How to Make Visual Novels

Devlog

• Why do some successful developers fail later? Let's talk about audience!
  June 30, 2026 by Stella @ MakeVisualNovels

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  #It Was Always About Marketing, #Visual Novel Fanaticism

  Let me tell you a story you may've heard before. A visual novel developer spends some time making up a project. They hear all the rumors about how hard it is to make a commercially successful visual n... Continue reading

  
• The Quest for the Formula that Makes Good Visual Novels That Make Money
  June 16, 2026 by Stella @ MakeVisualNovels

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  #Stella Lore, #It Was Always About Marketing, #Visual Novel Fanaticism

  I've got a confession to make. I have helped more people make visual novels than I have actually made myself. To be fair to myself, just one of the jams I've started have resulted in over 1,000 visual... Continue reading

  
• When should you make a visual novel? (Let's Talk About VN Jams!)
  June 09, 2026 by Stella @ MakeVisualNovels

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  #Visual Novel Jams, #Visual Novel Fanaticism

  Odds are if you are reading this post on itch.io, you probably have some idea of what a jam is. The super short version for those that don't: game jams are game making challenges where the goal is to... Continue reading

  
• Who Makes Visual Novels? Part 1. Indie Game Developers & Their Challenges
  June 01, 2026 by Stella @ MakeVisualNovels

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  #Stella Lore, #Visual Novel Fanaticism, #Suggestions

  This is the first part of a series of posts I where I aim to talk about different types of people who have come to visual novels to create. This is the WHO of visual novels. Over the past decade on my... Continue reading

  
• What is a visual novel?
  May 29, 2026 by Stella @ MakeVisualNovels

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  #Visual Novel Fanaticism

  I ask as I hurl a glass of fermented grape juice! Not just because I'm one of the oldest millennials there are and love referencing my beloved Playstation 1 era meme, but because of my enduring frustr... Continue reading

  
• Planned Articles & Suggestions
  May 29, 2026 by Stella @ MakeVisualNovels

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  #Blog Notes

  Core Content The Who, What, Why, When and How of Visual Novels? (separate posts) Discussing Hybrid Visual Novels Discussing Kinetic Novels The Shame & Stigma of Visual Novels Let's Talk About Jams Int... Continue reading
• Why visual novels?
  May 26, 2026 by Stella @ MakeVisualNovels

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  #Stella Lore, #Visual Novel Fanaticism

  Ayy, first post on this blog. This one is the question I get the most right behind "Visual novels? Like Doki Doki Literature club?" Why do you want to make visual novels? Dear reader, I'll discuss why... Continue reading