How to write an OC Story
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Disclaimer: I do not own the X-Men, other people's fanfiction, or a decent computer. If you have a recent Apple or IBM, please do not give out your address.
Of course, with all the possible endings to the previous chapter, I wasn't sure how to continue. So, I won't. I'll drop this story and write an 'original' OC fic, using a completely original storyline. (By the way, unlike most OC writers, I won't use the same old character between stories, because everyone gets sick of that, especially if you need to find out what's been going on beforehand, and you can't find the story because the author's story credits are pages long.)
Jessica was on the run. She had been hiding from humanity for a long time, because they didn't accept her mutation. Maybe she was living with other mutants. I'm not sure, and it doesn't really matter. Her life was bitter, wearisome and worrisome. Then, one night...
Meanwhile, Professor X turned his attention to a mutant who had been perfectly fine for years and hadn't been offered any help, despite her sad, sad feelings. Perhaps this mutant would save them from their latest threat! Perhaps this mutant would be killied and everyone would weep for her! Or perhaps he needed her to make this into an X-Men fic! Either way, this called for immediate action. (Of course, maybe this paragraph isn't required. I've seen people just have the X-Men find the OC by chance.)
Scott/Logan/Jean/Hank/Ororo/Remy/Marie/Katherine/(Another OC)/(Other X-Man) was looking around, searching for a mutant, or stopping to have some coffee with some other mutants. By an amazing chance, they ran into the subject of the story! "Do you need help?" queried on of the X-Men. Of course, Jessica told them that she was desperate for anew way of life.
At some point before she reached Professor Xavier's school, Jessica told the others about her mutant abilities, in a way that would make you think she had said it thousands of times before, despite the fact that she had been hiding those powers for the last (insert number here) years! She then demonstrated, either impressing everyone present, or injuring someone and making everyone present think bad things about her.
She managed to intergrate smoothly into life at the school, mingling with all the other students. (For some strange reason, she got into the same class as all the other main young mutants!)
Then, she decided she fancied a student/teacher/inanimate object. Because I couldn't be bothered to decided which male/female/thing she fell in love with, I decided just to call her love 'The Love Interest'.
Meanwhile, in a secret hideout either very far or very close to the school, the evil villain and his/her henchpeople were plotting devious deeds. "Ha!" said one of them. "This plan must work, because it could only be foiled by someone with (insert Jessica's powers) and, as of last week, Xavier had none, or not quite enough of those!"
Insert several mushy/action-packed/interesting chapters (only one of those three types). Jessica and the love interest's relationship had progressed swiftly. Something funny or weird happens involving someone else (probably Remy, Logan or Jubilee), and everyone discusses it for several more chapters, while doing homework (which Jessica gets straight A's/F's in), at the breakfast table, or in the Danger Room (which is Jessica's favorite/least favorite place, because she is so bad/good there, and she considers that a good reason).
By the way, although she's brand new, Jessica qualifies for X-Men missions almost instantly. Which is how she meets up with the evil villain for a FINAL SHOWDOWN. Of course, it isn't final, but if I was to call it that, more people would read it.
Oh my gosh! I've just written 1340 words! (Just thought you might want to know. Some other writers also do this to fill in space, but the best way to fill in space is to respond to reviews, which I'll if anyone gives me another review, anonymous or signed, praise or flame, well structured or illegible.)
Anyway, the evil villain and his/her henchpeople begin the final phase of their MASTER PLAN, which may or may not involve destroying all of man/mutantkind, and certainly involves big flashy special effects, were it a movie.
Jessica comes along to help the X-Men defeat them. Along the way, the love interest was probably CRITICALLY WOUNDED. "Oh no!" Jessica thought if this did happen. More fighting, more villains dying in unusual ways.
To make a long story short, in the end, Jessica comes face to face with the villain. A little bit of dialog, and then cut off the chapter there. If you want, you could 'accidentally' forget to upload the next one, but you might get flames that way.
The villain is killed or fatally wounded in an
a) Humiliating
b) Painful
c) Cool
d) Dramatic
e) Uncertain
f) Flashy
way. (Pick at least 2. For example, getting pushed into the path of his/her evil machine would be humiliating, painful, and dramatic!)
The aftermath involves lots of crying, lots of celebrating, and - OH MY GOSH! IT'S ALMOST 2009! I'll leave it there.
