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Update 12/23/18: If anyone would like to add a link (or links) to my Tips, please feel free to do so! I do not mind if people add to it. If you'd like to ask permission, just hit me up either here or in PM! Thank you. ^-^
Update 8/8/19 Please be aware that at the time I post/share links, they work for me. If for some reason the links do not work, please: Let me know which post of mine has the link, by providing the date that the link was posted in, as well as telling me which link it is that does not work anymore. I have posted so many links, that just simply copying the link I shared that is not working anymore, does not help me to figure out where it is so I may remove it. Thank you.
Update 12/23/18: If anyone would like to add a link (or links) to my Tips, please feel free to do so! I do not mind if people add to it. If you'd like to ask permission, just hit me up either here or in PM! Thank you. ^-^
Update 8/8/19 Please be aware that at the time I post/share links, they work for me. If for some reason the links do not work, please: Let me know which post of mine has the link, by providing the date that the link was posted in, as well as telling me which link it is that does not work anymore. I have posted so many links, that just simply copying the link I shared that is not working anymore, does not help me to figure out where it is so I may remove it. Thank you.
Hello fellow RPR members!
Winter here once again. I have a Pinterest account, and one of my boards is called Writing Tips. What I'd like to do, is share these tips with you.
Q: Have you tried these tips yourself, Winter?
A: Admittedly, no. I have not taken the time to try them out yet. However! I still feel that they might be helpful to some fellow roleplayers.
So below is a list of websites with tips or images with tips on them from Pinterest, to hopefully help others out.
In the words of LeVar Burton: "But! You don't have to take my word, for it."
- 33 Ways to Write Stronger Characters
- How to Write the Perfect Plot (in 2 Easy Steps)
- Writing Strong Female Characters: What You're Doing Wrong
- Steven James quote (image)
- Master List of Romantic Coflicts
- Master List of Gestures and Body Language
- Master List of Physical Descriptions
- Master List of Words to Describe Voices
- A Writer’s List of Mythical Creatures and Beings!
- Master List of Facial Expressions
- 100 Ways to say "Bad" (Image)
- The Psychology of Writing Character Development
- Types of Opening Sentences (image)
- How to Write a Fight Scene
- It's a Writer Thing: Dialogue
- How to Write a Villain That Readers Will Love to Hate
- Tips for Writing a Flashback (image)
- Writing Dialogue: 50 Things Your Characters Can Do WHILE They Talk
- Use, don't abuse your backstory
- WARNING: THESE 5 POINTS WILL HELP YOU CREATE AWESOME FEMALE VILLAINS
- Villain Motive Prompts (image)
- Other Ways to say "Said"
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I could keep going, but I think this is a good start.
Wow. Been a while since I added more tips. Sorry about that. Here's some more writing tips I found via Pinterest.
- The Difference Between Villains and Antagonists
- The 4 Deadly Mistakes Fiction Writers Make
- How To Write A Memorable Mentor
- Writing Blood Loss (image)
- Crime Vocabulary Infographic (Image)
- How to Successfully Kill a Character: The Checklist
- 75+ Bad Habits For Your Characters
- 80 + Barriers to Love: A List of Ideas to Keep Romantic Tension High
- 10 Dialogue Errors Writers Should Avoid
- Keep Unlikable Characters From Alienating Readers
- The Four Main Types of Epic Antagonists
- 50 High-Stakes Plot Ideas!
- How to find motivation when you don’t feel like writing
- What You Need To Know To Write Panic Attacks in Fiction
- How to Write a Painfully Sad Scene in Your Novel
Ooh, nice one! I'm trying to compile some tips and tricks too. 
Do you mind if I link to your thread in mine?
Do you mind if I link to your thread in mine?
rat wrote:
Ooh, nice one! I'm trying to compile some tips and tricks too. Do you mind if I link to your thread in mine?
Do you mind if I link to your thread in mine?Not at all! Please go right ahead. ^-^
Here is another update for my writing tips. So sorry I do not update that often.
- Attempting to speak in "old" English
- 7 Writing tips for creating strong villains
- 21 Murphy's Laws of Combat
- Symptoms of a Panic Attack (image)
- [20 Better Words To Use In Your Everyday Vocabulary
- Novel Plot Structure: 3-Act Tension Plot
- 7 Ways To Evoke The Emotions You Want From Your Readers
- Injuring Characters: How much is too much?
