Hey Newbie SRP'ers! ( So those with a 100 or less posts!)

[Lady Reiha]

examples:

"Like what?" she jumps down and trots over to her master andngives him a kiss again.

looking for a male to start a vampire or werwolf themed roleplay please pm me or post if your intrested.

*He spoke to her as she started to leave. "Would you join me for a drink M'Lady?" His eye's taking in her full beauty for the first time. If he needed to breath she would have left him breathless. He watched as her skirt flowed around her. The way her top formed to her body. He didn't know if he could take her life anymore. He wanted more then that. More then anything he felt depriving the world of such beauty would be criminal.*

Just a little head's up to all newbies with 100 or less posts:


Before you jump into the role-playing pool, you should always double-check your spelling and grammar. It seems to be a common thing with srp'ers who have 100 posts or less. Also, writing more than a sentence will get you better writers, so try expanding your creative selves and write a paragraph!


I'm sorry if I'm being nit-picky, I don't mean to be. But; I feel that new role-players should be aware that older, experienced writers like writing with newer Litsters. We (usually) just don't because we feel that we "over-write" perhaps making newer members feel bad about their writing. We don't mean to, but forgive me for being harsh on this forthcoming sentence, but the only way to become a better writer is to expand beyond two-sentence paragraphs and mushingwrds2gther dat mke n0 senze!


So go forth, newbie writers! Show us experienced writers that you can write! And when you are ready to write more than one paragraph posts each and every time; we will be waiting!!



An amazing link on helping people with grammar/spelling mistakes: Check me out!!!


And a little "guide" for you!

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs12/f/2006/320/d/0/Guaranteed_Popular_Writing_by_phantom_inker.png


Much Love,

Lady Reiha


( P.S. Ignore # 4)

 

[kittenofdeath]

I am loving your latest signature choice, really, they're always a sight to enjoy, and now if i may, I'd like to humbly offer my own scraps of knowledge.

When in an OOC thread (Out Of Character) grammar is still important, sure, not as much so as when you're doing an IC (In Character) post, but if a prospective partner reads your post like it was something written in a rushed text message, he or she might decide to pass you up. It doesn't take long to do, I'm dyslexic and I can do it, so you shouldn't have to much trouble.

Also, if someone starts messing about with you, give them the benefit of the doubt, remember, when you're talking to someone, you have allot more than what they so to go on, there body language, tone of voice ect ect, so they may have been making a joke or trying to be sarcastic. That said, if they actually are a jerk, screw them, its the internet, they don't matter, try to resolve the issue civilly, if that doesn't work, get the help of one of the moderators, they're here to help, and rather nice people in my experience.

 

[Lady Reiha]

I am loving your latest signature choice, really, they're always a sight to enjoy, and now if i may, I'd like to humbly offer my own scraps of knowledge.

When in an OOC thread (Out Of Character) grammar is still important, sure, not as much so as when you're doing an IC (In Character) post, but if a prospective partner reads your post like it was something written in a rushed text message, he or she might decide to pass you up. It doesn't take long to do, I'm dyslexic and I can do it, so you shouldn't have to much trouble.

Also, if someone starts messing about with you, give them the benefit of the doubt, remember, when you're talking to someone, you have allot more than what they so to go on, there body language, tone of voice ect ect, so they may have been making a joke or trying to be sarcastic. That said, if they actually are a jerk, screw them, its the internet, they don't matter, try to resolve the issue civilly, if that doesn't work, get the help of one of the moderators, they're here to help, and rather nice people in my experience.

Thanks KoD! =^.^=
( I'm a sucker for Masane from "Witchblade" xD!!)

Oh and psst! Check your spelling! :3

 

[kittenofdeath]

Thanks KoD! =^.^=
( I'm a sucker for Masane from "Witchblade" xD!!)

Oh and psst! Check your spelling! :3

Aren't we all?

And what did I misspell? Firefox didn't come up with any errors

 

[Lady Reiha]

Aren't we all?

And what did I misspell? Firefox didn't come up with any errors

Have you watched "Dragonaut: The Resonance?" It's by the same artist! xD!

And I'll highlight your errors!

I am loving your latest signature choice, really, they're always a sight to enjoy, and now if i may, I'd like to humbly offer my own scraps of knowledge.

When in an OOC thread (Out Of Character) grammar is still important, sure, not as much so as when you're doing an IC (In Character) post, but if a prospective partner reads your post like it was something written in a rushed text message, he or she might decide to pass you up. It doesn't take long to do, I'm dyslexic and I can do it, so you shouldn't have to much trouble.

Also, if someone starts messing about with you, give them the benefit of the doubt, remember, when you're talking to someone, you have allot more than what they so to go on, there body language, tone of voice ect ect, so they may have been making a joke or trying to be sarcastic. That said, if they actually are a jerk, screw them, its the internet, they don't matter, try to resolve the issue civilly, if that doesn't work, get the help of one of the moderators, they're here to help, and rather nice people in my experience.