________________________
Disclaimer: I do not own the X-Men, other people's fanfiction, or a decent computer. If you have a recent Apple or IBM, please do not give out your address.
Of course, with all the possible endings to the previous chapter, I wasn't sure how to continue. So, I won't. I'll drop this story and write an 'original' OC fic, using a completely original storyline. (By the way, unlike most OC writers, I won't use the same old character between stories, because everyone gets sick of that, especially if you need to find out what's been going on beforehand, and you can't find the story because the author's story credits are pages long.)
Jessica was on the run. She had been hiding from humanity for a long time, because they didn't accept her mutation. Maybe she was living with other mutants. I'm not sure, and it doesn't really matter. Her life was bitter, wearisome and worrisome. Then, one night...
Meanwhile, Professor X turned his attention to a mutant who had been perfectly fine for years and hadn't been offered any help, despite her sad, sad feelings. Perhaps this mutant would save them from their latest threat! Perhaps this mutant would be killied and everyone would weep for her! Or perhaps he needed her to make this into an X-Men fic! Either way, this called for immediate action. (Of course, maybe this paragraph isn't required. I've seen people just have the X-Men find the OC by chance.)
Scott/Logan/Jean/Hank/Ororo/Remy/Marie/Katherine/(Another OC)/(Other X-Man) was looking around, searching for a mutant, or stopping to have some coffee with some other mutants. By an amazing chance, they ran into the subject of the story! "Do you need help?" queried on of the X-Men. Of course, Jessica told them that she was desperate for anew way of life.
At some point before she reached Professor Xavier's school, Jessica told the others about her mutant abilities, in a way that would make you think she had said it thousands of times before, despite the fact that she had been hiding those powers for the last (insert number here) years! She then demonstrated, either impressing everyone present, or injuring someone and making everyone present think bad things about her.
She managed to intergrate smoothly into life at the school, mingling with all the other students. (For some strange reason, she got into the same class as all the other main young mutants!)
Then, she decided she fancied a student/teacher/inanimate object. Because I couldn't be bothered to decided which male/female/thing she fell in love with, I decided just to call her love 'The Love Interest'.
Meanwhile, in a secret hideout either very far or very close to the school, the evil villain and his/her henchpeople were plotting devious deeds. "Ha!" said one of them. "This plan must work, because it could only be foiled by someone with (insert Jessica's powers) and, as of last week, Xavier had none, or not quite enough of those!"
Insert several mushy/action-packed/interesting chapters (only one of those three types). Jessica and the love interest's relationship had progressed swiftly. Something funny or weird happens involving someone else (probably Remy, Logan or Jubilee), and everyone discusses it for several more chapters, while doing homework (which Jessica gets straight A's/F's in), at the breakfast table, or in the Danger Room (which is Jessica's favorite/least favorite place, because she is so bad/good there, and she considers that a good reason).
By the way, although she's brand new, Jessica qualifies for X-Men missions almost instantly. Which is how she meets up with the evil villain for a FINAL SHOWDOWN. Of course, it isn't final, but if I was to call it that, more people would read it.
Oh my gosh! I've just written 1340 words! (Just thought you might want to know. Some other writers also do this to fill in space, but the best way to fill in space is to respond to reviews, which I'll if anyone gives me another review, anonymous or signed, praise or flame, well structured or illegible.)
Anyway, the evil villain and his/her henchpeople begin the final phase of their MASTER PLAN, which may or may not involve destroying all of man/mutantkind, and certainly involves big flashy special effects, were it a movie.
Jessica comes along to help the X-Men defeat them. Along the way, the love interest was probably CRITICALLY WOUNDED. "Oh no!" Jessica thought if this did happen. More fighting, more villains dying in unusual ways.
To make a long story short, in the end, Jessica comes face to face with the villain. A little bit of dialog, and then cut off the chapter there. If you want, you could 'accidentally' forget to upload the next one, but you might get flames that way.
The villain is killed or fatally wounded in an
a) Humiliating
b) Painful
c) Cool
d) Dramatic
e) Uncertain
f) Flashy
way. (Pick at least 2. For example, getting pushed into the path of his/her evil machine would be humiliating, painful, and dramatic!)
The aftermath involves lots of crying, lots of celebrating, and - OH MY GOSH! IT'S ALMOST 2009! I'll leave it there.