NaNo and the Narrative OC Meme

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All good writers of original prose need well-developed characters. However, it can be difficult to shape them. Fleshing out each character’s unique personality can be a challenge, particularly when you need to start writing them straight off the bat. Is this something you struggle with? Or, are you participating in National Novel Writing Month and having difficulties developing your characters? Stuck for plot ideas because of a general lack a of direction?

Give the Narrative OC Meme by MeAsTheNarrator a try.




The Narrative OC MEMEI. Choose up to five (5) of your favorite original story characters that will embark in this role-play. If you don't have five (5) then leave them blank (or create a character on the spot!) Be sure to give a little description of them:
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II. One of your characters decides to make a grand entrance into a random tavern. How does that go? Pick either Character One  or Character Four :
III. Jealous, Character Three tries to make a grand entrance as well but somehow fails… why is that?
IV. A character is surrounded by many enemies and decides that the only thing they can do is fight! How does that go? Pick either Character Two or Character Five
V. Character Three is depressed and decides to get drunk.
VI. An event like no other takes place and Character One and Character Two get into a battle to the death. Who wins?
VII. Character Four or Character Five accidentally drink a love potion. Who do they fall in love wit



You need five (5) original characters (OC) to do the meme. Without peeking at the questions, state their names and fill out a brief description of each. Then, start running them through the various given situations making it as detailed as possible. By the end you should be more familiar with your characters and their individual traits.

If you find this really helpful and want more, there is also the Narrative OC Meme 2 and for the really dedicated the Narrative OC Meme 3.




The Narrative OC MEME 2I. Choose up to five (5) of your favorite original story characters that will embark in this role-play. If you don't have five (5) then leave them blank (or create a character on the spot!) Be sure to give a little description of them:
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II. Asleep, Character Two  or Character Four  are dreaming of their most pleasant childhood memory. What is it about?
III. However, Character Five continues to toss and turn, haunted by their childhood nightmare! What scared them as a child?
IV. Character Two finds a diary with Character Four name on it. They eagerly read a random page to themselves. What does the entry say?
V. Character Three is severely poisoned and is slowly dying. Explain how it happened and if they survive.
VI. A gang of bullies are picking on Character Four. Character Two or Character Five come to their aid but they both get beat up. Why is that?
VII. A character of your choice is just learning how    The Narrative OC MEME 3I. Choose up to five (5) of your favorite original story characters that will embark in this role-play. If you don't have five (5) then leave them blank (or create a character on the spot!) Be sure to give a little description of them:
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II. Character Two  has taken a part-time job as a substitute teacher at a learning facility. How did their first day go? What were they teaching?
III. Character One  and Character Five   are hired as police officers and end up placing Character Three  into custody. Does everything go smoothly?
IV. Character One  and Character Two  happen do discover a strange artifact while rummaging through an abandoned warehouse. Both fight and argue on over the artifact until one of them wins. Explain what the artifact looks like.
V. Depending on who wins the strange artifact, either Character One  or Character Two  are granted two wishes.



It is deviation - not a journal entry - so completed memes should be submitted as literature > prose. Do not forget to credit MeAsTheNarrator with creation of the meme and link back to the original.

That's it; off you go. Start writing up those memes, talking with those nagging voices in your mind and making your characters awesome.

Best of luck to everyone participating in NaNoWriMo this year. Happy writing.

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