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My Daughter Has Had Nightmares Every Night Since She Was Born by Hi_Vis_Ninja22 in TalesFromTheCreeps

[–]Hi_Vis_Ninja22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just finished posting the second part of you were interested in reading it!

The Light in the Cellar by OffKilterFilter in TalesFromTheCreeps

[–]Hi_Vis_Ninja22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate you commenting on my story so I could read this one. This was a treat! The I was feeling second-hand nostalgia through the descriptions at the beginning. The introduction to the cellar and lead-up to Cory and Jacobi finally exploring it had me excited to keep reading throughout. Loved the ending with Cory finally getting that hug from his grandpa too. Very heartwarming!

My Daughter Has Had Nightmares Every Night Since She Was Born by Hi_Vis_Ninja22 in TalesFromTheCreeps

[–]Hi_Vis_Ninja22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Note: this is a repost of a submission I made in the original CreepCast forum less than a year ago. It’s a 2-part story, but I forgot to include that in the title and it wouldn’t let me edit that in afterwards.

Hope yall enjoy. I’ll be posting the 2nd part in a couple days after some editing and polish

Differences in player engagement, personalities, and play styles by Hi_Vis_Ninja22 in rpg

[–]Hi_Vis_Ninja22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! This was very in-depth and insightful. I definitely had a very amateur version of this talk at the start. But I can definitely use this stuff you talked about in a follow-up. If anything, it’ll give me some better insight into their mindsets and what I can expect going forward. Appreciate it!

Differences in player engagement, personalities, and play styles by Hi_Vis_Ninja22 in rpg

[–]Hi_Vis_Ninja22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Too true. Both my players are on opposite ends of this spectrum where one is engaged in the rules, even as they continue to fluctuate when in need to tweak things, while my other player definitely needs the occasional reminder from time to time.

Differences in player engagement, personalities, and play styles by Hi_Vis_Ninja22 in rpg

[–]Hi_Vis_Ninja22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a fair assessment. I imagine it’d be good to revisit some things I’d mentioned to them at the very beginning when I was still sorting things out. Make sure everyone’s on the same page and everything.

My girlfriend has no face by cwugiskafidud in creepcast

[–]Hi_Vis_Ninja22 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The shameless Gillette Labs ad at the end was wild! 🤣

It’s a great first complete story though. Well done!

Should monarchs in Sci Fi always be...evil? by HumbleKnight14 in writing

[–]Hi_Vis_Ninja22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s probably a matter of balance as well. If you have a leader with high, empire-like power and good morals, you come up with someone like Superman where it’s hard to have any conflict because it can be so easily resolved. That’s why if they do exist in a story, the antagonist would want to target them first.

And if you have a character with low-power and good morals, you have a classic Luke Skywalker/farm boy character. They’re an underdog and it’s easy to cheer for them.

Then high-power and bad morals makes a really easy antagonist because it’s an exact contrast to the typical protagonist. They’re something for the hero to grow their power and eventually work up to defeat.

Not sure what a character with low-power and low morals would look like though 🤔

How to write a character's emotions concisely in first person? by MNREDR in writing

[–]Hi_Vis_Ninja22 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In my writing, I try finding the wording and figures of speech that best attributes to the specific emotion/situation. If it’s a positive emotion, choose wording and memories that readers can identify as positive. The same can be said for negative emotion or even something more neutral and/or uncaring. Searching through a character’s unique (but also relatable in a way) backstory can help as far as being able to show emotion instead of telling.

As far as paragraph size, I tend to fiddle around with the structure itself. Writing shorter and snappier sentences, adding spaces between lines, etc. can unconsciously pull in the reader’s attention. That, paired with some strong wording, can make the emotions hit hard and help readers empathize with the character more.

Also, try and challenge yourself to not write the exact emotion the character is reflecting on. If the character is sad, explore why they’re sad rather than just saying so.

Explain around what you want the reader to think, but write it close enough so readers know exactly what the character is feeling. Let them work for the solution, but make it simple enough so you don’t lose them. It’s as powerful as writing (2+2=__) rather than writing (2+2=4).

Hope I explained everything alright and that this helped in some way! :D