Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6863431-20150103062825/@comment-209421-20150105004555

I really, REALLY hate the OC bashing. I have always argued that a well-created OC can be just as worthwhile as a cliched canon character. Plus, my stories often end up as sagas, and there ain't enough canon characters to fill out a character roster for me. Both "The Rose General" and "Perchance to Dream" are OC stories, but not focused on the OCs. I've been there, done that, and grown out of it. I'll use OCs as main characters only if I can tie a storyline into them, not as a self-insert to bang Yang, as it were. Hell, Perchance was written to LiveandSound's request, and I'm pretty sure I've cleared a non-romantic use of OCs in that one. I think. I've been away for a week, give me a break for not knowing exactly what's going on. Might post the first chapter up here for some free proof-reading before I upload it to FF.net, because my normal proofreader is lazy.