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Your Character: A Masterlist of CC Guides

Character creation and development:

Character creation questionnaire

Character foils

Core values

Core values 2

Creating a character from scratch

Eating an orange

Fears, weaknesses, and pet peeves

Flaws

Flaws and Vices (list)

Inventory

Loner Characters

Mary Sue / Gary Stu

Nicknames

Outline for a distinct character

Personal effects

Seven Traits of Enduring Characters

Strong Female Characters

Supporting characters

Throwaway characters

What does your character know?

Your character as a paradox

Your character’s closet

Character Arc:

Building a character arc

Series Characters

Steps of change

Swoons and wounds

Character dialogue:

How your character asks for help

Character-specific dialogue

Cursing

Speech patterns

What we say vs. what we mean

Who has control

Relationships:

Power imbalances

Pacing your romance

On the page:

A first impression

An exaggerated first impression

Characterization through appearance

Description

Showing emotion

Staging

Thank God I have (insert character here)

Torturing your Character (and reader)

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Medieval Jobs

I have found when reading fantasy stories, it seems like majority of the characters are farmers. In fact, it seems like only a small percentage are something else, so here is a list of medieval jobs I quickly brainstormed over. I don’t know if these were the proper terms, but I hope these do spark some writing inspiration.

Castle Worker

Cook

Maid

Stone Mason

Barber

Carpenter

Butler

Food Taster

Messenger

Watchman

Candle Maker

Nanny 

Baker

Gardener

Artist

Painter

Blacksmith

Tapastry Weaver

Clothes Maker

Jewlery Maker

Play Writer

Sculpter 

Better Paid Worker 

Money Crafter

Dog Trainer

Tax Collector

Lady in Waiting

Shoe Maker

Blacksmith

Mead Brewer 

Scribe

Carrier Pidgen Keeper

Falcon Keeper and Trainer

Inventor

Clerk

Preformer

Acrobat 

Jester

Story Teller

Puppeteer 

Minstrel

Normal Citizen 

Tree Cutter

Road Builder

Charcoal Maker

Parchment Maker

Mine Worker

Fishermen

Herbalist 

Merchant

Horse Breeder

Mead Brewer 

Farm Worker

Candle Maker

Sailor 

Fairy Docter

Shepard

Baker

Basket weaver

Shoe Maker

Military

Poison Maker

Assassin 

Messenger

Scout

Knight

Armorer

Officer

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So you want to make an OC?: A Masterpost of Ways to Create, Develop, and Make Good OCs!

i made this masterpost in hopes that it helps you in making your own OCs ah;; it can also apply to developing RP characters i suppose! if you’d like to add more resources then go for it sugar pea (´ヮ`)!

How to Write Better OCs:

basic tips on how to make your oc even better

tragic backstory? learn how to write one/make yours great

writing specific characters

a wordier, great guide on how to develop your character

kick out those vague descriptions and make them AWESOME

Character Development:

how to actually make an OC

Q&A (to develop characters)

more Q&As

giving your character a backstory

how to write an attractive character

Diversity

adding more racial diversity

avoiding tokenism, AKA, how to add diversity to your cast not just because you “need” it

writing sexuality and gender expression (doesnt include non binary, if you have a good ref to that, please add on!)

masterpost on writing more diversity into your story

cultures of the world

guides to drawing different ethnicities (not just a great art reference, but also really helpful in appearance descriptions!)

Mary Sue/Gary Stu

Test to see if your character is a Sue

Explains subdivisions of Sues/Stus

Powerful Characters Don’t Have to Be Sues

Villains

villain generator

need an evil sounding name for your evil character? bam

villain archetypes

what’s your villain’s motive for being a villain?

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

OCxLove Interest Handbook 

develop your couple with good ol’ Q&A!

how to write realistic relationships

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

12 common archetypes

8 archetypes for male/female characters

female archetypes (goes pretty indepth from two main categories)

a list of archetypes

NAMES

how to name your character

random name generator

most common surnames

surnames by ethnicity

APPEARANCE

tips for better design

basic appearance generator

pinterest board for character design (includes NSFW and images of skeletons/exposed muscle (?) so tread carefully!)

clothing ref masterpost

DETAILS

give your character better powers

a list of professions

proactive vs reactive characters

positive and negative traits

interest generator

skills generator

motivation generator

123 ideas for character flaws

list of phobias

again, this is to help inspire you or help establish your OCs! i hope you get a lot of info and help from this ahh ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ

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//Absurdly helpful for people writing royal characters and/or characters who interact with royalty and members of the nobility.

