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Post by Rivaxorus on Nov 28, 2012 0:15:02 GMT -5
Hi there, this is your admin Riv. And I've noticed how short some of your posts are >.< I'm not beating on you, considering there is no word count, but sometimes it's good to take up some tips to try and broaden yourself as a writer itself. This isn't required to read it's just something fun if you think it'll help you. And any time you can send me a post and I can give you advice on how to make it better or something. Now let's start with, knowing your character.
Knowing your Character
We understand that you have made a bio right? Well, that's just for everyone else to see and skim over what your character is like, but in reality YOU shoulder know your character better then anyone else. Know simple stupid things.
-Know how they act to dangerous situations
-How they act around certain people
-Random favorite foods
-Things that are pet peeves
And maybe just get inside that characters head of theirs and just look from their eyes. How do they see the world? Rainbows, butterflies, or insane things such as monsters? Every character is unique to their roleplayer, as if their character, they should know them, inside and out.
Goal
Every character has a goal in life, otherwise, they are a mary sue of sorts. Set a goal for your character, once they finish it set another and so on. And each goal should have obstacles. And they have to try every which way to get past them. Weather it be another character, an object, or even themselves that gets in the way.
-Goals can be small things at a time
-Characters should use a variety of methods to reach this goal, experiment a little with their personality.
-What is your character after, and how do they think they can get to it.
The Writer
The writer, yourself, should also have a goal. Your target is your rp partner in this case, but it is exactly as if you were writing a book for the world to see. Nobody wants to see short sentences where they only see what the character is doing and never get to know them. As a writer, you want to push yourself to describe ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. Try to have a reader have a connection to the character. Should they hate them because their evil or sinister? Or love them because they are cuddly. You want them to feel whatever your character is feeling. Sorrow, joy, anger, all of it. Describe it, make sure the reader knows what's up. Even if you feel it is useless, the characters thoughts on any situation is important.
ex.
Alec walked up to the female and said, "Hi, how are you."
This sentence doesn't tell you much does it? All you know is that he has walked up to a female and said hi. Imagine if you were reading a book, unlike here where we have bio's to look at books do not and if this was how they introduced a character it would be boring.
Alec's muscles tensed in the most devious way, as his smile spread across his face. He felt every inch of his fur stand on end, with his teeth showing, he walked forward towards the female who held the food in her mouth. His eyes narrowed at her, "Hi, how are you" he exclaimed.
See how that lengthens it, and it shows off the characters emotion. He is clearly annoyed, but trying to control himself as he speaks to the female. His actions tell you his feelings, and sometimes even his thoughts. Try doing the same, with your character.
Red lines
Now that's ALL the advice I have for now, but I'm always offering red lines. Red lines is like in art when someone asks you to draw over the picture with red lines for anatomy or otherwise. Here you can send me a post and I can explain bit by bit how you can make it better connect with the character or the reader. But remember, just like in art, every writer has their own style of writing, try your best to find yours ^^
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