InsaneJournal

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Sara Lynn Evans (sara_lynn) wrote in rp_tutorials,
@ 2010-08-27 09:39:00

Hey there everyone. I was wondering if there was a site somewhere that helped out with tips on writing posts in a character's journal or helping out with threading scenes. I'm in desperate need here please help me

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	callirhoe 2010-08-27 07:58 pm UTC (link)
	What kind of help are you looking for? Like, prompts/ideas for character updates? (...Actually, I'd love to see a post about that.) Or more of the mechanics of writing, grammar, usage, those sorts of things? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sara_lynn 2010-08-27 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	ideas for character updates and threading. I'm also love to see writing, grammar usage also. (Reply to this) (Parent)

hammertech
2010-08-27 08:53 pm UTC (link)

Grammar wise, these might come in handy: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/easywriter3e/20errors/
http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/~butler/lc/grammarsites.html

As for journals and scenes, I have a really weird habit leftover from when I was big into writing introduced to me in Natalie Goldberg's writing: keep a notebook everywhere you go and record things that interest you, funny things that happen, descriptions you think of - just anything that would make good material. Then, use it later. I'm really bad about names. I work at a job where I see everyone's name on a computer as I check out books for them. So I'm constantly asking them how they pronouce them and sending them to my e-mail to use later.

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	kierah 2010-08-28 01:54 am UTC (link)
	As far as updates go, I almost constantly use things from my own life. Sometimes, stuff happens that you really can't make up. (Reply to this)

	illywacker 2010-09-06 01:59 am UTC (link)
	I don't know if it's helpful but a game that I'm modding has these on the wiki- Journal Prompts: http://wiki.cityofthestraits.com/wiki/Journal_Prompts Plot Ideas: http://wiki.cityofthestraits.com/wiki/Plot_Ideas (Reply to this)