Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-25396609-20160205040608/@comment-27768007-20160224232659

Phantomlink959 wrote: Nothing wrong with characters being an extension of yourself, the trick is moderating just how much of your own personality and traits goes into each. It can be extremely difficult to strike a balance between making them relate to yourself enough to write them naturally, and going overboard and being a straight self insert. Honestly, my OCs have had a tendancy to be what I percieve myself as, but Shade feels like he could be the one exception. But the self insert aspect may kind of be there, as I feel like writing a character that I can relate to would turn out much better than writing a mary-sue based off of someone else or who I'd like to be. And yes, I do see the flaws in my OC, but I think criticism towards the way I wrote him could help me grow as a writer. PS:If that sounded mean or defensive I'm sorry, I can sound the opposite way of what I'm trying to sound like sometimes.