Comments | gryphonrhi: Writing meme, day 8 -- original characters (OCs)

gryphonrhi

Writing meme, day 8 -- original characters (OCs)

Jul 15, 2011 23:39

Ah. And we get to another question that has some really annoying built-in assumptions.

8 - Do you write OCs? And if so, what do you do to make certain they're not Mary Sues, and if not, explain your thoughts on OCs.

( I've seen dice less loaded than that question... )

writing: discussions, characters: aidan, memes, characters: marc scipio

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mzlizzy July 16 2011, 16:28:16 UTC

I love well written original characters (yours definitely stand out from the crowd) for the same reason I love fanfic.

There are times when I love a universe, but not the storyline the creators are telling.

Highlander and Harry Potter are two of my favorite universes, but I dislike the direction the creators took the stories.

Mary Sues, or Marty Stus are the product of bad writing, plain and simple.

gryphonrhi July 18 2011, 05:36:12 UTC

Thanks! Yeah, sometimes, it's our world, so yes, it almost has to be about the same characters to be fanfic (NCIS, say, or Law & Order), but even there, you could write fic where other characters deal with aftermaths, or the set-up for the eps.

::groan:: Yeah. I think Rowling needed editors/more time on the last few books, to put it mildly. And no, really, we didn't need a darker, more brooding HL. Thanks anyway, but hell, no.