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  1. The Mood is Write

    Writing Explorations: Week 44, Savior

    Sorry to spook you guys with the scary exclamation point just to the left, but I have an announcement regarding the status of my upcoming exercise series! The Planning Practice (working title) exercises will be geared towards 1x1 players, and it will be posted in RP Mechanics, and it will...
  2. HerziQuerzi

    LESSON An HQ Guide: Writing Combat (or: An Aggressively Academic Apprenticeship)

    Even Amundsen Welcome to Fight Club, where the leaders are imaginary and the rules definitely matter. I'm Amateur Person HerziQuerzi, and I'll be your instructor for the evening. Let's get into it. Right up front, we should get into what can make writing effective combat scenes so difficult...
  3. The Mood is Write

    Writing Explorations: Week 43, Plague

    Sorry to spook you guys with the scary exclamation point just to the left, but I have an announcement regarding the status of my upcoming exercise series! The Planning Practice (working title) exercises will be geared towards 1x1 players, and it will be posted in RP Mechanics, and it will...
  4. Sir Basil

    Writing Gender: A Guide

    WRITING GENDER cold are the counsels of women -- brennu njálaA STORY ABOUT HATS http://68.media.tumblr.com/7bc32f30a52f7a77a19118fe2d96f6e5/tumblr_och628QDU51qmhowio5_500.png My favourite professor in college, a professor of literature, often said that we have different “hats” we wear when we...
  5. The Mood is Write

    Writing Explorations: Week 42, Endings

    Sorry to spook you guys with the scary exclamation point just to the left, but I have an announcement regarding the status of my upcoming exercise series! The Planning Practice (working title) exercises will be geared towards 1x1 players, and it will be posted in RP Mechanics, and it will...
  6. Krieg

    Writing Economics

    INTRODUCTION From dystopian classics such as Orwell's 1984 to something as unexpected as Spice and Wolf, one of the most fascinating brushes of topics in media (particularly literature) is the discussion of economics. As writers, one of the many attractions to our works is how we can utilize our...
  7. The Mood is Write

    Writing Explorations: Week 41, Holidays

    Sorry to spook you guys with the scary exclamation point just to the left, but I have an announcement regarding the status of my upcoming exercise series! The Planning Practice (working title) exercises will be geared towards 1x1 players, and it will be posted in RP Mechanics, and it will...
  8. The Mood is Write

    Writing Explorations: Week 40, Cold

    Sorry to spook you guys with the scary exclamation point just to the left, but I have an announcement: because this exercise has become something I did not expect when I began it, I'm changing the name. How I run it and when I post will remain the same, but I'm taking the current name for use in...
  9. Sir Basil

    The Hero's Journey

    THE HERO’S JOURNEY sing your death song and die like a hero going home -- tecumseh WHAT IS A HERO ?[JUSTIFY]http://static2.comicvine.com/uploads/original/12/122926/2360950-_animepaper.net_picture_standard_anime_berserk_berserk_picture_43494_swordfish_ii_preview_65fbe79e.jpg The hero is a...
  10. The Mood is Write

    Writing Explorations: Week 39, Interconnections

    Sorry to spook you guys with the scary exclamation point just to the left, but I have an announcement: because this exercise has become something I did not expect when I began it, I'm changing the name. How I run it and when I post will remain the same, but I'm taking the current name for use in...
  11. The Mood is Write

    Writing Explorations (formerly Plot Practice): Week 38, Humble Beginnings

    Sorry to spook you guys with the scary exclamation point just to the left, but I have an announcement: because this exercise has become something I did not expect when I began it, I'm changing the name. How I run it and when I post will remain the same, but I'm taking the current name for use...
  12. Elle Joyner

    LESSON Effective Characterization:

    Tips that will make RP more fun for EVERYONE: How to not be ‘That Guy’ I don’t like tutorials about writing. I’ll start off by saying as much. I find several , if not the majority of them to read condescendingly, to come across as definitive and frankly, they don’t offer a lot of pertinent...
  13. Hana

    Writing Sex Scenes

    Need help with writing a good erotic or smut scene? Here is a compilation of off-site resources you may try out. A Virgin's Guide to Writing Smut Bare Bones [Step by Step/Stages] BDSM Terms [Vocabulary] Boners Erotic Horror Gay Sex Guide to Bottoming Kisses Kissing Lesbian Smut Sensual Word...
  14. Hana

    Sentence Starter Prompt 1

    For writers, a random sentence can help them get their creative juices flowing. Since the subject of the sentence is completely unknown or sufficiently vague, it relies on the imagination to make up a story or an idea. Use the sentence below as a starter, and write the story or the idea that...
  15. Hana

    Random Word Inspiration 1

    Different words can inspire different ideas in people. No two people have the exact same inspiration from one word, and this is the purpose of this exercise! Use the words below as inspiration and write whatever you feel like - be it prose or poetry. What do they put in mind? What ideas come...
  16. Pahn

    Love & Lust in Romance: A 101 Guide [Part 1]

    Pahn’s 101 guide on romance in roleplays Greetings fellow romantics! If you are viewing this lesson on Romance, it means you are probably interested in what I have to say about it and want to challenge me to a romance duel, or that you actually want to learn how to make your romance...
  17. The Mood is Write

    Random Unscheduled Challenge: Write this Picture 3

    Rules are simple: Look at the picture. Write what it brings to mind. It can be a character, a scene, a full plot, or even just a description of what you're seeing. I don't care what you do, but have fun with it. If you include a link to an interesting picture in your post, I may use it for...
  18. Hana

    A Friendly Guide to Star Roleplaying

    A FRIENDLY GUIDE TO STAR ROLEPLAYING Hello! If you are reading this workshop or have just noticed and clicked it, you probably know what the 'Star Bedroom' roleplays on Iwaku are. Or you may be new to them. New or not, here's a complete introduction to the Star Roleplays. What is a...
  19. The Mood is Write

    Random Unscheduled Challenge: Write this Picture 2

    Rules are simple: Look at the picture. Write what it brings to mind. It can be a character, a scene, a full plot, or even just a description of what you're seeing. I don't care what you do, but have fun with it. If you include a link to an interesting picture in your post, I may use it for...
  20. Sir Basil

    A Guide to Conflict

    A GUIDE TO CONFLICT don’t satisfy your hero’s desires, thwart them. -- damon suede WHAT IS CONFLICT ?[JUSTIFY]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a1/95/e2/a195e2c2bbfe2d915b358a62c2d15106.jpg Plot thrives on conflict. Conflict as a literary device is the incompatibility between two or...
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