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So its become a trend for me with rping here that I've been wanting to play this but no one will hardly anymore due to the fact of my writing style my thought is very simple how can I gain more experience without given the chance to improve

I looked at some of the topics you posted and I noticed the Gundum and Star trek cross over. Now while your lack of experience may be one factor, I have to think that your chosen topic is a factor as well. I can honestly say that for the time I have been here, I have seen very few ads for either Gundum or Star Trek. So I would have to imagine that you will have a harder time finding players for such a niche rp adding on to the fact that you are inexperienced.

My advice would be to post a topic stating that you are inexperienced and looking to learn. Also I would recommend brushing up on your punctuation. No periods and commas is definitely a deterrent as well as being a common pet peeve of roleplayers.

I second Katia's post! Even people who get a lot of roleplay still don't get a lot of offers (if any) when the topics are too obscure or people just aren't interested in it. Picking things that appeal to a broader audience definitely helps your chances of finding an RP partner.

Just like Katia, I also noticed that almost all your posts lack punctuation. What happens when I read your posts is that I become out of breath. It feels like you're talking non-stop, without pausing to take a breath, and it can make it really hard to figure out where one sentence ends and another one starts. As far as your writing goes, paying more attention to it and applying the grammar rules can help a great deal in making your posts more pleasant to read!

I looked around for some guides that you're welcome to read through:

http://www.english-at-home.com/business/improving-your-punctuation/

http://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/study-with-us/study-resources-for-students/writing-and-formatting/how-to-write-better/how-to-improve-your-grammar/how-to-improve-your-punctuation/

This one has some on-page multiple choice answers to help you test your skills on the spot with the answer only one click away: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/

The last one is a massive page of info but it looks extremely helpful to me. To give you an example of the difference punctuation can make, I amended your post:

All I did was add a period, a comma, a colon and a question mark and it made a huge difference in how easy it became to read and follow. I'm 200% convinced that when you pay more attention to this, very few people will reject you due to your writing anymore.

There are plenty of people who are very happy to help you practice your writing through roleplay. Katia is right, asking directly for help works really well here. People don't want to hurt your feelings by correcting you as you RP with them, which might be why you get so few offers. In any case, you reached out now! I hope the resources I gave are useful to you, and I'm sure there are folks who have more things to offer and would like to play with you to help you improve. Good luck!

hello, this A topic close to my hart. I have severe learning disabilities when it comes to grammar and spelling. But I love to write,create and read. in fact I seem to have a knack for being able to read right threw most grammatical and spelling errors my self correcting it in my head with out even seeing it. Finding the right understanding partner is what really matters in this case. I have had lots of partners whom never had an issue. there are some out there one out of every 10 players that cannot play with me and one out of those is just plan rude about it. No I am not drunk, I am not an Idoit, nor am I high, and yes English is my native language.
that is when I move on, though most are just can you repost that or look at that again, or rephrase it and that is all that is needed. By the way some of the most influence and creative people had similar issues with spelling and grammar.

the guy who created scrabble could not spell and others

and there was some other posts on sharping your grammatical skills. but if spelling and grammer is your only issue you just need to look for the right people and Borden your Roleplay searchers.

dont lose hart keep on trying


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Thank you all for helping since last night I've found a gundam rp website and I've joined up with that ,I do have a learning disability but I will never admit defeat