Cally
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I'm an X-girl. No one can change it. Tough! Haha!
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Post by Cally on Dec 31, 2003 8:49:46 GMT -5
I have a problem with making my OC's MS's.  Can anyone help me? |
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Post by WishingStar on Jan 1, 2004 15:22:58 GMT -5
sure cally i'm here to help! First off when developing character you need to think about what kind of character is the person gonna be and then build off of that--pretty much a go w\o say--to get things going here are a couple of questions to ask yourself. What is your goal for using Mary Sue in ur writing? What are you trying to do with her? What is her purpose? etc. etc. Try thinking about her purpose as a whole before you start making her more and more intricate and thereby truly making her an OC.
Hopefully this can help a bit, if not, well just keep posting on this and we'll sort things out.
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Cally
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I'm an X-girl. No one can change it. Tough! Haha!
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Post by Cally on Jan 3, 2004 22:44:52 GMT -5
That's...kinds confusing.
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Post by WishingStar on Jan 5, 2004 0:53:56 GMT -5
alrighty well basically what i'm trying to do is make u think up a character on your own, i can't exactly tell you what to do then create it, cuz then it wouldn't be ur own oc. When creating characters they'll always fit into a certain surface stereotype, whether u like it or not. More often then not u can usually classify them in more then one stereotype. So what kind of ss are there you're wondering, well let's use HP for example and think of all the characters..
Harry: the orphan kid that has a terrible life until something magical happens
Hermione: the bookworm and studious freak
Ron: Poor but loyal support to a main character...
Dumbledore: the mentor
Neville: the clumsy one
etc. etc. etc. I can always go on but I'm sure u get the point.
The only difference between a character that's boring vs. an oc is the lil things that make the person more real. One method that was suggested at a playwriting workshop I attended to not necessarily start from scratch but start from what you know. For example create a character that's only based off your friend, like use their abilities that you like/dislike and change them around or do whatever you want--afterall it is YOUR ORIGINAL CHARACTER.
This prolly doesn't help, or it's more confusing, but I guess you need to tell me where you wanna go with ur character, or ur ideas about her before I move on any further, and most likely make this all the more confusing.
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Post by Moonchick on Jan 5, 2004 3:25:26 GMT -5
I'll jump in here and maybe help..
What have you envisioned so far for your Mary Sue, Cally?
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Silvestria
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Post by Silvestria on Jan 21, 2004 15:55:57 GMT -5
You want to write a Mary Sue? Sorry, but that sounds interesting! They're generally avoided. I can only really give advice on making them non Mary Sue like:
1. No fancy name.
2. Make them human. If they're 'nice' ask yourself, "Would I want to be friends with this person, or would they just annoy the hell out of me?" If they're 'evil' ask yourself, "Would I really be scared of them? Or would they make me laugh?"
3. Nobody fits into one narrow category. Everyone is human and has their faults and inconsistencies. The quote from OotP, ~ "The world isn't divided into good wizards and death eaters" is very important.
~Silvestria~
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