Hello From the Hamster Wheel!

[StawbsDonut]

Hello, Sanctum Society!​

I go by Stawbs online, and it's lovely to meet you all!

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Spoiler: TLDR

• Advanced literate writer
• 10+ years writing & RP experience
• Third person, omniscient
• Multiple paragraph to novella length
• Looking to write a male character
• Actively advances plot
• Respects personal boundaries
• Patient as heck
• Loves to world-build & discuss lore
• Can create character sheets & writing samples on request

ABOUT ME​

While I am very fresh to this site, I am definitely not fresh to writing. I grew up utterly enamoured by all things fantasy and mythological, and spent my spare time (and a lot of school time) writing stories. Writing has been a life long passion of mine, and nearly three decades later, it's still an avid love of mine.

I found text-based RP several years ago, and found that it solved one of my biggest pet peeves: always being able to anticipate what I was about to write next. I love bouncing ideas around, discussing alternate realities or various scenes, and love building a story and world from a small concept with someone.

My hope is to write long-term, romance and adventure stories, that dive into the mind's of my characters and how they experience the world around them.

Recently, my interest lays in MxM pairings. I've been bitten by the bug, and I'm absolutely obsessed. I love writing men in all forms; be they traditionally masculine, sharply beautiful and feminine, or gorgeously androgynous.

I'm an advanced literate, multi-paragraph writer and often find myself getting carried away. I'm known to potentially write novella-length posts for introductions, and sometimes in scenes where I have a myriad of ideas and character actions.

However, I have a fairly strong sense of RP-code, in that I; never god-mod or control my partner's character, never write out-there plot twists that greatly impact my partner's character or the world to their detriment, and never ghost.

MY PATIENCE POLICY​

Writing is a wonderful hobby, and it should never be made to become a task with a deadline. Adult life is incredibly busy, and it's important to always keep this in mind.

Sometimes, we only have enough mental energy to chatter or discuss ideas. Sometimes, we don't even have the mental energy to log on. Both (and so much more) is okay! I never nag for a post, and never expect someone to post within a specific time frame.

If I haven't heard from you for a month, I'll poke to see if you're still interested, but it is never a demand for a post. I have waited months before for writing partners, and I'll extend that same courtesy to everyone!

STAWBS' FUN FACTS​

• I often have such a flurry of ideas that my fingers struggle to keep up. My avatar is a little hamster wizard, because my brain feels like it's on a perpetual hamster wheel, churning out ideas. Sometimes they're magical, sometimes they're not.

• Australia is wider than the moon! (The moon is 3,400 kilometres in diameter, and Australia is just under 4,000 kilometres wide from the east to west coast.)

Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I hope to speak with some of you soon to craft a delicious tale!

 

[MioBrave]

Welcome to Inner Sanctum, New Blood!

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First and foremost; it's nice to meet you! Welcome to our home! If you haven't already, please make sure you read your welcome letter in the top right! It should be the little icon! That's where all of your future messages will end up!
(There's multiple pages to this; just click/tap the arrows!)​

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Second! I bet you're wondering how to start Role Playing and where to go! I think it's pretty fun to explore the forums, and I highly recommend doing so! Most thread homes, if not all, have a pinned post at the top of them to tell you what goes there! However, the Request Threads are pretty self explanatory; Here's a Link! There's plenty to look through, but you could also build your very own! Tell people what you're all about and get those writing partners! Take your time though; there's never any pressure! If you were looking for an open story you can just jump in straight away, you can find them in Unfinished Tales!​

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Next, I've created A Sanctum Tour to help find a lot of cool places on site! There's plenty to do while waiting on replies or to give yourself a break every now and then! But, these are some of my favorites! The first shout out goes to The Sanctum Tavern! Here you can find many a thing! By the Hearth can be found there and has many wonderful discussions; my personal favorite is where everyone talks up their writing partners! Want to see some cute pets or share your own? Pets of the Sanctum is where to go! Feeling up for a challenge? Check out the Monthly Writing Challenge and give it a whirl! And, there's so so so~ much more! Please take the time to explore!​

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I think that's everything... Oh! I'm Mio, by the way! Just a friendly changeling and hydration bot! You can find me and several others in Sanctum's Chat Room! If you have any questions, you can always pop in there for help! I will say though, the best people to ask are staff! Green Names are Heralds and Hot Pink Names are Virtuosos which are the best to ask questions! Blue Names are Moderators and Purple Names are the Administrators, which help with tech support and discipline! You can find out which are online via the home page! On PC it'll be to the right of the screen, and on mobile it'll be near the bottom!
Now, get out there and write! May your muses sing for you!​

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[Mephisto]

HELLO! ​ ** WELCOME TO THE SITE! ** You'll find many folks here with similar interests, so I hope you find your way to some amazing partners and some wonderful words! ​ If you haven't peeked already, take a look at the and the After that you can check out the to start looking for a partner and story idea that catches your fancy, or make one of your own to get the people coming to you. If you come across any questions as you explore the site, there are always some friendly faces in chat that can help! If you want to customize your threads & make them pretty, here are the ways to do some fun things after you get settled: Ready to use templates for things, made by our very own members: And for those that are more visual learners: ​

 

[Redfren]

Welcome to the site.

 

[Nobilis]

Hello and welcome. Enjoy your time with us.

 

[Ipsie]

Welcome to Inner Sanctum, friend!