"create for yourself" means a lot of things, and one i wish more people would heed is: you GOTTA stop changing parts of your OC to either hop on trends or appeal to people around you
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Felt, I had (and still have) felt ashamed somewhat of my creations. Is this too indulgent? Is this too mary sue? (the death knell of creativity right there.)
But at the end of the day, they're your dolls to play with! If you're having fun, who cares what other people think?
the main pressure i've felt is a different version of this, where i make a character that my friends like but then they grow and change through the stories i write about them and i have to beat back feelings of regret for taking away the little freak they liked so much
in the past i've seen people tweak their OC just to 'fit in' which means they're femme one day, butch the other, anal-only and also addicted to vaginal, solitary but also gregarious, and other endless swerves and twists
i've genuinely never understood this fully. why change your brain child for other people when you can instead focus on tweaking them to be more in line with what you want ? i did that Once because of my ex and never again
do what i do and stick your oc in a glass jar and hide it away, only letting people view it on occasion when you bring them to oc conventions or giving a friend the full experience when they also get brainworms for your oc.
its so exhausting to do this all the time too. its one thing to change things about an oc because *you* want to and it makes *you* happy, but changing your ocs 24/7 to appeal to others is just. tiring.
The character shines when you're completely self indulgent and obsessed with them and make them appeal to you first. That is the #method tried tested and true
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But at the end of the day, they're your dolls to play with! If you're having fun, who cares what other people think?
it's no way to live. everyone can see it, too.
if you love the character, people will flock anyway.
but if you tailor them for other people, it's not your character anymore, is the thing
yuyu :)