Well, I wouldn't make any claims to being a good writer just because I RP a lot. You might be right.
In fact, the best RPers I've RPed with generally have a good degree of charisma in person. So I don't know. Maybe it is more about charisma than writing talent.
Most of the RPers I can't stand write way too much prose into their RP, and it's obnoxious.
I guess the point I was trying to make is that RPing is still a form of writing, and if you want to make it as good as it can be, you need to have some skill in being able to translate actions and nuance into words. That's a writer's talent, not an actor's talent.
So I'd argue that RPing is a pretty even hybrid between the two activities. It's both and neither. It is it's own thing.
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Date: 2011-02-27 10:11 pm (UTC)In fact, the best RPers I've RPed with generally have a good degree of charisma in person. So I don't know. Maybe it is more about charisma than writing talent.
Most of the RPers I can't stand write way too much prose into their RP, and it's obnoxious.
I guess the point I was trying to make is that RPing is still a form of writing, and if you want to make it as good as it can be, you need to have some skill in being able to translate actions and nuance into words. That's a writer's talent, not an actor's talent.
So I'd argue that RPing is a pretty even hybrid between the two activities. It's both and neither. It is it's own thing.
And most people are god awful at it.