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Discuss the art of writing, such as writing styles, characters, themes and ideas. Roleplayers and non-fiction writers included!
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Featured

One tip a day, keeps writer's block away!

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Mimicking Mimikyu, Nov 18: Only write when you want to. Don't try to force it.
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Help Thread

Writing Resources

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Help shall be given!
Venia Silente, Sep 2020: It's a good thing to see all these additions. Frankly, it's time this thread is overhauled rehauled, and having an influx of new tools is a major welcome. So far we seem to be covering enough areas - from writing processors to writing and planning...
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Discussion

The story your story could be like, aka: who do you want to emulate?

Vragon2.0, Jan 2022: There's been a lot of inspirations in my stories, though I try to change and adapt them more to my own thing. However, there can be traces back to the sources, be it style, story concepts, etc. It's hard not to use inspiration from somewhere, though...
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Maid/Butler RP — possibly for Valentines?

Dragon, Jan 2022: So, I’m crafting an RP where people play as a butler, or a maid (their choice) in a certain household/establishment! I’m thinking people can sign up to do a variety of chores like cooking, laundry, cleaning… …Dragon slaying? Your character...
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Discussion

Pokémon weaponry in the world of Pokémon

Venia Silente, Jan 2022: Dunno if you know much about PMD but. What do you make of the per-species items in the first PMD games, some of which include weapon-like stuff ("Aqua Blade" for example)? Thanks! I didn't even recall those even though I played lots of G6. ...
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Help Request

Settings / Stories / Themes for short RPs!

Caite-chan, Jan 2022: Kind of bouncing off of GP a bit.... You could try a version of the game called Clue or a who done it kinda thing.
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Your writing tools

Bay, Dec 2021: I tend to just use whatever pen is around the house. While most of my fiction writing and notes/outlines are typed these days, I sometimes handwrite certain scenes in a notebook when my wi-fi doesn't want to cooperate with my laptop or to see if I...
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Describe your characters with emojis ☺

Bay, Dec 2021: From Foul Play: Grimsley: 🤑😏👌 Nanu: 🙄😐👇 Sana: 😈😘 Selene and Acerola: 🤗😛
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Your 2021 Writing in Review

gimmepie, Dec 2021: Fair shout actually. The thing that makes RP writing so different to other writing is how interacting with characters you don't control can change how your story flows. Some of Catherine's development also came a lot sooner than I'd planned because...
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IV's character dump of nonsensical idea's

Sami, Dec 2021: wow i actually managed to post another character... a welcome suprise to be sure Shay Shay is a bit of a joker. He likes to take the piss out of life and makes jokes left right and centre. This carefree attitude got the attention of Lyra, who...
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Most memorable piece of fiction you've written?

gimmepie, Dec 2021: For me, the most memorable thing I've written is my novel, which should be out early-ish next year. That's just hype and I'm really excited to finally have it out there. For RP stuff, it's really hard to narrow it down. I've been in a lot of...
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What type of characters do you enjoy writing the most?

Hyzenthlay, Dec 2021: I still haven't discovered what I'm actually best at, but I know for certain that the more dramatic the character, the more fun I have! The main character has to grip me, or their narrative just becomes flat and boring and I end up wanting to...
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Summarize what you're writing currently in two paragraphs or less

moon, Dec 2021: I'm writing another scientific paper - a mix of chemistry and electronics. For privacy reasons I don't want to go into details, but it is a lot of actual writing and trying to make the whole introduction and discussion make sense and flow well.
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Writing outside your demographic

gimmepie, Dec 2021: I find my thoughts mostly in line with CiCi's. People are people. It shouldn't be hard to write a character that isn't a part of your own demographic because people's personality traits and experiences are not solely based around that one facet of...
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You ever wanted to be a Lawyer, fellow RPers?

Gelius3, Dec 2021: It is an unique dynamic though. Usually RPs are "Let's all work together for a common goal", where as in this, it'd be more "We're on opposite sides and we gotta deal with eachother in court". The question is if i wanna make it episodical.
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Do you write blindly, or follow a basic outline?

Caite-chan, Dec 2021: I tend to write blindly. I'll have a rough idea of where I want to end but it's pretty much whatever I can think of that flows.
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What do you like about what you're currently writing?

Knight Of Legendaries, Dec 2021: Currently I'm writing a human Mystery Dungeon story in which my protagonist and her Rescue Team partner are ballerinas, forming a rescue team because two of the younger students at their school fall into the fissure that becomes the Tiny Woods and...
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How do you come up with your best ideas?

