Ever read a roleplay where the roleplayers seem to lack the factor to make a certain roleplay exciting? Or you aspire to make your posts interesting to read? Here are just some suggestions on how to improve your roleplaying. Some may be blatantly obvious, while others offer a more creative way to "get in the groove". A few may also be ideas taken and collated from other articles here.

1. Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
Yup, you may be thinking, duh, but this is indeed a highly emphasised point in writing of any sort. Type your posts in a word document with a spell checker, make sure you use the right tenses at all times and please punctuate. A missing comma may not mean much, but if a post is completely devoid of full stops, it becomes messy and quite unreadable. Remember, your character doesn't speak in a monotone.

2. Your Character's Profile
Some say character is the most important part of a roleplay. Your character should have a well-rounded personality. Every character has strengths and weaknesses, don't just focus on one part of a character's personality. Godmodding, of course, is an irritating no-no, and so are stereotypes. That's what a character sheet is for. Another thing, when making a bad villain, make sure that what he/she's doing is right and proper. You can't have a baddie feeling that what he's up to is immoral and horrific, even if it truly is, or else the character will become flat.

3. Your Character's Thoughts
Your character cannot be doing things all the time without thinking something. Pen your character's thoughts and emotions, it makes stuff so much more interesting to read. There are two ways to insert character thoughts. For example, I don't know what to do and, he was clueless. The first one offers a more personal approach and is more advisable, but the second can be utilised when you want a quick mention of your character's feelings.

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