Meme: 30 Days of Fanfic
Sep. 22nd, 2015 11:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
argentum_ls8 – 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.
Absolutely. I have no problem with including OCs in stories. Very often they're dead, because someone has to be the victim of whatever crime my character are solving. The thing about OCs is that they should serve a function in the story that the canon characters can't. If their role in a story is to do what a canon character can do only better, they're coasting into Mary Sue territory. If they also possess attributes that aren't feasible within the canon, then they've probably crossed the line. The trick to writing OCs who aren't Mary Sues is to keep them grounded in the canon and to make sure their stories don't overshadow the canon characters'.
Absolutely. I have no problem with including OCs in stories. Very often they're dead, because someone has to be the victim of whatever crime my character are solving. The thing about OCs is that they should serve a function in the story that the canon characters can't. If their role in a story is to do what a canon character can do only better, they're coasting into Mary Sue territory. If they also possess attributes that aren't feasible within the canon, then they've probably crossed the line. The trick to writing OCs who aren't Mary Sues is to keep them grounded in the canon and to make sure their stories don't overshadow the canon characters'.