Knight Of Legendaries, Dec 2021: For me it's reading things that other people have written. I'll read something and be inspired to do something similar. That or I'll be talking to my twin brother about my stories and he'll say something that gives me an idea, or he'll ask if he can...
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How much would you say you've improved as a writer?

Knight Of Legendaries, Dec 2021: I think I've improved a lot since I started writing. I started writing proper stories when I was maybe sixteen or seventeen, and I'm thirty now so I think that after writing for so long I've improved. I can't name anything specific to show that I...
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Do you have word count goals?

Knight Of Legendaries, Dec 2021: I generally try to aim for at least two thousand words per chapter and four to five pages.
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Your Journey as a Writer

Knight Of Legendaries, Dec 2021: I don't remember when I started writing, but when I was a kid I would narrate stories to myself in my head. Then when I was in middle school I would write down whatever idea came to my mind, usually in class when I was supposed to be paying...
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Proofreading yourself vs someone else doing it for you

Knight Of Legendaries, Dec 2021: Both. I do try to proofread my own work, but I usually read what I think I wrote. Which is why I get my twin to proofread for me in exchange for proofreading his stories.
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Any stories/fics you regret not finishing?

Knight Of Legendaries, Dec 2021: I have trouble finishing my stories in general. I suffer from Shiny New Idea Syndrome, so it's hard for me to finish my stories. I want to finish them, but I have so many ideas floating around in my head that I just have to write them.
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Discussion

Character Creation Monthly (December)

Eleanor, Dec 2021: ✒️ Character Creation Monthly Event ✒️ Hello there! Another month, another small prompt to create a character from - if this is your first time here, the event is quite simple: just create a character that fits the prompt, share it in here, and...
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Help Request

Would someone be able to review my story?

Ace Trainer Slash, Nov 2021: Hello, I'd like to present my idea for a story for my ROM Hack. If it's possible, I would like a lot of criticism, whether it's because I'm using cliches that I haven't spotted out, or story beats seen in other media a lot. I want to make sure my...
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Themes you Enjoy Writing?

CiCi, Nov 2021: Yep, I'm in that same vein as the others where I don't really think about thematics at first. I tend to start with characters, then concepts. So my character, Annie, came before the concept of a world torn apart by war, which came before the concept...
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Help Request

A little bit of assistance

Ace Trainer Slash, Nov 2021: Ok then, thankyou very much for both of your feedback. I'll try develop the protagonist through their actions. I'll probably need to develop a more concrete story and a more concrete world before I'm able to incorporate the character into the world...
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Genres you want to try writing

gimmepie, Nov 2021: I don't think you really know until you try. I like to think I'm a pretty good writer, but I've got loads of story ideas of scrapped part way through because they just stopped working in the end - and that's fine! People think that being a good...
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Do you considering yourself a unique writer?

Bay, Nov 2021: To be honest I get so hard over myself when I think about my writing style because before I had folks say that I get awkward sentences every paragraph and I'm like "If people can't understand my writing do I really have a writing style?" Friends...
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What is good writing?

CiCi, Nov 2021: Judging by my time in the fanfiction spheres, the younger demographics at least love, love, love well-written characters. Even among the older generations, great characters are remembered fondly. Wonderful, enjoyable, and dynamic characters are the...
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Show, don't Tell

Vragon2.0, Nov 2021: "Always have more than 1 draft of things." I cannot stress how often I've though I was pure genuis at what I wrote on the first only to look at it during my second drafting and go "That's pretty dumb, yo."
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Is dialogue necessary?

Palamon, Nov 2021: Well, everyone's different. If back and forths are generally fun to read, I do like them. If the voices are distinctive enough, I won't have a problem, and won't get bored. But for me personally, because the protagonist I'm writing is really...
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Time Period Writing

CiCi, Nov 2021: I've written fanfiction about Yugioh during the Ancient Egypt arc. I love Ancient Egypt and had so much fun researching what things were like back then in order to write at least somewhat accurately what life would have been like back then, with...
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NaNoWriMo 2021

CiCi, Nov 2021: I've never participated in NaNo, though I have always wanted to. With how busy my life is atm, this won't be the year, either, but I can pretend it is and continue trying to up my daily word count.
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Discussion

Character Creation Monthly (November)

Fritz, Nov 2021: I'm currently trying to create some interesting characters for the magical girl series I'm currently working on, so hopefully doing this will help me with that. Name: Prystie Age: Approximately 1 Week Gender: Female Appearance: Small,...
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Started by Eleanor

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love writing{never wrote fanfiction eva}

luckykunai, Nov 2021: ty.. that helps....
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What do you dislike about what you're currently writing?

