*nods* As I wrote, I probably got a little angry, and I know I shouldn't have. For which I apologise.
See, while I think I get what 'round robing' ficcing format would be, nothing that I've observed or been part of has been called that. The comm that I meant little_chicago to resemble, when I started it (hp_random) started off from an entirely RP comm (sixwordstories and the hp sws comms that started off it). Most of the writers in the 'group' were - are - also writers for various prompt-based communities (such as theatrical_muse), so, as RP was progressing, we started needing to elaborate on some points more. A character needed to write a letter. An RP setting was needed that couldn't be covered with a few words. Something happened in RP that a character needed to deal with on his/her own separately from RP. RP and/or characters and/or muns interaction led to tangential ideas for variously structured AU's. Etc., etc., etc.
Some of the blocks posted on hp-random remain one-off pieces of writing. Some inspire other people's fics. Some lead to roleplaying (there are threads with more than 500 comments on the comm). We have asexual characters, we have straight ones, and we have gay ones and we have bisexual ones. What we don't have is characters that stand alone and isolated from the rest, ones who don't have touching points to interact with other characters. What we also don't have is mun raising fuss with what is posted regarding their characters, because they've already ok'ed it before it's posted. Actually, the most involved stuff has either been plotted together with, or requested by, the other writer.
Do feel free to stick around and watch and get a feel, that would be great! I guess the idea may feel very odd and constricting when written down and discussed; I never had seen it discussed or questioned before, and I maybe botched it. The other comm... as another mun pointed out regarding it, we lucked out, as a group, with each other. Because some there come from writing background, some from writing/RP, some from RP mostly, and some are (were?) newbies, but we turned out to be on the same wave.
Again, apologies if I came too forceful, to you or to the mun of lt_murphy. No ill-will was intended.
I hope this makes things... clearer. Say, the difference between thick mud and mudded puddle... ;)
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See, while I think I get what 'round robing' ficcing format would be, nothing that I've observed or been part of has been called that.
The comm that I meant little_chicago to resemble, when I started it (
Some of the blocks posted on hp-random remain one-off pieces of writing. Some inspire other people's fics. Some lead to roleplaying (there are threads with more than 500 comments on the comm).
We have asexual characters, we have straight ones, and we have gay ones and we have bisexual ones.
What we don't have is characters that stand alone and isolated from the rest, ones who don't have touching points to interact with other characters. What we also don't have is mun raising fuss with what is posted regarding their characters, because they've already ok'ed it before it's posted. Actually, the most involved stuff has either been plotted together with, or requested by, the other writer.
Do feel free to stick around and watch and get a feel, that would be great! I guess the idea may feel very odd and constricting when written down and discussed; I never had seen it discussed or questioned before, and I maybe botched it. The other comm... as another mun pointed out regarding it, we lucked out, as a group, with each other. Because some there come from writing background, some from writing/RP, some from RP mostly, and some are (were?) newbies, but we turned out to be on the same wave.
Again, apologies if I came too forceful, to you or to the mun of
I hope this makes things... clearer. Say, the difference between thick mud and mudded puddle... ;)