#@develop-your-oc

[saraswritingtipps]

What is an Unreliable Narrator? And How to Write One.

An unreliable narrator is a storytelling technique where the narrator's credibility or truthfulness is questionable. The narrator either intentionally or unintentionally provides a distorted or biased account of the events, characters, or situations in the story. This narrative approach can add complexity, suspense, and intrigue to your writing. Here's how you can create an unreliable narrator:

1. Establish a motive: Determine why the narrator is unreliable. It could be due to personal bias, mental instability, deception, or a hidden agenda. Develop their backstory, motivations, and beliefs to understand why they might present a skewed version of events.

2. Use subjective language: Incorporate language and descriptions that reflect the narrator's personal viewpoint and biases. Their opinions, emotions, and interpretations should color their narration, influencing how readers perceive the story.

3. Include contradictions and inconsistencies: Allow the narrator to make contradictory statements or present conflicting information. This creates doubt and keeps the readers engaged as they try to unravel the truth.

4. Reveal information selectively: The unreliable narrator might withhold or reveal information strategically, manipulating the readers' understanding of the story. This can create suspense and surprise as readers discover hidden truths.

5. Showcase unreliable perceptions: Explore how the narrator's perceptions and interpretations of events differ from reality. They may misinterpret actions, misremember details, or even hallucinate. These discrepancies add depth to the character and raise doubts about their reliability.

6. Use other characters as contrasting sources: Introduce other characters who present alternative perspectives or contradict the narrator's version of events. This contrast allows readers to question the reliability of the narrator and form their own interpretations.

7. Employ narrative techniques: Experiment with techniques like foreshadowing, symbolism, or unreliable memory to emphasize the narrator's unreliability. These devices can help blur the line between truth and fiction, leaving readers intrigued and uncertain.

8. Provide hints and clues: Drop subtle hints or clues throughout the story that suggest the narrator's unreliability. This allows readers to piece together the truth gradually and encourages them to engage actively with the narrative.

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[yourocdoeswhat]

If your OC could go back in time for just one second to tell their past selves to NOT do whatever they're about to do, what event are they picking?

#tag your oc #oc questions #original character creation #character development

[oc-dev]

tag the oc with chronic pain

#tag the oc #tag your oc #oc tag #oc development #character development

[develop-your-villain]

Tag the OC who is missing an eye

Bonus points for saying why/how they lost it!

#oc #character development #oc tag #original character #tag your oc #villain oc #antihero #villain #hero #oc prompt #missing eye #eyes #injury #(potentially)

[ocwonderland]

OC creators, what are some of your OC-related goals for 2024?

#idk if this question makes sense #like do you want to draw them more or develop a certain oc more #or maybe make a website for your ocs #it can be anything! this is a very open ended question! #oc #oc prompt #oc questions #oc stuff #oc tag #oc sharing #ocs #tag your oc #tag your ocs #original character

[musubiki]

magic breaker

#the cat witchs guild #tcwg #tmaomal #the misc adventures of mochi and lime #lime #the m34th #art #ocs #original #in recent developments: lime has a shield activator on his left forearm #sure you can tank magic but why do that when you can also just block it? #resistance to interuption mechanic #where magic doesnt harm you but it DOES knock you back #the sheild prevents the knockback so you can continue fighting #not a big deal in a fight in terms of damage you take but easier to fight when youre not like link botw rolling around and have to get up #also trying to work on visualizing magic attacks #i like the hmc style where its very starry and pretty and colorful #oooooo hes so sexy oooooo

[silusvesuius]

my spawn 🏆

#tes #skyrim #oc #barletta #nelavis #ona #salomor #marelea #my art #they don't get last names LOL #in order it's a bosmer>dunmer(duh)>altmer>falmer>(technically) bosmer #weird thing 2 say ab your own OC but nelavis looks fine af in this sorry #anyways; i'd say marelea has the most 'developed' story atm #while salomor is in the last place in terms of lore.. tbh i just made him for his 'looks' #trophy wife OC #i really wanted a deadpan snow elf #but i have a little bit planned for him. just a crumb #barletta and nelavis are partners (IN CRIME) #actually all of them r criminals but whatever #i just need to make an orc OC and my collection will be complete

[treason-and-plot]

How tall are your Sims?

I was tagged by @dandylion240 and @chaospixels... thank you for thinking of me!

Link to the website is here

I don't think there will be any great surprises here...possibly only that Anita is the least tall of my adult female OCs (she's my height lol) and Mia is the tallest?

I would like to tag @papermint-airplane @simdreams @igglemouse @bagesims @windermeresimblr @jolifleurbleu and @doka-chan!

#sims meme #sims tag game #character development #How tall are your Sims #height chart #my ocs <3

[creation-help]

How does (or would) the "So when are you gonna give us grandkids?" conversation go between your ocs and their parents (or their children if applicable)?

#Which oc #Oc exploration #Oc asks #Oc questions #character exploration #Character development #Oc tag game #Ramble about your oc #Oc sharing #Oc prompts #Oc stuff #Imagine your oc

[oc-dev-prompts]

Tag the OC who's on the ace spectrum, the aro spectrum, or both!

#i recently figured out that I'm aromantic #specifically cupioromantic and aroflux #oc development #oc questions #original character #original character questions #original characters #oc asks #character asks #character development #tag that oc #tag your oc #aromantic #asexual #aro #ace

[about-your-oc]

Who is your favourite OC right now? Share some info about them in the tags!

#about your oc #ask your oc #character development #writing prompt #original characters #ayc post

[pocketscribbs]

A thing I did for my college’s animation club’s design challenge

The challenge was to create a character within the two hours of the meeting based off questions we answered about ourselves(favorite animal, fav color, most recent emoji, etc.)

#scribbs ocs #I wasn’t planning on developing her more but I REALLY like how she turned out! #would love to hear your thoughts #sonic oc #sonic the hedgehog oc #character desing challenge #character design #phantasma the tiger

[yourocdoeswhat]

How does your OC cope with someone being better at the thing they consider to be THEIR greatest strength?

#tag your oc #oc questions #original character creation #character development

[oc-dev]

tag the oc that doesn't celebrate their own birthday

#tag the oc #tag your oc #oc tag #oc development #character development

[develop-your-villain]

Which OC forced you to research something you never thought you'd need to look into?

#oc #character development #oc tag #original character #tag your oc #villain oc #villain #antihero #hero #research #oc research

[canisalbus]

Hopefully this isn't too weird but I love the way you draw hands, it's like the way you draw them seem just as expressive as the faces on the characters, I just love how they look and I hope I get there someday (if you have any tips please share but if not that's okay!)

I love your art and characters and how you draw their expressions/poses, it's all so nice!

Not weird at all, I'm very flattered! Hands have become extremely important to me, I tend to put a lot of effort in trying to get them look just right. I'm still not where I want to be with them but improving nonetheless. If you ask me, a thoughtfully and intently drawn hand can be almost as expressive as a character's face, just like you said. They're such complex and intricate structures with massive emotive and aesthetic potential, it'd be waste to not make use of them in art.

#as for the tips I guess I like to reference my own hands a lot #take photos and use mirrors if you can't get the angles right otherwise #look at your hands like you've never seen them before basically #I also love to watch animated films and really focus on the hands because due to the nature of the medium a lot of animators have really #perfected simplifying hand shapes and gestures in a way that is easy to read visually and communicates feelings extremely effectively #it's funny many artists develope a signature way of handling hands and I often look at their art and wonder if their own set of hands looks #similar to their style #I try to give my ocs a bit of variation but my default hands (and Machete's hands) seem to be just my own little gremlin mitts #at least more often than not #answered #anonymous