About this series: In The Trenches is a column offering insight and advice regarding actual StoryBuilding. The author, Laurel Stuart, is a new External Developer for Skotos Tech. She's been active as a game designer and staff member for numerous online prose games, most notably White Wolf's flagship online game, New Bremen.

• In One Page Or Less: Setting (6/14/2002) – #11: Laurel cuts to the quick of setting creation.
• Storybuilding Quickstart (6/7/2002) – #10: Laurel gives us a cheatsheet for StoryBuilding.
• What's What 1: Eat, Drink and Play Merry (5/20/2002) – #9: Laurel shows us the structure of incredible edible food objects.
• Making "Stuff" (5/3/2002) – #8: Laurel digs into the nuances of making stuff.
• Be A God With Me (4/5/2002) – #7: Laurel encourages S7 developers to step forward.
• An Example Room (3/22/2002) – #6: Laurel provides a real room building example.
• Community Building (3/8/2002) – #5: Laurel's first foray into StoryBuilding goes splendidly.
• Room Building: A 13-Step Program (2/22/2002) – #4: Laurel offers up an easy method for room building.
• Room Attributes (2/8/2002) – #3: What's in a room? Let me count the attributes.
• Do You Have What You Need? (1/25/2002) – #2: Laurel examines the needs of a StoryBuilder.
• Becoming A Storybuilding Success (1/7/2002) – #1: Laurel joins the fray with storybuilding advice.