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person. I know that is some-
times at the preference of the
Master or Mistress, and if that
is the case, just do your thing.
But storytelling and writing
your posts will be easier in
general if you just pick a point
of view and stick to it through
the whole role play. For refer-
ence I have included a brief
description of the points of
view below.
A. First Person: Unites narra-
tor and reader through a series
of secrets when they enter one
character’s perceptions. How-
ever, it can lead to telling and
limits readers connections to
other characters in the short
story.
B. Second Person: “Puts read-
ers within the actual scene so
that readers confront possibili-
ties directly.” However, it is im-
portant to place your charac-
ters in ‘a tangible environment’
so you don’t ‘omit the details
readers need for clarity.’
c. Third Person: Allows you
to explore all of the characters
thoughts and motivations.
Transitions are extremely
important as you move from
character to character.
These are descriptions of the
points of view taken from
Yourke.
4. Use Setting and Context
in your posts or story: This
is very important. This is all
about description in all of the
posts that you make. Setting
includes time, location and
atmosphere. Is it day or night?
Where is your character? Are
they in a dark alleyway or in
a well lit parking lot? And the
atmosphere surrounding your
character. Is it raining, is it
warm, hot or cold?
Another tip is try to include
two of the major senses in
your post. Senses include
sight, smell, touch, and sound.
What does your character
see? Is there some kind of
funky odor in the air? What
can your character touch? Is
there wet walls, or dirt covered
floors? And sound
a big one,
are there trucks passing by,
horns blaring, or loud music
pulsing? The key to all of
this is trying to find the right
amount of description, find
that balance between too
much and too little and you
will find that your posts will
improve in the long run.
5. Meaningful Dialogue: And
my final tip for you this month.
When your character is talking
to another, or you are writing
a story and two characters are
conversing. Try to avoid just
yes and no answers to ques-
tions posed to a character.
And in role play if you are hav-
ing a conversation with anoth-
er character, give them ques-
tions to respond to but make it
worthwhile for the other char-
acter to respond to whatever
your character is saying. With
your dialogue in character,
make sure it contributes and
progresses the story at least
to the best of your ability. Is a
role play getting bland? Spice
it up by adding a funny joke or
comment from your character.
Or just do something crazy.
Dialogue is what role play is
based on. If your character is
doing just only inner mono-
logue it gives your role play
partner very little to go on.
Most of all, make sure you
have fun with whatever writing
you wind up doing. Because
whenever you are having fun
your role play and your story
writing in general will improve.
If you are not having fun throw
in a twist to make the story
more interesting. Thanks for
reading.