very happy for the gamers this fine tuesday morning

Maybe try going beyond just books??

Read all sorts of literature from all sorts of genres, read comics, thumb through some manga, maybe read up on some fanficiton.

But that's not all you can do!!

What's your favorite video game? TV show? Movie? Think about them. Their settings, their environments, the way the characters/actors talk and move. What makes them different from each other, story wise? What makes them engaging to you? If you were to describe it on paper, how would you?

Inspiration can come from anywhere, not just other written media. Maybe it's worth a shot looking at those to see how you could work it into your own writing?

omg day 1 of halloween ahhhh

same-sex marriage coming to rune factory 5-

i repeat-

hey it does all that while also being super charming and having adorable art and a very cleverly built world!!!

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re: plots - There's a difference between being constantly on the lookout for plots and then like... Hounding and harassing people over it. When I say "hounding and harassing" I mean like, badgering people to reply, trying to force people into something they've already said no to, or consistently looking for plots but not actively trying to engage with anyone.

The latter one is what I see the most happen, where you have someone who sits in the cbox or discord and is like, openly wishing and wanting plots, but doesn't actually engage with anyone, doesn't appear to be actually interested in anyone, they're just putting out bait and hoping someone catches it. Like they want someone else to do all the work for them while they sit by and do nothing.

re: oversharing - this can be a cause for a boot if it gets bad enough. we all have boundaries, and lines we do not want to be crossed. and we may not always broadcast those upfront, which is fine, you're under no obligation to. but there are some folks who decide that no one's boundaries are important, and that they're entitled to run right over them. those people are the ones who overshare, and push, and pull, and prod... to the point of yes, becoming toxic. because it's still a case of not taking "no" as answer. "No" is a complete sentence. It's a full statement. If someone cannot respect that, and goes out of their way to continue making you, and everyone around you uncomfortable, to the point that the chat becomes a ghost town just so everyone can avoid one person...

Personally that's when I'd give them the boot. If talking with them privately on the matter doesn't change anything, then I'd have them leave. A lot of sites and chats have a golden rule; be respectful. Consistently calling attention to themselves, trying to hog a chat, or fighting against a "No" is not respectful. And if they can't be respectful, then they got no place in my corner of the internet.

I just want you to know though, that you're not a bad or failed admin for curating a place on the internet where assholes aren't welcome. You're never bad for telling someone "Look, either shape up or ship out". A person's behavior is their responsibility. It's their job to take responsibility for it, not yours. And if they won't? Again, they can take their bad attitude somewhere else.

I've been on so many sites, so way too many admins who were okay with excusing bad behavior because they didn't want to deal with it. And that really negatively affected my overall experience on those sites. I'd rather have an admin- Or be the admin, that sends off the assholes so everyone else can prosper.

That's just my feelings on it though, but I hope it was helpful in some way.

I think it depends oh what’s being said about them. Is this alleged problem member just rubbing folks the wrong way? Are they being offensive in a way that, while doesn’t explicitly break rules, is near there? Are they hounding others for plots and thread and not taking “no” for an answer? I think you look at what the issue is and determine from there.

I’m personally of the mind that if one person is making things toxic for everyone else, then perhaps that person needs to find somewhere else to go… But I won’t tell you to kick them right away, only as a last resort measure if nothing else can be done.

head empty, no thoughts, what the FUCK are we even doing here for

uhh you're absolutely being bullied?? wtf thats not remotely ok at all, you should leave.

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be both sad and excited for your bedtime

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i feel like the reason i’ve been enjoying writing fanfic more than posts lately is because i’m in complete control of it- control of which i feel i have been lacking in my personal life as of late. and i feel like i’m progressing better with my story and my character arcs than i have in the last year of rping.