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5 BIG Questions to Help Develop Your OCs!
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What's a "Sona"? A Quick Guide!
Learn about "sona's" and why they are so popular. Read til the end and see a collection of the coolest "sona's" on Unvale.
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How To Use Things In Your Daily Life For OC Inspiration
We all have a daily routine; you likely go to school every day, whether by walking, transit or riding a bike, and then you have classes, and then you go home. Maybe you also have daily chores too. Finding little spaces to be creative can be difficult, but this article
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Tips for Using Mythology in Your OC Stories
Mythology! If you’ve got certain nerdy interests, your mind is probably going to Greek Mythology; an age of gods and monsters, used in popular novels, movies, and even musicals. However, this article aims to expand your idea of what mythology really is, and how you can use it. So,
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5 Public Domain Monsters You Can Base Your OCs On
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How to Write a Scary Scene In Your Stories!
Boo! Happy October, Unvale! To celebrate, we’ve prepared a special article about how to write spooky and scary scenes in your writing. Note the word scenes here, not scary stories or horror genre fiction. I’ll explain why shortly! But before that, I think these scary fandoms might be
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Tips on Writing Hero and Villain OCs
Before we start, let’s draw a line between heroes and villains and ‘protagonist’ and ‘antagonist’, as they are not the same things. The protagonist is the character we follow through a story; but not always the point of view (POV) character. Sherlock Holmes is a great example of that
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10 Things to Think About When Creating an Original Species
Here’s a list of 10 things to consider when making your own original species. This list mostly covers intelligent lifeforms rather than basic animals, but hopefully the early items can still help you develop your rare cave fish species in your original world that has never seen the sun.
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Tips on How to Summarize Your OC’s Backstory in 20 Words or Less
“Brevity is the soul of wit” - Shakespeare’s Hamlet You might have heard that phrase here and there, especially if you’ve studied Hamlet in high school English class. But what does it mean? Brevity is another word for conciseness or briefness, so in rough summary: “being concise is the
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How to Get Into D&D Roleplay! A Simple Guide
For those just stumbling upon this article, D&D, also known as Dungeons and Dragons, is a well-established table top role-playing game (TTRPG) widely popular across the world. Other games include Vampire: The Masquerade, Pathfinder, and Call of Cthulhu, but D&D greatly eclipses all others
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Making a Video Game Character Into a OC!
Love video games? Love OCs? Here's the guide to turning your favorite video game characters into original characters. Weapons, eye design, hairstyles, and more right here!
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How to Host a QnA for Your OCs and Yourself!
As an obligatory introduction, to those new to the term, ‘Q&A’ literally stands for questions and answers. While the concept seems simple at first glance, there are actually multiple ways to run a Q&A for you as an artist, your OCs as individuals or a group,