Bookbound: Info and Sign-Ups
Here's a Round Robin idea by @helenarayvn
Title: Bookbound
Rating: T
Characters: to be determined
Premise: A group of people are sucked into the literary world of Harry Potter and find themselves inhabiting the bodies of some of the characters. Hijinks ensues.
A few notes before continuing:
- Respond to this thread and let us know you'd like to participate.
- Plagiarism and/or use of AI-generated writings is strictly prohibited for this Round Robin.
- Read our general Round Robin rules.
- Please limit all responses to no more than 400 words, use this site to keep track.
NOTES
- For those who are new to this, remember to build off of what the previous person wrote while also staying true to the tone. Don't feel like you need to rush to the next part.
- The timeframe and characters that participants will "inhabit" will be determined down below in the replies.
- This point and sub-points are courtesy of @heatherlly: If you're playing a specific character, it can only be from your POV; the best way to transition from one character to another is to hand it off to someone else when you're done.
- For example, if you're playing Snape, you could end your post by saying that you see Harry headed your way or that you're going upstairs to speak to Dumbledore.
- Make sure you're not narrating for other characters. Some description is necessary, obviously (e.g "Snape looked furious"), but try not to include anything that your character wouldn't know (what the other character is thinking, what they're going to say next, etc).
When we're doing this round robin, how should we handle POVs? Like, if someone writes a scene and then leaves, should I jump in with my character's POV next, or keep writing from the last person's perspective?
If you're playing a specific character, it can only be from your POV.
I think best practice would be to essentially hand it off to another character when you're done. For example, if you're playing Snape, you could end your post by saying that you see Harry headed your way or that you're going upstairs to speak to Dumbledore.
Beyond that, make sure you're not narrating for other characters. Some description is necessary, obviously (e.g "Snape looked furious"), but try not to include anything that your character wouldn't know (what the other character is thinking, what they're going to say next, etc).
Quote from Heatherlly on July 25, 2025, 12:05 amIf you're playing a specific character, it can only be from your POV.
I think best practice would be to essentially hand it off to another character when you're done. For example, if you're playing Snape, you could end your post by saying that you see Harry headed your way or that you're going upstairs to speak to Dumbledore.
Beyond that, make sure you're not narrating for other characters. Some description is necessary, obviously (e.g "Snape looked furious"), but try not to include anything that your character wouldn't know (what the other character is thinking, what they're going to say next, etc).
How do we handle dialogue between two characters? Or would that already fall under the third part?
Quote from Heatherlly on July 25, 2025, 12:05 amIf you're playing a specific character, it can only be from your POV.
I think best practice would be to essentially hand it off to another character when you're done. For example, if you're playing Snape, you could end your post by saying that you see Harry headed your way or that you're going upstairs to speak to Dumbledore.
Beyond that, make sure you're not narrating for other characters. Some description is necessary, obviously (e.g "Snape looked furious"), but try not to include anything that your character wouldn't know (what the other character is thinking, what they're going to say next, etc).
When you say, hand it off to another character, how would I hand over when I'm not sure who'd take over in next reply?
Well, you'd essentially be choosing who posts next. You'd just want to do it in a way that makes sense for the story.
For example, you're playing Snape and it's time to teach your next potions class. It would make sense to hand off to Harry or another student in the class rather than tossing it to say, Lupin or Dumbledore.
Quote from Heatherlly on July 25, 2025, 10:48 amWell, you'd essentially be choosing who posts next. You'd just want to do it in a way that makes sense for the story.
For example, you're playing Snape and it's time to teach your next potions class. It would make sense to hand off to Harry or another student in the class rather than tossing it to say, Lupin or Dumbledore.
What happens if I pass the scene to someone, like Snape handing off to Harry, but the person playing Harry doesn't reply within designated reply time?
Should we fix a turn system where we fix a sequence of reply by the participants so that we can maintain some flow without being hung up?
Nah, let's not do turn-based. That can interrupt the natural flow of a story.
If you hand off to someone and they don't respond within a reasonable length of time (say, 4 days), we can treat it like a cut scene where anyone can step in. The absent person will be removed from the RR, and their character will be treated as an NPC moving forward.
