Quick question: What's Illion wearing? You don't have to go into details here if you don't want, but is he dressed to sort of blend in with the forest? Wanted to ask rather than just assume! And sorry if I overlooked that description. 

Ah, that's definitely not something you need to worry about with me! It sounds like you and I are in a similar boat, there. I don't have patience IRL with much else, but when it comes to online replies, you won't lose me as a partner from taking a long time. I, too, have waited months or even a good year for a response before! As long as I know you still have interest in the RP, I won't drop a RP just because of that.

I don't know what writing skill level you'd put me on, but, please, with something like that, don't worry about it, especially not with me. While there are of course certain styles I favor over others, as long as I'm not having to interpret what a partner is writing like some ancient tomb written in Atlantean or something, then I'm good. All I ask of a partner is that they put their best foot forward, as you've already said you do! A RP is basically one giant rough draft, anyway.

I'm sure you've heard it before, and I know it's hard to not do, but you should never compare your writing to someone else's. For one thing, I can guarantee that whoever you're comparing it to has put in a different amount of practice toward the craft than you have, one direction or the other. For another, everyone's preference and everyone's voice is different in its own right. In my opinion, a writer should absolutely learn from others' styles, find what we like and pinpoint what seems to work and what doesn't, and incorporate that to further our voice and skills! But we should use that to enhance our own voices, not snuff them out.

Hmm. That all said, if you ever have any friendly suggestions for me, please don't hesitate to share your thoughts! I'm always open to constructive criticism, and on the constant hunt to find ways I can improve. I do know that I tend to over-describe some things--eliminating needless descriptions is usually one of my edits in things I want to take beyond a rough draft, but, well, my IC posts here usually just get one or two quick reads to make sure I'm not missing too many letters or words.