Creepypasta OCs Advice + Reviews

Fight Scenes

Whoop whoop this is more directed at roleplayers and those writing about their Creepypasta OC(s). You can take this into consideration no matter what though!

Writing about your OC taking part in the iconic moment of the fandom, killing, is fun! Lots of people don't do it super well though. It's completely fine if you aren't confident in your skills, no one is going to hate on you, just take these following points into consideration.

1. Practice - Self explanatory. Practice writing it, and other genres as well. Don't keep writing about gore, expand for extra experience. Anyone can still improve! As an example, taking ballet is a good starting point to teach flexibility and technique for any type of dance, a great root for any dancer to start with. Practice what you feel most comfortable with and expand on it, test the genres a bit then dive into horror and gore.

2. Proof Read! - Sounds easy, right? Wrong. Many writers tend to write out their work and edit it after publishing or they don't edit anything at all, claiming it's their, "Writing style." or, "It's old!". That's fine, but as harsh as this sounds, you. Need. To. Have. Decent. Grammar. To. Sound. Good. Don't use the excuse that it's your writing style, grammar errors left and right looks sloppy and honestly very unattractive. If you want anyone to like your writing or characters, put it together with some effort. Please. It's completely fine to have typos, there is nothing wrong with misspellings, but don't use petty excuses for them. The horror genre, in my opinion, is the most difficult to write and put together. It must be neat and clean to convey aspects you want readers to see. Make sure you are happy with your writing pieces before publishing.
Ask yourself these questions before publishing; Honestly, is the grammar and spelling as good as I can make it? Am I being lazy with this piece? (If you are unsure about anything) Should I get someone to proof read this and help me edit? Do I have paragraphs? Do I have proper punctuation? Am I happy with this?

3. Add elements - Another way to write a good fight scene is adding tension, mystery and sprinkles of unique components. If your fight scene is solely focused on the fight and clashing of blades, sure it will sound good, but it will sound a bit more engaging to add new and unique things. I'm not saying you need to add typical romance ties and plot twists to the fight (even if plot twists are low-key an awesome thing to add...). I'm saying you should expand a little more than just the details. Don't give the reader the tunnel vision of your character, let them see so it is more engaging and fun to read.

4. Details - Good game there, adding details, but be careful with them. Writing is a powerful thing and details are key but believe it or not, there's such thing as too much detail. I like unique physical descriptions, and soft setting details, but laundry-listing them kills everything. Excessive detail ironically wipes out the purpose of them, as it just sounds overly...try-hard and confusing. Although, not enough just makes pieces boring and hard to follow. Remember to track the details you're adding and removing, check it over and make sure you aren't adding too much or too little.

5. Realism - No fight is good without a realistic sense to it. If your fight is just magic puffs and impossible dodging, then chances are it's not going to turn out how you want it too. If you include small aspects to the fight that are unrealistic then that's fine, but balance it out. If your character gets hit, they get hit. Don't weasel around things as it kills better than the characters ever will be able to. Balance out weird tropes and less realistic things with the true intentions and nature of fighting.

6. aNgSt - Oooooooooh one of the best times to input angst is during an intense moment such as a fight. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of this. Some common examples are; Realizing the person (usually protagonist/main character) fighting the other person (usually antagonist) are old friends, having someone get hurt or killed, someone (usually the protagonist/main character) realizing something huge, the love interest doing something, or other things. I made these vague considering I don't read things that involve these aspects, at least not often. When inputting this angst, make sure to balance it! Make it believable and not too dramatic, such as making someone's weakness very prominent. I don't recommend head on, detailed fight scenes for Creepypasta, and these tips are kind of ramble-y (I forgot what this chapter was directed at 😂) but remember your OC can't always win even if they know how to fight.

Hey guys sorry for not uploading lately. I've been unmotivated but I have another chapter planned plus I'm still working on a Quotev review. Hope you can understand and that this was helpful! See ya