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thenamesblurrito · 2 years

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I really want to write a fic with my TF OCs, but I can't get any ideas

man i'm in the same boat, i keep holding my OCs in my brain and rotating them like in the microwave and just. have nothing else. they vibe, what more can i do with them. same for commissioning tbh i always have a hard time figuring out what to ask when i want to commission art bc... what do i want. idk. aaaa

okay but for some solutions maybe consider:

what canon or continuity are your OCs part of? what specific circumstances and settings are unique to that continuity, that will naturally generate situations perfect to tell an interesting story about? (eg, your OC in TFA discovers an Allspark shard on Earth and has to deal with all the mess it caused)

what kind of stupid things will your OC's personality get them into? are they too stubborn to back down when someone challenges them? are they ignorant or naive and get tricked too easily? do they have a hot temper and pick fights? what are the consequences of this stupid thing they get caught up in, and how will they get out of it or struggle through? (eg, every Starscream ends up in a pickle because he tries betraying Megatron. feature of personality leads to consequences, making a good story start)

what would happen if your OCs wound up in the canon plotline somehow? who would they meet and how would they get along? what important plot elements would they remove/replace/destroy, and what important plot elements would they preserve/encourage/create? (eg, imagine if in IDW there had been someone there to defend Senator Shockwave and keep him from being empurata'd. what would the fallout of that be?)

you don't even need a big grand story. what is their day to day life like? some funny moments with friends or family? some tired or difficult moments? just casual stuff that serves more as a character exploration than some complicated plot

idk, i dunno your writing process so i dunno if this helped, but those are my two cents!

(and i don't want to presume, but if this question was specifically about a story set in SNAP, wow i'm flattered 😳 but also, i think the above advice holds true even for a story set in my AU! i don't think i can tell you how to write your specific OCs, but don't be afraid to just make stuff up about the world or plot to serve whatever story you come up with. some other folks have taken SNAP and run with it and you can check out their fics on the AO3 collection for examples if you want!)

#not trying to assume ppl want to write for snap but also dont want to just. not answer the question if thats what it was about #anyway. what do i tag this #art advice #<< i guess??

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