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DancesWithBlasters Registered: Jan '06	Date Posted: 12/4/06 1:51pm Subject: RE: The Essential Guide to O.C.s - Come join in on our First Challenge!!
	Okay. After much internal debate, I've worked up the courage to come and talk with all you. Your all such amazing writers, and I'm so, well, not, I kind felt intimidated. But I am here. And I am an OC writer! And I always will be! Viva la Revolucion! (Insert the first upside down ! in your mind, por favor.) Okay, pop quiz. Here we go! Gulps 1.) No, I don't usually use celebrities/actors, for the most part. I may imagine them looking that good, but I also want to try and keep them real. So I try and avoid it as much as possible. 2.) A bit, certainly. Not a huge deal, but yes. Hair color, eye shape, stuff like that I take sometimes. But for the most part they come off the top of my head. 3.) Yes! I do this a lot. Probably so much I would be sued if I was a real writer. Well, no, not that much, but they are definetly some familar elements floating around in my OC's personality. Unfortunetly, I tend to steal from myself, which of course, is not really a good thing. But I like to think the odd things I put in make them more real. Hopefully. I think I may try the Challenge as well, though I don't have much time, do I? Can I do OCs I haven't written about before, or just ones I have? I have some people I plan on writing about but haven't yet, can I do them? -----signature----- "I want freedom for the full expression of my personality." - M. Ghandi Living with Legends and Creating History: http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/25880483/p1/?0 Hidden Truths: http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/25485040/p1/?44
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OCDatabaseSock Registered: Dec '04	Date Posted: 12/4/06 2:09pm Subject: RE: The Essential Guide to O.C.s - Come join in on our First Challenge!! - Date Edited: 12/4/06 2:10pm (1 edits total) Edited By: OCDatabaseSock
	Welcome DanceWithSabers (don't feel intimidated, we've finished hazing over a week ago) and to all the other new faces! I guess I should stand, and answer my own questions... How many other's out there use celebrities/actors as models for their OCs looks? I do, simply as a point of reference; I'm not very visually artistic, and there's usually enough difference for them not to be seen as a character "written" for a particular actor. Do any use people from their daily lives? I have two characters that are like brothers, both of which are based off of a dear friend who is also like a brother to me. They're similar, but he has two very distinct sides to him, so each character excells in the opposite parts of my friend personality. Other than them not really. Not that I can think of. How about for their OC personalities; do you pull elements of the character from RL individuals, or from other characters from movies/t.v./books? Mostly gestures, or other elements. Sometimes a movie character's line, or demeanor will spawn a whole new OC for me, while the rest of that characters presence is meaningless as far as influence goes. DancesWithBlasters posted: I think I may try the Challenge as well, though I don't have much time, do I? Can I do OCs I haven't written about before, or just ones I have? I have some people I plan on writing about but haven't yet, can I do them? That seems to be a common question, and I say whatever is in your favor. If using a current OC is a great way to develop his/her character; or if you'd like to try someone new, I say go for it! Remember Due 12/14! Please, PM me your entries, and remember: there's four to choose from, so no one should feel at a loss for ideas. -----signature----- Remember: If it's a Mary Sue, then it isn't original...
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SilSolo Registered: Mar '04	Date Posted: 12/4/06 4:36pm Subject: RE: The Essential Guide to O.C.s - Come join in on our First Challenge!!
	How many other's out there use celebrities/actors as models for their OCs looks? Unless the character is Hapan, I try not to in order to avoid Mary Suism. Do any use people from their daily lives? Yes. How about for their OC personalities; do you pull elements of the character from RL individuals, or from other characters from movies/t.v./books? Both. -----signature----- http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/27517284/p1/?11 Like this quick sketch: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/32848083/ ? Then commission me. Prices are negotiable.
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KILIK Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 12/5/06 5:51pm Subject: RE: The Essential Guide to O.C.s - Come join in on our First Challenge!!
