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POSTED BY: biggrstaffbunch
UPDATED: Tuesday, July 3, 2007 02:39
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Saturday, June 30, 2007 3:36 AM
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Hows does everyone feel about OCs?
I think it is important to have some OC's in a fic. In the series each episode had a new character that influenced the storyline. Our BDH's do not live in a vacume, they have to have interaction with people. OC's make it possible for that interaction to be new and dynamic instead of the same old thing over and over again. I get tired of fic villians always being Atherton or Niska.
I think the trick is to give the OC's just as much dimension as you give the BDH's. And, not make them the central focus of the fic. They may be the client, the villian, even the love interest, but not another BDH. My beta also told me how important it is to have those OC's be gritty. It is way to easy in an attempt to describe them to describe them as perfect,causing Mary Sue alarms to go off with readers.
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I write notes on my OCs before actually writing them out
When I wrote my last fic I spent the first several days just writing notes about each of the oc's, the setting, the plot line, the tension and how it was going to be resolved, and the underlying themes. By outlining each chapter, I was able to make sure I knew where everyone was at all times,make sure folks just didn't dissapear for chapters at a time and advanced the theme and plot in the way I had planned. I found all this prework really helped the story become much more dynamic. I had to adjust my outline as I got into the writing, but I still refered to it regularly.
Good luck on the fic. - Desert Girl
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