OOC Reference ~ Welcome to the Break Room ~ Emotion Wheels & Other Tools

Hello @Sgt.Matt

I resisted Google docs for years, but now I’m a fan. It’s nice having my posts on my iPad, computer, and phone.

 

Oh yeah, Google Docs is so convenient. That's where I do all of my writing. It's also great for combos and collaborations.

In terms of editing, Grammarly has been beneficial in catching spelling mistakes and other various issues. It highlights the words (or sentences) in question and offers suggestions for fixing them. I'm using the free version currently, but with how frequently I write, I'm seriously considering buying into the premium. It's supposed to offer additional features that aren't available in the free version.

 

Great input @HanSolo29 and @adaml83!

I haven’t tried grammerly in years, I should revisit that app.

 

Thank you @DarkLordoftheFins, I had not considered the extra time put in. I’ve read many of your posts and found them very enjoyable, and easy to read.

I want to thank everyone that’s contributing their process, tips, and thoughts. My idea was that we help each other grow by sharing and encouraging, you guys are the best!

Keep it coming!

 

Hey everyone,
I hope you guys enjoyed the holiday, and it’s time to get back to the fun, so what motivates you to write?

For me, it’s the lists of notes I have that detailing things I want to do with my characters. The year ahead will be so much fun!

 

Time for me to pay another visit to my good friends over in RPF and chat about our shared passion: writing

Lots of great discussion and tips in here for me to catch up on, and some two cents of my own to offer on these excellent topics!

I tend to write the whole chapter (or scene or whatever other segment I'm writing) before I go back and edit unless something strikes me as so egregiously wrong that I have to fix it right away or else it would impede all my forward momentum and progress. Only once I have finished writing the chapter or scene do I pour my energy into editing.

The editing process for me can differ based on what format I first used in writing my rough draft. For example, if I wrote the rough draft of my chapter or scene in one of my notebooks (which sometimes I like to do because there feels like less pressure in terms of staring at a blank screen), then in the process of transferring my words to a Google Doc for ultimate posting on a site like this, I find that I am editing for things like spelling, grammar, sentence structure, word choice, and story flow quite naturally.

If I do my rough draft on Google Docs, I will run what I have written through the spelling and grammar check on there. I will also glance over my work to see if I'm doing things like varying paragraph and sentence length to try to avoid a monotonous feel. I will also try to look through to see if there are places where I am repetitive or unclear so that I can become less redundant or achieve greater clarity in my words.

Still, for all my efforts, whenever I re-read my writing, I always find things that I wish I could have done better or differently. A spelling or grammar error that I missed. A sentence that doesn't actually seem to make sense as much as I thought it did. An unintended bit of repetition. Recently, for instance, I saw that I had posted a gem of repetitive redundancy when I described how an "obvious point" needed to be "pointed out" to a certain character.

I mean, it wasn't grammatically incorrect or anything, but it wasn't my finest hour from a writing technique standpoint

Ultimately, I know that even with my editing some things will slip through the cracks, and that is okay. The mistakes keep me humble

Thanks! I hope you enjoyed the holiday as well, and that you will have a Happy New Year 2023

I think I have a drive to be creative, which motivates me to write. I also have a desire to explore human emotions and psychology, which to me dovetails very well with writing.

I also get motivated to write by events that happen to me in my life or characters that I love and want to delve into more or a setting that I just get so excited to explore in more detail through my writing. I also will sometimes get motivated by a fun fact that I learn during my travels, by changes in the seasons, or by other aspects and elements of nature.

The collaborative elements of writing on sites like this also keep me motivated. There are friendly challenges I can participate in which provide excellent ideas and incentive to write. Prompts I can draw inspiration and motivation from, and others posters whom I can interact with in a mutually supportive way as in a thread like this. So that community element helps keep me motivated in my writing

 

Thank you so much @devilinthedetails for visiting us! You’re awesome to share your insight with us and we welcome all of our FanFic friends!

 

Here’s a new topic, do you know what meta gaming is? Tell us what it is and how it affects other players?

 

Oh, @Sarge.

@Mitth_Fisto

It’s defeating, as a player, to read another player post where they meta game. Besides, being unfair, it forces the GM to counter those moves made by the offender.

I hope others will weigh in with their thoughts.

 

I quite like a constant stream of thoughts. It’s like continual positive feedback as you’re excited, I’m excited, and it just builds until…

BOOM.

 

@Tia I’m a big fan of gentile reminders. It’s better to pump the brakes before something turns into a disaster.

 

That’s not a bad idea, if you aren’t sure then ask.

I often say “I’m happy to change anything that doesn’t work.”

 

A big thing that helps is to allow yourself to simply roleplay and not think of it as a game that must have a clear winner/objectives that must be met. In the end, we are taking on a role to tell a story, and our main goal is to embody the character and do things exactly as they would do them—not what would seem smart as a player to do. Sometimes that may go against your instincts, but if that's where the character leads you, then you're making the right decision. In a sense, it's a lot like acting in terms of the way we personify someone else. This isn't about you at this point; it's about your character and ensuring that you portray them to the best of your ability within the confines of the story.

I hope that makes sense.

 

Excellent point @HanSolo29! There’s no winner, or loser! It’s not Mario Kart.

It’s a collaboration of character stories working together. It’s amazing to have the characters stories intertwined and working together.