omg another one IM LOVING THESE 🫶🏽🫶🏽 noooo dw, I totally get what u mean! That's a genuine concern and I think this one is a bit tricky to answer.

Do I ever feel like I'm writing ooc characters? Hell yeah. This is FANFICTION, I'm writing about my personal interpretation of a character I really like. I'm depecting them in the the light I see them in, anything that isn't the author's take on a character will always be a little ooc no matter how much ppl like debating otherwise lol.

Now, that doesn't mean I embrace all sorts of takes on a character. I do try to incorporate as much of a character's vibe(? as possible. If we have a character that is extremely smart, it makes ZERO sense to make them dumb just for the sake of the plot. I don't like that and I'm not a fan of any depictions that stray away so far from the original character u can't even tell who they are anymore. Also, what's the point if you're giving them an entire new personality? It's not attractive anymore bc ppl feel too disconnected from what initially made them drawn to the character (I'm just rambling at this point lmao sorry)

ANYWAYS, point is: it's impossible not to write ooc characters so don't feel too bad if your characters don't feel too much like the real deal. That's also what's fun abt fanfics! As long as u keep all the characteristics that first made u like a certain character as intact as possible u can go wild with the rest! Bear in mind you're also putting these characters in completely new and alternative universes so ofc there's no perfect recipe for it.

Sorry for rambling so much I hope I made sense(? and that my answer was at least a little helpful!!! Thanks for sending me this retro, have amazing day 🩷🩷

omg thanks for asking! I really do love talking abt writing in general!!! Another tip I'd like to share is: don't be scared of conversations! Sounds incredibly silly and obvious but I think sometimes ppl get scared of writing characters talking. Describing is fun af and it's what I like doing the most but nothing will tell you more abt a character that the way they interact with other characters and how they talk, the things they say. Make your characters talk to each other, and remember you do not need to describe everything mid conversation. For example:

"I don't like this," X said.
"Well, that's the dish you wanted so you have to eat it," Y argued.
"Yeah, but I don't want it anymore, I didn't like it," X pressed on.
"I fail to see how that's my problem," Y said in a mocking tone.

It's very obvious in my example lol buy you do NOT need all those extra bits explaining what the characters are doing bc it's clear in the speech. Idk if that makes sense(?

BUT be careful, if you feel like your character is abt to unload something really long, consider turning it into description instead of writing three long paragraphs of just one character talking. And I'll say this again, these are things that work for ME and things I prefer. All writers are different and some might actually do the opposite of what I'm explaining here and that's fine!

Moving on to the second part of the message (omg I'm already talking a lot lol sorry), I tend to build entire stories just bc I thought abt ONE specific scene. For example, in my fic "if the sun's in your eyes yadda yadda" my og scene was the one with geto taking care of gojo and putting the bandages around his eyes. I wrote 30k bc I wanted to bring that scene to life lmao. I usually just think of one specific thing (maybe a particular headcanon) that I want to share and then build around it, I create enough context so that it makes sense within a broader story. I'd recommend starting small, u do not need to have an entire story figured out in order to start writing, sometimes you'll start getting new ideas the more you write. Search for inspiration!! Music IS my biggest inspiration for example, I'm always listening to music and paying attention to lyrics, and I draw a lot of inspiration from them. It might be a movie, a manga, a video, a game, or a pic, but art is meant to inspire so don't be afraid to search there first thing! Just write that one scene u really want to share with the rest, no matter how short it is.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS MESSAGE ALSO OMG you're so kind and I'm so grateful u think my writing is dynamic bc I do worry a lot abt that!!! Makes super happy to know you enjoy my stories!!! I hope this can help u at least a little bit 🙏🏽🙏🏽 I hope u have the best day ever 🥺🥺🫂🫂

HELLO??? THIS IS THE SWEETEST RETRO IVE EVER RECEIVED????? your favourite writer?? YOU'RE TOO GOOD TO ME OMG YOU JUST MADE MY ENTIRE YEAR 😭😭🫂🫂 thank you first of all!!!!!

I really appreciated your message and I'll get to your questions right away!! You're right, I'm not a native English speaker but I did go to uni for a sort of English degree so I guess that helped 😭😭 I had to write a LOT in uni so that certainly helped me developed my taste for writing and helped me a lot when it came to grammar and sentence structure (tho I'm not perfect at all and still make mistakes lmao). I'm not too sure if I'm qualified enough for giving tips lmao BUT I will tell you what works for me (bear in mind everyone's writing style is quite different tho!). One thing I tend to do a lot is rephrase actions, I move the focus from the subject to the action or even the consequences of an action. Say, instead of writing "He slammed the door and left in anger" I would say "The sound of the door slamming let everyone knew how he felt about the situation." It's not a huge change but it makes the writing seem more dynamic to me and it breaks the pattern of subject + action that easily makes a paragraph sound too robotic if overused. I actually have more tips but I feel like this answer is already too long 😭😭 Lemme know if u want me to share more!! I would also suggest to just write. Writing is a skill u practice over and over again to get better at it, if u dont write bc u don't like your results you'll never get better. I wasn't very good at writing AT ALL but reading a lot and writing even if my grammar sucked surely made me get better with time. Be kind to yourself and let someone u trust read your stuff! Having another set of eyes that can pick up what u dont is incredibly valuable.

And again, thanks for this lovely message, it means the world to me 🫂🫂