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HEIDI VOLTURI THE ALMIGHTY VOLTURI HUNTRESS[M:-100] member is offline
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Call it encouragement. « Thread Started on Jul 23, 2011, 12:04am »
We get a lot of new members who are a bit daunted by the people who post long, and are ashamed of the fact that they can not easily churn out several thousand words. We also have people that seem to enjoy bragging about how many thousands of words of purple prose they can slop out, but that's another matter entirely. xD
The point is that with a bit of willpower there is vast room for improvement, and no one NO ONE should be ashamed of their rp. If you can't spell, spell check, if grammar isn't your strong suit, pm someone you like on site and ask for help. No one starts out great.
Not even me, as is illustrated below.
Vamps' first app, for canons was five sentences of roleplay. I figured I'd suffer the humiliation and post mine here. I struggled with this, keep in mind. Today I can post a couple thousand words with the right muse, but 4 years ago, this was my application for Heidi.
HEIDI THEN
SEPTEMBER 2007
Heidi paced the hallway anxiously, her high heels echoing sharply in the enclosed space. Last night's catch had been pathetic and she could already feel the beginnings of thirst rising at the back of her throat. She was hungry already, although she doubted any of the lower gaurd were any better off. It would be a tense few days before the next hunt, they all tended to be a bit on the irritable side when the catch was bad. As the Volturi's resident hunter, lack of food was her automatically her fault.
The urge to get out into the fresh air was nearly overwhelming, but Heidi knew better. She was too hungry to go out tonight, killing a citizen of Volterra was punishable by death. And Heidi had never been one to harbor death wishes.
« Last Edit: Jul 23, 2011, 12:05am by HEIDI VOLTURI »
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Re: Call it encouragement. « Reply #1 on Jul 23, 2011, 12:09am »
We all love you Heidi... and as you pointed out, with the best encouragement and a bit of pushing anyone can come out great! I am always here for anyone that needs help! I'm still improving and even though a lot of post are a bit short, Ive managed to hit a thousand word maybe twice, so as you said NEVER BE ASHAMED!
Credit for this amazing thing goes to ESSIE! (esme)
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Re: Call it encouragement. « Reply #2 on Jul 23, 2011, 12:29am »
So, this made me go search for the oldest sample of my RPing skills I could possibly find, and it seriously amazes me <.< But, I do have to point out that until I came to Vamps (and a while after that), I was definitely one of the lower wordcount people xD Then, learning with the people I've RPed with, I started building up my wordcount, and it started getting crazy - as in, I wouldn't be too happy with a post unless it was over 600 at least >.> Aaand, then I started not caring about it anymore again, and while I certainly do longer posts, it really doesn't matter to me. Which is a pattern I've seen with some other people xD
But yes, my ooold post... Keep in mind: this is from December 2006, the wordcount minimum was 50 words, and yes, it was a Warriors site *cough*
This female seemed to like kits, and that made Treekit happy. "No I haven`t seen anyone else here." she said, smiling. She lay down on the warm ground. Her tail seemed to have a mind of its own as it swept across the ground waiting for something to happen.
Yep, that's it >.> All 50 words of my "meeting the minimum and leaving it" post <.< *pets it*
Re: Call it encouragement. « Reply #3 on Jul 23, 2011, 12:45am »
New member here, popping in to say that I appreciate the sentiment of this thread. =)
I write short posts because...that's what I do. xD I'm of the opinion that short posts are every bit as valid and enjoyable a style as long posts - what matters is the actual content and characterization. For me, writing longer posts usually means that I fluff, and roleplaying stops being fun when I'm worried about word count.
Someone else can take my soapbox now.
As for my still sadly low activity - rest assured that has nothing to do with feeling intimidated and everything to do with a desire to limit myself to a number of threads that I can comfortably keep up with, since I've been rather busy of late.
