RPG Writers - Strength/Weakness

Post what you believe to be the biggest strength and weakness for the writer/character who has responded last. This is meant to be constructive and not a way to slam one another, simply your perspective. One does not progress living and writing within a vacuum and the adults on here should not be offended. Comment at will.

Example

Writer - Surkit

Strength - Among the best at taking ego out of the equation and willing to sell and/or take a fall for the good of the overall story

Weakness - Tends to allow himself to play second fiddle too often instead of taking the lead

Don't bother starting with me, this is not an account I ever used to RPG, and even then it has been so long no one would likely even have an opinion. First poster should pick anyone they choose.

Hmmm I guess I could be the sacrificial lamb. Someone judge me first!

Icarusflies

Strengths: Has more creativity in her finger than most people have in the brain.

Weaknesses: Work overloads, usually leave her drained. It's like she doesn't know when to stop sometimes.

Sweet thread ill get on this in the morning

Darkchild's strength is in characters and ideas, does well at making them distinct. Their all rather original and inventive and he makes good use of them when time permits.

His weakness however is sometimes he crosses the lines when it comes to rules, and he jumps sporadically on when he can post and when hes mia

(Azra here)

@Coven_: Do me!

@Atticus_Bar: You're alive. Lets do something this week >.>

@Coven_: hahaha thats perfect, and i agree

ME!

@shadowknight666:

Strengths: Pure raw talent. You've got the magic. The spark of creation still runs through your brain. You're probably the funniest writer on the vine. IC, OOC, whatever. In terms of role play you've got the goods. You sell, you work with people, everything. You're the complete package.

Weaknesses: Everyone is going to say caps-lock and grammar. But I disagree. We understand what you're saying, that's the ONLY thing thing that counts. In a way those are indicative of the core of your strength, you don't take yourself to seriously.

No, your real weakness is that you often wait for others to create RP for you, rather than jumping in and sticking to it until you get something going.

@Kratesis: Raises hand for judgement

@Closure said:

@Kratesis: Raises hand for judgement

Thanks Kratesis, typing from my phone so I can't reply

....Moi?

Someone judge Gambler!
 
I'm kidding.

@Saukerl said:

Someone judge Gambler! I'm kidding.

He's ugly......xD

@shadowknight666: No problemo!

@Darkchild: You're from before my time, so I don't really have much!

@Closure:

Strengths: Have you ever heard a song, or watched a movie and got that feeling it was ALMOST something great? As if some obscure change would transform it from solid to a real classic? I get that feeling from your posts all the time. There's something about some of them, a depth of perception, a deepness, that runs deeper than the usual pool of RPG characters.

Literature is often held above genre writing because it speaks to the truth about some aspect of human existence. The writers have a deeper perspective into the human sole, or they can convince us they can.

When I read your posts I sometimes get that feeling. Not every time. But sometimes I think wow. There's something real buried here.

Weaknesses: But its buried! Its ALMOST there. There is gold down there, but its buried. Somehow, some way, you've got to dig down to whatever it is that gives you that insight.

I realize this is frustrating feedback. After all this is a site about genre fiction, and I'm saying your bordering on literature. What's even worse, literature is rarely understood or appreciated as much as genre fiction is. Look at the sales of Catcher in the Rye, and Twilight, for example.

Which sucks to hear. Because not only is your gift the hardest gift to dig up, but once you do.. maybe five people on this site will really understand what your writing.

You're blessed with a tragic gift my friend.

@Coven_: hahaha thats perfect, and i agree

@Kratesis: Story of my life! It's been a constance issue with my writng. Faints

Applauds Kray Kray cause she speaks truth.

@Brazen_Intellect: lol you gotta point.

Volunteers for the constructive criticism.

@Kratesis said:

@shadowknight666: No problemo!

@Darkchild: You're from before my time, so I don't really have much!

@Closure:

Strengths: Have you ever heard a song, or watched a movie and got that feeling it was ALMOST something great? As if some obscure change would transform it from solid to a real classic? I get that feeling from your posts all the time. There's something about some of them, a depth of perception, a deepness, that runs deeper than the usual pool of RPG characters.

Literature is often held above genre writing because it speaks to the truth about some aspect of human existence. The writers have a deeper perspective into the human sole, or they can convince us they can.

When I read your posts I sometimes get that feeling. Not every time. But sometimes I think wow. There's something real buried here.

