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Edition No. 2.0

Guilty Pleasures' Back
Long hours, constant testing, giant files, a welcomed donation, recovering members. All of this and more went to getting Guilty Pleasures' back.

Thank you to the following people for bringing back 'Home':
Ender, sirencall, xWickedBlackLace , Malum, Sigurd,

Admiral Joker (Artemis) , Silver Wolf, Fao , and Vek.

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by Courier StarsAura

Have you ever had an idea for a plot that isn't exactly your forte? Wanted to see your idea played out, but afraid that you couldn't do it justice or that it might be better suited for someone else? What about writers block? Ever been stuck? Lacking inspiration? Wish an idea would fall from the sky? Well....search no more!

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ORPHANED OPENINGS

by Courier naughtygirl

There is a lot of grief for the person who writes an incredible opening only for it to never be answered. Although I never had the horrible experience of what I'm suggesting it is like, I am by no means diminishing the actual event, so forgive me if it offends. The roleplay is stillborn.

The person who writes an opening of any roleplay is like a mother. He/She is giving birth to it. That's what is it, too, when you look at what it takes to get to that stage.

It can take up to one month or more of planning in PMs, which no one ever sees, to get to the final product which you see in these forums. That can easily be likened to conception and prenatal, as the child (roleplay) is shaped by two... And yes, it does take two to get the process going. We who see an interesting opening and read it (several of the ones listed that aren't mine, I have read). I can't imagine how...

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

by Courier Fleurette

Over my many years in different roleplaying communities I have learned many things, but most important has been that there is more to a story than the story, there is also world building and character development. In order to create a believable or even readable story you must first develop a world and its characters. While both are seriously important to your writing I will not tackle both at once. Right now, I will concentrate on character development. When creating a story, we have so many great ideas but most of us fail to put the effort into the most important pieces of the puzzle, the characters. Any good story is only as good as its characters therefore to be a successful role-player or writer character development is key. The most beloved authors live by it. Author J.K. Rowling kept track of her characters withhand-drawn spreadsheets mapping out each character's development, she developed them in advance and let them grow with the stories. Jane Austen, an 18th century author is still world renowned in the 21st century. The delightful...