How To Write Interactive Fiction┃The Blog @ Iffly

heather@iffly.co (Heather Rose Walters) — Tue, 12 May 2026 17:11:17 GMT

So you want to write interactive fiction. Maybe you've played a choice-based story and thought, "I could do this." Maybe you've been a writer for years and you're ready to try something new. Maybe you have a story that just feels too big, too branchy, too full of "but what if they chose differently?" for a regular linear format.

Whatever brought you here: welcome. Interactive fiction is one of the most exciting and underexplored forms of storytelling out there, and there has never been a better time to get into it.

Iffly Is Officially Patented. So What Does That Mean?

heather@iffly.co (Heather Rose Walters) — Tue, 12 May 2026 12:22:06 GMT

I'll be honest: filing for a patent wasn't originally on my radar. I was so deep in building Iffly that the design felt almost obvious to me; of course this is how a writing tool for interactive fiction should work, of course writers shouldn't have to learn code. Of course it would look this way! It took a good friend pulling me aside and saying earnestly, "Heather, you should really patent this!" to make me step back and see it clearly (thank you, Tiffany!).

The Blog at Iffly

How To Write Interactive Fiction┃The Blog @ Iffly

Iffly Is Officially Patented. So What Does That Mean?