i wouldn't be too worried about trying to keep up with the para rpers anyway, just get across what your character is doing clearly and succinctly
typing up long flowery paragraphs works just fine for creative writing classes and forum rp but it actually gets pretty obnoxious when you've got this one hack in a public spot (like the quicksand) taking multiple chatboxes to type up some long, overblown exposition on how they're holding a drink or how their eyes are majestic twinkling orbs or some other shit
unless you're in an arranged event with people you already know, being needlessly verbose can be an inconvenience to anyone reading your posts - should strangers feel obligated to wait around for and then wade through the clumsy wording of your essay on smirking?
being descriptive is not always a good thing, especially if it sacrifices clarity in the name of pretentious purple prose
i started reading Isaac Asimov's Nemesis the other day, and found this little bit in the author's note:
I made up my mind long ago to follow one cardinal rule in all my writing—to be 'clear'. I have given up all thought of writing poetically or symbolically or experimentally, or in any of the other modes that might (if I were good enough) get me a Pulitzer prize. I would write merely clearly and in this way establish a warm relationship between myself and my readers, and the professional critics—Well, they can do whatever they wish.
adapt your style to the situation, do not feel pressured to "perform" - especially for strangers - and do not hold other roleplayers up on a mental pedestal based on how much text they can churn out
quantity is not quality
typing up long flowery paragraphs works just fine for creative writing classes and forum rp but it actually gets pretty obnoxious when you've got this one hack in a public spot (like the quicksand) taking multiple chatboxes to type up some long, overblown exposition on how they're holding a drink or how their eyes are majestic twinkling orbs or some other shit
unless you're in an arranged event with people you already know, being needlessly verbose can be an inconvenience to anyone reading your posts - should strangers feel obligated to wait around for and then wade through the clumsy wording of your essay on smirking?
being descriptive is not always a good thing, especially if it sacrifices clarity in the name of pretentious purple prose
i started reading Isaac Asimov's Nemesis the other day, and found this little bit in the author's note:
I made up my mind long ago to follow one cardinal rule in all my writing—to be 'clear'. I have given up all thought of writing poetically or symbolically or experimentally, or in any of the other modes that might (if I were good enough) get me a Pulitzer prize. I would write merely clearly and in this way establish a warm relationship between myself and my readers, and the professional critics—Well, they can do whatever they wish.
adapt your style to the situation, do not feel pressured to "perform" - especially for strangers - and do not hold other roleplayers up on a mental pedestal based on how much text they can churn out
quantity is not quality
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