#adminadvice

Remember when writing oneshots: the whole story isn’t supposed to fit, it’s a small part of a bigger picture, so don’t stress on ending it in a way that solves every problem and touches on every detail of the story. If you’re having difficulty choosing a plot, use a song lyric or a quote as inspiration. That can also be how you end or start your fic. For example, Ed Sheeran‘s song Perfect. I can use the lyric, “you look perfect tonight,” and base a whole oneshot around these few words. It can be the beginning of a conversation or the end. I hope this helped!

yes i do!

don’t talk about the same group of people - look i know it’s really tempting to talk about the same people, especially when they cause drama and you’ve got plots with them but you people are not the only people in the rp. talking about the same people is a sure fire way for your gossip blog to become cliche and literally no one will use it and soon after cliche’s can form which leads to bubble rping and well... people leave.

ask your members to send in things that have happened - you’re not omnipresent, you can’t be on the dash 24/7 and even if you have multiple admins in different timezones, you’re bound to miss things. so ask your members to send in things, what they’ve plotted, past connections. this works out well in two ways 1) you have more things to talk about and 2) people get involved

send anons in yourself if you have to - this may sound stupid, i know, i know but honestly, if the situation calls for it, do it. send anons about youself, things you see in the dash etc etc. this might help get the ball rolling in members sending in gossip

don’t be mean unnecessarily - a gossip blog is to create drama but it can easily make people feel as if they are being targeted. don’t insult one person constantly and don’t use derogatory terms/language etc etc

give members the chance to back out - some people aren’t comfortable with the idea of a gossip blog. that’s not your decision to make. if a member comes to you and says “hi guys, i’m not comfortable with my character being talked on the blog could i ask for them to not be mentioned?” you shut up, listen and don’t mention them.

have some guidelines somewhere - self explanatory but you’ve got to draw the line and say what is and isn’t allowed. 

do games like fmk, truth or dare etc etc - that’s a good way of creating opinions and drama and if your confessions are dying up/you’re talking about the same people, this is a good idea!

that’s probably it for now but feel free to message me for more help on a specific aspect

A hook is definitely something that you need! Beginnings are the first impression someone gets of how things could go. But definitely what you need is something that will get your reader interested and wanting to read more! Sometimes starting off with say a flashback or memory is a great, but if it doesn’t fit the theme of your story or in the end doesn’t have an impact to the plot or tie in somehow, I wouldn’t recommend going down this route.  Some writers choose to start their stories in the middle of an action. So say your story would revolve around a basketball game and that game will impact the rest of the story, you could start your fic in an action which could be the winning or losing shot.

Hm yes I’ve seen this happen.

The best thing you can do is possibly say something like this: “Hey I noticed you’re picking up characters’ fairly quickly and while as an admin I love to see that! However, can we ask that you try to familiarise yourself with the character before dropping as we want to give people a chance to play characters.”

Right okay! First of all sorry if you’re getting hated on, I know how annoying and frustrating that feels. 

First of all, DO NOT PUBLISH IT. Just don’t. You know you’re getting hate as an admin and as a group but potential members do not and they don’t need to. 

Before You get into the next part, consider the hate. Are they trying to help or are they just being trolls. If they seem like they are trying to help, go to a couple of rph’s and ask for advice/opinion/review on your rpg and see if they have any thoughts which match the hate. If they’re being trolls then read on.

Second of all: What is the hate on? If it’s about the plot itself, read on. Anything to do with the rpg, plot, admins (unless co and you can see the problem), then just delete and move on. If it’s continuous, then block and move on. I know there is a temptation to reply but PLEASE keep the main drama free. It doesn’t scare anyone away and no-one knows about the hate…

If the hate is about a certain character or OOC then talk with the mun and explain to them what the situation is and try to reason with them. If they refuse to acknowledge they are the problematic person, then don’t be afraid to kick them out. Again, Consider if they are TRULY problematic or is someone trying to start fights.