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Frokane's Mildly Politcal Hangout Thread

@The Harbinger of Ferocity

I have a lot of political opinions but they're generally not welcome in the circles I frequent because I'm a game loving, anime loving nerd who's also a social democrat and a feminist XD

@Dynamo Frokane

The basics of society are push and pull. When the government/the youth culture/large groups in general push one way, the rest of society will pull the other way.

Frokane's Mildly Politcal Hangout Thread

@The Harbinger of Ferocity

What are we talking about again?

Frokane's Mildly Politcal Hangout Thread

@TheEvanCat

Hi!

But tbh I've never known a 'mild' political discussion.

The 7 Sins: GREED

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Frokane's Mildly Politcal Hangout Thread

@Dynamo Frokane

Every country has done terrible things, but I've never seen a country try to deny or justify them quite like the USA.

How do *you* get into your characters' heads?

Not many of my characters are based on me. Often, they're based on a combination of other characters from things I've watched or read, so a good litmus test for when I'm stuck is 'what would those characters do'?

Failing that, imagine then being played by a certain actor or actress. What would they do?

New to Arena. Looking for tutorial.

So, I've never tried Area rp before but I've always wanted to. But I don't really know the 'rules' of it. The do's and don't's. I need a teacher.

As such, the rp will probably be me playing a character who is a pupil of yours. Art imitating life. Who's interested?

Rap Battles

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Help a newbie write better

@superservo27

This is advice specific to here, but I think that's what you asked for. Plus, it'll help you get better at writing characters in general.

In every post, think about what your character's physical, mental and emotional reaction is to what happened in the posts your replying to. Then write what they think about this, either by showing it through body language or facial expression, or just telling it through a straight-up inner monologue. Then, after that, you write about what your character does and says in response to that.

For larger works, yes, redrafting is important, but I disagree that you usually have to burn everything to the ground. I never do. Then again, I've never been published so maybe that's better advice, but I'll tell you that there is often something of value in the first thing that comes out of your hands.

Basically, write with absolutely no regard for the quality or even basic spelling and grammar of your work. The goal is simply to get a first draft finished. (This can often be the hard part.) Then leave it and come back the next day and fix all the issues that are easily fixed, like spelling, grammar and glaringly bad prose. Then take several days off and come back to it with the mindset of a critic, but DON'T act like the whole thing's worthless. Go through it systematically, note how every paragraph could be improved or changed for the better, how plotholes could be resolved and pacing could be tightened up or fleshed out as appropriate, and make these changes. Do this a few times, a few days apart, and again at the end of the book when you've figured out the aim and theme of the whole book. You'll probably have to change a LOT of the beginning to fit these aims and themes.

♦ A New Era ♦ - A My Hero Academia RP

Kasuke Mina

The group of three left, including Asuka, so Mina looked sideways to JoJo and shrugged as if to say 'me neither', then approached Jett, who was just watching them leave. Her iciness was gone, but neither was she in a good mood. There was a deflated, emotionally dead pai in her eyes and posture, and she spoke in a tired tone of voice. Even her quip lost all it's barbs in her delivery; "Jett, you really need to learn how to understand girls better. Especially proud ones."

After a brief silence between them, Mina put her hand on her hips and looked annoyed. The good old Mina was back, at least partially. "So, are you going to tell us who that was and what your history is, or shall we play a game of twenty questions?"

@Feyblue@Noxx@Aerandir

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Maeda Hitomi

Hitomi stood with a bemused, slightly concerned face as Tomoe tested if she was asleep or not, and was emitting a very quiet nervous laugh. Before she resolved to stop her from hurting herself any more, Tomoe stopped, and came up to her, before immediately touching her horns. Hitomi blushed and meeped. Her horns had no nerves in them and she couldn't feel anything from them being touched besides slight pressure on her scalp, but it was still embarrassing. One did not simply grab a sheep girl's horns without permission. Even so, Hitomi didn't have the heart to tell her to stop, as the smol girl was having a lot of fun, moving onto her ears and then petting her hair. Hitomi relaxed now. She was used to her hair being petted, and actually liked that the therapeutic effect of petting her hair made so many of her friends happy.

"Yes, my hair has that effect on people," the sheep girl answered in a voice that matched her appearance; sweet, but not unlike a sheep's' 'baa'. "Call me Hitomi. It's very nice to meet you!"

@liferusher