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Writing tips!
In light of recent events, I thought of this thread, where CBers new and old can write tips for RPs (and possibly grammar). It's pretty straightforward. I'll write mine:
1. God mod as little as possible.
God modding is when one RPer controls a different RPer's charrie. It is understood in the CB that you have to control charries to give lengthy responses, but you have to follow the Code of Conduct.
-When in doubt, don't write it. This happened once in a Pokémon RP-- Brookiera made a charrie say he had a certain number of badges when the creator intended a different amount. If the charrie sheet or previous entries does not mention something, DO NOT WRITE IT. Having charries do something their creators don't intend them to do can be seriously annoying and turn the RP into a completely different direction.
-Pay attention to personalities. If a charrie's personality says that they are bold, and you want them to ask to have a seat, they wouldn't say "Hey... um... do you mind if I sit here?" Most likely, they would say something more like "Hi! Can I sit here? Thanks!" and sit down.
I'd write more, but it's my bedtime!
submitted by St.Owl, age Recarnated, Everywhere
(November 12, 2015 - 8:59 pm)
(November 12, 2015 - 8:59 pm)
I like this idea! I have a writing tip too. Here I go.....
If your're writing in the first person, try not to make every single sentence start with "I". Because that makes your post more choppy, and it doesn't flow as well. It's like, if you said "I walked up the street. I walked up to a house. I knocked on the door." It doen't flow very well. Try something like this instead...
"As I walked down the street, I noticed a house. It looked like someone might be inside, so I knocked on the door."
It kinds flows better. Ok, that's all I have to say!!
(November 13, 2015 - 12:26 pm)
That's really good! I usually have really long sentences, and when roleplaying, I write in first-person, present tense. When I'm writing a novel, I have more fun.
Hallia says ecce. Yes, you're right, I'm eccentric. Very.
(November 14, 2015 - 4:14 pm)
Good one!
Here is a tip:
Don't use too many commas.
I do. My mom calls me a 'comma lover.' i just use them in way too many places XD.
(November 14, 2015 - 5:04 pm)
I have a couple writing tips!
1: Watch your dialogue.
Whenever there are two people talking, start a new paragraph when someone else is talking. It might make the post longer, but it makes much more sense when a different person other than you is reading your post. For example:
Instead of doing this: "Hi, may I sit here? asked Lacey. "Sure!" answered Rosy as the two sat down to talk.
Do this: "Hi, may I sit here?" asked Lacey.
"Sure!" answered Rosy as the two sat down to talk.
(If the same person is talking, don't make a new paragraph. Just continue their talking in the same paragraph. For example: "Dad?" Rosy asked in disbelief as she slid down the banister. "But, he said he wouldn't be here until after my birthday party!")
2. Ask for advice. Maybe even double check your writing before you post it.
-I always ask my Mom for advice on my writing, and I quickly read over my posts before they're posted just to check to see if I made a mistake, or wrote something wrong. It just makes it easier for everyone.
That's all I have for now, but if I have any others, I'll tell you.
(November 14, 2015 - 7:14 pm)
I completely agree with you, Joan. A lot of people do this, for example:
"Hi! It's so funny we ran into each other!" Rosy said. "I know, totally," said Emma. "OMG! Have you seen the latest movie with Lindsey Green?!" asked Rosy. "Yeah, it's awesome," replied Emma
It gets confusing...
(November 15, 2015 - 1:18 am)
What's even more confusing is if somebody starts not using the "said this person." They did that in a story I got for ELA (it looked fine on the textbook, but the printout just did not know how to click enter/return).
For example:
"It's about school," he said.
"School? Who wants to write about school? I hate school." "Not our kind of school, silly." "Then what's it like?" "They have a bunch of people in a classroom all at once, and the teacher is a man." "A man? A man can't be a teacher." "Sure he can. My dad knows as much as a teacher, I'll bet." "But my mom says that teachers are programmed to match the mind of the child they're teaching."
See how confusing that gets?
(November 15, 2015 - 10:21 am)
This is irrelevant... but I read that story too, last year!
(November 15, 2015 - 4:52 pm)
Another tip: PROOFREAD. It gets really annoying when you find typos in every sentence in a published novel. If you don't know how to spell a word, that's fine. For example: I didn't know how to spell "schizophrenic" when I was writing my NaNo novel, but just looked it up. Also, it looks really 'unprofessional' when your book has typos. So you should make an effort to proofread. I am saying this because I'm a natural editor. Don't ask.
(November 15, 2015 - 5:16 pm)