The Semi-Literate & Literate Roleplayer's Club (V4)

[Red Badge of Courage]

Ok, really quick question. How much do you have to usually write to qualify as a Semi-Literate or Literate roleplayer?
I've been curious about this for a while and I've just now decided to ask.

[Artesian]

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Don't pick your longest post ever if it is not a good example of your current work. When I say this, I want you to give me a good example! Too many applications have examples that the writer says "not my best. I usually write better," or something along these lines. I see this as lazy. Give me a good example please, and if I see anything written about your work is normally better I will not even look at your form.
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It's a simple thing that should be second nature to all semi-lit+ writers. I don't want to see wrong tenses, incorrect punctuation, incorrect spelling, or any of that (I understand there may be a mistake every now and then; we are only human, after all).
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Your writing should flow. Sentences shouldn't be overly long, and they shouldn't be unbelievably short. I'll be looking at your writing style, and you general mechanics. The number one no-no is I don't want your writing to sound mechanical/forced. It shouldn't sound like a children's book (Susie did this... Then Susie did this... Susie saw Bob and said hi...).

There's this too. It's not just length, but the sophistication of the sentences, the complexity and realism of the situations and characters, the readability, good grammar and spelling, using words accurately with a largish vocabulary... but usually, length is easiest to judge, so it's often based on that.

[eden .]

honestly i would consider myself at a rather high semi-lit / literate level and it's actually a challenge for me to write more than 2 bulky paragraphs for a rp, mostly because there comes a point where i feel i'm wasting everyone's time by writing about something inconsequential that doesn't add anything to the environment or the characters.
and if you're writing two paragraphs but have terrible grammar, spelling, etc., then personally, i consider that to be just as "illiterate" [idk why it's this term in particular but there you go] as a one-sentence response. /shrug

[Artesian]

If it reads like a good book, it's literate? If it reads like a bad book that's nevertheless been published, it's semi-lit? If no one in their right minds would publish it, it's illiterate?

*shrug* I've always just gone by what's fun to read.

[pep]

has rated's country roleplay been made yet?

still working on it, Rivkah, i'll have it up within a day or so--
i'll pm you the link when its done so you don't miss it, since you seem to be quite interested c:

*peeks in*
i'm still very interested in this~ if it's not too much hassle,
could you pm me the link as well when you finish? s:

[button.]

did anything ever happen with the rp as yourself idea? .3.

[eden .]

/shrinks
idk if we ever settled on a real plot which is why i never got around to it please forgive me uwu

[Rated R]

has rated's country roleplay been made yet?

still working on it, Rivkah, i'll have it up within a day or so--
i'll pm you the link when its done so you don't miss it, since you seem to be quite interested c:

*peeks in*
i'm still very interested in this~ if it's not too much hassle,
could you pm me the link as well when you finish? s:

of course! i'll pm everyone who had originally posted saying they were interested in it with a link when it's finished c:

[.kestral]

Is it bad that I really want a Loki x Sherlock rp?
I mean, c'mon, that would be awesome!

Oh, and I'm always after one x ones, here or As so if anyone's bored PM me,

[rose;]

I really need some more real life like sort of rps
or fantasy too I suppose after the S.K. books I've been reading
so.. one x one ideas hit me up?