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© (c ) copyright 1990-2011 Rebecca Sinclair

See the original HERE

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Legit Tip #176

or - “Writing Characters in Established Relationships”

The majority of time, when relationships are prominent in fiction, they cover the beginnings of relationships - how couples get together. First meetings and the difficulties that people face in getting to know each other and falling in love. And there’s definitely something magical and special and lovely about that.

But there’s something just as special and lovely about couples who have been together for a while - who have already had the time to get to know each other and grow together. Which is why I love it when stories open with characters who are already in established relationships. I think it goes without saying, though, that there are special challenges that come with writing characters who are already in established relationships.

First things first  - I think anybody writing a couple in an established relationship needs to realize that there is always going to be a history there. And just like you can’t infodump with the worldbuilding of a story, you can’t infodump with a couple and tell the reader everything there is to know about how they got together, and what they’ve been through. So that leads me to one of my first major points.

Reveal backstory through interaction. One of my favorite couples is Tess and Joel from Naughty Dog’s “The Last of Us.” Though they were never officially confirmed as a couple, it was pretty obvious that they were together romantically in some sense. And really, it was the fact that it was never made explicit that makes them such a good example for this point.

Apart from a few lines of dialogue and the fact that they’re working together on a mission to retrieve stolen weapons, there isn’t much to tell you that they’re “together” - not even body language. (There’s not the chance for that sort of thing). What we do see is that they’ve had a hard life together. That they’re partners in criminal activity. That they’ve been together for several years. And we know that they’re both hard people. 

So how can you do the same? As a writer, you can reveal your characters’ backstory in the same way through your characters’ shared experiences. Remember that they’ve lived a life together by this point, so use that to your advantage. When the chance arises, have them remember some little detail that gives you the opportunity to bring up something from their past. 

How are couples who have been together for a while different from “established” couples? Hoo boy. This is actually a tricky question to answer because, well, every couple is different. But as I already said, remember that any couple who has been together for a while has had the chance to get to know each other - has had the chance to merge their lives and established patterns, routines, and a sense of domesticity. 

Showing your reader the way that your characters live can help give them a sense of who they are together - who they are as a couple. To give you another video game example, there are some great scenes in “Uncharted 4″ where we get to see Nate and Elena in their home, living their lives together. It’s awesome because in the earlier games we are getting to see the beginning of their relationship, and now we’re seeing them as a couple who have been together for a while. 

Honestly, these details aren’t boring to readers if you present them in a way that isn’t boring. (I know, easier said than done…) But showing your reader just a little bit of insight into the way that your characters live is a great way to invite readers in. 

Romances with established couples honestly shouldn’t be as rare as they are. They’re a great way of inviting readers into the “ever after” part of the Happily Ever After. And even if it’s not all bliss, it’s interesting and dynamic and can make for great storytelling, no matter the genre that you decide to insert it into. 

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I made a slideshow about how to create a fictional character… I got most of the information from the ‘start writing fiction’ (free) course on the OpenUniversity website and found it incredibly useful so here’s a visual version for you :)

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writers:

break up your paragraphs. big paragraphs are scary, your readers will get scared

fuuuuck epithets. “the other man got up” “the taller woman sat down” “the blonde walked away” nahhh. call them by their names or rework the sentence. you can do so much better than this (exception: if the reader doesn’t know the character(s) you’re referring to yet, it’s a-okay to refer to them by an identifying trait)

blunette is not a thing

new speaker, new paragraph. please.

“said” is such a great word. use it. make sweet love to it. but don’t kill it

use “said” more than you use synonyms for it. that way the use of synonyms gets more exciting. getting a sudden description of how a character is saying something (screaming, mumbling, sighing) is more interesting that way.

if your summary says “I suck at summaries” or “story better than summary” you’re turning off the reader, my dude. your summary is supposed to be your hook. you gotta own it, just like you’re gonna own the story they’re about to read

follow long sentences w short ones and short ones w long ones. same goes for paragraphs

your writing is always better than you think it is. you just think it’s bad because the story’s always gonna be predicable to the one who’s writing it

i love u guys keep on trucking

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oh god this is really long and probably only makes sense to me but oh well i also kind of got lazy toward the end of making this also this will constantly be updated okay thank u enjoy [updated: june 3 2015]

general tips:

• mary sue • characterizations • writer’s block [2] • 5 essential story ingredients • 4 ways to reveal backstory • how to show and not tell • 8 words you probs should avoid • outlining • be confident!!! • common errors • become a better writer via stephen king • why your ass needs to read [2] • finding inspiration [2] • point of view • why first chapters matter • flashbacks • 9 important tips • receiving criticism • avoiding cliches • characters u need to chill (out) with • make your character likable

