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==Respecting the Creations of Others==
==Respecting the Creations of Others==


Sooner or later (probably by the time you finish your first real ASR post), all writers of shared fiction have an epiphany: that it is impossible to write ONLY for your own primary character. A player will have to include other characters in his or her writing; sometimes these characters are "NPC's" or non-player characters, which are generic, rather flat characters open to use for anyone.  However, sooner or later, a writer finds him or herself in the position to "put words in another player's character's mouth."  And it is here that we have to be careful.  
Sooner or later (probably by the time you finish your first real ASR post), all writers of shared fiction have an epiphany: it is impossible to write ONLY for your own primary character. A player will have to include other characters in his or her writing. Sometimes these characters are "NPC's" or non-player characters.  These are generic, rather flat characters which are open for use by anyone.  However, sooner or later, a writer finds him or herself in the position of "putting words in another player's character's mouth."  And it is here that we have to be careful.  




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==Editing Posts==
==Editing Posts==