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Tips for Designing an Alien OC!
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5 Public Domain Monsters You Can Base Your OCs On
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How to Use Fear In Your OC Backstories!
How do you make a backstory a little more interesting, in a way where it can affect the main story as well? Well, it’s Spooky Month, and a key part of this fun time of year is…fear! (Wanna know what else is a part of Spooky Month? MONSTERS!
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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 for Designing a Monster OC!
You walk down the darkened streets of Unvale…the faint sound of wind blowing echoes through the dark night…You hear a sound, a faint whisper, and you slowly turn…to see…a vampire! Here to give you tips on designing…a MONSTER OC! (Pst…want some tips on designing
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8 Autumn Aesthetic OCs to Get Cozy With!
It's officially Autumn in some parts of the world and October is finally here! Leaves are falling, the weather is getting cooler, the clothing layers are getting pulled back out, and Halloween is just around the corner. The aesthetics are just great, which is why we'll
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Tips on How To Make a Reference Sheet for Your OCs!
We interrupt your “tips for designing” series for some tips on an important part of drawing your character…Reference sheets! …Huh? You haven’t read the “tips for designing” articles? And you wanna check ‘em out? Well, fear not, for there’s lots to read! There’s tips for designing
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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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Tips for Designing a Royal OC!
Silence! Fairies, vampires, and all other characters make way! The royals have arrived! Royalty characters are often known for being the leader of the kingdom or empire. There’s many different royals in media, and you might recognize the names of royal characters such as… * Princess Leia * Rupunzel * Aragorn * King
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Tips for Designing a Hero OC!
Someone’s gotta step up to stand against the villains of Unvale! Some of the pirates and vampires have taken the evil route, we need somebody to stop them! We need…heroes! There’s plenty of hero characters in media, and you might recognize some such as… * Spiderman * Batman * Link
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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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8 Pirate OCs to Sail the Seas With!
Ahoy Mateys! Did you know that pirates actually existed and still exist today? But they're most known in the fiction we read, watch, and play as! You'll likely be most familiar with Pirates from popular media by the names of: * Captain Jack Sparrow * Captain Hook * Patchy