	When we post our story, do have to have it done right then or can do it in pieces and then PM it? -----signature----- Living life and not looking back. Life could be a lot worse so stop ******** about it! Sometimes you just gotta sit down and play the music in order too enjoy it again. You can do anything as long you remember practice makes perfect and hard work pays off
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OCDatabaseSock Registered: Dec '04	Date Posted: 12/5/06 6:27pm Subject: RE: The Essential Guide to O.C.s - Come join in on our First Challenge!! - Date Edited: 12/5/06 6:29pm (1 edits total) Edited By: OCDatabaseSock
	Kilik, you can PM me with the first post if you'd like, but I won't post the entry list until the due date of the 14th. If you prefer, you can just PM me the link on the 14th, that way you'll have had a chance to updat between now and then. EDIT: Folks, don't forget to include "Essential OC Challenge" in the Title bar for the indexers, including myself for all your entries. Thanks. -----signature----- Remember: If it's a Mary Sue, then it isn't original...
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rebel_cheese Registered: Jul '06	Date Posted: 12/7/06 7:15pm Subject: RE: The Essential Guide to O.C.s - Come join in on our First Challenge!!
	This thread's too awesome to wallow in Page 2. UP! -----signature----- Padawan of princess_of_naboo E-married to the amazing padawanlost Member of Charon_Force The Incubus Cries: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/30141520/p1/?18
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OCDatabaseSock Registered: Dec '04	Date Posted: 12/8/06 9:16pm Subject: OC Writing Tip #3
	rebel_cheese posted: This thread's too awesome to wallow in Page 2. UP! Thanks! But there's no need to UP it for me. I update at least every Friday - I'm like a pebble in your shoe, a constant irritant that you can't forget... This Weeks Updates: I have added a couple of characters to the Database, including your own cheesey! (Keep those coming folks!) Also added some more links for some of Corran_Fett's OCs as well. Only one story this week: Recovery by Jedi Trace Just one?!? That's because I know you're all busy on your challenge submission, right? Remeber folks, due December 14th! Only 6 more shopping days left! Some of you may notice the indexes on page one aren't in the same order they were before. I just did a bit of rearanging so things were more sensible in my eyes. The story indexes are all the same, but several of the other sections have been re-mixed. See the Table of Contents in the first post if you have trouble finding where on the page a particular feature is. OC Writing Tip #3 Your OC will be lucky to get out of life alive! Half the solution to making readers care about your OC lies within the beginning. You have perhaps a paragraph to capture the reader's attention. Since not much character development can be done in one paragraph, you must fall back on situation. This means you must arrange a situation where your OC faces a dire problem such as facing a terminal illness, or their mother has abandoned them - something compelling like that. Readers will immediatly feel interested in the character because they can imagine how they would feel in his/her situation (even if it's Darth Vader chasing them down). As this process continues, with one life-challenge after another being presented, the character is developed through these experiences by their actions and reactions. The situations you place your character in is also a great way to reveal a bit about your OC's past. -----signature----- Remember: If it's a Mary Sue, then it isn't original...
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KILIK Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 12/8/06 9:40pm Subject: RE: The Essential Guide to O.C.s - Come join in on our First Challenge!!
	Awesome writing tip! Thank you for sharing it. -----signature----- Living life and not looking back. Life could be a lot worse so stop ******** about it! Sometimes you just gotta sit down and play the music in order too enjoy it again. You can do anything as long you remember practice makes perfect and hard work pays off
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Alley_Skywalker Registered: Sep '05	Date Posted: 12/8/06 10:27pm Subject: RE: The Essential Guide to O.C.s - Come join in on our First Challenge!! - Date Edited: 12/8/06 10:28pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Alley_Skywalker
	Great tip! Hmm, Ale...I sent you a couple of my OCs along with one of my fics for the index. You put my fic up but the OCs never got indexed. Is that just a mistake or did I do something wrong? -----signature----- Knight of the Fanfic Order (trained by oqidaun) Master to CodyMonKenobi & mujapple-juicey Proud Obi/Ani shipper! Facades: http://boards.theforce.net/the_saga/b10476/24152038/p1 Class of '09 forever!!!