Palamon, Oct 2021: I wrote one that spells out the word suffocating, and I'm particularly proud of that one since my friend said it sounded like song lyrics, but it's definitely a very limiting type of poetry when you want to keep it from line-breaking.
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Daily

#FeatureFriday: Pokemon Legends Arceus newcomers fanworks

bobandbill, Oct 2021: edit HI WRITERS The Pokecommunity Daily wants to feature you! For Sword and Shield pre-release, PC Daily published an article featuring fanworks made of the gen 8 starter Pokemon. We've had a few follow-up articles since as well. This time,...
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How would you describe your writing style?

Sonata, Oct 2021: I focus a lot on trying to paint a picture for the reader. Because I have no artistic ability, I tend to want to put the image in my mind onto the page in as many words as I can so that they can see as I see. Sometimes that makes things terribly...
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Worldbuilding

OC:Aki Kimura

Dylanhaucktheidiot, Oct 2021: Name:Aki Kimura Species:Lucario Appearance:Racing Helmet and Motorcycle Jacket Personality:Nice but a bit of a show off Gender:Male History/bio:as a kid he always wanted to be the drift king. He finally accomplished his dream of being the Drift...
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Have you ever written a book, or do you plan to?

warsawgecko, Oct 2021: I've written a few books and published through Amazon, all of them are kids 8+ adventure/action. One series is all my own design and is ongoing but the other series was a collaboration between me and my 9yo brother, whom we lost three years ago....
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Discussion

Character Creation Monthly (October)

gimmepie, Oct 2021: ✒️ Character Creation Monthly Event ✒️ With another month upon us, it's time for us to give you a new character creation prompt. I'm sure you all know how this works by now, but I'll give you a quick recap anyway. Every month we are providing you...
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Are you done yet?

Palamon, Sep 2021: For me, when writing, I feel done when everything is written and then edited. I reread my own writing two to three times to make sure everything is fixed up. For characters, I'm never done. My characters are always evolving, and will continue to...
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Event

Character Creation Monthly [September]

Caite-chan, Sep 2021: I know this might be like the last one I posted but this is my one and only character I've made as I tend to have a hard time coming up with different things. But she is the one I have for any wrestling fan fics I write. I've worked many years on...
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Event

Character Creation Monthly (August)

Venia Silente, Aug 2021: A bit (just a bit) late but here goes, an idea that I have not found so far a good instance to use it in: 🍀 Profile: Aleola (Ah-leh-oh-la) is a Delphox, a kind of Pokémon many people would call a witch or a sorceress... except he's going to be...
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Worldbuilding

New Pokemon RPG idea

jibbajabbawocky, Aug 2021: I've been thinking of putting together a simple Pokemon RPG, since my Niece loves RPGs (She's played Call of Cthulhu and Dungeons and Dragons, but both are a little advanced for her) I was thinking of using the old Prince Valiant RPG from...
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Alola~!

H e a p., Jul 2021: WOOOO YEAH I LOVE ALOLA!! Can I have two characters in this RP? Another is made somewhere, I'm having one ready for signing up.
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Started by Dragon

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Event

Character Creation Monthly (July)

Aquacorde, Jul 2021: oh boy i really don't know what to do with this one either uh, here's alton i guess Name: Alton Marie Mocinno IV Age: 48, or thereabouts Gender: Male Appearance: Alton is 6'2, with thinning medium-brown hair and peachy skin that becomes...
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Exposition? In my action story!?

Firebolt, Jul 2021: In my main literature work that I am writing, if there's a gargantuan amount of information that's needs to be expressed (whether it's character or story related), I just...write a chapter about it. It's fanfic, so I have a lot of flexibility with...
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Zombie outbreak journey-type RP?

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gimmepie, Jul 2021: There were! The first one started after a plane crash, the second one started a little after the events of the first. They were technically in the same timeline though and a few of us played the same characters in each.
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Event

Character Creation Monthly (June)

Venia Silente, Jun 2021: I wanted to post this one originally *after* commenting on other entries, but I asked about it we'll have to reverse it. Even the better, more characters! Tescrae the Ursaring General Profile Teddiursa - Ursaring morph stage; male; age...
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You should be friends!

Bay, Jun 2021: Nanu from Foul Play and my version of Officer Jenny from Nothing, Everything. They're both police officers but Jenny is more sociable and serious about her job than Nanu, so their interactions can be fun from that alone. They both also have strained...
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