Post by Feral Alchemist on Aug 31, 2011 19:48:05 GMT -5
For any new RPers here are a few tips you might want to consider when RPing.
1) Spelling; when you reply to a post on the last post that was placed there, there will be a button that says reply. If you click it you come to a box. (Type your reply) then click on the spell check button. Correct spelling makes your posts easier to read.
2) Punctuation; Using punctuation isn't difficult. As you have probably learnt at school. "Sentences start with a capital letter and end with a full stop." That in itself is not hard. And when your character is speaking its more clear to read if the speech has quotation marks around it. Eg. "Hi im Khaza." It isn;t hard.
3) If you are writing a long reply then use paragraphs when the subject changes instead of the post being one long page of writing that isn't seperated out to make it easier to read.
4) Your Senses; It makes the reply soo much more entertaining to read when you describe what you can, see, hear, taste, smell and feel.
5) Thoughts and emotions; If you say what your characters thoughts and emotions at that time are then the RP is once again more interesting.
6) length of reply; don't feel t hat you have to write page long replies to posts. You're not writing an essay and just take it one step at a time.
7) Sentence lengths; dont write a paragraph that is one massive sentence that when people read they cant stop for breaths in. To create a drama or tension shorten the sentences. Eg.
Long sentences: There was a thud and i was scared because i could see two glowing eyes infront of me.
Short sentences: There was a thud. It scared me as two glowing eyes infront seemed to creep forward, taunting and frightening.
You dont have to use this advice but it is there for anyoone who wants help.
1) Spelling; when you reply to a post on the last post that was placed there, there will be a button that says reply. If you click it you come to a box. (Type your reply) then click on the spell check button. Correct spelling makes your posts easier to read.
2) Punctuation; Using punctuation isn't difficult. As you have probably learnt at school. "Sentences start with a capital letter and end with a full stop." That in itself is not hard. And when your character is speaking its more clear to read if the speech has quotation marks around it. Eg. "Hi im Khaza." It isn;t hard.
3) If you are writing a long reply then use paragraphs when the subject changes instead of the post being one long page of writing that isn't seperated out to make it easier to read.
4) Your Senses; It makes the reply soo much more entertaining to read when you describe what you can, see, hear, taste, smell and feel.
5) Thoughts and emotions; If you say what your characters thoughts and emotions at that time are then the RP is once again more interesting.
6) length of reply; don't feel t hat you have to write page long replies to posts. You're not writing an essay and just take it one step at a time.
7) Sentence lengths; dont write a paragraph that is one massive sentence that when people read they cant stop for breaths in. To create a drama or tension shorten the sentences. Eg.
Long sentences: There was a thud and i was scared because i could see two glowing eyes infront of me.
Short sentences: There was a thud. It scared me as two glowing eyes infront seemed to creep forward, taunting and frightening.
You dont have to use this advice but it is there for anyoone who wants help.
ALSO! READ THIS! Wise words that Kugasha from Wolf's Rain Haven passed onto everyone there and i'm going to pass it on to everyone here!
Bow u shure ar hurd an theis peeple
OK! Let's get this straight.. I loved this Grammar guide my friend made so I'll post it here. Note: It's from a Gundam fansite.
<<<Behauls's Official Guide to Grammar.>>>
Gunfire broke the pleasant tranquility of the early morn. A normal occurrence as NewbA knew that the trigger happy 128th mobile battalion awoke for early training sessions. Hauling a load of oil to his suit he heard distinct whistling sound of a bullet passing within inches of his head. Even though his ears were green he had been shot at in training. He knew well the feeling of a bullet coming deathly close to him.
Quickly he moved, remembering all that he had learned in training. Running as far from the oil as he could. For he knew if the oil were shot that his life would be taken with the explosion. Finding cover behind an old fork lift he retrieved the communicator from his belt.
"This is NewbA reporting! I have been shot at, I repeat! I have been shot at! This is no joke! Please send immediate support to my location!." Screamed NewbA, his voice was already beginning to grow horse.
"cn u rpete tht plz?" A squeaky little voice responded.
"What?! Who is this!?? Where is the commander?" NewbA screaming even louder now.
"cmmdr wnt ta lnch"
"What? I can't understand you! Please get the commander!"
"kay, i cn sea if i cn gett him."
"What was that?! What? I cannot understand you!!"
SOME TIME LATER
Sweat peels from NewbA's face as more gun-shots miss him by inches. The same squeaky voice fills the communicator.
"cmmder sais ta runn aought and sai thees wrds 'dun shut im a frnd'."
"WHAT!?! I CANNOT UNDERSTAND YOU! YOUR WORDS ARE MUMBLED!!!!!!!!!!"
"tats wut cmmander sai to do he say tose are teh magic wrds tat sut downe the kilbott"
"NOOOOOO I'VE BEEN SHOT!!! I'M BLEEDING"
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Now children, do you understand the importance of using correct spelling and grammar? Your friends or family may be at risk. Your very lives depend on proper communication! Please, for your sake, and everyone around you, spell words correctly.
If for some reason your education is limited to the third grade, many options are available to you.
The most popular and suggested option is a spell checker. By performing a simple search on Google many spell-checkers are displayed. Any one of these will work.
Internet slang/incorrect spelling will be the death of you. So remember, be safe, spell-checker is your friend.
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Note:: I know we are not all perfect. I often screw up myself. The mighty Kugasha does as well, we all do. Just please use this guide when you can as a reference in case you are unsure of something.
The period .
The colon :
The semicolon ;
The comma ,
The question mark ?
The exclamation mark !
The parentheses ( )
The dash -
The brackets [ ]
[you] pronoun - This is quite the simple word.
Kugasha, are you going to be home today?
You look excellent today!
[your] adjective - This is the same as the above except used as a modifier.
Your mobile is rusted.
Your mobile looks very nice today Kugasha.
[you're] - contraction of you are, the other word that's mixed up with your.
You're going to die if you move another muscle.
You're a bad man Kugasha.
[There] - Deals with location.
Don't go there Kugasha.
Look over there!
[Their] - The possessive form of "they". It should not be used with he, she, or it.
Kugasha owns their mobiles with his awesomeness.
Kugasha is their leader.
[They're] - Contraction of they are.
They're going to buy a mobile suit.
They're going to die.
Probably the most prevalent English mistake I make is comma splicing. A comma splice is when you join two complete sentences with a comma instead of just making them separate sentences. In situations like this you can also use a semicolon to combine them.
Ex. Kugasha visited his guild to see what was going on; he noticed the terrible grammar and asked Behaul to write a grammar guide.
[witch] - one that is credited with usually malignant supernatural powers; especially : a woman practicing usually black witchcraft often with the aid of a devil or familiar.
[which] - being what one or ones out of a group -- used as an interrogative
Which Mobile suit should I use?
[It's] - contraction of 'it is'
It's very cold outside.
[Its] - when a gender-less object possesses something
The mobile was rather large, although its paint was green.
[Were] - a past tense form of the verb be.
We were going to jump Kugasha on the way to work.
[We're] - contraction for we are.
We're going to fight.
[Where] - location.
Where are you going Kugasha?
[To] - preposition, or first part of the infinitive form of a verb.
We went to the hangar.
[Two] - the number 2
There were two of them.
[Too] - very, also.
There were too many.
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- Several of something. Common spelling mistake "alot" is not a real word.
That's a lot of banana's you have!
[Allot] - To assign something, or the assigned space. Allot, allotted, allotment.
The allotment had flowers planted on it.
