Hello, I am here to show you some things about literacy, and what most roleplays want to see in their members. Let's begin with the types of roleplaying.
There's first person, something barely used.
There's second person, which is highly unused.
And then the good old third person, which you may see much.
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First person, being literate, would look like this: I walked through a lonesome valley, darkness fleeting into every corner.
Second person is only used in books that are putting 'you' in the scene of everything. Using it on FeralHeart would basicly be playing for the other person.
Third person is addressing the character you use and/or are talking about. A sample would be like this:
Anyname sat down, his/her eyes focused on the great unknown beyond the valley, the sun illuminating the steep and rocky edges that surround the deep abyss below.
How to Improve
The main objective of roleplaying literate, is act as if your writing a good book the someone would read, like a best seller. Use descriptive words to give a good visual effect in the 'reader's' minds.
For example, everyone that roleplays like this: -Kills, claws, bites- That is not a quite style of 'major' roleplay at all. Apparently, according to EvilSock, it is used highly in begginers, but otherwise, I believe you should try to break away from this after awhile. In most cases when you talk, you use these: " Those surround the words you are saying, diving it from the rest of the words. For instance, here is a sentence using those: Anyname stared over at the other animal, eyes focused. "You travelled long, countless hours..." He/She said, curious of where the animal came from.
Here is what the sentence would sound like without them: Anyname stared over at the other animal, eyes focused. You travelled long, countless hours... He/She said, curious of where the animal came from.
That's very confusing, is it not? Another huge thing about literacy is grammar. Without proper grammar, it makes sentences hard to understand. There is a word in describing an object's location, usually. Their is used in possesive form. They're is used only for the contraction, 'they are.' Next is capitalization. Capital letters always go at the begining of a sentence, pronoun, and also I. A pronoun announces a specific person, place, or item and events. For instance, you can see I start my every sentence with a capital letter. A good example of pronouns are this: "Me, Simba, and Scar are going to Bonfire Island to the Annual Bakesale to get Granny's Homemade Cookies." ((I don't know why I chose that sentence, it just sounding god to fit everything in. Lol))
Always try to use proper grammar, you can sometimes annoy people and confuse them with misspelling, wrong capitalization, and misplaced homonyms.
I will be adding more as soon as I come accross such information, hope this helps for now. Be sure you check back. Next thing will be a section on Godmodding and Powerplaying and how to break that habit if you use it.