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Re: Call it encouragement. « Reply #4 on Jul 23, 2011, 12:49am »
Woo first post on Vamps. ^.^ Going through all those old posts, I'm happy to say I hardly recognize my writing XD
"Seraphine walked through the silent park. Her meal earlier consisted of a variety of animals. The small wind blew through her black and silver hair and she took in a breath to better register her surroundings. A vampiric scent filled the air and she turned to see a vampire sitting in a distant tree. Looking for "conversation" she took a few quick strides until she was at the trunk of the tree looking up at the vampire, who was busy listening to music.
'Hello there.'
Seraphine's silent unused lips trembled as she forced these words out to the vampire through her thoughts. She had gotten used to her inability to speak. Her gift abled her to communicate, but it was nothing compared to speaking out the beautiful sweet words people take for granted."
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Re: Call it encouragement. « Reply #5 on Jul 23, 2011, 8:43am »
Okay so I figured i'd try to look up one of my first things. Unfortunately my first things were eight years ago so i'm pretty sure they've cleaned out since then but here is one of my things from a mini RPG
:: Bell looked at Raven scared as she looked into her eyes..she quickly started sparring with the girl...scared to really get into it..::
"W..why are you so interested in making fun of me just because i read a bible!?"
:: Bell tried to match Raven's techniques, attempting to learn as much as she could.::
Yeah thats about all i got. There wasn't a set thing, I'm sure my first posts weren't all that much better. I don't always get major posts out. I range from anywhere between 200 to and i'm not trying to brag nearly 5,000 and it doesn't really have anything to do with skill it just depends on my mood that day. lately i'm lucky if i get 400. Anyone can do small posts and anyone can do larger posts. No one's posts are crappy. Its not about the count its about the quality. I've seen people on this forum post.... like 300 words and it blows me away because its written so well.
I honestly feel bad when i don't go short enough I know people hate reading a bunch of stuff. I always end up apologizing for posting so many words and I try not to. But yeah. I think everyone with practice can always become better, and its probably already good now
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Re: Call it encouragement. « Reply #6 on Jul 23, 2011, 3:31pm »
Ahh, alas. My first forum was deleted, as well. Either way, my posts were something like this (I was a Warriors fan, and still am :D):
Ravenclaw curled his lip and jumped on the mouse, killing it. Putting it by a tree, he would go back for it later. He turned around to find Bluekit following him. "What are you doing?" He said.
Yep. The extent of my first year <3 OH THE DAYS. Anyway, the point is, everybody starts out like crud x) Unless you're some dude who's born to write novels. Yeah, anyway, it takes bunches of practice, time, patience and did I mention practice? Yeah. After all, you can lose some of your length after not posting for a while (hence why my old posts are 1415 or so words long and now, they're like.... 500 -.-) Either way, it doesn't matter how long your posts are, because something tells me that they're ten times better than that *points to old Warriors post* xD So BE CONFIDENT CAUSE EVERYONE LOVES YOU! :D
Re: Call it encouragement. « Reply #7 on Jul 23, 2011, 5:02pm »
Jelly and I were on the same site together, and it was my first one. XD Which means its gone, and all my older posts on Vamps..were bad. i went to go find a post for you guys..and was horrified at what I found. I consider myself a GOOD writer,(I'm not conceited, but its true) and I'm a perfectionist.
