#co creation

Ziyi and Xiaolin's first co-creation on Douyin for 《Tigers Sniff the Rose》 🎉

@alchemicalwerewolf @th3p0rtalmaker @be-gay-do-several-crimes @writingraccoon @alaztortarrant28 @ognicho @orionsd00dles @ineedmorevat7kinmylife @0rczy @luckystar1327 @literally-maria and @antiquepearlss (I believe that this is everyone involved in this fic, if not please let me know)

To Roman, a second chance at life was never in the cards. A year after his death, an overactive imagination dealt him a new hand. [Co-written by me and Myst66!]

AO3

C1: A Picture-Perfect Photocopy

C2: Discovery in Demise

C3: Crisis at the Center of Self

C4: Meddling in the Marketplace

FFN

C1: A Picture-Perfect Photocopy

C2: Discovery in Demise

C3: Crisis at the Center of Self

I saw that you mentioned on a post you and @passionartx co made oc’s together (which I am intrigued to learn more about!!! :000) I always wonder this and with this being an example of it I thought nows the time to ask someone:

How do you both go about that and do you have any tips?

Me and a friend tried to co create characters and a story once but it was really hard to get anything flowing. It always impresses me when people can! It seems like it would be fun and I wish I had somebody I could do it with!

I wonder maybe it was just me and my friend weren’t close enough or just didn’t have similar enough ideas?? Would love to hear your process :)))

(Thank you and sorry if anything doesn’t make sense, I am getting better but English isn’t my first language)

ahhh hi!!

honestly, the ocs @passionartx and i made are entirely accidental. every last detail was made by accident

originally, we had just wanted a group of 4-6 people who were, like, really bad kidnappers just as an excuse for tails to be sassy but uhm. we kinda got carried away

i will admit, it's not easy to co-create a character/story with someone. you have to come to an end point you both agree with, or you're just not gonna be happy

i've found that a good way to start co-creating is to come up with the reason for your characters first. why do you want to make them? what purpose will they serve?

when you get an idea for their existence, it's easier to build up their personalities, style, design, etc.

i definitely don't recommend making the character first, because it's trickier to find a place for them that both you and your friend agree with. you may have a vivid idea for the character while your friend has one too that is the complete opposite. if you get into the swing of things with your friend then maybe try it out, but don't do it for the first handful of characters

i also would advise against immediately building a character together.

start with two characters that just simply co-exist in the same universe (not necessarily acquainted or anything) and look for any similarities between the two

when you use traits that you both gave your separate characters it's easier to build up one together

and if you or your friend have some ideas for a character you decide to not use, do not scrap it. save it for another character, never discard anything.

but, honestly, the most important thing is communication. and you may think that's just common sense, but i don't mean just talking to each other;

voice. your. opinions.

if your friend is pushing an idea for a character that you don't want to do, tell them. even if they seem really excited about it.

the character belongs to both of you, not one or the other. find common ground that you both are happy with. (like i said earlier, don't scrap that idea-save it for a future character.)

any decision, especially major ones, for any character you two create needs to be okayed by both of you.

do not keep quiet just because you want your friend to be happy. you both need to be happy or it'll fall apart. (and finding common ground is a lot easier then you think it would be)

of course, that^ works both ways.

if you're talking about an idea and your friend says they don't want to do it, back down and find something in the middle.

and if your friend pitches an idea for an oc at you, give suggestions!! don't just go "yeah, that works!" give additional personality traits or bits of backstory to implement into the character

if you pitch an idea for an oc, make sure to ask your friend if they have anything they want to add on if they don't offer suggestions. talk!!! it gives you SO many more ideas then you can imagine

co-creating isn't so much as having similar ideas, it's more so finding common ground. you take two ideas and meet in the middle, regardless of how insanely different they are

and don't be afraid to put something on hold because you can't think of a way to finish it yet. as you create more things together, it'll eventually complete itself. trust me, it happens way more often then you'd think. just, y'know, don't forget about it

i would also advise you to write down everything about your characters, even the little stuff. even if you're sure you'll remember it, write it. things happen, it's just easier to have it somewhere you can easily locate it in case you do forget

also, get attached to your characters. i don't care how 'cringe' it is, do it. you'll enjoy talking about them a lot more

now, this isn't me saying you can't create your own characters without your friend and add them in, but just make sure your friend is okay with that (and keep in mind that your character is going into a shared world. they are yours, but just check in with your friend before doing anything major with them. they may be your character, but their impact on the story still needs to be ran by your friend)

uhhh that is all of the advice i can think to give you

and hey, it's okay if it doesn't work out.

short message from passion;

Heyo! Just adding a lil bit on cause Myla asked if I wanted to drop my thoughts too! They pretty much covered it all so I’ll keep this as short as I can! (Given how much I ramble tho I make no promises)✨ The main thing I’d say is, everyone’s different!

Like they mentioned our silly spiral into ideas happened entirely by accident and honestly… I think that’s the best way for things to happen! Makes things so much more natural and fun!

How this may go with someone else might entirely depend on what ideas you have, shared interests, story ideas, tropes you enjoy etc. Every friendships different! What matters most is having fun. It’s like a constant stream of creating content with eachother and for eachother! For example Myla making designs on the oc generator, me making art, random ideas or things that crop up from the other and it’s like “OOO YOU GENIUS”. Sometimes things from months ago you’d least expect can make a comeback and it’s like things you didn’t even think about suddenly click!

Anyway like I said I’ll try and keep this short but yep I second everything they said and above all, just have fun!! 💛

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This is a whole journey in itself. To heal, to grow, to mature, to elevate mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, to become a high value woman.

It is a whole commitment and journey just like a new skill, a fitness goal, a relationship, a career have their own journeys.

They are all important and all have to be carefully implemented.

Don't confuse resting for slacking and vice versa.

Expect to be challanged and to feel uncomfortable. There is no growth in your comfort zone.

Mental health is also another journey on its own. Take care of it as well. Be kind to yourself, but don't tolerate actual laziness. Learn to make the difference and be honest with yourself. Be patient with yourself, but stay focused.

I want to start addressing different topics regarding what a true glow up looks like. Let me know if you have any ideas/questions that I could address on here ✨️