want help to improve my writing and detail skills

Gradous13

Gradous13

King of Snek
Like the title says, I would like help with my Writing and Detail skills, I would like to do this via 1x1 and then get feed back through that, or by any other means, I will be very grateful for the help
 
Not that I'm an expert, but I'd be happy to help. I've done this before with those wanting to be better so I think I could lend some advice.


Just let me know ; )
 
If you bring that furry, white wolf and let me hug it, then heck yeah, you could me how to write too Raynee (^.^)
 
[QUOTE="White Masquerade]If you bring that furry, white wolf and let me hug it, then heck yeah, you could me how to write too Raynee (^.^)

[/QUOTE]
Haha, anytime!
 
[QUOTE="Jager 9]Sounds great Raynee, when do you want to start?

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I'm ready when you are ;) I think for the purposes of this, to do a 'simple' rp idea/theme/plot that you feel most comfortable with. If you get something started, I can give you feedback on your post, then post in reply.
 
mmm, alrighty, give me a bit to come up with a simple RP, it might accidentally turn detailed lol


 
unless you want to come up with the RP, thats fine as well
 
No problem. Detailed is fine if that's what you want to work on. I guess by simple I mean something I could understand haha. Some of these massive world, levels of hierarchy, everyone has a special power, and the demon hides everywhere - might be a tad much. :)
 
I would recommend doing a slice of life kind of role-play if your focus is on developing detail. Those are by nature somewhat lacking in the "action" department, so to make larger posts you have to focus very much on detail.


As far as detailing things goes, it can usually be broken down into five things.

  1. Precision
  2. Being sensual
  3. Adjectives and Adverbs
  4. Padding
  5. Asides


Now for a quick break down of those five things.


Precision: Being precise generally simply means that you'll give exact details rather than keep things suggestive.


For example, instead of saying;


"It was a large forest"


You would say:


"The forest was massive, spanning over several kilometers in both length and width, so much so that it was difficult to most - and impossible to some - to see the other side."


Being Sensual: By this I mean "focusing on all 5 senses". What does the thing you're describing look like, smell like, taste like, feel like and sound like?


For example, you could say something along the lines of;


"The blue jar looked rather thick, with an oval shape. It smelled like rot, probably due to the dirt inside of it. Perhaps a plant had been sitting within it before, but what was certain is that it hadn't been cleaned out in a while. For those reasons, nobody would dare venture a taste, but it was obvious to see it would taste exactly as it smelled; like old dirt. To the touch however, it has a smooth, cold surface that was oddly soothing. As his fingers grazed it, he heard an ever faint humming, like that of wet fingers gliding over the brim of a glass."


Adjectives and Adverbs: Adding description to actions and things helps put the exact image you want into the mind of your reader.


For example:


The dog jumped over the fence.


Is a lot less descriptive than:


The big black german dog quickly jumped over the thin white wooden fence.


Asides: The least recommended of the five, but it still helps. An aside is when you jump from one topic to another.


For example;


Sitting in the middle of the couch in front of her was awkward.


Is less descriptive than:


Sitting in the middle of the couch - like that time he was being scolded by his mother after breaking that stupid, dirty blue jar - in front of her was almost as awkward as last week's moment of embarrassment when his sister caught him watching Sailor Moon on the family television.


I hope that helped somewhat and that your practice in 1x1 with Raynee goes well (OUO)
 
AlexSilverX said:
I would recommend doing a slice of life kind of role-play if your focus is on developing detail. Those are by nature somewhat lacking in the "action" department, so to make larger posts you have to focus very much on detail.
As far as detailing things goes, it can usually be broken down into five things.

  1. Precision
  2. Being sensual
  3. Adjectives and Adverbs
  4. Padding
  5. Asides


Now for a quick break down of those five things.


Precision: Being precise generally simply means that you'll give exact details rather than keep things suggestive.


For example, instead of saying;


"It was a large forest"


You would say:


"The forest was massive, spanning over several kilometers in both length and width, so much so that it was difficult to most - and impossible to some - to see the other side."


Being Sensual: By this I mean "focusing on all 5 senses". What does the thing you're describing look like, smell like, taste like, feel like and sound like?


For example, you could say something along the lines of;


"The blue jar looked rather thick, with an oval shape. It smelled like rot, probably due to the dirt inside of it. Perhaps a plant had been sitting within it before, but what was certain is that it hadn't been cleaned out in a while. For those reasons, nobody would dare venture a taste, but it was obvious to see it would taste exactly as it smelled; like old dirt. To the touch however, it has a smooth, cold surface that was oddly soothing. As his fingers grazed it, he heard an ever faint humming, like that of wet fingers gliding over the brim of a glass."


