#hween

Osseins Eleven

Time to get s p o o k y 

Dear Writers,

The H-ween is nearly upon us! The leaves are crunchy, it gets dark out real quick...and I can post some spooky writing advice. Below are some tips for designing your character’s worst fear.

Their worst fear is related to some past traumatic incident. This might sound cliché, and if used wrong, it can be kind of obnoxious, but if used right, it can make your reader really empathize with your character. Wrong: we’ve seen it before. Right: the reader couldn’t guess the incident; it’s unique. (I don’t mean to underplay any traumatic incident or make anyone’s experience seem less traumatic. I simply mean to point out that some backstories are overused.)

Their worst fear is a metaphor. Allow me to explain. You can easily take an “average” fear (fear of heights, claustrophobia, etc.) and connect it to your character’s life. Maybe the thought of being in a small space doesn’t scare them, but it reminds them of how they feel oppressed and like they’re suffocating whenever the antagonist is around. Or maybe they’re not really afraid of getting too close to a ledge, but the height increases their anxiety because it reminds them of how much danger they’re in and how they could fall at any moment (regarding their situation, I mean).

Their worst fear is connected to their pride. Sometimes someone gets scared because of how something will make them feel or look. Maybe someone is scared of failing, not because they care about the task at hand, but because their reputation will be in jeopardy. Maybe a character is scared of letting that one person win against them because if so-and-so can beat them, they must be weak and pitiful and not at all like the proud person they are made out to be.

Their worst fear is told to them. What I mean by this is that society influences your character’s fear. The best example I can think of is the Red Scare. If you’re not American or if you don’t know what it is, it’s the time period during the 20th century in which the general public (of the US) was extremely afraid of communism taking over. This led to people accusing others of being communist and such. While someone might not have been scared of communism at first, they were probably driven to fear because everyone around them was so frantic.

That’s all I got for you today! I hope you enjoyed reading. Go ahead and follow this tumblr if you want some more writing advice related to spooky stuff next week. Have a good day!

Love,

Happy Halloween!

 Today is the day of the Orake halloween Event! Lasting from 10/25-11/01. In this event You will be killing skeletons in each respective portal for candies, that can later be traded in for you own H’ween costumes(cosmetics) and many more highly coveted items. To get started Speak to Jack O’lantern, located North of Blena. Never played before and not sure where to begin? Say no more! 

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