Welcome to the Bookclub!
Roleplay is awesome. Like getting sucked into a good book, immerses the reader in complex characters and twisting plots. RP elicits joy, laughter, excitement, and even inspires tears! In Hivestuck we all love RP; it's the whole foundation of our shop. Reading others' roleplays is a great way to get involved with the community, understand the intricate web of plotlines going on in the overarching meta and the interplay between characters. Especially in Hivestuck where the worldbuilding is primarily user-based, terminology, settings and even the very history of Alternia can be learned just by reading the hundreds of roleplays (and counting!) in the shop. The world grows as quickly as we can write it, so let's get reading!
The Bookclub is a casual group that aims to meet regularly! Our goal is to read and discuss a roleplay created in the shop each meeting, with the potential for future meetings to include multiple roleplays or perhaps have readings of the roleplays in question. The group is not intended to be a critique of the writing, but rather a loose, fun, open discussion about the roleplay in question and how it plays into the shop and the characters involved!
Meetings
Meetings will take place in the Bookclub skype group, run by seekingCylem. If you are interested in joining the group, please post below, PM or IM seekingCylem. If you are unable to use Skype, we will need to discuss accommodations! I will announce the next meeting details in this thread and in the Skype group, and potentially in the guild thread. All users, whether you currently own a troll or not, are welcome.
RP Nominations
Roleplays will be chosen based upon user nomination! You may nominate any completed RP from participating Bookclub members (please see the post below for more information on nomination permission). This can include event-related RPs! If you have any questions about whether a RP counts, feel free to contact Sypon. To nominate a RP to add to the Great List of RPs, post in this thread. Please nominate only one RP per meeting!
Preparing for the Meeting
The RP to be discussed in the meeting will be posted beforehand, so you can read it at your leisure! Other than that, just show up and have a good time!
If the first RP discussion ends quickly, we will move onto another nominated RP from the list that is "on deck". Feel free to read these "on deck" RPs (or heck, read the whole list so you're prepared for anything)!
Rules of the Club
1. This is a discussion but not a critique! Be positive! Be constructive!
2. Be mindful of slower typists! Let everyone say their piece before we move on from any one conversation topic.
3. Try to keep non-bookclub convo to a minimum while we're having the meetings (we can just use the Hivestuck chat to spam about other gunk)
4. If you don't feel like talking, feel free to just sit in!
Questions?
Feel free to ask 'em in this thread!