Adjectives and Adverbs: Adding description to actions and things helps put the exact image you want into the mind of your reader.


For example:


The dog jumped over the fence.


Is a lot less descriptive than:


The big black german dog quickly jumped over the thin white wooden fence.


Asides: The least recommended of the five, but it still helps. An aside is when you jump from one topic to another.


For example;


Sitting in the middle of the couch in front of her was awkward.


Is less descriptive than:


Sitting in the middle of the couch - like that time he was being scolded by his mother after breaking that stupid, dirty blue jar - in front of her was almost as awkward as last week's moment of embarrassment when his sister caught him watching Sailor Moon on the family television.


I hope that helped somewhat and that your practice in 1x1 with Raynee goes well (OUO)
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Dang. Look at you mister writer. (>u>)
 
[QUOTE="White Masquerade]Dang. Look at you mister writer. (>u>)

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Thank you ^^ I try to be as helpful as possible with what talent I have as a writer.
 
AlexSilverX said:
I would recommend doing a slice of life kind of role-play if your focus is on developing detail. Those are by nature somewhat lacking in the "action" department, so to make larger posts you have to focus very much on detail.
As far as detailing things goes, it can usually be broken down into five things.

  1. Precision
  2. Being sensual
  3. Adjectives and Adverbs
  4. Padding
  5. Asides


Now for a quick break down of those five things.


Precision: Being precise generally simply means that you'll give exact details rather than keep things suggestive.


For example, instead of saying;


"It was a large forest"


You would say:


"The forest was massive, spanning over several kilometers in both length and width, so much so that it was difficult to most - and impossible to some - to see the other side."


Being Sensual: By this I mean "focusing on all 5 senses". What does the thing you're describing look like, smell like, taste like, feel like and sound like?


For example, you could say something along the lines of;


"The blue jar looked rather thick, with an oval shape. It smelled like rot, probably due to the dirt inside of it. Perhaps a plant had been sitting within it before, but what was certain is that it hadn't been cleaned out in a while. For those reasons, nobody would dare venture a taste, but it was obvious to see it would taste exactly as it smelled; like old dirt. To the touch however, it has a smooth, cold surface that was oddly soothing. As his fingers grazed it, he heard an ever faint humming, like that of wet fingers gliding over the brim of a glass."


Adjectives and Adverbs: Adding description to actions and things helps put the exact image you want into the mind of your reader.


For example:


The dog jumped over the fence.


Is a lot less descriptive than:


The big black german dog quickly jumped over the thin white wooden fence.


Asides: The least recommended of the five, but it still helps. An aside is when you jump from one topic to another.


For example;


Sitting in the middle of the couch in front of her was awkward.


Is less descriptive than:


Sitting in the middle of the couch - like that time he was being scolded by his mother after breaking that stupid, dirty blue jar - in front of her was almost as awkward as last week's moment of embarrassment when his sister caught him watching Sailor Moon on the family television.


I hope that helped somewhat and that your practice in 1x1 with Raynee goes well (OUO)
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I couldn't agree with you more. AKA, we should RP sometime. ;)
 
@Jager 9 Ooookkk. Let me find some inspiration and get writing :D
 
Rp idea for the two of you in a 1x1:


Two college students apply for a co-ed room, only to realize that due to a documentary mix-up, they were assigned to a room with a member of the opposite sex. OKAY! DON'T PANIC! WE'RE BOTH ADULTS! WE CAN LIVE THROUGH THIS... RIGHT???
 
I never attended college and stayed in dorm rooms, THEY ARE NOT CO-ED??? What do you do... study all the time?


I've always got ideas, not to worry. ;) @Jager 9
 
Hahaha, no worries at all! I was just giving a suggestions since you both didn't seem to have any ideas ^^ No need to pick it.


Yeah, college dorms are usually not co-ed. It's "boys roomie with boys" and "girls roomie with girls". To ensure an educational environment. The logic is that people might be studying while you're doing the hanky panky, so they want to diminish possibilities of THAT happening as much as possible.


That's why I live off campus. Even if it does cost me 175$ a month more than living on campus would. I like my privacy xD
 
A piece of advice I rarely see used at times like this: READ MORE.


Devour all the novels and short stories you can, and think about how they're written.
 
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