02-24-2012, 01:34 PM
For me, getting myself to post is sitting down for five to ten minutes and just posting something that gets the job done. I've lost interest in long posts and I find that short, action-focused posts are more interesting and easier for me to write. I try to always write 200 and aim for 300 where it's possible. But if I don't have anything more to say and I'm at 250 words, then I just hit submit and be done with it. c: I've found that focusing on what really matters: responding to other characters' actions and questions, making sure my dialogue doesn't overlap (i.e., ensuring I only have one instance of dialogue rather than it scattered all over) and making sure my posts flow and keep the thread moving forward really keeps my interest.
Once I stopped trying to be poetic and revolutionary with my posts, I found it was a lot more fun. XD When I first started roleplaying, I always tried to write in a way that was elegant and nice. But then I found it was a lot of work and not fun!
I also find it fun to write in different tones for my characters when I remember. My writing for Hybrid always emphasized shorter sentences, simpler ideas, and circular logic 8D Wolves are bad so we eat them because they are bad etc. Haha.
Once I stopped trying to be poetic and revolutionary with my posts, I found it was a lot more fun. XD When I first started roleplaying, I always tried to write in a way that was elegant and nice. But then I found it was a lot of work and not fun!
I also find it fun to write in different tones for my characters when I remember. My writing for Hybrid always emphasized shorter sentences, simpler ideas, and circular logic 8D Wolves are bad so we eat them because they are bad etc. Haha.