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Before you push "send," take a look at this checklist: | Before you push "send," take a look at this checklist: | ||
# Proofread your sim by reading it from top to bottom at least once. If you can read it aloud, | #'''Read everything:''' Make sure you’ve read all the other sims (even the ones which don’t directly involve your character!) so you can incorporate all the plot’s twists and turns. | ||
# Make sure you have a new location tag every time the scene breaks between locations, for example: ((Bridge, USS Centris)) | #'''Proofread and Edit:''' Check your sim by reading it from top to bottom at least once. If you can read it aloud, that’s even better, since you’ll catch more typos that way! | ||
# Make sure you have a unique subject | #'''Location tag:''' Make sure you have a new location tag every time the scene breaks between locations, for example: ((Bridge, USS Centris)) | ||
# Be responsive: A good sim will answer any questions asked of your character. | #'''Subject line:''' Make sure you have a unique subject title for your sim, for example: Captain Jean Luc Picard – All Good Things… | ||
# Move the plot along: All the action in any good story is moving us towards the climax of the plot. Be sure | #'''Be responsive:''' A good sim will answer any questions asked of your character. | ||
# Incorporate others: Other players want to be interacted with, and it feels good when others do the same for you! Whenever possible, have your character interact with others. This is where the tagging system comes into play, which you’ll learn more about later. (Watch the training officer for examples.) | #'''Move the plot along:''' All the action in any good story is moving us towards the climax of the plot. Be sure you’re contributing something useful, even if it’s just insights into what your character is thinking. | ||
# Show us your character: Give the readers an indication of who your character is, what motivates him or her, what interests him or her, or what bores him or her. Show us what life is like for your character! | #'''Incorporate others:''' Other players want to be interacted with, and it feels good when others do the same for you! Whenever possible, have your character interact with others. This is where the tagging system comes into play, which you’ll learn more about later. (Watch the training officer for examples.) | ||
#'''Show us your character:''' Give the readers an indication of who your character is, what motivates him or her, what interests him or her, or what bores him or her. Show us what life is like for your character! | |||
If all that is good to go, then push send and pray that everyone loves it! | If all that is good to go, then push send and pray that everyone loves it! | ||