@haviniceday's post on Artfol

i forgot how painful the planning stages of an OC/a whole ass story were 😭 damn how do you guys do this and actually come up with proper characters??Oct 4, 2024
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Haha, I don't.
Which is why I've been stuck with the first part of my story for the past 2 years 😃.
Help.
Thrive on the pain 🤪

Jokes aside, I think my OCs live inside my head because I don't ever feel any part of the process is mundane. It's just part of daily life for me to world and character build. I come up with ideas and stuff when I don't want to 💀 My characters like to torment me with their backstories. Coming up with stuff for me feels more like my OC materializing next to me to tell me their life story while I'm trying to respond to emails.
For me I use one of those whiteboard apps, draw a timeline of what I have so far, then I go brainstorming any plot holes that come up until the timeline makes sense :>
I also want to know this, plz someone like this comment when someone tells a detailed answer 🙏
That’s why I’ve been sitting in this phase for like 3 years now 💀🫡