Post by angels.to.demons on Dec 30, 2008 0:01:05 GMT -5
Yes, it is, sadly and painfully, true that even the best of us roleplayers are stricken with a powerful, dull, grey muselessness. Ever have one of those days that you have at least three threads you need to reply to, but just don't have enough intelligible sentences in you to fill an understandable post? Well, I'm pretty sure we all get these horrible feelings... worse than any funeral blues to a true writer, I'll tell you that... but follow these totally test-driven tips to help out. [They actually work, if you try!]
- First of all, clear all other windows on your computer. I know this doesn't seem like much, but when your attention is diverted, it's incredibly hard to think about writing.
- I am not naive enough to think writers write better in complete and total silence; in fact, it makes me nervous. If you are someone who isn't easily distracted and likes some activity in the background, turn a radio or iPod on and listen to music as loudly as you like. Shutting out the world and devoting beats in lyrics to your keyboard's tapping is a good way to fall into the flow of the sentences.
- While actually writing, think about your character in full detail. While your character is conversing, fighting, thinking, etc., add snippets of what situation in the past this reminds him or her of. Also, add things about their parents, grandparents, or an event in their past life that had significance on them; just add it so it makes sense and it doesn't sound random.
- Description is everything! Like this: [insert some sentence your character says] After he said this, he felt a shaft of moonlight fall through the leaves above him, illuminating everything in the undergrowth below and giving his words an almost spiritual meaning. Silver shining in his stony emerald eyes, he straightened as the wind combed through his thick, somewhat tangled light tabby fur. He felt as powerful as the lions and tigers of lore, and just as ancient; the wisdom beyond his years gave his chiseled face a worn look, a look he was sure this she-cat noticed very easily. [end paragraph; start new one]
- Finally, if you have written something basically substantial, want to add more but can't find anyway to put anything else in, add song lyrics. Make sure you pick a song that relates to your cat and the situation, then put a verse of lyrics between every two or three paragraphs until you have a flowy, lengthy post that looks like you spent a lot of time on it and looks pretty.