It's mostly grammar errors, but there is a couple of spelling errors, my friend. ^-^!

Okay, I'm done being the grammar Nazi. I'll stop now.

 

[chronicle_tenko]

I am loving your latest signature choice, really, they're always a sight to enjoy, and now if i may, I'd like to humbly offer my own scraps of knowledge.

When in an OOC thread (Out Of Character) grammar is still important, sure, not as much so as when you're doing an IC (In Character) post, but if a prospective partner reads your post like it was something written in a rushed text message, he or she might decide to pass you up. It doesn't take long to do, I'm dyslexic and I can do it, so you shouldn't have to much trouble.

Also, if someone starts messing about with you, give them the benefit of the doubt, remember, when you're talking to someone, you have allot more than what they so to go on, there body language, tone of voice, ect, ect, so they may have been making a joke or trying to be sarcastic. That said, if they actually are a jerk, screw them, its the internet, they don't matter, try to resolve the issue civilly, if that doesn't work, get the help of one of the moderators, they're here to help, and rather nice people in my experience.

I don't know about more. I am sleepy. Those are starters, but we all screw up. No worries man.

 

[Lady Reiha]

I don't know about more. I am sleepy. Those are starters, but we all screw up. No worries man.

 

[kittenofdeath]

Have you watched "Dragonaut: The Resonance?" It's by the same artist! xD!

And I'll highlight your errors!


It's mostly grammar errors, but there is a couple of spelling errors, my friend. ^-^!

Okay, I'm done being the grammar Nazi. I'll stop now.

Dragonaut? That even sounds cool.

And yeah, I use one hell of allot of commas, even when I'm not meant to, thats not going to change

 

[kittenofdeath]

I don't know about more. I am sleepy. Those are starters, but we all screw up. No worries man.

What? Allot may not be in the dictionary, but I maintain that it is a word

 

[Lady Reiha]

What? Allot may not be in the dictionary, but I maintain that it is a word

*pats head*

v.v

 

[RPMate]

Hmm... It's most likely listed as a rule else where, but we should also mention to respect each other as writers.

As it was said before, this is the internet, and we're going to meet all sorts of people at different levels of writing skill.

If your a top notch writer and somehow you become paired up with a "newbie" writer, making them feel bad because of their mistakes/writing level is pretty rotten of you. There's a difference between constructive criticism and criticism.

Now, I'm not saying that you should simply endure or except bad writers who don't try, but if they're just starting off and are showing effort in a srp (or any type of rp for that matter) then it wouldn't hurt to try to help them out with a friendly and constructive pm.
We all had to start somewhere, and remember that at one point in time we where all beginners at writing too.

Now if that's that's too much to ask for, and your the impatient type who's very picky about writing, then my suggestion is to find other writers who are around the same level as you and rp with them.

I like to look at Literoica as a place of enjoyment in creating interesting and hot stories with others, and as long as that enjoyment is reached then all is well in the world of literature.

Anyway, I like this thread as it has a nice little guide on it that I can agree with for the most part.

Edit- And yes nice sig. Will grab the attention of many who'll be asking "what's that from?" @_@

 

[HotKittygirl]

I'm glad to see this up. Hopefully it will inspire more and piss off less.

Of course if it offends...fack those n00bs.

 

[HoneyBearFarms]

I'm glad to see this up. Hopefully it will inspire more and piss off less.

Me Too. I'd love to try SRP but am new to it

 

[Veroe]

My rule is to always try to be reasonable with my partners noobs or veterans. I had an English teacher who was a total self-important theocrat about spelling and grammar before so I have resolved that I will never take offense at spelling and grammar mistakes. Typos like shit, afterall, happen from time to time.

And for god's sake we're Roleplaying on this forum to have fun and let loose our more erotic sides of our creative selves, we're not trying to write works of highly regarded literature here. All the grammar and spelling nazi's need to loosen up some.

As for the more eggregious faux pas of rushed one or two sentence posts...that depends on the level of commitment your partner is putting into the RP. The best advice I can give noobs is to match the number of paragraphs your co-writer puts into it. If the both of you only has time to give one or two lines per posts because of Real Life-COOL. But if your partner is giving you more like a paragraph or two don't disrespect the commitment they made by a one line response that took only thirty seconds or less from you-that's just rude.

 

[Lady Reiha]

I'm glad everyone so far approves of this thread! =^.^=

I was a bit afraid that I may of offended some people, which is something I was trying hard not to do.

Thank-you everyone for adding additional feedback on what else can be helpful in writing with fellow rp'ers!

