#I've only just reactivated my queue so. this is why i haven't replied much at all

[armatization-a]

Drags hands down face

#↻┊ ooc ( out of character. ) #tfw nano idea isn't going well and you wanna drop it so bad #the plots i have that ive jammed together don't work well and I'm very upset #they'd work fine separately but i need two plots for this idea to work #ughhhhhh #'you should have plotted it first' i did that #I'm a big believer that any idea works. there's only poor execution. and boy this is badly executed #it looked good on paper but written out? ughhhhhh #i need to stick to plain domestic but I feel so dull doing that even tho it's my fave #idk im upset over writing again #I've only just reactivated my queue so. this is why i haven't replied much at all #i dunno if i want uwu asspats. i don't know what i want #well. i want a decent idea. but that's never gonna happen is it #negative /

[anotherhumanpet]

HOW I RUN MY BLOG

TAGGED BY: No one; I'm yoinking this from another blog I ran TAGGING: @rodanish, @convenientkeystorage, @monster-or-man, @yggdrasilushxrt, @codenamesilas, @ask-human-ratchet

—  SPEED.

It can vary but right now I feel confident enough to say it takes me no more than a few days to make a reply, then maybe another 1 to 3 days for it to be posted out of the queue system (depending on how many posts are logged). Things happen though and moods change. I'm coming out of a year-ish hiatus and trying to get back into the swing of things while also juggling my other hobbies and general life. I could wind up becoming a little slower, but as long as everyone (including myself) can be patient with things then it should be fine.

—  REPLIES.

I'm not a novelist, I can't describe a scene or view to save my life, and I don't know how to write action without hating every second of it and-or myself because an old partner use to constantly tell me that my action writing was bad and the improvements I tried to make were never good enough. I haven't spoken to that person in ten years but their words still haunt me to the point I dread action scenes. So, since the ability to write scenes and things of substance is out of my roster, I tend to focus more on a character's thoughts and emotions. I'll take you through the entire thought process of my characters so you can (hopefully) understand why they're ticking the way they are.

But I'm willing to step out of my comfort zone too, both for the sake of improvement of my skills and to create a better story. I make no promises on my efforts being any good, but god damn it I will try.

—  STARTERS.

I prefer plotted starters to just random, run-of-the-mill, first-greet starters simply because a plot gives me a guideline of what's going on, what's to be expected, and what kind of playing room I've got. If there's too much from for interpretation and creativity I tend to get... stuck on what to do and wind up leaning on being more reactive with my responses than proactive.

Starters don't have to be heavily plotted for me to be able to operate though! Hell, @monster-or-man and I made a whole ass thread with the premise of "Achim and Dennis need to meet and fight because we want to make Silas sweat a little more than he already is." and have another one in the works between Jaden and Bruce that is essentially "Jaden wants to Talk™." So, in shorter words, I like having ideas to play with but they don't have to be elaborate schemes.

—  INBOX.

Don't be shy. Ever. I love answering asks - be they random or silly little questions, thought provoking questions, probes at the characters and their relationships, or even a magic anon.

—  SELECTIVITY.

To be honest, even though I have the "mutuals only" tag on this blog I'm still trying to figure out how I want to do things post-hiatus. I don't think I'll be returning to my other blogs anytime soon, which frees up creativity and time for this one, so I could perhaps drop the tag and be a little more open. But, at the same time, I don't want to dive in too deep and wind up getting overwhelmed and stressed.

I don't think I'm horribly selective though. I may have my personal credentials (which I won't go into) but generally I'm just looking for good characterization, good writing, and compatible rules.

—  WISHLIST.

Honestly, I just want to throw Dennis into anything and everything. Since coming back to the blog and reminiscing on some old threads, I'm realizing that the moments where I was having the most fun with this kid are the moments when he was deep in some mystery or adventure - or trouble! This kid was built to get involved in shit, good or bad, and that's what I want to do with him.

—  HONEST NOTE.

🎶Oh girls just wanna have fun🎵

No, seriously. At the end of the day, everything I roleplay is done for fun. I can be serious, I can tell a complex story with conflict and resolution, but ultimately I am here to do things I think are fun and I want to do them with other people because I want to have fun with them. If things keep turning up Super Serious and there's no room to wiggle around and fun then I'm out. I know everything Dennis winds up doing is bad for him and others in some way but if he didn't do anything then there'd be nothing to do. Now let me write in peace.

#dashboard meme