- Invitation Status
- Not accepting invites at this time
- Posting Speed
- 1-3 posts per week
- Slow As Molasses
- Online Availability
- 10AM - 10PM Daily
- Writing Levels
- Adaptable
- Preferred Character Gender
- Female
- Genres
- Romance, Supernatural, Fantasy, Thriller, Space Exploration, Slice of Life
When you tell someone about something really funny that happens to you, you wouldn't say "Today I tripped and my pants fell down. Isn't that funny?". You'd more likely set up the story. You'd start with what you were doing that led up to that moment, explain how you tripped and lost your pants, and then follow up with the aftermath. It makes it interesting!
This is what you call a NARRATIVE!
A narrative is basically what you are doing in each roleplay post; Describing a sequence of events.
In a narrative, you have three characteristics.
1. Clearly organized timeline.
This means you state each action or event in your post within a specific order.
For Example: Responding to a character's question, and then jumping off a building. (It wouldn't make sense to jump off a building and then try to answer the person's question.)
2. Making a central point.
Meaning, the objective of your post or the specific item you are trying to explain. Every post has an objective. This could be anything from replying to a question, beating someone up, or just getting out of a room.
For Example: Your objective of this scene would be "jumping off a building".
3. Specific details that DESCRIBE that central point.
This means that you would describe how you got to your objective.
For example: If the objective of your post is "jumping off a building", you would give details about what led up to that point and how you did it.
STORY TELLING TIP: People only care about the -relevant- details.
Have you ever tried to follow someone's story and they went off on some unrelated tangent about orange juice when they were trying to tell you about a funny event that happened at the coffee shop? Many roleplay posts can make this mistake as well. Make sure the details you're describing have a point and relevance to the scene you're trying to convey.
YOUR WRITING EXERCISE
You are on top of a building with another character. They have asked you, "What are you doing up here? Why are you doing this!?". You must respond to them and then jump off the building. Remember, to add lots of detail, but only relevant detail.
You can post it here, or in your blog! :D
This is what you call a NARRATIVE!
A narrative is basically what you are doing in each roleplay post; Describing a sequence of events.
In a narrative, you have three characteristics.
1. Clearly organized timeline.
This means you state each action or event in your post within a specific order.
For Example: Responding to a character's question, and then jumping off a building. (It wouldn't make sense to jump off a building and then try to answer the person's question.)
2. Making a central point.
Meaning, the objective of your post or the specific item you are trying to explain. Every post has an objective. This could be anything from replying to a question, beating someone up, or just getting out of a room.
For Example: Your objective of this scene would be "jumping off a building".
3. Specific details that DESCRIBE that central point.
This means that you would describe how you got to your objective.
For example: If the objective of your post is "jumping off a building", you would give details about what led up to that point and how you did it.
STORY TELLING TIP: People only care about the -relevant- details.
Have you ever tried to follow someone's story and they went off on some unrelated tangent about orange juice when they were trying to tell you about a funny event that happened at the coffee shop? Many roleplay posts can make this mistake as well. Make sure the details you're describing have a point and relevance to the scene you're trying to convey.
YOUR WRITING EXERCISE
You are on top of a building with another character. They have asked you, "What are you doing up here? Why are you doing this!?". You must respond to them and then jump off the building. Remember, to add lots of detail, but only relevant detail.
You can post it here, or in your blog! :D