Drama in Writing/Role Playing

I like writing fanfiction, though in college I haven't had much time for it.

I'm what some might call a mean/cruel author. I enjoy torturing my characters, making everything that can possibly go wrong, go wrong. But of course I always give them their happy ending in the final part.

One difference between stories and role plays is that I don't always have time to make everything go wrong in stories.

In stories, I feel like there's a deliberate end I'm working towards, and only certain things can fit into the plot to make it to that end. Sadly, it tends to leave out a lot of drama. I have to add some humor to the story too; it's no fun to read even for me if it's just major blow after major blow.

But in role plays, although it does kind of depend on who I'm role playing with, I feel more free to let each torture fly. The other role player and I are just acting in the moment, waiting to see where the role play itself takes us. If we accidentally create more drama than really works, we often come to a mutual agreement to back up and start over from a certain point.

Don't get me wrong, I love both writing and role playing. Role plays often don't necessarily have that sense of extreme satisfaction when they come to an end, like what you tend to get when finishing a story. They kind of balance out, I guess.

Anyways, I suppose that's all for today. See you tomorrow!