midnightphoenix

The cursed seal story is called "No Different" by Asuka Kureru. You can find it here: No Different

I'm trying to write my Naruto fanfiction, and I plan on having an Itachi/OC pairing as one of the various pairings in the story. My question is, does anyone know of any resources that I can research so that I can properly write Itachi, and not have him be glaringly OOC? Or do you have any tips that helped you with a story that you were writing with him in it? Anything would be appreciated! Thanks!

I'm in the process of writing fanfics for different animes. I'm writing for the following animes: Inuyasha Naruto Yu Yu Hakusho Yu-Gi-Oh!/X-Men Evolution crossover I need someone who is familiar with the above shows. There isn't any warnings that I can think of. I do like to write drama/angst and I'm not too good at writing comedy. Basically, I want my beta to make sure that the story is flowing smoothly and is probable in the canon storylines that I'm writing for. Also, I am making OC's for these fanfics and I want to make sure that the character is believable and stays true to the anime that I'm writing for. I do plan on pairing the OC with a canon character, but I make certain that it is one who isn't with another canon character that I know of. Any help would be appreciated! You can write me at sesshiesanimegirl@yahoo.com

I know what you mean about the stories. A lot of times, they have the characters so OOC, that it's painful to even try and read the story, even though the plot may have sounded decent. You know how the canon works, and all of a sudden, you're being exposed to this WTF?! scenario.

This is exactly what I'm worried about whenever I write OC's for any of my stories. For one that I'm writing, my beta said that it screamed Mary Sue to her, but I've had positive reviews on the story (it's on FF.net). That's what makes me wonder...if people are liking it, I'm assuming that I'm doing something right with the character. I accept positive criticism about my characters/stories, because I want to make a high quality story.

I like to play the "What-If" scenario in my plots. Once I've got a vague idea, I look it over to make sure that it would work in whatever fandom I'm writing for. For one story, I'm planning to write a "what-if" of it. It's just begging to be written.

I know, this is why I was kinda apprehensive to even start posting my stories featuring OC's. It can get scary when you're attacked by rabid fans of the series.

As I'm reading these posts, I'm feeling some new hope for the OC's that I'm writing for my various fanfics. My beta even said the same thing, that most people view an OC pairing up with a canon character as a Mary Sue. In my opinion, I think that as long as the character is well written (has flaws, etc.) then the pairing could be plausible. That's why I try to pick canon characters who haven't been paired with another character to see what I could make work. I make sure to do my research ahead of time and plot everything out that I want placed in my story. Doing this helps me to make sure that I don't make the characters OOC, even though I'm placing an OC in there. Being a fan of said show helps a lot, as well!