h2f
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Post by h2f on Aug 26, 2020 8:08:50 GMT -5
When are there too many details or not enough?A couple months back, I over-read some people discussing not including details like what their characters are wearing or a detailed description of what they look like. They felt that taking time to describe such things detracted from being in that RP world. There is something to be said for leaving things to the imagination of your readers. Intentionally making things vague serves to allow the reader to fill in the blanks with what they want. BUT leave things too vague and the reader is lost or confused. They lack a connection because they don’t understand. They aren’t in the RP because they don’t have enough info to paint that picture. I tried to include fewer detailed descriptions in my latest RPs but just could not cut it out completely. Obviously, there needs to be a balance between what is described and what isn't.
SO, how do you decide what details to include or leave out?
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Post by Mav. on Aug 26, 2020 8:21:59 GMT -5
i leave in as much detail as possible. maybe it's not necessary and yeah, it can burn your word count but I think it's a nice little touch.
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warpig
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Post by warpig on Aug 26, 2020 9:25:39 GMT -5
When are there too many details or not enough?A couple months back, I over-read some people discussing not including details like what their characters are wearing or a detailed description of what they look like. They felt that taking time to describe such things detracted from being in that RP world. There is something to be said for leaving things to the imagination of your readers. Intentionally making things vague serves to allow the reader to fill in the blanks with what they want. BUT leave things too vague and the reader is lost or confused. They lack a connection because they don’t understand. They aren’t in the RP because they don’t have enough info to paint that picture. I tried to include fewer detailed descriptions in my latest RPs but just could not cut it out completely. Obviously, there needs to be a balance between what is described and what isn't.
SO, how do you decide what details to include or leave out?
You don't want to leave out detail. You always need to paint the picture. If you're worried about word count then just do it more creatively. Say you're meeting a homeless guy. Instead of describing it completely. What he's wearing, stinks, is just dirty. That could be a few sentences. Instead use something like. "This dude looked and smelled like an extra from the walking dead."
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Post by Mongo the Destroyer on Aug 26, 2020 18:32:33 GMT -5
For me I sort of write like how old animation used to work. If the animation cell wasn't moving it was usually part of the background and you could tell because the color was either duller or more muddled than the upper cells that were moving. So if my character is in some normal or evergreen costume there's no reason to call attention to it- but if those aspects are part of the picture I'm painting then I defo try to call them out. Like in my LD rp I went out of my way to note everything specifically as being black, because the absurdity was part of that picture I was trying to create- even though with everything being black the scene itself would be relatively dull on the eyes.
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