1 and 2

1. Probably... gosh, 17 years now?
2. Started on the official forum for a magazine, but really got into things on Gaia Online's RP and breedable/changeable forums (and I'm still there!)

9 and 10

9. I'd say definitely positive! It's most of my writing in one form or another, but I've definitely osmosis'd a lot of aspects of writing from RP partners I like and it's made me a better writer overall.

10. Struggling w/ humanity & identity pops up a lot, especially characters who are in one way or another Very Literally no longer that old self + dealing with people who knew them before... everything. I also like characters getting dragged kicking/screaming into being better people! Or corruption arcs where they come out Way Worse

Forums! Gosh