- Romantic Subplots I Don't See Enough Of (image)
- Darkness in Fiction: 7 Tips for Writing Dark Stories
- Alternatives for Overused Words (image)
- Romance Without Erotica
- 240 Words to Describe Someone's Tone/Voice (Image)
- 9 Epic, Underused Mythical Animals for Your Fantasy Novel
- Villain Motive Prompts (Image)
- Not Quite Dead: A Writer’s Guide to Serious Injuries and Calamities
- 5 Minutes to Writing Better Guns and Knives
- Fluffy/Blusy Sentence Starters (Image)
- 10 Ways To Hit Your Reads In The Gut
- 50 High-Stakes Plot Ideas!
- The Secret to Writing the Killer Plot Twist
Wow! Been two months already?! Sorry all! Rl kicks me sometimes, and I forget! >.< Alright, here we go!
- 6 Eyesores to Chop in Writing
- HOW TO AVOID PLOT HOLES IN YOUR STORIES: AND FIX THE ONES YOU HAVE
- Backstory; How not to tell too much
- 10 Fantasy Clichés and Ideas to Change Them
- Tips on how to write characters with wings (for both original and canon writers) (Image)
- Never start with...(image)
- The “Chekhov’s Gun” Guide to Foreshadowing
- 5 Characters who should be in your story (image)
- How to Hook a Reader
- Weaving Fictional Characters into Real Historic Events
- Zodiac Traits – Write a Taurus Character!
- Zodiac Traits – Write a Cancer Character!
- Zodiac Traits – Write a Gemini Character!
- Zodiac Traits – Write a Leo Character!
- 9 Types of Muscle Tension Caused by Trapped Emotions
Getting a bit of a jump on sharing more writing tips.
- How to Make a Character’s Death *Heartbreaking*
- WRITIN' ACCENTS
- How to Make the Villain Blab the Right Way
- How to Describe Skin Tones
- THE BEST WAY TO AVOID WRITING CLICHES (LIKE THE PLAGUE)
- Zodiac Traits — Write a Pisces Character!
- What Writers Need to Know About Archery
- 6 Tips for Writing an Imposing and Complex Villain
- 6 Do’s and Don’ts of Creating Mystery in Your Novel
- How To Create The Perfect Antagonist
- 10 Things Every Writers Needs To Know About Conflict
- 8 THINGS WRITERS FORGET WHEN WRITING FIGHT SCENES
- How to Find and Fix Your Story's Plot Holes
- Stretch Tension to Maximize Suspense
- Overcoming Writer’s Block: 7 Tips
- Zodiac Traits: Write a Libra Character!
This is a good compilation! Thanks for sharing!
Tips, being tips, are merely suggestions and guidelines. It's good to glean that which works for you from these and not worry about the ones that don't.
Tips, being tips, are merely suggestions and guidelines. It's good to glean that which works for you from these and not worry about the ones that don't.
Dunedain-Ranger wrote:
This is a good compilation! Thanks for sharing!
Tips, being tips, are merely suggestions and guidelines. It's good to glean that which works for you from these and not worry about the ones that don't.
Tips, being tips, are merely suggestions and guidelines. It's good to glean that which works for you from these and not worry about the ones that don't.
You are most welcome, and I agree with you on that. I hope you will be able to find some of them useful for you.
I have found a couple things in this to tweak my style. Thanks again.
I would like to say that along with these fine guidelines on the way to write scenarios, I think it is very important to be mindful of the way one's writing is presented really makes a difference in an RP. Since the media is text-based, how something is written (typed) can make or break an RP no matter how good the content of the writing is.
Since I am reading what is written either in a PM or a forum post, and either on a computer monitor or a mobile device, readability is important to me. If I have a post that is a wall of text without capitalisation, full stops (periods), and a space between paragraph breaks, it is quite hard to read and motivation to continue RP'ng is diminished. I guess this is what is mistakenly referred to in a lot of LFRP threads as 'literate'.
I'm not advocating perfect sentence structure, punctuation, and syntax, but some attempt should be made to make an RP post as presentable as possible and easier to read.
I would like to say that along with these fine guidelines on the way to write scenarios, I think it is very important to be mindful of the way one's writing is presented really makes a difference in an RP. Since the media is text-based, how something is written (typed) can make or break an RP no matter how good the content of the writing is.
Since I am reading what is written either in a PM or a forum post, and either on a computer monitor or a mobile device, readability is important to me. If I have a post that is a wall of text without capitalisation, full stops (periods), and a space between paragraph breaks, it is quite hard to read and motivation to continue RP'ng is diminished. I guess this is what is mistakenly referred to in a lot of LFRP threads as 'literate'.
I'm not advocating perfect sentence structure, punctuation, and syntax, but some attempt should be made to make an RP post as presentable as possible and easier to read.
