Update + Story Theory Special Tips by Seminon, journal
Update + Story Theory Special Tips
How's it going, folks? I know, same old story, sorry for my inactivity. I haven't really drawn anything since last October, and even currently, the stress as well as a lot of preparation to branch out into multiple new jobs are driving me a little too nuts to even consider it again.
But there's good news too, namely that I will likely soon offer new services, from reopening sketch commissions over writing commissions to individual one-on-one coaching for anything around your stories, to bring them to life. More to that when time is near, but I'd appreciate it if you'd tell me if you're interested, and in which of those specifically.
Now, eno
Preparations, Foundations of Worldbuilding, and the Premise.
I'm going to concentrate on those three points this time, which I already have mentioned in my last journal. They are the most important things to take care of before all the fun stuff can begin. Without them, it's pretty much impossible to have a good work process and get a solid story out of it.
1) Preparations
If you want to write a story, make a comic, create a game or whatever, you surely have a few ideas on your hands already. If you haven't done this in the first place, create a document for your idea dumps. List any cool ideas in there. The more well-structured it is, the
When I started out on DeviantArt, I used to be one of those artists that thought I could never do art properly.
I'll start saying that I spend most of my childhood getting only little encouragement.
My parents were, like many other parents, convinced that art wasn't that much of a useful skill since it's nearly impossible to earn money with -- and would've liked it if I spend my time doing something more useful instead. At school I was that pathetic kid without friends. Creative, yet very introverted. The one that gets bullied in the schoolyard. Needless to say; it was rare to find people saying something nice about me, and it was even more
W.I.T.C.H. Anti Mary Sue Tut by Gwennafran, literature
Literature
W.I.T.C.H. Anti Mary Sue Tut
How to Avoid Creating W.I.T.C.H. Mary Sues.
Disclaimer: This is based on the W.I.T.C.H. comics from issue 1 to the end of the Ludmore Saga. All later additions to comic canon are ignored. This includes everything regarding New Power.
Obviously, all canon rules here are useless for stories based on the animated series.
When creating original W.I.T.C.H. characters, there are a number of things that you should stay away from in order to avoid making Mary Sues. One of the most annoying is to accidentally break W.I.T.C.H. canon, so a good chunk on this focus on the common canon-breaking traps. If you are going to break the official W.I.T.C.H.-c
W.I.T.C.H. Male Guardians Tut by Gwennafran, literature
Literature
W.I.T.C.H. Male Guardians Tut
How to make believable male and powered W.I.T.C.H. characters that doesn't break canon too much.
After making a general W.I.T.C.H. Anti-Mary Sue tutorial, a couple of people asked me for an additional tutorial regarding male guardians. This is thought as an addition to my original W.I.T.C.H. anti-Mary Sue tutorial. In the original tutorial I mention a bunch of canon rules that you should know. As a consequence, I really don't feel like repeating them here. If you want to have a look at the general W.I.T.C.H. canon-rules, you are more than welcome to read it, though.
Of course, you don't have to follow any of the ideas or canon rules I'm giv