Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26173711-20190509052121/@comment-39720291-20190617182056

Phantomlink959 wrote: Few ground rules/tricks of the trade:

1: Every Semblance should, once ignoring the quirks of the individual ability, be able to be described as a singular action. In this case, that action is "increase kinetic energy of objects in motion", you CAN expand upon that, find ways to abuse it, but it must NEVER perform an action which falls outside of that core description, save for cases where an evolution reveals that the nature of the Semblance was misunderstood; as we have seen with Ruby's speed.

2: NEVER integrate canon characters in such a way that they are inseperable from your own original character. If you are writing full fanfiction you may attribute some things to canon characters, but you should never write in such a way that ONLY that specific canon character can fill the needed role.

3: Start small, start simple. You're clearly quite new to this so I suggest starting with only the bare basics of any given thing. Ask for advice from those more experienced when trying to expand upon a core concept.

4: Beware of false friends. Not everyone who tries to help you fix something is qualified to do so, they are almost never malicious but you need to be aware that not all advice is good advice. I'm one of the ORIGINALS in these threads and even my advice is shit sometimes.

5: Think for yourself, but do not ignore the advice of others; simply be aware that it may not always be beneficial. When unsure of your own ideas and whose advice you should be listening to, look for a consensus among the more experienced users.

Ending with a final warning: While you have every right to ignore this advice entirely and just do your own thing, keep in mind that failing to spend time thinking, planning, and discussing your writing is the best way to sabotage efforts to improve. Thank you very much Phantomlink, I am really new to this and most of what I may be posting is in relation to a story that currently in the works. Honestly, you're right in that I need to think smaller, I tend to try and overdo the semblances that I create, and thank you for pointing out that I need to stick to the core description.

I really appreciate the advice and I'll be sure to keep it in mind dude :)