Weaknesses: But its buried! Its ALMOST there. There is gold down there, but its buried. Somehow, some way, you've got to dig down to whatever it is that gives you that insight.

I realize this is frustrating feedback. After all this is a site about genre fiction, and I'm saying your bordering on literature. What's even worse, literature is rarely understood or appreciated as much as genre fiction is. Look at the sales of Catcher in the Rye, and Twilight, for example.

Which sucks to hear. Because not only is your gift the hardest gift to dig up, but once you do.. maybe five people on this site will really understand what your writing.

You're blessed with a tragic gift my friend.

Well Sh!t, I agree verbatim.

@Closure: I still remember that RPG you did with Daggerklutz as Clara Mass it was what made me take notice of you in the first place. I see your Greatness.

@Mr. Mercury:@_Sojourn_: @Kratesis: If this is the consensus will damn. If I ever do write a book I know who gets first shout outs xD

@_Sojourn_: ME!!!

I'm interested in a Kratesis analysis.

@_Sojourn_: Can't argue with that.

@Closure: Greatness is double edged

this is now the Kratesis Critique thread

@Ren_: I wrote you a whole hall of fame vote on strengths! But okay. I guess I can do it again!

I was more looking for weaknesses ;)

@_Sojourn_:

Strengths: Not scared to write the socially awkward character, highly intelligent and it shows in your writing. Willing to take second in command and sell the role, You do a very good job switching from a lead to support role in rpgs.

Weakness: I think most of your weaknesses are on a creative level, as far as; trying to produce ideas to the community that will allow everyone to play an active role in someway. I do feel like you have some entitlement issues, some which are justified others aren't.

Haven't seen you in charge of a team since the New Outsiders, could be the reason you feel sort of held back.

@Ren_: Alrighties ;-)

At a later date we can copy my HoF vote down here for the strengths section so I don't seem like a b!tch lol.

Weaknesses: BIC time.

Who knows what that is? Well if any of you are at all serious about writing professionally you will probably find out ;-)

Butt In Chair time. That's the time you set your ass down and write. There are no excuses. None. Rothfuss finished the final edit of Name of the Wind while working full time, going to class full time and living in the hospital where his mother was dying.

Now thankfully comic vine isn't quite that serious lol, but the principle holds. To be a good writer, even a passable writer you have to READ alot and WRITE a lot. That's the separation between people who would like to write well, and people who DO write well.

There's all kinds of technical stuff you could improve. But none of it matters unless you can MAKE yourself write even when you don't want to. Type one word. Then type another word. And again, and again, until its written.

Understand that this is one of my greatest flaws. I owe Impero approximately one bazillion posts. When I'm tired, or when I don't feel good or can't get into a character I just don't write.

But I CAN. And that's what BIC time is about. Its the acknowledgement that if your fingers work and your not brain damaged you can write. And you HAVE TOO. On comic vine Impero just probably gets annoyed at me, but if I was a writer I'd be on a deadline and my ability to keep the lights on and eat would be tied to setting down every day and writing for HOURS even if I didn't want too.

This is kinda weird advice to give, because you're at the point where you could actually benefit from all kinds of trade-craft and techniques. But none of it matters if you can't MAKE yourself write.

I do the same exact thing. If I don't feel like writing, I don't write. After all I do this for fun, not a job and I suspect the same is true of you. Writing posts isn't a duty.

But that's also not an excuse lol. A weakness is a weakness, and this is really your only major weakness. At the point you are the other crap is just technique.

@Kratesis: Huh, I would appreciate a bit of that kick ass analysis XD

I already know my weaknesses thank you :P

@TheRumor: That account changes hands so much I don't know where to start! What are your other accounts and I can try?

@Kratesis: Oh! Well it's just one, who was formerly the oracle Beatrice, and the slayer Angelica ^_^ If you remember.

@Spross: XD! No im not the Puzzler.

@TheRumor: I thought you were Dr. Stahl / Venture Kid now lol.

@Kratesis: First Spross thinks I am Puzzler and now you think im what's their faces.

Angelica was my starter account.

@Spross: Don't be sorry :p I just didn't expect to be mistaken, it has been a while since I was on my main though.

Hmm..this became far more popular than I thought it would...

If everyone wants to see themselves put under the microscope just do one for another character and you are the de facto next in line

I can't wait for when I get enough writing done to get some constructive criticisms.

Someone do meh. Don't hold back I'm a big girl.