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Run a one shot during the "better days" you mention. Tell the players it's just to get them used to the system. Give them pre-made characters who actually do know a thing or two about their technolo …

I did a Game of Thrones game a few years ago. We ended up forking off of the main books. I didn't want the added stress of having to stick 100% to canon, which would have happened if I didn't give m …

I write outlines of the things that are important to say. Basically each NPC has a number of topics he can talk about. Each of those topics gets a sentence of notes. This keeps me from leaving out …

Take a step back and look at the entire campaign as a whole. I introduce plot holes when I get too focused on one thing. I'll have three or four plots going. They'll all make sense. Then I zoom in …

I like your list but I think you're missing a factor. Common or ambiguous elements of plots. Let's take one of the standard simple plots in a game. Somebody went missing and the party has to find …

They become passive and want to listen to the story rather than tell the story. How much speaking is too much? …

I could either continue with this idea that Raj fell into a crystal, throwing a complete wrench in my plans, or I could tell the players no and ruin a joke they all seemed enthusiastic to extend. I …

(As a bonus, my story also involves a Lich.) My use was a little different. …

True story - I wrote a backstory in spanish and the GM didn't notice. I named a character Jesus and the GM didn't notice. …

Put the players into story telling mode. A situation with a fixed outcome is not fun to game, but it can be fun to story tell. I had a similar situation two sessions ago. … The limitation of 'you must end up at destination having experienced 4 levels worth of obstacles' was taken well because it was something they could tell a story around rather than a limitation on what …

Anything your character will find interesting. Your background is your chance to tell the GM what kind of plot hooks your character will respond to.

If you force the PCs to react a specific way, you're dictating their choices and telling the story for them. … What I mean by that is if you put a quest giver, combat ally, and nemesis into play, what the players do with them is already determined and there's no story left to tell. …

I prefer the other version of the question. How much plot guidance is too little. Aim for a smidge more guidance than the bare minimum and you'll have a party with plot without risking too much rail …

Thus far, the party has tended to follow up more on smaller leads, like interesting caves, a village with a plague, etc., rather than major leads, Why do those leads end up being minor? Can you …

After each GM's story, everybody levelled. Loot was more of a hassle. …