Look what I found on my Jasper app:
Jasper was standing very still in the Cullen house, thinking about all the cullens. He didnt think he would be able to live with them all. Carlisle reminded him of his father. So wise, so kind. Compassion was sprouting from him and Jasper was attached. He had never thought someone so like his father was out there in the world. He loved Carlisle like he had loved his own father from the start. Esme was like the mother his mother had never been. She cared for them all, keeping them together and loving every single of them. She had welcomed Jasper and Alice with open arms and had loved them from the moment they met. Battle scars and all. Edward was depressed. Jasper could feel it coming from him everytime he walked by him, and Jasper almost wanted to avoid him. But he tried his best to deal with it. Emmett was an interesting character. Joyful all the time, and cheerful. He was almost like a little kid, the way he was always making light of things. Jasper liked him. Emmett could find joy in the simplest things, and it made him smile. Jasper could only feel joy coming from him, everytime he saw him. It was stunning to feel that much joy coming from one person. Rosalie was Emmetts mate. And she bugged Jasper. She expected to get everything she wanted. She didnt like Edward because he hadnt looked at her the way she had wanted him too. She most likely had the same feelings for him, for his eyes were always trained on Alice. Alice was his heart. Every part of him came from Alice. She was holding him to the ground with her love. She was his soulmate. He wished she had been in his life sooner, she might have been saved him from being what he was now. She knew what went on in his mind that no one else could see. Sure, Edward could read his thoughts but Alice saw the reasons behind it. She could read him like a book. He was always happy around her, and he never wanted to hurt her or leave her. He loved them all in some way, shape or form. No matter what theyre faults were. He would live with them.
Then compare it to something I wrote recently. Yeaaaaaaaaah. It was according to the canon app then, so it was supposed to be 300 words. But that was a challenge.
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Re: Call it encouragement. « Reply #8 on Jul 25, 2011, 3:04pm »
I can't find my oldest post, I just remember it was horrible XD But this is the oldest I could find... Now I can average around 600, but back then this was considered an extremely long post for me. I had problems meeting the 100 word requirement XD And as you can see, my vocabulary was even smaller back then.
Liam was running through the forest, he couldn't exactly remember what he himself had told his sister, some excuse to just leave. He loved his sister, but at the moment, he wasn't exactly happy with her. First she disappears without a trace, then she shows up out of the blue and attacks him. Turning him into a crazy creature that was ravenous, and had no other desires but to rip people apart and drink their blood. No, he wasn't exactly happy with her. Not in the slightest.
He could still remember the day he was turned like it was yesterday, and it nearly was, he had only been a vampire for a few days. He cringed to himself as he remembered the pain. He caught the scent of some humans and winced, a similar pain shooting up his throat. He had gotten way to close to civilization for comfort. Quickly he started speeding back to where he had came. He still didn't understand exactly what was going on, he still felt like he might wake up and realize it was all a dream and he was extremely hungover.
He came back to where Dahlia was sitting and sat beside her, not knowing what else to do. With a sigh he asked "Is it ever going to get better? The thirst?"
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Re: Call it encouragement. « Reply #9 on Apr 25, 2012, 8:11pm »
It strike me as surprised how I sucks when I first RP.. Looking at then and now, hmm... I think I did improved after all, even with all the mistakes I still do in my posts here.
This one I found is 3-4 years ago, when I have been RP-ing at least for a year. It is also a Twilight RPG site, one that now has been left dead. The thread is a visit from Alice.
Now... don't laugh.
Quote:
Mary Claire smelled someone outside... A vampire,she is sure of it. And she smelled so nice,and clean,not a nomad. Mary Claire put down the stuffs at hand and reach the door just after 3 knocks. She checked herself at the mirror on the wall,and smoothed her hair before opening the door. "Hi,"Mary Claire managed to smile.She take a careful look at the girl.Short and pixie-like,pretty and stylish.She can passed for being a superstar on red-carpet.Mary Claire is pleased to see the golden eyes,but not enough to let her guard down. "I am Mary Claire,and I just move in,I hope that I am not disturbing anything or broken any rules."
So, yeah, I am on 500 words and above these days? I have been through my 100 words days too, and from the post there showing, how I was a noob at that time.
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Re: Call it encouragement. « Reply #10 on Apr 26, 2012, 12:31pm »
wowsers eh don't feel bad mine was sooo short before. LOL
here's one:
Taking in a deep sigh, Michael wrapped his arms around him and laid his head on his shoulder. "That may be true but you're not alone anymore. I'm here."
Yep it was that short sometimes.
« Last Edit: Apr 26, 2012, 12:33pm by PERRY SCOTT »