• advice via christopher hitchens • setting up your story • things u should research

grammar:

• speech tags • writing dialogue [2] • american v. british • punctuating dialogue • grammar tips • basic rules of punctuation • commas • semicolons and colons [;] • apostrophes [2] • dashes and parenthesis • underlining and italicizing • hyphens • adjectives • proofreading

generators:

• young adult [2] • quick character • random name [2] [3] [4] • character personality [2] • background • character identity • basic family relationship • flaws and weaknesses • personality • character interests • character secret • character motivation • superpower • place name • city type [2] • general person • traits and quirks

naming your character: • popular baby names in ‘12 • worldwide names • name meanings • victorian era names • sci-fi names [2] • how to choose character names [2] [3] [4] [5] • surnames

ideas:

• writing prompts • soulmate au’s [2] [3] • hot mess au’s [2] [3] [4] • domestic otp scenes • random au’s [2] [3] [4] • job au’s • summer au’s

how to write a someone with/on…:

• mental disorder masterlist [2] [3] • a marijuana high [2] • an ecstasy high • a heroin high [2] • a opiate high •  a shroom trip •  an lsd trip •  weed brownies • an amphetamine high • a cocaine high

how to write…:

• young characters • characters who lost an important person • bitchy characters • drunk characters • nice characters • characters with night terrors • manipulative characters • friends w benefits relationships • witty characters • distant characters • a kiss • villains [2] • rich characters • flirty characters • smut • the 50s/60s/70s • death scenes • sociopaths • actors • nerds • rebellious characters • male characters • ballerinas • injuries • shy characters • babies • drug addicts • someone drugged w roofies • drug dealers [2] • addictions • hungover characters

describing/descriptions:

• colors • body language [2] [3] • positive + negative traits • someone’s voice • skin color • physical looks [2] • clothes • eye colors (visuals) / eye colors

words:

• that word you can’t remember • words that don’t exist in english • words that aren’t translatable in english • wheel of emotions [2] [3] • descriptive words • stop saying “said” so much [2] • instead of “whispered” • emotion vocab • stop using “looks” so much also • instead of… • 100 words for facial expressions • british v. american terms • character flaws

stuff i didn’t rly know where to put:

• website to help u focus • types of phobias [2] • good traits and faults / bad traits and virtues • build a home • make a family tree • worldwide weather • interesting jobs [2] • rhymezone • cliche finder • 101 date ideas • drug info • amazing writing checker •

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Appearance: 

Boy, girl, or undefined?

Freckles?

Any birthmarks or scars?

Eyes?

Hair color? 

Hair style? 

How tall are they?

What shade of skin do they have?

Any piercings? 

Tattoos?

Are they missing any body parts? 

How big is their nose?

Strong jawline?

Feminine looking or masculine looking?

What clothes do they wear? 

Big or small feet?

Weight?

Big or small lips?

Any missing teeth?

Good smile?

Any moles? 

What are their favorite shoes?

How big are their hands?

Soft or rough skin?

Muscles? 

Personality:

Are they sarcastic? 

What about innocent?

Badass?

Are they insecure? If so, about what?

What are their flaws?

Do they have a sense of humor?

Are they sexual?

Romantic?

What is their sexuality?

Have they ever had their heart broken?

Ever been in a relationship?

Smart or dumb or in between?

Do they know how to shoot a gun?

Use a sword?

Have they been trained in fighting?

Do they put up with bullshit? 

Do they let people walk over them?

Are they angry?

Any mental disorders? 

Any emotional disorders?

Have they ever been abused?

Rich or poor?

Are they selfish or selfless?

Is their someone they love?

Do they like animals?

Have they ever killed someone?

Family and Relationships: 

Do they get along with parents?

Any siblings, if so, do they like them?

Did Mom treat them right?

Did Dad treat them right?

Did siblings treat them right?

Did ANYONE in their family treat them right?

Any friends, how many?

Have they ever had a best friend?

Single or already in a relationship?

Is their anyone who hates them?

Is everyone in their family alive?

All of their friends alive?

Has anyone ever left them behind?

Do they hate anyone?

Do they get along with everyone?

Are they liked by all?

Does anyone love them?

That’s as many as I can think of for now, if anyone would like to add…by all means, go ahead. Hope I helped! Happy writing!

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can someone explain the alignment chart for me but in like, the simplest wording possible lmao

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Character checker.