Hey, we are back! So, uh, how's it been?

I wonder when we had written this, I checked, and it was back in February. So, hey, thanks for staying with us all this time, and I hope you all had a good year, and nice holidays.

We left off on the Oc bio's, right?

I don't know. You wrote it, shouldn't you know?

Uhhhhhh...

Alright, let me check, because you are incompetent.

Damn, that's cold! D':

Yeah, I know. Anyway, we did leave off at the oc things.

Ok! So, we covered the basics of your oc should look, and act- so, next, I think, is writing styles.

It should be. I think after this chapter, we should be done. But, hey, if you guys think we didn't cover something enough, or you want to know about something, Pm Bailey, she'll alert me, and we'll write.

Why can't they Pm you?

Because I'm working on drawing, writing, and baking.

...Baking?

Hell yea, dude. My baking sucks, so I want to improve it.

I don't know why you want to improve baking, but, whatever. So, Candy, you start the chapter, ok?

Ok, first off, baking is awesome, and is a really good stress reliever.
Second; I guess I can start the chapter. Lets start with a few rules of writing.
((Bailey tip: Underlined text will Candy's writing rules, while just Italics will be both of our descriptions of said rule))

Rule number 1; Have a vague idea of what you are going to write.

When you think of a plot, you must think of the beginning, middle, and end. Think about what you want to happen. Example; I want to write a story about killer robots that try to take over humanity.
My beginning might be about how the robots came to be, as well as how they became rebellious little shits.

The middle is probably going to be about survivors, and how they try to take out the robots.

The ending is either how they win, or lose.
Usually pieces will fill in when you over think the plot. But also, try to make sure you are not making the plot really random. Example: the characters need to get through a bolted door, and only way to open said door is with a keycard.
One of your characters has A FUCKING AK 47 THAT THEY HID IN THEIR BACKPACK, AND THEY SHOOT A GAURD, AND TAKE THE KEYCARD.

That's a no.
Maybe they might have a key card because they distracted the guards, and took one of their keycards, or they found one lying around.
But using something as a Ak 47, is really random, and doesn't make any sense.

Says Bailey, who does this shit.

Sod off.

Rule 2: Rough drafts are are your best friends.

Rough drafts are what teachers usually tell you to do in school. There is a reason for that! Rough drafts let you see what you want to write, and also let's others review before you post it up. Rough drafts also let you revise as much as you like, before you post anything up, and keep the parts you like, and dump the ones you hate.

Most writers revise about 3-5 times, but since this is fanfiction, let's say you only have to do it twice.
Read well, and be careful for any spelling mistakes.

Rule 3: Character development.

Your characters really shouldn't be two dimensional. Let me say something from Shrek real quick.

People are like onions, they have layers, and more layers, depth that makes a person a full person.

Of course, you shouldn't do something like "Liek OMG, mah character wuz reped bc she wus soooo PrRIT! And everyonzzz luved her and want smex with her, but she wuz like 'noooo, u ugly!' Isn't dat sooooo sad? U luv her 2 right?!"

No. No. no. Don't you fucking dare do this.

You do this, I, Bailey, will slap you.
I cant even handle that writing style, goddamn.

Its OK to have a sad past, people have those, but you shouldn't make her whole personality based on that past. Some people have horrible pasts, but they don't let that control their whole life. They try to move on, and try to leave the past behind.
Also, for the love of GOD, please, don't make it so your oc breaks down in tears for no reason.

We get they might have a sad past, but making them cry over something like;

"Hey, (Oc name), want some pizza?" Liza asked, her mouth full of pepperoni pizza, as she held out her bitten slice.

"OMG, are you saying i'm fat?!" (Oc name) broke into tears, her face clearly showing distress, as plump tears streaming down her face.

"...Dude, you are like a size 2. Are you on your period or something?"

That's really ridiculous.
True that.

Rule 4: Under explaining, and over explaining.

Simply put: Over explaining things will put more effort on you, and may make the readers skip the detailed paragraphs that you wrote for the story.
Under explaining things make the story sorta bland, and makes the reader hard to imagen what you want them to.

Explain, but don't run on.
If you can imagine it clearly, without it being thicker than the space between your index and thumb when you stretch it out, it should be fine.
But, if you want, get a proof reader.

Rule 5: Balancing your oc.

You might want to make your oc smart, but air headed, strong, mature,and child like- but that makes little, to no sense. Your character is being.. contradictory.
You might not want to have the personality all like this in the beginning, but try something else. Please look at rule 3, character development! Ok, your oc might be Childlike, but why can they suddenly turn mature? Are they in a situation where they must be calm and collected? Are they at a strict school?

If they are air headed, how can they be smart? Is it street smarts? Do they get distracted easily, and because of this they get bad grades?

Yo, whats going on?

You need to make sure their personality corresponds with itself,and if it suddenly contradicts, why does it do that?

I remember reading a story where an old man was childish and playful because he had to grow up quickly, and take care of his younger siblings. That might help you guys.

That makes sense, but I think the guy would be serious, after all those years of being mature.

Rule 6: Explaining the story plot/ canon characters past/background/ looks/ in the first paragraph.

This is often times annoying to see, as some believe to write a good fanfiction, you have to explain the characters past, as soon as they are introduced. For example, describing Edward and Alphonse.

Edward Elric, the Fullmetal alchemist, fumed as he stalked down the street. His auto mail leg and arm clinked with every other step, and sway. His younger brother, Alphonse, stepped a good distance behind him, his metallic suit clanking with every slight movement. Edward was missing his right arm and left leg by preforming human transmutation on his deceased mother. Alphonse also had helped in this transmutation, but instead had lost his whole body.

They were currently on the quest for the philosopher stone, which was said to break 'Equivalent exchange', and was more than likely to help them retrieve their bodies back. And, blah, blah, blah, blah...

We know the characters story, and we know the plot, otherwise we would not be reading the story under 'Fullmetal Alchemist'.

Some people must remember this.

Not pointing fingers, you know~

You so fucking are.

Anyway, I think these are all the basic rules you must remember, and hey, if you have a suggestion for another anime/cartoon for advise, feel free to request, and we'll help.

YO, unless you me to write about the oc's on the last chapter~! :D

I give full custody to Bailey.
Bai.

See you guys later!