Would love some feedback on my RT!

[Cenora]

Hello everybody! I made my first Request Thread about 2 weeks ago, and no-one really reached out, so after making a few tweaks I decided to give it another shot, though I believe it might be headed the same way.

What would you say I could do to catch people's attention? Don't be afraid to be brutally honest!

 

[Wapato]

I'll let others provide more specific input. I just wanted to add that "requests by males" can be challenging for newcomers. So you might just need to keep your spirits up and be patient!

 

[echo]

I'm with Wapato : )

It's difficult when first posting, but keep your chin up. A lot of people, no matter which role one is searching for, have a bit of stage fright when reaching out to discover if there is a plot in the making. (I am guilty of that, and to this day, I have a near panic attack when about to write a message or post anything)

Post bumps to your thread if you've not had any bites on your thread, most here do it daily, though some have a tendency to not clear out their 'bumps'.

Update it if there are different plots you wish to play, and pairings can sometimes help with gaining interest.

As far as what I had witnessed when looking through your thread, it was very nicely done! Good 'about' info listed, and your plots are nicely written and easy to understand.

More often than not, it is just about bumping them. Some of us don't log in every day, and fresh bumps get demolished by the bumps that occur. (I kid you not, I'll bump and ten minutes later, my thread is at the bottom and have to wait 24 hours to bump it back up so it'd be seen. Then again, i delete mine more often than not, but that bump policy and how some just do it even when not looking, makes me not fool with it much.) Particular itches/cravings, I'll bump, but eh, it is what it is, right?

 

[Cenora]

I'm with Wapato : )

It's difficult when first posting, but keep your chin up. A lot of people, no matter which role one is searching for, have a bit of stage fright when reaching out to discover if there is a plot in the making. (I am guilty of that, and to this day, I have a near panic attack when about to write a message or post anything)

Post bumps to your thread if you've not had any bites on your thread, most here do it daily, though some have a tendency to not clear out their 'bumps'.

Update it if there are different plots you wish to play, and pairings can sometimes help with gaining interest.

As far as what I had witnessed when looking through your thread, it was very nicely done! Good 'about' info listed, and your plots are nicely written and easy to understand.

More often than not, it is just about bumping them. Some of us don't log in every day, and fresh bumps get demolished by the bumps that occur. (I kid you not, I'll bump and ten minutes later, my thread is at the bottom and have to wait 24 hours to bump it back up so it'd be seen. Then again, i delete mine more often than not, but that bump policy and how some just do it even when not looking, makes me not fool with it much.) Particular itches/cravings, I'll bump, but eh, it is what it is, right?

Thank you so much! I'll try to keep on bumping and hope for the best then, something's gotta give!

 

[Wapato]

Thank you so much! I'll try to keep on bumping and hope for the best then, something's gotta give!

It also isn't a waste to make your RT even if you start replying to other's RTs. A number of posters here indicate they scout out potential partner's RT.

You might have a bit of a hard ask in that it seems you want your partner to handle the plot and story. So being proactive might help. Just make sure you really read their RTs and fit!

 

[Cenora]

It also isn't a waste to make your RT even if you start replying to other's RTs. A number of posters here indicate they scout out potential partner's RT.

You might have a bit of a hard ask in that it seems you want your partner to handle the plot and story. So being proactive might help. Just make sure you really read their RTs and fit!

Absolutely! I'm trying to keep an eye out for anything that might interest me!

 

[Anarchia]

I find just a little formatting can help when it comes to RT's!

You might want to very quickly list some bullet points that sums up you as a writer and what kind of partner you're looking for, maybe something like this for a quick example, obviously you might want more bullet points than this!

• Switch/Dom-leaning
• Looking for Male and Female partners!
• 1st/3rd person but prefer first person.

Also, it might be useful to make the titles of your plots bold/underlined to make them stand out and make them appear more as headers, something like this just so they stand out a bit more:

The College
Can never go wrong with a classic! You can guide me through a new adventure as I arrive to college, coming from a different country just because of the sports schoolarship this college offered, do I have a room all to myself or do I get paired with someone else whether another man, a beautiful girl or maybe even a crossdresser! what beautiful souls will I meet during my stay, the nice teachers as well as the mean ones, so many places to explore around this classic but efficient plot!

Other than that, I'd recommend adding a profile pic to your profile! I know it doesn't mean much to some people, but I've found a lot of writers here say it gives a profile more personality and helps you stand out! I personally find it easier to remember someone by their profile pic rather than their name, but I'm quite a visual person.

Also, It's fine saying 'name your kinks' but it's your request thread so you should probbaly at least indicate what you're looking for and what your rough limits are, even if that's just a bullet point list or an f-list in your signature. Other then that I just wouldn't include things that aren't relevant to your RT, I personally don't include my age and where I live etc, not that I'm saying you shouldn't talk about it! But you want your RT to draw people into an RP, it's not a biography.

I hope that was helpful. If I sounded a bit blunt, I absolutely didn't mean it that way!

 

[Cenora]

I find just a little formatting can help when it comes to RT's!

You might want to very quickly list some bullet points that sums up you as a writer and what kind of partner you're looking for, maybe something like this for a quick example, obviously you might want more bullet points than this!


