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monday: do you struggle with the ‘boring’ parts of writing?

tuesday: name a fic you have posted which you think is overrated?

wednesday: name a fic which you have posted which you think is underrated?

thursday: have you ever written a high fantasy concept?

friday: most self-indulgent fic you have ever posted?

saturday: what gets you excited whilst writing?

sunday: how frequently do you take requests or prompts, if at all?

fortnight: what wip do you plan on posting next, if at all?

january: what was the first fic you posted this year?

february: have you ever written and/or a holiday-centric fic?

march: do you listen to music whilst writing? 

april: have you ever written and/or posted a crackfic?

may: a fic you have regretted posting?

june: have you ever written and/or posted a marriage fic?

july: what’s the hottest fic you have written and/or posted if you write smut at all?

august: are any of your fics associated with certain genres/artists/songs/etc?

september: share a comment or review which still warms your heart?

october: name the darkest or angstiest fic you have written and/or posted?

november: do you have any rituals or requirements for getting in the mood for writing?

december: have you ever gifted a fic to someone?

recent: the most recent fic you have posted online?

ancient: the first fic you ever posted online?

seconds: shortest completed fic?

minutes: how long does it normally take you to complete a fic?

hours: longest wip or completed fic?

tomorrow: favourite ways to write fluff? yesterday: favourite way to write angst? today: have you made any progress in any wips today?

calendar: do you have a schedule for posting?

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