So That's How Tumblr Tags Work...

So that's how tumblr tags work...

Okay, so I've been asked by several people why some of my tags weren't working. I noticed it too and was surprised. Shocked. Absolutely speechless.

I kept troubleshooting for a month! But okay, I finally figured it out.

Apparently, Tumblr indexes (even within your own blog!) only the first five tags. You click one of the first five tags on your post? Voila, it shows up in the results. You click the tenth one? Nope, nothing there. Funny how Tumblr’s official blog says that the first 20 tags are indexed—apparently that's not true. Try it for yourself (no really, try it: maybe it's just my blog that’s bugged, lol).

Well, that's that. If you didn't know, now you do! And if you did know, reblog anyway—maybe there’s another newbie out there like me, silently panicking :')

I tried checking the stats carefully like you said and I succeeded on the 5th try! and I'm really satisfied😆 really like your game, you're really talented!!! Looking forward to your next products🤩

Yay! I’m glad you made it! Can I ask which ending you got? There are seven in total ☺

Thank you so much for your kind words! I don’t have any other published games at the moment, but you can follow my works in progress here on Tumblr (check the tags #After Dark and #The In-Between on my blog), on the forum (After Dark and The In-Between threads), and generally on Patreon (with the #Hope Abides exclusive as well). You can also stay in touch via Discord if you’d like!

happy for after dark readers but when will you update the in between?? 😭

Hey! The In-Between update will come out in about a week for patrons, about three weeks for the free one. I will post the updated road map tomorrow! ☺

Ehy ciao!! Ma che bello trovare autori italiani di interactive fiction qui su tumblr, mi sento l’unica italiana ad apprezzare questo genere di libri 🥲 Ho visto il reblog del tuo libro su interact-if e ho detto “wait a second… ma quella è Napoli” e sono andata subito sul tuo Tumblr a controllare se effettivamente lo fosse. Vado subito a leggere ✨

Ammetto che questo messaggio mi ha fatto ridere più del dovuto!

Nel caso fossi curiosa riguardo la genesi e le meccaniche di TIB, le ho spiegate nelle risposte ad alcune altre domande (tag #readers mail sul mio blog).

Spero che possa essere di tuo gradimento!

Starting tomorrow, it's going to be three big weeks for my patrons!

First up is The In-Between update, followed by the new Patreon-exclusive next week (which I’m dying to share more about!!), and then the After Dark update the week after that.

I'm totally exhausted but also super excited! (*꒦ິ꒳꒦ີ)♡

Hi, related to the question before, you mentioned you enjoyed reading a lot. Thank you for that full answer btw :) but I wanted to ask you, do you enjoy playing video games that are choice based also? (Or at least the choices you can make throughout the game have an impact on the actual storyline) Like the telltale series, or Dragon age? When I read through all the new releases of cog, I always like to replay these games as they give me the same feeling but of course more visual.

You're very welcome!

Yes, I like those games too :-) My favorite game of the eighth generation is Until Dawn. Honestly, the day I get tired of Until Dawn will be the day I'm replaced by a body snatcher...

I love Dragon Age, and The Wolf Among Us is another game that kept me up through multiple playthroughs (I can't wait for the sequel to come out!). Other games in this genre that I've loved include The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante, Heavy Rain (though the ending… eh), Detroit, Beyond: Two Souls, and Night Call.

Unfortunately, I completely lack free time, so I have a lot of games on hold and others I still need to play. For example, in the future, I want to catch up on Undertale, Frostpunk, The Dark Pictures Anthology (obviously :P), Catherine, the Deus Ex series, and As Dusk Falls.

I need to finish Disco Elysium, Oxenfree, and (though not entirely in the genre you mentioned) Help Will Come Tomorrow, Lamplight City, and Mind Scanners!