[ SECRET POST #4025 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4025 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe try, as a writing exercise, imposing some sharp restrictions. Like:

A only says five words at a time.
B doesn't use contractions.
C always tries to make an anecdote about a family member.
D doesn't understand humour, but doesn't want anyone to know.

Sometimes forcing yourself to write really tightly to meet an arbitrary boundary can give you more awareness of the tiny choices you make, and take you interesting places.

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Or, take a scene you like from a movie or show (with good, distinctive character voices) and write it out in prose. Write the dialogue, write the character movements, their eye flickers, the way their voice roughens on a particular word. The way the shadows shift over their faces as they walk by a slatted blind speaking of hard choices they made in the past. Etc. (As an exercise. I'm not advising passing it off as original.)

[(Anonymous)]

And good luck. I hope you find something that works for you.

[hange_zoe]

I love this advice! Not the secretmaker, but this will help me improve my RP writing, so thank you!

[dancinbutterfly]

This is fucking amazing advice. I went to college for creative writing and never got advice as specific and well actuated as this. Well done. Any other suggestions you've got Id love to hear.

[(Anonymous)]

I agree with the others, this is very good advice!