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Your optimal thinking method process for writing/rping written Nov 5, 2023 0:00:47 GMT
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Uh, this is a good question, hm. It's a combination of having strong character goals I'm fleshing out, genuine interest in learning about other people's characters and stories, and then the pleasant dopamine hit of connecting those things into satisfying arcs.

I tend to daydream a lot and drift off into thinking about plots organically. When I go on long drives or walks my brain usually just drifts into this kind of space and without realizing it I'm concocting ideas.

I then excitedly discuss these with other roleplayers, who either are on board or not. I also enjoy being on the receiving end of good ideas and then finding ways to make them work. Idk, it's fun and invigorating to collaborate. It's also really cool to see how other people take your ideas and run with them!

Honestly, I'm totally scattered about my actual writing routine but try to do at least one or two posts a day. If a post takes me a long time, it's sometimes because 1) I lost track of it, 2) I am still figuring out where to enter it from as a writer, or 3) I'm having a low muse cycle and it takes more of a push to get through. The posts that I write fastest are the ones I've already mentally prepped around the most, because those plots are already circling my head frequently. It's like I've been secretly outlining responses in advance, so when the moment comes, I'm ready to take it.

I also really enjoy listening to music as I write that suits the threads I'm writing. If I'm having trouble writing in general, I will reread books or rewatch shows I like, or explore other people's threads to build up excitement about storytelling again.
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what makes a good roleplay character? written Oct 10, 2023 0:30:51 GMT
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Echoing everyone who says 'the roleplayer makes the character.' To be more specific, the best characters are written by people who are open to plotting widely, to taking chances in storytelling, and to being 'yes-and' with sharing their stories.

Some characters are fantastic as stand-alone, well-written concepts, but the writers don't want to risk looking foolish/taking an 'L'/writing outside their preferred groups, and that limits the stories you can tell with them in my experience.
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What Makes a Good Starter? written Oct 10, 2023 0:21:16 GMT
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What makes a good starter?
Give me a setting to write in. Give me a character to respond to. I'm not especially fussed on if my character is mentioned at all. I often like doing 'dropped in the moment' starters where it's one person set in the scene, and the person replying gets to decide what their character is doing in response. I dislike assuming what other characters would do or not, and so I try to make a real enough scenario the writer can decide how to integrate themselves into it.

Do you like starting threads? If not, why?
I do! Because I like naming threads, and it's easier for me to keep track of threads that way to be quite honest!
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Post a Random Thought written Sept 14, 2023 20:44:14 GMT
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Been kind of a rough year or so (or three?), but all the little things Iโ€™ve been doing to try and take care of myself have finally paid off.

I took a job I was intimidated by and now Iโ€™m getting promoted. Iโ€™m moving to a city I always liked but didnโ€™t think I could afford. I have a car again. I am getting reasons to travel places Iโ€™ve never been before. Little by little Iโ€™m making my life my own again, and thereโ€™s a part of me that keeps expecting everything to fall apart without warning because life has a way of doing that. But I also know itโ€™s probably going to be okay, and Iโ€™m going to be okay.
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in rp i wish someone told me... written Sept 4, 2023 3:26:00 GMT
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Aug 13, 2023 20:28:08 GMT said:
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Aug 13, 2023 15:09:37 GMT said:
- It actually isn't "creepy" to read RP threads you're not involved in. The group of people who shamed me for this was just...strange and toxic and maybe just self-concision about their own writing.
i wish more people understood this. long ago i wish someone told me that it was okay to read and "creep" on other's threads. that's one of the things we sign up for when joining a rp forum, especially a public rp forum. honestly, i wish more people would see it as a good thing! i love reading other people's writings and witnessing their stories unfold.
Agreed! I've noticed most people are actually flattered to hear you care about their stories even when they don't include you. Also, I think it makes potential storytelling so much more fun. I love writing something and knowing, oh hey, isn't Character A doing a thing I can tie to with this plot? And then pitching to them and getting a better storyline going as a result.


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what obscure bullshit fandom are you obsessed with written Jul 29, 2023 4:17:10 GMT
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Shin Sekai Yori: From the New World. Criminally underappreciated anime. Easily best spin on utopian dystopia I've ever seen.
yes yes yes it's such a pity that it's such a niche!!! it's such a nice realistic + drastic take on a society with abilities. have you read the translated novel? it's written from saki's viewpoint where she's like some pseudo historian -- she uses a whole page to tell you about the cow sacs (like the anime) and what they did to the human rights convention (...in regards to children ;v;) etc etc etc all very 'scientific-ish' in their point of view, which really immerses the reader. 

it gives me so much museeee.

i also shamelessly vibe to the choir osts ^q^

(i think the next similar work is 'harmony' by project itoh if you're interested! though it might fall flat according to some, the vibes and themes were similar ish in the sense that it's a utopia, but something is also terribly wrong. also love the way it's written -- very in-world, immersive. moody-depressive haha.)
IT IS LITERALLY SO GOOD, ughhh. <3 I tell people that you gotta give it the three episode rule, but it's worth it.

I think some years back, I found a fan translation online. I couldn't find an official English translation to support the writer, which bummed me out! I did buy his book The Crimson Labyrinth, which was good but it didn't hit the same notes for me.

Haven't heard of 'Harmony' but I'm definitely curious to check it out!
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what obscure bullshit fandom are you obsessed with written Jul 28, 2023 18:32:31 GMT
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Gankutsuou. Yes, you need a sci-fi anime based on the Count of Monte Cristo complete with mechas in your life. No, I will not be answering any questions why.

Shin Sekai Yori: From the New World. Criminally underappreciated anime. Easily best spin on utopian dystopia I've ever seen.

The House in Fata Morgana. It starts slow, but oof. This horror visual novel set in a haunted house packs a punch and gives you all the feels.

Zero Escape: The Nonary Games. Do not look up spoilers, I stg, it can and will ruin the experience. Nothing has scratched the itch these games have given me for thrilling horror with death game elements, not Danganronpa or anything else. (We'll pretend the final installment, Zero Time Dilemma, was as amazing as the first two.)