT SAVE if you preview.
12. Click Save
13. IF the page looks broken, never worry or panic.  Just contact an admin, we can fix it or revert to the previous version.  Standard rule is to blame Chairman for all page breaks, because it's ultimately her fault cuz she insists on having the WYSIWYG editor. 

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