Scroll #2: 'Adding Detail'

[kouri-chan_xx]

After reading the first scroll, you are surprised to find that it disappears. Around 10 seconds or so later, a second scroll, wrapped neatly with a purple ribbon, appears in your hands as you stare surprised. Yeah I know this tutorial is lame like that.

You open it.

Contents:
-Intro
-Basics of Adding Detail
-More on Adding Detail
-Even More on Adding Detail
-w00t on stuff like that  

[kouri-chan_xx]

| Introduction |

This is the second stage of RP-ing. Once you have mastered the first scroll, the basics, you will have to start lengthening your posts. And that is when your true style comes out.

Every RP-er has a different style. For example Pink's style is so interesting (why am I using Pink in every one of my comparisons? sweatdrop ), although that may be also because of her memorable characters.

For me, it's cool to see different styles, so, unlike the first post, I cannot rigidly dictate what to do but instead will give guidelines on what you can do to make the RP more interesting and not just one liners.
 

[kouri-chan_xx]

| How Do I Start Writing Paragraphs? |

Actually I dislike people who write paragraphs, ending up with a block of text. If you do decide to write paragraphs, remember to separate

them

like

this

so that it's easy to read. Yes, I do mean American double line paragraphing, not the tab thing. Not that you can use that, I think.

Anyway, the one single most important thing in lengthening your posts is basically... 'description'.

This is a typical good RP sample.

'Kosuke walked into the library and said hi to the lovely assistant Sandra. He never liked libraries normally, being more of a hands-on person, but walking amongst the shelves he marveled in awe. The library was spotless and was obviously very well-cared for. He couldn't see any books that were out of place and each book was wrapped nicely. Moving on to the appropriate section ['Suiton Jutsus'] he took out a book and started to read.'

This involves three things:

1) Description, adjectives ['spotless' etc.]
2) Emotions, feelings ['never liked libraries normally']
3) Extra actions ['like waving, gasping, etc.']
 

[kouri-chan_xx]

| Adjectives, Emotion and All That Jazz |

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