Also, it might be useful to make the titles of your plots bold/underlined to make them stand out and make them appear more as headers, something like this just so they stand out a bit more:


Other than that, I'd recommend adding a profile pic to your profile! I know it doesn't mean much to some people, but I've found a lot of writers here say it gives a profile more personality and helps you stand out! I personally find it easier to remember someone by their profile pic rather than their name, but I'm quite a visual person.

Also, It's fine saying 'name your kinks' but it's your request thread so you should probbaly at least indicate what you're looking for and what your rough limits are, even if that's just a bullet point list or an f-list in your signature. Other then that I just wouldn't include things that aren't relevant to your RT, I personally don't include my age and where I live etc, not that I'm saying you shouldn't talk about it! But you want your RT to draw people into an RP, it's not a biography.

I hope that was helpful. If I sounded a bit blunt, I absolutely didn't mean it that way!

Thank you! I'll take any help I can get! I think I can figure out how to make those changes pretty quickly, I do wanna make it a little more organised!

 

[Anarchia]

Thank you! I'll take any help I can get! I think I can figure out how to make those changes pretty quickly, I do wanna make it a little more organised!

if you need any help with formatting/coding feel free to reach out! I'm not the best but I can help where I can

 

[Cenora]

if you need any help with formatting/coding feel free to reach out! I'm not the best but I can help where I can

Thank you for the offer! I think I made things a little better? Just gotta get myself a profile picture and I think I should be good!

 

[Siph]

That's an excellent avatar. There's already been a lot of helpful advice, and I agree that it's in large part a game of chance and time before you get some good bites. Especially the Mx section can be quite competitive in that regard.

Still, I'll throw in my own two cents.

Firstly, keep in mind that a lot (if not all) people that open your thread aren't going to read it in full right away. They'll give it a quick scan, and only give it a proper read if they see something that catches their interest -- and if nothing does, they'll click away after a few seconds. For that reason it's important to make sure that the essential information is readily visible and easily digestible. Anarchia already recommended putting your preferences as bullet points, which works very well to that end; personally, I like to highlight the important bits so that they stand out in larger paragraphs of text.

When it comes to kinks, I'm far less interested in what you're okay with than the kinks you love. F-lists can especially be overwhelming (the opposite of "easily digestible"), and I'd much rather see a small list of the things you enjoy to get a general idea of your style and preferences. Granted, the importance of kinks heavily depends on how smut-heavy you want the RP to be, which is something you might also want to mention in your thread.

Something that's more of a personal bias on my end is that I don't like prompts that are written in first person, but it's perfectly valid to do it that way if that's how you prefer to RP. I should however mention that third-person RP is the more common preference on here, so other people might have the same bias; that is not to say that's a bad thing about your RT, but still a possible reason why it hasn't gathered much interest.

Lastly -- the thing I always whine about in these kind of threads -- is the title. I think yours is pretty good in that it's quite descriptive and distinct, but I was somewhat confused that your title implies you're looking for a DM of some sort, and your prompts suggest the same, but I don't see it mentioned anywhere in your OOC/preferences preamble. It'd help to clarify what you're looking for in that regard, how much control of the scene you're expecting your partner to take and -- since DMing can be quite demanding -- what you/your character can offer in return.

I hope that helps!

 

[Cenora]

That's an excellent avatar. There's already been a lot of helpful advice, and I agree that it's in large part a game of chance and time before you get some good bites. Especially the Mx section can be quite competitive in that regard.

Still, I'll throw in my own two cents.

Firstly, keep in mind that a lot (if not all) people that open your thread aren't going to read it in full right away. They'll give it a quick scan, and only give it a proper read if they see something that catches their interest -- and if nothing does, they'll click away after a few seconds. For that reason it's important to make sure that the essential information is readily visible and easily digestible. Anarchia already recommended putting your preferences as bullet points, which works very well to that end; personally, I like to highlight the important bits so that they stand out in larger paragraphs of text.

When it comes to kinks, I'm far less interested in what you're okay with than the kinks you love. F-lists can especially be overwhelming (the opposite of "easily digestible"), and I'd much rather see a small list of the things you enjoy to get a general idea of your style and preferences. Granted, the importance of kinks heavily depends on how smut-heavy you want the RP to be, which is something you might also want to mention in your thread.

Something that's more of a personal bias on my end is that I don't like prompts that are written in first person, but it's perfectly valid to do it that way if that's how you prefer to RP. I should however mention that third-person RP is the more common preference on here, so other people might have the same bias; that is not to say that's a bad thing about your RT, but still a possible reason why it hasn't gathered much interest.

Lastly -- the thing I always whine about in these kind of threads -- is the title. I think yours is pretty good in that it's quite descriptive and distinct, but I was somewhat confused that your title implies you're looking for a DM of some sort, and your prompts suggest the same, but I don't see it mentioned anywhere in your OOC/preferences preamble. It'd help to clarify what you're looking for in that regard, how much control of the scene you're expecting your partner to take and -- since DMing can be quite demanding -- what you/your character can offer in return.

I hope that helps!

Thank you! I can definitely see some very good points in what you're telling me, I'll try to implement most of it!