[quote=@UrbanEvolution]
I don't do a lot of my serious writing on this forum. I don't participate in the writing contests because I'm here to mess around with my friends and have fun.

A lot of my actual good work is on a different RPG account.[/quote]
This first comment is exactly how I've always felt about [i]every[/i] role-play that I've ever participated in. I'm a writer (and a few other things) [i]before[/i] a role-player. Honestly, the only time I find it difficult to write (other than when I [i]can't[/i] write due to needing to sort notes; my current dilemma over the last years) is when I'm role-playing outside of the setting of my main story project (which I role-play with for countless reasons that I won't go into here).

Role-playing outside of my own setting is more of a hobby than it is something I could see myself doing competitively, and I haven't technically role-played outside of my setting for several years due to simply not being able to find a role-play that I'm passionate about (I dislike getting into a role-play I don't believe I'll commit to), and I'm far more interested in getting closer to other writers through it than I am participating in it. I wouldn't say I have difficulty role-playing outside of my setting; I don't usually [i]enjoy[/i] it and, like you, I'd want to role-play to have fun with friends.

On the other hand, I don't use multiple accounts, so that bit I don't relate to or understand the appeal of. The only times I've ever had multiple accounts was when something made it into a requirement, such as a role-playing forum actually forcing you to make an alternate account if you want to have a second character; this was the case on the first role-playing forum I joined.