[ SECRET POST #3556 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3556 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.
[Lord of the Rings trilogy]



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02.
[pride and prejudice; unnamed others]


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03.
[Endeavour]


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04.
[Tim Curry / Movies: IT, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Clue, Legend]


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05.


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06.
[Loud House]


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08.
[MST3K]














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Comments

[ketita]

I never RP'd much, but I wonder, is it really so helpful for ficcing? I always found the style and structure very different, and from what I've seen editing RP logs into a coherent fic is mostly pretty challenging. I've only encountered a handful that the end result was readable.

[(Anonymous)]

I find it's incredibly helpful in terms of helping me get into a character's head and figure out what makes them tick. In fic, you're in charge of the entire narrative - you only have to put the characters into situations that you want them to be in, which means there can be all sorts of aspects of characterization that never come up in a fic. With RP, it's a lot more freeform, and it can lead to exploring sides of a character you might not even have realized were there.

[(Anonymous)]

I think it depends on the person. I found that RPing got in the way of me writing my own fic because I was so involved in the RP. So even though I still dabble in RP sometimes, if I want to actually get my own stuff done, I stay away.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think that RP writing and fic writing work the same, in terms of being able to directly translate an RP log to a proper fic.

I do think that RP gets you thinking about things that fic often wouldn't. Working on characterization for a fic, you only have your own input, and you're the one asking all the questions. What RP can do is cause you to think of things you wouldn't by yourself.

One thing that always happens to me in RP that winds up helping me in fic is needing to explain to my partners why a character is doing a certain thing (either in the narrative or in casual conversation) and I feel like having to explain it in a manner others can understand really helps me get down character motivations.

[cloudtrader]

I actually know some peeps who are professional writers that got a lot of practice writing in this way, one of whom recently credited her RPing days as helping her A LOT.