Post by Howard Black on Apr 14, 2015 20:22:07 GMT -5
I: A Rough Start
This is the post I just finished for this week's match. I may still go back and comb/edit it a few times in case I notice any spelling or grammar errors. I'm actually thrilled about the stink Howard caused in the @suggestions4seth thread and II's writing of it into my match; I've used it as a jumping point and foundation for most of this post.
After last week, I realized that one of my biggest problems was that my post had little to do with the actual match Howard was fighting in. I've tried to correct this flaw this week. I'm trying to stay away from a traditional backstage-style promo to do my shoot, so I've tried to weave the shoot into the dialogue Howard has with his agent, David Rogers. I have a few reasons for this:
1. Howard Black is a pretty unsociable guy who doesn't really like media attention, feels promos are contrived, and feels that what matters most is his in-ring performance. He's pretty tunnel vision in the importance of the match above all, and he feels that the theatrics are distracting.
2. I have a personal preference against writing a straight-forward promo. Nothing against anyone who writes them, I just know I have a personal tendency to get indulgent with them and want to avoid leaning on them as a crutch; the story matters more to me.
So how do you think I did?
Couple questions I'd love answered:
1) Do you think the weaving of the shoot into the conversation or internal monologue was effective? Why or why not?
2) In some ways I feel like I went overboard on this RP, but in other ways I feel I didn't do enough. What do you think? Mixture of both?
3) How do you see Howard trending in terms of alignment? Which way do you think I should take him?
4) Did the conversations, as scripted, feel real?
Thanks for reading, everyone! I look forward to any feedback you give me.
This is the post I just finished for this week's match. I may still go back and comb/edit it a few times in case I notice any spelling or grammar errors. I'm actually thrilled about the stink Howard caused in the @suggestions4seth thread and II's writing of it into my match; I've used it as a jumping point and foundation for most of this post.
After last week, I realized that one of my biggest problems was that my post had little to do with the actual match Howard was fighting in. I've tried to correct this flaw this week. I'm trying to stay away from a traditional backstage-style promo to do my shoot, so I've tried to weave the shoot into the dialogue Howard has with his agent, David Rogers. I have a few reasons for this:
1. Howard Black is a pretty unsociable guy who doesn't really like media attention, feels promos are contrived, and feels that what matters most is his in-ring performance. He's pretty tunnel vision in the importance of the match above all, and he feels that the theatrics are distracting.
2. I have a personal preference against writing a straight-forward promo. Nothing against anyone who writes them, I just know I have a personal tendency to get indulgent with them and want to avoid leaning on them as a crutch; the story matters more to me.
So how do you think I did?
Couple questions I'd love answered:
1) Do you think the weaving of the shoot into the conversation or internal monologue was effective? Why or why not?
2) In some ways I feel like I went overboard on this RP, but in other ways I feel I didn't do enough. What do you think? Mixture of both?
3) How do you see Howard trending in terms of alignment? Which way do you think I should take him?
4) Did the conversations, as scripted, feel real?
Thanks for reading, everyone! I look forward to any feedback you give me.
