RP Help Please. :)

[hazel]

Yeah, so. Um.
I'm pretty sure this is the right place to post this... if I'm wrong, someone correct me, please.

I've noticed that most RP posts on CD are from 400 to 700 words long.
My RP posts are usually around 175 words, and I have lots of trouble making them longer than 225.
Does anyone have any tips that could help me make my RP posts a lot longer?

Thanks!

[Moon Coldbite]

Hiyas! -I'm Apo-

Kay, so I also have the problem sometimes too, and my cousin who RP's has it even worse than me. What I mostly focus on is the descriptions of things, simple things. IE Instead of going like this:

Moon looked at Tansy.

'Hi there!

You might say,

Moon looked at the gray cat across from her, who was currently lying down in the shade of a tall oak. The sky was a brilliant shade of blue today, so it was a great day to spend in the outdoors, especially with the summer breeze softly ruffling her white fur. She decided to call out a greeting; Being alone on a day like this would be a crazy idea!

'Hi there!'

See what I did? And what I mean by that is see how I rambled on about that stuff? Not only does it lengthen your post, but it also lets the readers paint a clearer picture in their mind, rather than,

'sitting under the tree' more like

'sitting comfortably under the beautiful tall oak that had made it's home in the large area that was Nenbrook's woods. '

See how much longer it is when both are basically saying the same thing?? Anyways, that's my tip for you, and I hope it helps. Even rambling about surroundings can be hard to do sometimes, so PM me if you need anymore help with anything

Luv_Apo.

[wolf]

Apo is 100% right, couldn't have said it better myself. Alsop using similies is always fun. Like in my latest post with Wolf I said something about mice jumping into his mouth like lemmings lining up to take their anuual cliff dive. Anyway, I love using similes, and they always help the reader understand things better, or laugh. (I dunno, I laughed at the lemming thing, lol.)

[hazel]

Thanks, guys!
I wrote a few RP posts yesterday [on different sites] and the rambling and describing thing helped a lot.
I also think that [at least for me] as I RP more, my posts will get better and longer. Can't wait 'til that happens!

[Indigo Wintertrap]

Yeah there's one method I saw once called the 'skeleton' method which I don't really remember completely but it went something like.

Step One: BONES

This is the very essence of the post, the actions and such.

Indigo walked over the river and meowed at the fish. She sat there for a moment. She got up and padded away.

Step Two: The MUSCLE (I believe was the term).

Here you add in clauses and phrases that talk more about what the character is feeling and other things that are going on at the same time. They should still be simple though. You can also add in thoughts.

Indigo walked through the grass over the river. Noticing the schools of fish swimming about, she felt annoyed that they were carefree and she was not. Flicking her tail, she meowed at the fish, and then felt like an absolute idiot. Talking to fish, she thought with a snort. What's next? Deciding not to answer that question, Indigo turned her thoughts else there as she sat there in the sunlight for a moment. After a few minutes, however, she was already bored. Surely there were more interesting things to occupy her day? With a sigh, she got up and padded away.

(I'm pretty sure I grouped a few steps together there but whatever lol)

Step Three: SKIN

This is where you embellish your post with adjectives and adverbs and all matter of description. This gives your text a flavor and can make it quite fun to read as long as it is not overdone. You can also add in anything else that you haven't done yet.

Indigo padded softly through the long grasses over the gently flowing river. Noticing the schools of small silver fish swimming about - the sunlight bouncing off their shinging scales into her eyes - she felt annoyed that they were so utterly carefree and she was not. Flicking her tail impatiently, she gave meowed sharply at the fish, and then felt like an absolute idiot. Talking to fish, she thought with a sudden snort. What's next? Deciding not to answer that particular question, Indigo turned her thoughts else there as she sat there in the warm sunlight for a moment, letting the occasional breezes sift through her long fur as they passed by. After a few minutes, however, she was already bored of such monotony. Surely there were more interesting things to occupy her day? Her life couldn't be so boring that she was resigned to staring at minnows in the river. With a soft sigh, the lithe orange tabby she-cat got up and padded away, the grass rustling as it parted around her before being blown back into a careful disarray as if there had never been anyone. The soft splashes of the minnows were the only sounds left at the river.

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Alright so I might have overdone it in parts but I was just trying to give an example. All in all it was a fairly bland post but I think it worked pretty well for it's purpose

I really hope that helps!

[alcanderblackpaw]

I started out posting 150 words, very short posts for me now. I went on a hiatus and went to a few writing forums, where you can improve your writing. It really helped with me, because now I know how to give myself muse and such. I now post anywhere from 400-800 words per post.

A really good writing forum is Notebook Ink. You're greeted by almost the whole community there. It's very tight-knit and I enjoy being part of it.

I won't go on because it might be counted as advertisement... x333