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Scars                  JUN 14

I caught John's new show at Opium Flesh today. Outside, the usual tacky posters advertised 'X-mods Live, art past the realm of extreme'. Had the god-botherers out in force, placards and cops, a security detail out front.

The posters were blatant understatement; the exhibit itself was unspeakable. Everything was legal, but much of it came real close to crossing that line between art and criminal investigation. It was so far outside of anything he did when we were together—extreme animorph, borgware, limb grafting, spinal im
Rehab for Roleplayers - Part 3Welcome to Rehab for Roleplayers, a series of articles aimed at helping roleplayers more successfully make the transition into writing fiction.

Part 3 – Echolalia Jones and the Thesaurus of Doom

As we've seen, one of the most significant differences between RP and fiction is that RP is an interactive process. Aside from issues already discussed, there are several related aspects of  writing styles in RP that can become problematic when employed in the realm of fiction.

The bulk of RP occurs within the context of a 'gameworld' or a pre-set environment into which player's characters are inserted. This can be anything from a f
Rehab for Roleplayers - Part 2Welcome to Rehab for Role-players, a series of articles aimed at helping role-players more successfully make the transition into writing fiction.

Part Two – If It Walks Like RP and Quacks Like RP, Then It Is Probably Not a Novel.

As I have already discussed in other parts of this series, fiction and roleplay are two very different things.

Here, I'll be discussing those differences as a means of illustrating why the bulk of roleplay-style writing is not conducive to selling your work to an editor as fiction, nor in many cases providing an enjoyable reading experience for anyone unfamiliar with your personal RP.

Primarily, this segment
Rehab for Roleplayers - Part 1Welcome to Rehab for Roleplayers, a series of articles aimed at helping roleplayers more successfully make the transition into writing fiction.

Part One: Your Syntax Has Been Eaten A Grue

The term 'syntax' pertains to the rules of grammar and sentence construction in any given language.

I'm starting this series with a discussion of problematic syntax because passively constructed sentences and/or wrenched and unnatural sentence structure are the number one signpost which will identify a writer as having spent a lot of time in the RP world.

Wrenched or passive syntax is also the number one 'crime against fiction' committed by the average r
Rehab for Roleplayers - IntroWelcome to Rehab for Roleplayers, a series of articles aimed at helping roleplayers more successfully make the transition into writing fiction.

Introduction: How to Spot a Drow Illusionist

I can identify a habitual roleplayer from fifty paces. Those who've been spooked by my asking whether they're a roleplayer within ten seconds of reading their fiction will know what I'm talking about.

"But how did you know?" they gasp. When I'm done chuckling, I explain that I know they are a roleplayer, because they write like a roleplayer.

There's usually a pause, then, while the writer decides to what degree they're going to feel offended by this sta

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This is Cleo, my veiltail betta splendens female. Just be thankful you are not small enough to fit in her mouth. I sure am.

The photo was taken by my very talented offspring, =Lime-Plutonium, but Cleo belongs to me.

Her nickname (given by my daughter) is "Debbie". Though my fish is definitely not a bogan. Go figure.
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~starfish851 Mar 6, 2013  Student General Artist
She looks like my betta Veila. But Veila has a purple tint to her ^-^
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~Fox-Mistress Feb 24, 2013  Professional Photographer
Very vibrant colors! I also have one, her name is Rose.
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~thecrass1 Feb 22, 2013
our Bettas would make beautiful babies...
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~MythicalCreature03 Feb 22, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Such a beautiful color!! :omfg:
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Mood: Love ~Lime-Plutonium Dec 22, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
And who took this amazing photo? xD

Spleesh, mum. I deserve some credit for my amazing photography, don't you agree? I'm just kidding, but Debbie is a cutie anyway. :)
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`SRSmith Sep 23, 2012   Writer
Pretty, but deadly. Not an uncommon pairing...
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Mood: Love ~StargardensBreath Sep 23, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
This is very beautiful; simple but still so vivid and intriguing. Composition is also felicitous. Well done- keep up doing good work!
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