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Remember to use one of the
many forms of separating
thoughts and actions from
dialogue.
Use grammar and punctuation
in your posts and, if you’re
feeling frisky, spruce it up a
little with a bit of HTML
coding. (I actually PM my
posts to myself before I put
them out publicly in the room
just to ensure that I have my
coding correct. It saves me a
ton of embarrassment!)
Okay! Phew! That first post is
out there. The scene has been
set. Now your partner has to
reply to that post.
He should do much the same
that you have done in his initial
response. He sets the scene for
his character and mixes it into
your scene somehow. Perhaps
he is in the same place at the
same time? He should strive to
answer the same four questions
in his post that you answered
in yours. He can chose to add
to your scene or create one of
his own, but after his response
to your first post we should
be left with no question about
where he is, how he got there,
what he is doing and what he is
thinking/feeling at the time.
Ideally, at this point both of
your characters are able to
interact with one another. You
want to keep the sense of what
is happening around your
character by sprinkling in bits
from 3. What? and 4. How?
about, but at the same time you
need to respond and react to
his last post.
React and Act.
This should
be your roleplay motto each
time you prepare to post from
this point forward! Once you
have established the scene in
your first posts remember that
you have to keep the scene
moving. A good rule of thumb
from here s to first react to the
action of your partner and then
take an action of your own.
DIALECT:
From a thick
Irish brogue to valley girl high,
dialect is a great way to add
dimension to your character!
This is where dialogue comes
into play. Your partner may
put something in his post
or say something to you to
which you will need to either
react or respond. If you
have established dialogue
a great tip here is to close
your eyes and visualize the
conversation. What did he say
to her? How is she going to
respond? Once you have the
dialogue established go back
and intersperse the thoughts,
feelings, actions and reactions
around the dialogue.
RESPECT:
Never assume
that you know how the other
character will feel or react to
any stimuli in the story and
never disrespect the other
player by describing the
actions, thoughts or feelings of
her character in your post.
You are now well on your way
to creating a story that will live
on in infamy!