By PBEMPlayers.com
Published: October 15, 2007
A good way of learning and improving your writing skills is to go back and re-read your old PBEM posts. On a PBEM game where the story always flows forward at a steady pace, where posts comes in from your fellow players every day, it can be difficult to find the time to reflect over how you are doing. This makes it very easy to get stuck in the same writing process and the same mindset. Remember, getting a lot of posts out is good and all, but it is even better if those posts are of great quality! Read More...
Describing the surroundings
By PBEMPlayers.com
Published: December 9, 2006
Describing the surroundings to the reader is more than just putting words on it. To describe something as "beautiful" is not enough to get the reader understand how beautiful something really is.
Read More...Using NPCs (Non-Player Characters) in your PBEM
By PBEMPlayers.com
Published: October 23, 2005
A character that is not primarily and actively played by a player is called an NPC. Even though they are not the primary character of a player, they can be quite important to the story and to the game.
Read More...Managing mistakes
By PBEMPlayers.com
Published: October 11, 2005
Mistakes happen! Sooner or later in the game, there are going to be posts that contains errors or creates other problems. As a player (and, for that matter, as a GM) it is important to stay on top of things and manage these problems instead of letting them ruin the game. Read More...
Making yourself understood
By PBEMPlayers.com
Published: October 7, 2005
As most Internet users are aware, it is harder to convey what you mean in written text such in a PBEM game than when using live, spoken words. Since Play By Email is a form of text based communication, there is a chance the other players will misunderstand your intentions if you are not careful. Keep this in mind when writing your posts.
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The anatomy of a post for a PBEM game
By PBEMPlayers.com
Published: August 28, 2005
In traditional story writing there are certain phases in the story. For example, you begin by creating an interesting introduction, a hook to get people to continue to read. When you are writing a post for your PBEM (Play By Email) game, it does not have to follow the same pattern. Read More...
Adjust your character's spoken language to the situation
By PBEMPlayers.com
Published: August 28, 2005
How do you speak? What words do you use? Ask yourself these questions and take note of how they change depending on the situation. Read More...
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