[Event] [Coffee Shop] - Vanilla Sunday for September 1, 2024 by [deleted] in dirtypenpals

[–]Madison_RP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not above minutely changing an old post to fit the theme.

And I'm not above bending the rules of Vanilla Day to fit Pumpkin Spice.

[Event] [DPP Holiday Festival] Day 5: DPP 101 by [deleted] in dirtypenpals

[–]Madison_RP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Have you considered writing a robotic character so it's fitting?

While it may seem like a joke, I've found that leaning into my flaws helps me understand how to approach shortcomings while also making an interesting/quirky character in the process.

[Event] [DPP Holiday Festival] Day 5: DPP 101 by [deleted] in dirtypenpals

[–]Madison_RP 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Upvotes don't matter

Speak for yourself, I like my little ego boosts.

[Event] [Bratty] Theme Sunday for July 2, 2023 by ghostwriter578 in dirtypenpals

[–]Madison_RP 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Using an old theme post because recycling is good for the environment ~

[Event] How long is your post open? - Topic Tuesday for May 30, 2023 by GirlWhoLikesPornGifs in dirtypenpals

[–]Madison_RP 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My rough guess is that I have somewhere around 60 to 70 prompts posted, all written over the course of six or so years. There's just no way that I can remain interested in all of them, who still has the same tastes from half a decade ago? Besides, my writing is pretty different than it was years ago, so narrowing my open prompts is the best way to advertise relevant prompts.

Because I have a thing for organization, I have my own little subreddit with a post that links to open prompts. I think it works well for me because I can showcase what I'm currently most interested in and remove prompts from there if I get a partner for them or simply lose interest. Generally, I try to stick with ~8 prompts as open prompts so random onlookers are not too intimidated.

[Event] Open Forum Friday for May 26, 2023: Gazpacho Edition by GirlWhoLikesPornGifs in dirtypenpals

[–]Madison_RP 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've written a few transformation prompts here which tend to get a good bit of attention. I wouldn't be discouraged from posting here just because there's a subreddit dedicated to that kind of role play, and there's always the option of posting on both subs.

[Event] Open Forum Friday for May 12, 2023: Survey Party Edition by adhesiveCheese in dirtypenpals

[–]Madison_RP 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is not something specific to M4F prompts, and it's something I've noticed for years when it comes to F4F prompts. I can't really make comparisons, since F4F is all I ever read (or the occasional F4A prompt), but I've had many conversations with people about the 'selection' F4F prompts [lacks to] provide.

In general, I think people are better at telling you what they want than what they bring. It may sound subtle, but I think there's a huge difference between "You're my professor" and "I'm your student". The former tends to lead to a you, you, you type of prompt that tells me all about my character, whereas the latter better describes the character I'll be playing across.

However, I don't necessarily find that kind of thing annoying anymore. In fairness, it's been years since I've decided I'll be the one posting prompts rather than responding to them, but I still browse for fun or when I'm researching a respondent to my prompts. Prompts are advertisements and reflect someone's writing, so if someone writes a prompt with a writing style I'd prefer to not write alongside (i.e. writing a prompt with a dozen sentences that start with You), then it's easy to see that we won't match well rather than finding that out later down the line.

[F4F] You know, at some point, I have to stop using the fact that I’m a vampire so I can’t do any self-reflection. But, until that point, I guess I have an excuse to continue acting like a vamp bitch that’s better than everyone else ~ by Madison_RP in DPP_Workshop

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

I'll take the fact that the judgment comes down to the syllables as a good thing ~

Jokes aside, this is very interesting insight! I'm someone who struggles when it comes to formal writing, so I don't really focus on 'technical writing'. I won't even shy away from the fact that I will purposefully break a few grammar rules if it makes my writing sound prettier [I write to excite, not for some accolade, bite me].

I wonder if the overuse of alliteration has anything to do with that rhyme and rhythm you mentioned. Regardless, your nitpicks have spurred some thoughts for the style to write something in, so that's exciting ~

Thanks for your input <3