Dreamstuck Writing Basics

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Reading Resources

• sportsanime's dreamwidth basics
• sockymcsockerson's html basics
• forum roleplaying basics
• let's DWRP by stardunes
• a guide to DWRP for tumblr users
• Vast&Starlit

Guidelines for this Community's Style

1. Make it readable.
2. Use good judgment.
3. Communicate with your fellow players about problem-solving and storytelling.

Other than that: each roleplay post should have the subject line "Act 1: Part 1: Scene 1", et cetera according to the number that it happens to be. The job of a roleplay post should be to set the scene: time, place, and mood should be indicated. Threads should have the subject line "Thread 1", et cetera, unless there's a better thematic distinguishing practice specific to that post. Ideally, there should be no more than four people in a thread in order to avoid confusion. If playing a NPC, this should be clearly marked in the text of your comment to avoid confusion.

All dialogue should be in the format of chatspeak, i.e.

GA: Your Dark Spectacled Friend Has Advised Me On A More Effective Method For Trolling You 
GA: I Think His Contention Is That This Strategy Will Have The Opposite Of The Intended Effect And Precipitate A Sort Of Bond Between Us That Is Established In Mutual Antagonism 
GA: What Do You Think About This 

Colors are for the moment optional. Actions, thoughts, and additional text should be in roundabout paragraph form, or whatever it takes for you to express what's necessary for your character.