Oh, and RPMate:


Thank-you very much! ^-^

 

[Mephistophelily]

My biggest irk is people who don't put much thought behind their posts, or write nothing but badly spelled, poorly punctuated sentences. (Notice the "sentences"; something else that bothers me. Yes, it's an SRP forum, but a basic sentence or two doesn't elicit the same reaction as even a nice paragraph or two of interesting thoughts!)

We all have our bad days with a writer's funk, but it can be discouraging to write with them when they seem to have nothing but "funk" days.

 

[thelvinaer]

removed

 

[Mephistophelily]

One thing that wasn't mentioned here and I think should be, is that you should always allow the other partner control what they do and not say that they did this or the other thing. Just play your character, and any incidental "NPC's" that may crop up, but never play the other person's character for them. If you have an idea for a post and come accross a time you need to know what they would do for your own post, always ask them first. You have PM's or perhaps even IMs if you know them well, or you can ask in an OOC post

Oh and one last thing, about the "NPC's" if they have a background and story and personality, try to keep them in character as well. They may not have as big a story as the main characters, but that doesn't mean they should shift dramatically from the way they were to something entireliy different a few posts later.

Good point. I've had that happen a number of times and get very annoyed, eventually dropping out of the thread after my char is written to do things I had no intention of writing.

This gets very frustrating since I tend to follow the Improv Rule when I write: "Never contradict something already established". (Or, even more condensed, "Never negate.")

 

[HotKittygirl]

I always fund that to be a big peeve of mine as well. Having someone else decide how your character will react to a given situation is a sure fire way to ruin the fun.
It's a different experience writing in threads and post as opposed to solo writing.

 

[RPMate]

One thing that wasn't mentioned here and I think should be, is that you should always allow the other partner control what they do and not say that they did this or the other thing.

Looks like everyone's in agreement with this and it's the same for me as well.
If you really want a certain character to do something, for plot purposes or to make a certain sex scene even more sexier, pm your partner and share your idea's so you won't be stepping on anyone's toes.

You are your own master over your character(s) alone and no one else.

 

[Lady Reiha]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/LAactingbabe/approved_konata.jpg

 

[Rubicante]

Even though I hope this thread will be helpful, the cynic in me doubts that any newbies will read it once they figure out that there's not going to be any penetration. It might be helpful to let someone new to SRP (or a veteran with some bad habits) know if they could do something a little differently or a little better through PM, so as to avoid any sort of public humiliation. If you're worried about the person being offended, lead off with a compliment that explains why you thought it would be worthwhile to give them the friendly advice in the first place. I know I'd love to hear feedback that will make me a better writer or a more enjoyable RP partner. But then again, at the time of this writing I'm a newb with fewer than 100 posts, so what do I know?

Also, I don't know why you're hatin' on adverbs in that Top 10 list...

 

[Lady Reiha]

Even though I hope this thread will be helpful, the cynic in me doubts that any newbies will read it once they figure out that there's not going to be any penetration. It might be helpful to let someone new to SRP (or a veteran with some bad habits) know if they could do something a little differently or a little better through PM, so as to avoid any sort of public humiliation. If you're worried about the person being offended, lead off with a compliment that explains why you thought it would be worthwhile to give them the friendly advice in the first place. I know I'd love to hear feedback that will make me a better writer or a more enjoyable RP partner. But then again, at the time of this writing I'm a newb with fewer than 100 posts, so what do I know?

Also, I don't know why you're hatin' on adverbs in that Top 10 list...

*Points to newbie*

You read it. That's one down, 25,000 more to go!

I'm not trying to "publicly humiliate anyone". And trust me; us older rp'ers do PM our newbie partners ( sometimes multiple times!) Come to think of it, I'm not that overly offended of pissing off anyone per say. I'm just speaking my mind.


And *cringes* It's hating.
(haha)
Don't be so quick to write us older rp'ers as "assholes" as you are trying to imply. We do go out of our way to provide newer role players insight! This thread was made because in the years I have been on Literotica, the ratio of coherent writers is increasingly dwindling to just a few. In all honesty, the majority of us older writers have been writing with the same partners over and over ( and this includes group threads as well).

All I'm saying is that it would be a refreshing change to write with somebody new that isn't terrible at spelling, can write more than a few sentences and doesn't mind giving some story with their smut.


Please don't try to pick a fight with me.


Oh, and welcome to Lit.

 

[Lady Reiha]

Dragonaut? That even sounds cool.

I just realized you replied to this. *facepalm*

http://myanimelist.net/anime/2795/Dragonaut_-_The_Resonance

^ Check it out!

 

[kittenofdeath]

And *cringes* It's hating.

Haters gonna hate

I just realized you replied to this. *facepalm*

http://myanimelist.net/anime/2795/Dragonaut_-_The_Resonance

^ Check it out!

Holy crap, it actualy has dragons?! Awesome