Hi there! I am Zapdos and I write on this website here and there. I’m currently GMing a roleplay about Superheroes, but I still want to write more than I am now, so I thought I’d make this interest check!
The writing style of this is a little different than a traditional roleplay on this site. Normally, each person will roleplay a character and they will interact within a setting guided by the GM. In this, all the writers take turn writing the story. Each poster will take turns writing; in the end what will result is cohesive and interesting story. All of the characters, settings and plot are made by all of the writers, each one building upon the work of the people who wrote before them. Here is a short example (obviously the posts would be longer in the actual story):
Poster A:
"Frank was walking down the street on his way to work. It was his last day on the job; he was proud of his 43 years at the Wonderful Wheel Company, but he was looking forward to retirement. He arrived at the old factory, same as ever, except he was surprised to see..."
Poster B:
"that it was decorated with banners! The old factory worker saw banners, balloons and homemade posters celebrating his last day and wishing him well. A hint of a smile showed on the man's face. But the biggest surprise was when he walked into the place..."
Poster C:
"a huge array of tires spelling out "BEST WISHES FRANK" right on the factory floor! What was previously a hint evolved into a full-on grin; the man never expected his coworkers to go through all this trouble. Honestly, he thought they didn't even like him. However..."
And so on. Again, this would be longer if we were actually writing. I'm not looking for big essays here; just at least two or three quality paragraphs per post. If you want to and it makes sense to write longer, cool, but it isn’t necessary. A few advantages of writing this way include:
-If someone loses interest or gets busy with life, the whole story won't grind to a halt.
-Multiple authors can provide multiple perspectives, fleshing out characters in a way one person wouldn’t do and making the story more interesting
-Writing with other people is (at least for me) a good motivator to push yourself to improve your writing. I’ve learned a lot just by reading other people’s work
I’ve written a story this way with a few people on this website and it was a very enjoyable experience, so if this interests you or you have questions, let me know! As for what the genre of the roleplay is, I thought I’d discuss that with anyone interested. The only thing I know I don’t want to write right now is a super hero story because I’m already GMing one of those.
Thanks for reading this and have a good day!
The writing style of this is a little different than a traditional roleplay on this site. Normally, each person will roleplay a character and they will interact within a setting guided by the GM. In this, all the writers take turn writing the story. Each poster will take turns writing; in the end what will result is cohesive and interesting story. All of the characters, settings and plot are made by all of the writers, each one building upon the work of the people who wrote before them. Here is a short example (obviously the posts would be longer in the actual story):
Poster A:
"Frank was walking down the street on his way to work. It was his last day on the job; he was proud of his 43 years at the Wonderful Wheel Company, but he was looking forward to retirement. He arrived at the old factory, same as ever, except he was surprised to see..."
Poster B:
"that it was decorated with banners! The old factory worker saw banners, balloons and homemade posters celebrating his last day and wishing him well. A hint of a smile showed on the man's face. But the biggest surprise was when he walked into the place..."
Poster C:
"a huge array of tires spelling out "BEST WISHES FRANK" right on the factory floor! What was previously a hint evolved into a full-on grin; the man never expected his coworkers to go through all this trouble. Honestly, he thought they didn't even like him. However..."
And so on. Again, this would be longer if we were actually writing. I'm not looking for big essays here; just at least two or three quality paragraphs per post. If you want to and it makes sense to write longer, cool, but it isn’t necessary. A few advantages of writing this way include:
-If someone loses interest or gets busy with life, the whole story won't grind to a halt.
-Multiple authors can provide multiple perspectives, fleshing out characters in a way one person wouldn’t do and making the story more interesting
-Writing with other people is (at least for me) a good motivator to push yourself to improve your writing. I’ve learned a lot just by reading other people’s work
I’ve written a story this way with a few people on this website and it was a very enjoyable experience, so if this interests you or you have questions, let me know! As for what the genre of the roleplay is, I thought I’d discuss that with anyone interested. The only thing I know I don’t want to write right now is a super hero story because I’m already GMing one of those.
Thanks for reading this and have a good day!
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