Chris Klimas

Hi! I created Twine back in 2009 and am still hard at work on it. You can support my work here on Patreon!What is Twine? Twine is an open-source tool for interactive, text-based storytelling. People use it for all kinds of purposes! People&nbsp;<a href="http://boingboing.net/2015/03/26/games-that-heal.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">build their first games</a> with Twine, and use it to tell&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/magazine/twine-the-video-game-technology-for-all.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">deeply personal stories</a>. Game developers&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/246968/Building_a_narrative_out_of_push_notifications_in_Lifeline.php" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">prototype games</a> with it. Authors design&nbsp;<a href="http://www.slj.com/2012/12/industry-news/a-choose-your-own-path-hamlet-comic-gets-a-huge-boost-via-kickstarter/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">silly books</a> with it. Students&nbsp;<a href="http://www.reactionzine.com/teaching-twine-to-ten-year-olds/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">develop their writing skills</a> with it.How are you involved with it now? I'm the lead on the Twine 2 release series as well as the Chapbook story format, which means I guide these projects' overall course, manage feedback through the issue tracker, and write a lot of code. I also handle maintenance of the official Twine web site. I do all of this and hold a fulltime job at the same time. It's a lot!How do pledges work? You choose how much you'd like to give me whenever I put out a software release related to the Twine project. It might be a small bugfix release or a large overhaul. It might be the Twine editor itself, or the Chapbook story format. If you'd like to know more about my future plans before pledging, check out the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/klembot?ty=c" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Creator Posts tab</a> above. If I happen to have two or more releases within a single month, you'll only be charged once. That only seems fair to me.Are there other ways I can help Twine grow? Of course! If you are a coder, take a look at the bug trackers for&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/klembot/twinejs/issues" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Twine</a> and <a href="https://github.com/klembot/chapbook/issues" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Chapbook</a> and see if a bug or feature request catches your interest.Or, if you don't know a programming language but are fluent in a non-English language, a localization of Twine would be really helpful, too! Please take a look at <a href="https://github.com/klembot/twinejs/blob/develop/CONTRIBUTING.md#contributing-localizations" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">these instructions</a>.Can I send you a one-time contribution on PayPal instead? PayPal restricts donation recipients to registered nonprofits. Since I'm not one, I can't accept contributions this way. If you really want to make a one-time donation, I'd suggest doing so to the&nbsp;<a href="https://iftechfoundation.org/give/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation</a>.

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Your name (or handle) will appear in a thank-you section of the Chapbook guide, optionally with a link to your web site. Both name and linked web site are subject to my discretion; the guide needs to be kid- and classroom-friendly. If you would like a link to be added, please message me with it here on Patreon after completing your pledge.I update the Chapbook thank-you page after each release.

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