Oh wow! This is lovely! Bookmarking this so I can come back and nibble a bit more at all the wonderful tips
Mewcifer wrote:
Oh wow! This is lovely! Bookmarking this so I can come back and nibble a bit more at all the wonderful tips
You are most welcome! ^-^
- Grab Readers With a Multi-Faceted Characteristic Moment
- 3 Ways to Choose the Right Protagonist
- How to Write a Great Sex Scene
- Five Common Horror Twist Endings to Avoid
- 3 Ways to Test Your Story’s Emotional Stakes
- Maybe Your Bad Guy Is RIGHT!
- 10+ Ways to Progress Time in Your Novel
- Poisons in Sci-Fi and Fantasy
- Creating The Perfect Love Interest
- 4 Ways to Write a Thought-Provoking Mentor Character
- Writing Tips For Creating A Strong Villain
- How to Write an Action Scene: 7 Tips for Writers
5 Ways to Hide Your Villain In Plain Sight
- Why Are Most Romances Written In Third Person? There Are a Few Reasons.
- Should You Include a Prologue in Your Story?
- The Rules of Character Death
- 8 Ways to Break Writer's Block
- WRITING FANTASY MAGICAL BATTLE SCENES
- Describing Characters: Moving Beyond Hair & Eye Color
- 10 Dialogue Errors Writers Should Avoid
- 100 Sexy Names for Contemporary Romance Heroes!
- Three Tips to Writing Good Bad Guys
- WRITE FICTION: 2 USEFUL TIPS FOR WRITING DESCRIPTIONS
- How to create romantic couples with chemistry
- How to Write a Kissing Scene in a Romance Novel
- 7 Types of Villain Deaths: Which is the best of them?
- HOW TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE AND HEARTBREAKING CHARACTER DEATH SCENE
- What New Writers Need To Know About Fear
- T.V. Character's that will Inspire your Character Creations
- Tips for Writing Strong Women
- The James Bond of Foreshadowing – 6 Tricks to the perfect reveal
- 9 Different Descriptive Settings to Use In Your Fantasy Novel (Without Using Forests)
- When Writing, How Do You Know When Enough Is Enough?
- 14 Offensive Tactics of Manipulators (image)
- 5 Ways to Write a Death Theme without Being a Downer
- 10 Ways to Make the Most Out of a Character Death
- 10 Awful Freelance Writing Pitches That Editors Reject Every Time
- 9 Simple and Powerful Ways to Write Body Language
- 5 Reasons Your Plot Stalled
- The Orphan Protagonist Cliche - Why Is It Still Used?
- Action vs. Information: Convey Info without Stalling the Story
- 6 Tips for Writing (Non-Annoying) Chosen Ones
- Brainstorming the Wound in Your Character’s Backstory
- 10 Tips For Writing Endings To Your Story
I love that you keep updating this. Thank you so much, Winter! 
Demilicious wrote:
I love that you keep updating this. Thank you so much, Winter!
Not a problem! ^-^
- Top 10 Pieces of Writing Advice You Should Ignore
- How to Define Your Character's Story Goal
- The Secret to Writing Dynamic Characters: It’s Always Their Fault
- 6 Superhero Writing Tips From Stan Lee
- 36 CORE VALUES FOR BUILDING COMPLEX CHARACTERS
- How to Get the Most Out of Your Sequel Scenes
- The Epic Consequences of 'What If' in Your Story
- WHEN AND WHERE YOU SHOULD TELL, DON’T SHOW
- The Character Most Writers Get Wrong (And How to Fix It)
- Writing Tips: Improve your dialogue in 3 easy steps
- How to craft compelling and complex characters
- Kick-Ass Characters: How to Create Epic Characters in 4 Easy Steps
- Writing Human/Animal Hybrids (Image)
- Schizophrenia: What Writers Should Know
- 5 TIPS FOR HAPPILY WRITING FICTION, EVEN IF YOU CAN’T PLOT
- Are You a Writer or a Storyteller?
- How To Define Your Character’s Narrative
- The 3 Integral Components of a Story’s Beginning
- Six Tips for Writing Grief Realistically
- Writing an Asexual Character
- 6 Terror Tactics For Really Scary Villains
- Disease, disorder, condition, syndrome – what’s the difference?
- WHY YOUR WRITING NEEDS CONFLICT
- How to Write For Beginners – 5 Techniques They Didn’t Teach You In School
- I FORGET... WHAT CAN CAUSE MY CHARACTERS AMNESIA?
- How to not ruin characters: 5 Essential Lessons from Once Upon a Time
- What New Writers Need To Know About Fear
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