Stories written around or composed entirely of original characters (OCs). Tends to be a better form of fanfiction than that made up of nothing but canon characters, as it's a lot harder to mess up those characters' personalities. It's highly recommended that anyone trying to get into fanfiction should start out doing OC fiction.
Games such as Warhammer 40,000 and Dungeons and Dragons almost demand that you write OC fiction for them, since there are very few canon characters (none but the gods in D&D, and they can act pretty much how the writer wants them to within a certain boundary). As such, these make excellent starting areas for authors looking to get into OC fiction.
If you're writing OC fiction, make sure that every character you add to the story is taken through the Mary Sue Litmus Test first, unless you want to get flamed. Mary Sues have killed many a good piece of fanfiction with their sickening, unrealistic perfection.
OC fiction often allows readers to submit their own OCs; don't just accept them out of the kindness of your heart. If they're Mary Sues, or don't fit within your story, then don't accept them. Simple as that.
Games such as Warhammer 40,000 and Dungeons and Dragons almost demand that you write OC fiction for them, since there are very few canon characters (none but the gods in D&D, and they can act pretty much how the writer wants them to within a certain boundary). As such, these make excellent starting areas for authors looking to get into OC fiction.
If you're writing OC fiction, make sure that every character you add to the story is taken through the Mary Sue Litmus Test first, unless you want to get flamed. Mary Sues have killed many a good piece of fanfiction with their sickening, unrealistic perfection.
OC fiction often allows readers to submit their own OCs; don't just accept them out of the kindness of your heart. If they're Mary Sues, or don't fit within your story, then don't accept them. Simple as that.
I was really enjoying an OC fiction fanficiton; they'd gotten the character I'd submitted completely correct. But three chapters in, some dumbass submitted a Mary Sue into the story, and the author didn't know how to say no.
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Get the OC Fiction mug.- A character probably born from fantasy/fiction but which is actually real to those who have feelings for them;
- Cause of both happiness and pain in many people;
- Someone from a story you wish you don't fall for but you do.
- Cause of both happiness and pain in many people;
- Someone from a story you wish you don't fall for but you do.
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Get the pulp fiction mug.When one identifies as a fictional character or species in a psychological or spiritual way. (Or both)
This can happen through imprinting, an unconscious coping method, odd brain wiring, etc. in the psychological way or in the spiritual way it may happen through having a past life, a soul shard, a misplaced soul or others.
It cannot be chosen and it is not simply relating to a character.
Fictionkin is also a branch off of Otherkin and apart of the alterhuman umbrella. (Which includes therianthropy, starseeds, systems, otherhearted and others.)
This can happen through imprinting, an unconscious coping method, odd brain wiring, etc. in the psychological way or in the spiritual way it may happen through having a past life, a soul shard, a misplaced soul or others.
It cannot be chosen and it is not simply relating to a character.
Fictionkin is also a branch off of Otherkin and apart of the alterhuman umbrella. (Which includes therianthropy, starseeds, systems, otherhearted and others.)
Raina is fictionkin, she is an ikran from the movie Avatar (alternatively, she is ikrankin).
Fictionkin come in many different forms and variety’s and are not just people who believe they were characters in past lives
Fictionkin come in many different forms and variety’s and are not just people who believe they were characters in past lives
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Get the Fictionkin mug.essentially deja vu, but differing from deja vu in that it is reminding you of a scene from the most righteous movie pulp fiction. When this occurs you have a feeling of entitlement, allowing you to break into pulp fiction dialog.
your buddy uses your towel and gets it bloody and in indignation you get pissed off at him and tell him that when you used the towel "it didn't look like a goddamn maxipad" at that point you have had a pulp fiction moment
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