Just go crazy the skies are endless.I've been trying to think of a good background story for a soldier and I cant think of one. I have some ideas but maybe someone could give me some advice on what I should do.
I would figure soAm I allowed to reuse Michael Angel? I didn't get to do anything with him at all.
I've been trying to think of a good background story for a soldier and I cant think of one. I have some ideas but maybe someone could give me some advice on what I should do.
Also, never write a character based off of yourself (or your friends, or your dream girl, etc). You can take inspiration from real life scenarios, but when it comes to character development, basing things off of real people in your life often leads to bias. Writing needs conflict, and conflict needs major flaws.
Why not? Personal experience is usually described as a good fuel for fiction. Of course, you have to be able to sort things out correctly, but that's kind of a necessary skill for a writer anyway. Personal experience may even be necessary for the writing of certain types of characters (people with different genders, skin colors, validity, etc, live very different lives), or else be replaced with a lot of research. There was two applications for transsexual characters for season 4, and at least one of them was clearly written by someone with neither personal experience nor who had done any extensive research on the subject. The character's bio was kind of incoherent.
On the subject of writing a bio, I would make a similar advice: to make things relevant. I remember seeing an application with a bio describing in details the life of the character as a teen, with him/her forming a band and stuff, but it didn't seem to have any relevance to the rest of the character's story, especially to why they became a soldier or a XCOM operative.
My advice when it comes to disorders and the like in the scope of this RP is to remember that the application is essentially you (or even worse, a neutral recruiter) selling you to a military organization. No matter how positive or useful it's made out to be, untreated DID or MPD probably wouldn't fly well with a military commander trying to hire people that keep calm in extreme duress. That's not to say it can't be part of your character, but it should be alluded to (i.e. "psych evaluations/squad reviews say they often act like completely different people") more than outright said "this person has DID/MPD". It would make your character seem a little more realistic, and add some mystery to them between application and journals.... Why is [DID/MPD] such a popular quirk?
It's writing a character's personality and psychology based on yourself or someone you like that things become murky. More experienced writers might be able to write characters based on themselves or others, but rookie writers may wind up accidentally writing an idealized version of someone with insufficient flaws (or flaws that are internally perceived as excusable or positive). i.e. if you write a highly sarcastic person based on yourself or your best friend, you may not realize that some people would find them unlikable or arrogant. If you write an excessively shy person based on yourself, you may not have some people perceive them as standoffish.
My advice when it comes to disorders and the like in the scope of this RP is to remember that the application is essentially you (or even worse, a neutral recruiter) selling you to a military organization. No matter how positive or useful it's made out to be, untreated DID or MPD probably wouldn't fly well with a military commander trying to hire people that keep calm in extreme duress. That's not to say it can't be part of your character, but it should be alluded to (i.e. "psych evaluations/squad reviews say they often act like completely different people") more than outright said "this person has DID/MPD". It would make your character seem a little more realistic, and add some mystery to them between application and journals.
So I think if a rookie writer can swing a story where they are the star, and keep it compelling and not some poorly written fanfic, I'd say they should go for it.
Stop writting so much text, I'm in no mood to read them right now and even less of a mood when I have to read them all
My eyes are bleeding lolThis is mainly what I'm warning against, a rookie writer might not know the difference between something compelling and a poorly written fanfic. I think it's something best approached once you have some experience and critique in character development under your belt. That's just my two cents, though.
But it's an interesting conversation
So, I have an announcement to make. Meaningofbread and I are getting married.
For being the one that brought us together I have also asked, and he accepted, that Odd will be my best man.
I'd hope so. The joke was so she wouldn't think I was serious when I did it. Her face was hilarious when she realized I wasn't kidding.Well since April Fools is already over where I'm, means that you are telling the truth and I congratulate you
I'd hope so. The joke was so she wouldn't think I was serious when I did it. Her face was hilarious when she realized I wasn't kidding.
So, I have an announcement to make. Meaningofbread and I are getting married.
For being the one that brought us together I have also asked, and he accepted, that Odd will be my best man.
So, I have an announcement to make. Meaningofbread and I are getting married.
For being the one that brought us together I have also asked, and he accepted, that Odd will be my best man.
So, I have an announcement to make. Meaningofbread and I are getting married.
For being the one that brought us together I have also asked, and he accepted, that Odd will be my best man.