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As said above, show, don't tell.
That's not just good RP, it's good writing. If you tell me something is the way it is, I'll just have to take your word for it, and it comes off as you being an undependable narrator. If you show me, however, I'm more inclined to believe what you're telling me.
There's substance to back up the claim. The more tangible you make what you're trying to describe the more I'll buy into it as a reader. And that doesn't entail just over-fluffing the point you're trying to get across with a lot of purple prose. Good writing is striking that balance, communicating the exact amount of information for your reader to not just know but believe what you are saying.
That being said, I'd bet money that most RPers are not some form of trained/published authors, so holding them to that level of quality seems like some lofty expectations. Maybe calmly, politely, articulate this finer point of the craft to them if they take offense to you 'ignoring' them?Â
Also, on the subject of metagamers... Where's my table flipping emoticon? Because there's a point of contention where I'll just up and walk away mid-post. There's just no excuse for that nonsense. It is bad and you should feel bad.
That's not just good RP, it's good writing. If you tell me something is the way it is, I'll just have to take your word for it, and it comes off as you being an undependable narrator. If you show me, however, I'm more inclined to believe what you're telling me.
There's substance to back up the claim. The more tangible you make what you're trying to describe the more I'll buy into it as a reader. And that doesn't entail just over-fluffing the point you're trying to get across with a lot of purple prose. Good writing is striking that balance, communicating the exact amount of information for your reader to not just know but believe what you are saying.
That being said, I'd bet money that most RPers are not some form of trained/published authors, so holding them to that level of quality seems like some lofty expectations. Maybe calmly, politely, articulate this finer point of the craft to them if they take offense to you 'ignoring' them?Â
Also, on the subject of metagamers... Where's my table flipping emoticon? Because there's a point of contention where I'll just up and walk away mid-post. There's just no excuse for that nonsense. It is bad and you should feel bad.