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did you know you can do anythingh with your ocs and no one can stop you.. did you know you can make aus of your ocs. you should make aus of your ocs

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☼ Summer OC Development Prompts ☼

The summer season means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. These questions will help you figure out what your OC is like in the summertime! You can answer these yourself at your leisure, or you can ask your followers to send you numbers. Have fun!

(01) Does your OC have any summer traditions? (02) What things does your OC associate with summer? (03) What is your OC’s favorite summer memory? (04) Does your OC ever go to outdoor festivals or fairs in the summer? (05) Does your OC ever go to fireworks displays in the summer? (06) What is your OC’s favorite way to cool down on a hot day? (07) What is your OC’s favorite frozen treat? (08) Has your OC ever gone to a summer camp? (09) Does your OC ever go camping in the summer? (10) Does your OC take vacations in the summer? (11) What is your OC’s favorite food to roast over a fire? (12) Has your OC ever run a lemonade stand? (13) Does your OC ever go to barbecues or host their own? (14) What does your OC’s typical summer outfit include? (15) Is there any summer clothing that your OC refuses to wear? (16) What does your OC’s swimsuit look like? (17) Does your OC do anything different with their hair in the summer? (18) What is your OC’s preferred style of sandal? (19) Does your OC take any measures in order to avoid sweating? (20) Is your OC more or less social in summer than the rest of the year? (21) What can your OC typically be found doing on a summer night? (22) Does your OC ever wear insect repellent? (23) How often does your OC use sunscreen? (24) Does your OC ever get sunburnt? (25) What song is a must-have on your OC’s summer playlist? (26) What would your OC’s novelty pool float look like? (27) Does your OC ever do any summer reading challenges? (28) Does your OC ever partake in summer romances? (29) What is your OC’s favorite way to have a water fight? (30) Does your OC ever go to yard sales, or host their own? (31) Does your OC attend any family reunions during the summer? (32) Does your OC ever get a summer job? (33) Does your OC ever mow their own lawn, or someone else’s lawn? (34) What’s something your OC does in summer but not any other season? (35) How does your OC feel when summer ends?

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One big advantage of literary fantasy over more visual media is that you can hide completely batshit worldbuilding in plain sight. Like, yeah, what this setting calls "elves" are actually grey aliens, like from UFO folklore, but it takes thirty chapters for the reader to get enough information to piece that together because none of the viewpoint characters particularly remark upon it. Why would they? Elves looking like that is normal for them.

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Small fantasy worldbuilding elements you might want to think about:

A currency that isn’t gold-standard/having gold be as valuable as tin

A currency that runs entirely on a perishable resource, like cocoa beans

A clock that isn’t 24-hours

More or less than four seasons/seasons other than the ones we know

Fantastical weather patterns like irregular cloud formations, iridescent rain

Multiple moons/no moon

Planetary rings

A northern lights effect, but near the equator

Roads that aren’t brown or grey/black, like San Juan’s blue bricks

Jewelry beyond precious gems and metals

Marriage signifiers other than wedding bands

The husband taking the wife's name / newlyweds inventing a new surname upon marriage

No concept of virginity or bastardry

More than 2 genders/no concept of gender

Monotheism, but not creationism

Gods that don’t look like people

Domesticated pets that aren’t re-skinned dogs and cats

Some normalized supernatural element that has nothing to do with the plot

Magical communication that isn’t Fantasy Zoom

“Books” that aren’t bound or scrolls

A nonverbal means of communicating, like sign language

A race of people who are obligate carnivores/ vegetarians/ vegans/ pescatarians (not religious, biological imperative)

I’ve done about half of these myself in one WIP or another and a little detail here or there goes a long way in reminding the audience that this isn’t Kansas anymore.

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OCs are so fun and I think its awesome that even people who don't plan to publish a story or draw that well will have them. Its just good for you to have toys in your brain to play with.

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writing is so funny because i could write nonstop for 9hrs and then hit a block where im like "how do i transition between this moment and the next?" and then i just dont touch it for 6 months

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The best advice i can give any creator is do it before you're good at it, do it BEFORE you're happy, do it while you suck, do it while you're doubting yourself and get stuck the fuck in, because waiting around to be "good enough" is a motherfucking trap of the highest degree. You'll get good along the way and better after ever project is complete. Remember, this is the greatest thing you've ever created, and then you'll do something else. You're only ever gonna get better, but not if you stand still.

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i want to talk about my ocs but im literally this image. i got nothing

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Man, life is just so much brighter and more vivacious when you give yourself permission to have batshit insane OCs if it makes you happy. Mary Sue is supposed to be an insult? Mary Sue is my best friend, she's my pal, she's my homegirl, my rotten soldier. My sweet cheese.

I'm gonna write spirits falling in love with mortals and Jedi winning the hearts of imperial princes and demigods kicking the shit out of other gods for their boyfriend and fat girls being the heroes and I'm gonna have so much fun doing it

The world is awful in so many ways. Give yourself permission to make your own joy

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people might think creating OC lore involves a lot of thinking & planning, but in my personal experience, OC development is more like a divine vision from a god slamming you over the head with a mallet while ur doing the fuckin dishes or folding laundry

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(crawls on all fours with blood drenched on me) I have to do arts and crafts

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tbh toby fox and co. are so massively smart for creating a universe where their human ocs, their furry ocs, their robot ocs, their object head ocs and everything else they can possibly come up with can live together in harmony and make perfect sense. you really can't get better worldbuilding than a world where every sort of little freak imaginable exists. that's why indie games are so good. oh they have "unique mechanics" and "spectacular storytelling". no. the important thing is that they have little freaks in it

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I love your OCs and I think you should draw/write them more

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beginning to suspect that if I ever want to have a published novel I will have to actually write a novel, which is frankly ghoulish

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Please write your story. Draw the artwork. Finish the animation. Continue on whatever project you're working on. It doesn't matter if you're not good at it, or you have doubts, or you're afraid of mistakes. Your creation has a right to exist, and it will be important to others.

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when u dont like ur art take a deep breath and remember u created it from nothing, like a god

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Pros of being an artist: you can make your favorite characters kiss!!! Yippee!!!!

Cons of being an artist: