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In real life, someone’s appearance is often the first thing you notice about them. Fictional characters’ appearances are also important in impressions, and not just first impressions. They can show a character’s personality, or represent a theme, or at least tell readers how to picture that character in their head. Most of the time, however, OCs’ appearances aren’t written realistically or in a way that can be easily remembered in fanfiction. Unrealistic appearances can take readers out of the story, and not being able to picture your OC will just make the fanfiction not as enjoyable. It ruins a useful writing tool you can use to make your story better. Here are three tips on how to avoid these mistakes. 1. Make Your OC’s Appearance Functional One aspect of your OC’s appearance you should definitely consider is functionality. Think about what your OC tends to do. Do they sit around the house all day, do they garden, do they fight? If they largely just laze about, the OCs can

I have put together a review on Molly Novak’s RotG fanfiction Lost Girl (Rise of the Guardians) on Quotev! Molly has asked me to do both fandom-related details and overall writing development in this story, so I will do both. I will be including some spoilers for the fanfiction, so read the story beforehand if you want to avoid them. One note in this updated version of my RotG/GoC fanfiction guide, though, is that I don’t know how much she has changed the story since receiving my feedback; I originally wrote this years ago. This critique may not be an accurate reflection of the work anymore. Also, when making my edits for this updated version, I couldn’t always remember what I was referring to with my comments, so it may still be a little confusing. However, I did make some good edits with what I had! First, I will go over the fanfiction’s fandom-related aspects that I’ve covered in my guide so far, beginning with title and description since that comes logically first and then

Your characters, whether OCs or canon, are a vital part of any fanfiction. If they’re poorly written, readers may not want to continue reading. When you look at the stats of any of your fanfictions, you can see how people always naturally drop off as the chapters continue, so you want to make sure you do everything possible to keep people reading your story. I’ve already gone over some RotG/GoC clichés, but those focused more on things like plot and powers. The clichés in this chapter are about the more personal traits of your OCs. But they are just as vital to avoid. Here are OC clichés that I’ve noticed in the RotG and GoC fandoms: 1. Being Funny and/or Sarcastic—Bear with Me Here Funny characters, as a whole, are great. But this character has been overdone in Jack Frost X OCs. People want to make the love interest similar to Jack in a way, but unfortunately, it’s just been overused in that character type. It becomes even more of a problem when the humor isn’t written well.

Take a moment to ask yourself: What does my main character lose if they fail in my story? What do they gain if they win? Not what the world or other people earn or suffer from, but your character? If you’re having trouble answering that question, that’s one sign this chapter’s for you. Almost, if not all, fanfictions, and stories in general, should have some sort of tension pulling the readers along. In other words, readers have to be worried about what’s going to happen. Some specific fanfiction genres like fluff may be exempt, but as someone who doesn’t write those, I can’t claim to be the expert there. However, if you’re writing a genre where you want the readers to be fret about your characters’ fates, then you’ll want some sort of tension. One major way to add tension to your fanfiction is with stakes—what your main character or characters stand to gain or lose from the events of the plot. If they win their battle or goal, they should earn something specific. If they lose