Our hardworking PR&M manager had a wonderful idea, and
after having tried in vain to free up some free time in my schedule to follow
up with it, I have decided to start pushing things aside as I am able rather
than find wiggle room. Some who join our community are those who have years of
online role-playing experience under their belt, and find writing out posts and
crafting evocative writing to be second nature, a time honed skill they no
longer need to consciously think about as they weave you outstanding pieces of
writing. On the other side of that, we have had a countless number of people
come in admitting that they have little to no experience within the Play by
Post world, and would love some pointers.
Well crowd number one, chances are, nothing in this soon
approaching series is going to be news to you, but if you can take something
from it, I shall be pleased nonetheless. Crowd number two, on the other hand,
this upcoming set of installments will be crafted, tailored, and specially
designed to help you- an aspiring writer, role-player, storyteller- learn
tricks of the trade ranging from simple aesthetics to ways to methods to
improve the quality of your writing. I cannot promise to make the most mundane
writer the next New York Times bestseller (if I could do that, do you think I’d
be working nonstop overtime and fighting with my schedule to squeeze blog posts
in? Heck no, I’d be writing my own books and doing educative seminars on the
side!), but I can offer you some valuable insight that just might be that nudge
you need to start seeing some positive gains in your writing.
Now, as I have already emphasized forty times over, I am
pressed for time and this very moment approaches me no differently- I cannot
begin working on the first of this series which might run anywhere from half a
dozen to a score, all depending on how the material gets covered, at this
present time. Perhaps over the weekend, perhaps into mid next week, but soon,
you will have the first of many nuggets of information for you to throw in your
writer’s toolbox. By the end of this series, I hope to see not a group of people
with one or two tools apiece, some trying to fix things only with a hammer or
others with a monkey wrench nearly as large as them- nay! I want to see a group
of master craftsman with scores of tools available to them.
Well, I’ve rambled enough, so until next time.
-
Acies
Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns
it, and finds himself no wiser than before.
-Kurt
Vonnegut
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