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rebel_cheese Registered: Jul '06	Date Posted: 12/9/06 2:31pm Subject: RE: The Essential Guide to O.C.s - Come join in on our First Challenge!! - Date Edited: 12/9/06 2:31pm (1 edits total) Edited By: rebel_cheese
	correllian_ale/OC_sock: Thanks! But there's no need to UP it for me. I update at least every Friday - I'm like a pebble in your shoe, a constant irritant that you can't forget... Thanks for telling me. But I like to think that the index is better than a constant irritant . . . And thanks for adding the characters! I'm especially proud of River Ulric and Aster Nightflare. I'll check Trace's story out too. And that's a great tip that I try to make use of. The first I do is fling the OC into conflict(whether physical, an argument, a bad situation, whatever) to reveal his or her inner nature. It's a great way to make someone feel empathy for the character. The time when I don't do this is when I'm generating a sleazy/evil Thrackan Sal-Solo style character or if the character's going to undergo major character evolution over time that will transform him or her into a wholly different person. (That's a transformation Aster will begin soon enough.). -----signature----- Padawan of princess_of_naboo E-married to the amazing padawanlost Member of Charon_Force The Incubus Cries: http://boards.theforce.net/beyond_the_saga/b10477/30141520/p1/?18
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KILIK Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 12/10/06 9:37pm Subject: RE: The Essential Guide to O.C.s - Come join in on our First Challenge!!
	I have a question as far as PMing our entries. Do we PM the link when we've posted all of the story? Also we PM to the database sock right? -----signature----- Living life and not looking back. Life could be a lot worse so stop ******** about it! Sometimes you just gotta sit down and play the music in order too enjoy it again. You can do anything as long you remember practice makes perfect and hard work pays off
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OCDatabaseSock Registered: Dec '04	Date Posted: 12/11/06 4:50am Subject: RE: The Essential Guide to O.C.s - Come join in on our First Challenge!!
	Thanks guys, I'm glad some people are finding these tips usefully. KILIK - You can PM a link to the story whenever you're ready. FLASH! NEWS ALERT! NEWS ALERT! NEWSALERT! Challenge entries due Thursday!!! -----signature----- Remember: If it's a Mary Sue, then it isn't original...
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OCDatabaseSock Registered: Dec '04	Date Posted: 12/11/06 8:02pm Subject: RE: The Essential Guide to O.C.s - First Challenge Entries Due Thursday !!
	I know the challenge isn't due until Thursday, but would it be helpful to anyone to extend the due date until Saturday? I would like to keep the challenges running on schedule, but with the holidays in full swing, I'm sure people would like another day or two to help out. -----signature----- Remember: If it's a Mary Sue, then it isn't original...
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KILIK Registered: May '05	Date Posted: 12/11/06 8:23pm Subject: RE: The Essential Guide to O.C.s - First Challenge Entries Due Thursday !!
	That would be alright with me I guess. It would give time to full post all of the story. I did plan on posting two parts one day and the other on the 12th. So due on the 12th or Saturday is fine with me. -----signature----- Living life and not looking back. Life could be a lot worse so stop ******** about it! Sometimes you just gotta sit down and play the music in order too enjoy it again. You can do anything as long you remember practice makes perfect and hard work pays off
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PadwanKayla Registered: Jul '05	Date Posted: 12/11/06 9:28pm Subject: RE: The Essential Guide to O.C.s - First Challenge Entries Due Thursday !!
	An extension to Saturday would be most helpful! My OC is being very uncooperative at the moment so yes please! -----signature----- NaNoWriMo 2007 Winner at 87142! Sanity is just a frame of mind This is where the fun begins
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