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 RESOURCE NO. FIVE
< a guide to creating good oc's >
 
this can also apply to developing applyfic characters, or just whatever you want to use this for.
 
how to write better oc's:
 
character development:
 
diversity:
» adding more racial diversity
» avoiding tokenism, AKA, how to add diversity to your cast not just because you “need” it
» writing uality and gender expression (doesnt include non binary)
» guides to drawing different ethnicities (not just a great art reference, but also really helpful in appearance descriptions!)
 
mary sue/gary stu:
 
villains:
 
relationships:
» character perceptions (What your character thinks of themselves and what others think of them)
» how to write strong relationships between two characters
» 8 ways to write better characters and develop their relationships with others
» OC x Love Interest Handbook 
» develop your couple with good ol’ Q&A!
» how to write relatives for your characters (this is more OC related to a canon character, but will help in writing family members in general)
 
archetypes:
 
appearance:
» tips for better design
» pinterest board for character design (includes and images of skeletons/exposed muscle (?) so tread carefully!)
» clothing ref masterpost
 
details:
 
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Scarlet_Sky #1
Thank you for sharing this!
It helped me and gave me some ideas for future stories. <3
royalblueblood #2
This is really one of the most helpful thread.
Thank you so much for sharing useful writing tips!
I will make sure to check out all of the chapters soon :>
Xophias #3
Chapter 43: Chapter 30: I'm so glad I found this, it's really going to help me in the future! It's very well done :D Thank you so much!
MistressOfAngst #4
Omg thank you so much for making this! Sadly I can’t check it out fully yet due to my schedule but I know it’ll be very useful!
stellarstarlight #5
Chapter 4: This is awesome, thanks so much!
katastrophy #6
hi, I just want to ask does it matter if we write the whole thing in past tense or present tense? do you have a link where we can learn about these past and present thingy like I know its basic but I hate it how I can't just seem to rack my brain to do the right grammar thing. I think that's the only thing that's holding me back from publishing my stories or not even continuing to write the next chapter and ended up abandoning the story :( it's a struggle.
oeschinen #7
Chapter 2: Thank you for taking the time to compile and write all of this ^^ I appreciate the effort and it's very useful.
kamski #8
Chapter 29: Just wanted to say thank you for taking the time to put these together! They're really helpful!
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