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"I'm struggling to find a reason to keep drawing. What purpose does it serve."
Couldn't be me, I draw to get those serotonin shots. Seeing my silly oc's do their silly little things.
An oc drawing a day keeps the joker arc away
HOW TO FIND A PLOT WHEN ALL YOU HAVE IS CHARACTERS AND A SETTING (and has built in character development!)
I'm looking at you oc community
YAY you have a world. Great! Now write down what happens on a normally- what are your character's daily routine. And my favorite part, why is that their routine. What makes them choose that? Are they constantly doing new thing cause they're afraid to be by themselves? Are they constantly by themselves because they are afraid of rejection? What would take this comfort zone and burn it to the ground. Create a list of ideas and pick your favorite.
Create a list of each character's goals and motivation, I'll be making a post on how to find that soon btw. Can the plot be based of these goals?
Pick THE MOST IMPORTANT goals.
Find the characters with different goals. YAY conflict!
You have to know your characters fears for this part. Not like heights like no one will ever love me if I'm not always perfect.
How are they dissatisfied with life:
What do they think will bring them happiness:
What could they do to be happy:
How has their fear stopped them from taking this action:
How do they think they can get their goal without doing the thing that makes them afraid:
6. Then use the situation in point 1 to create the environment that kick starts it. Use the goals and motivations to show why they do actions and boom!
Happy writing!
WRITING CHARACTERS TIPS
If you already have details for the character (ex: they like classical music), ask why. It helps to flesh out the character (ex: their older sister used to play it while they had tea parties, they play it when they miss her)
Make your characters want things, that want controls their actions. Also, MAKE IT MATTER! What's stopping them from getting it? What happens (or what do they think will happen) if they don't get it?
Most of the time strengths and weaknesses are the same thing. Your character may be a strong leader and that's great sometimes, but they can also become (or seem) bossy/controlling.
You are not creating real people; you are making the illusion of one. Don't be afraid to play God. Sure, you can throw events at characters to force them to make that decision, or you can make them the kind of person who would do it anyway. You don't have to know they're favorite food, unless it would come up in the story. Include some details, but make sure they have a purpose (see tip 1)
The characters first line should say something about them and they're last line of the story should say something about them. I like to use it to show how they changed.
Hello OC fanfiction writers! There seemed to be plenty of you interested in the idea I presented - an exchange of reviews for our stories. For those of you familiar with ocappreciation’s secret santa, this exchange will run similarly.
First, you will submit an OC fanfiction story (with at least 3 chapters) that you would like reviewed. (now until February 29, 2020)
Then, after the submission date as closed, I will post a masterlist of fics sorted by fandoms with summaries, pairings (if applicable), and what platform they are located on. (March 1, 2020)
Those who would like to participate will have one week to send in 3 fics they are interested in and I will then do my best to make sure you get one of those fics, or I will ask you to choose again if all those fics have been chosen. (Try to pick a fic you haven’t read before) (March 1-7, 2020)
You will then have until March 21, 2020 to get at least 3 reviews done on the story you are to review.
Rules:
You must be following @ocfairygodmother
Consider following @ocappreciation, if you are not.
Reblog this post. (Likes count as a bookmark)
Your OC story must have at least 3 chapters. (Only one story, no anonymous submissions)
Submit the following: (No asks or private messages will be accepted)
Story Title
Fandom
Pairing (if applicable)
Summary
Link (or links if you have more than one platform)
If this goes well, I might do this semi-frequently.
Hello OC fanfiction writers! There seemed to be plenty of you interested in the idea I presented - an exchange of reviews for our stories. For those of you familiar with ocappreciation’s secret santa, this exchange will run similarly.
First, you will submit an OC fanfiction story (with at least 3 chapters) that you would like reviewed. (now until February 29, 2020)
Then, after the submission date as closed, I will post a masterlist of fics sorted by fandoms with summaries, pairings (if applicable), and what platform they are located on. (March 1, 2020)
Those who would like to participate will have one week to send in 3 fics they are interested in and I will then do my best to make sure you get one of those fics, or I will ask you to choose again if all those fics have been chosen. (Try to pick a fic you haven’t read before) (March 1-7, 2020)
You will then have until March 21, 2020 to get at least 3 reviews done on the story you are to review.
Rules:
You must be following @ocfairygodmother
Consider following @ocappreciation, if you are not.
Reblog this post. (Likes count as a bookmark)
Your OC story must have at least 3 chapters. (Only one story, no anonymous submissions)
Submit the following: (No asks or private messages will be accepted)
Story Title
Fandom
Pairing (if applicable)
Summary
Link (or links if you have more than one platform)
If this goes well, I might do this semi-frequently.