Results!

[lalalaleigha]

Mes petits choux, we have our first contest winner!

Warmest congratulations to --
pipisafoat!!
Thanks to those who competed in our first contest! A reminder that there's a new topic up for your consideration. Hope to see some fierce competition for the second half of July!

Tips & Tricks: Character Accessibility

[pipisafoat]

Reminder: Week One entries are due Saturday at 5 pm GMT - blow the dust off that keyboard and get cracking!

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I write both original and fanfiction. Usually, I only share fanfiction with other fans of the same show(s), but every now and then I write some fic for an unrelated writing contest like Inkstains. Even without that, I have some original characters who appear in more than one piece. There's always a fine line to walk with either of these situations, especially if you write in a more obscure fandom. Most people are going to at least recognize Harry Potter if you use him in a piece of fanfiction; they'll understand to expect magic. However, raise your hand if you would recognize Jake Foley. No hands up? Maybe one? It's a lot harder to bring a secret agent with nanobots in his body to people who have never seen the TV show Jake 2.0

How do you be sure your readers can relate to characters you're already familiar with?

As an added bonus, if you have a favorite original character of two, introduce us to them! Tell us about them and/or share your best piece with them in it.