Comment on a status update by Earwiggy
This is why I try especially hard to make sure everything sounds right when I roleplay! I get upset with myself if my phone autocorrects something when I hit send and then I beat myself up over it. (which is kinda funny to witness actually)
I often rewrite a roleplay comment over six times, because I don't want to look sloppy, don't want to make it seem like I'm in control of the rp, and I don't want to make it like I own the other characters, or I have to change them to what I want, because I've been in games or rps where people do that and I didn't feel involved.
This perfectly puts it into words!!!
I often rewrite a roleplay comment over six times, because I don't want to look sloppy, don't want to make it seem like I'm in control of the rp, and I don't want to make it like I own the other characters, or I have to change them to what I want, because I've been in games or rps where people do that and I didn't feel involved.
This perfectly puts it into words!!!
Same, I'm a perfectionist and I have to put time in to make sure things make sense and flow right, or I can't bring myself to even post it. I never like feeling like I'm controlling the RP or godmodding, I just want to write kinks and explore characters and as long as it's written decently I'm cool. Like I'm not going to beat someone up over a few mistakes or grammar errors, but if what they write doesn't look anything like an actual story that could be posted, then I just lose interest (because most of the time I'd gladly post my half, and I occasionally post my excerpts to tumblr)
Although one thing that will always peeve me is never putting things into past tense in a written reply. Unless it's agreed on not to, the tenses need to match.
Although one thing that will always peeve me is never putting things into past tense in a written reply. Unless it's agreed on not to, the tenses need to match.
Yeah, my motto for when I write ended up being, "If it doesn't flow, it's a big no." Because I'm a dork like that. Yeah, to me if it feels like you're controlling the RP you probably are or the other person isn't putting a lot of work into it. It's especially hard because when I start writing, oh my Lord of the Rings is it easy to get carried away. So when I look at it and realize how long it is, I end up completely restarting it. Yeah, and I can't stand people who replace numbers for letters in RP or storytelling. Why not just type out the word? I agree with that concept as well, write it like you would have it posted or published, because it makes you think about what you're writing.
I'll keep that in mind as well, as I often catch myself using the wrong tense XD
I'll keep that in mind as well, as I often catch myself using the wrong tense XD