My Biggest Tip For Fanfic Writers Is This: If You Get A Character's Mannerisms And Speech Pattern Down,

My biggest tip for fanfic writers is this: if you get a character's mannerisms and speech pattern down, you can make them do pretty much whatever you want and it'll feel in character.

Logic: Characters, just like real people, are mallable. There is typically very little that's so truly, heinously out of character that you absolutely cannot make it work under any circumstance. In addition, most fans are also willing to accept characterization stretches if it makes the fic work. Yeah, we all know the villain and the hero wouldn't cuddle for warmth in canon. But if they did do that, how would they do it?

What counts is often not so much 'would the character do this?' and more 'if the character did do this, how would they do it?' If you get 'how' part right, your readers will probably be willing to buy the rest, because it will still feel like their favourite character. But if it doesn't feel like the character anymore, why are they even reading the fic?

Worry less about whether a character would do something, and more about how they'd sound while doing it.

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1 year ago

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was dwelling on honor among thieves again and decided to list actual hard proof of Penelope’s badassery

went toe to toe with Sly once

on the wings of a plane iN THE AIR

set up an international flying competition just to wipe the skies with everyone

all of her RC vehicles have little flowers…

1 year ago
Bentley’s Hover Chair

Bentley’s Hover Chair

Just felt like uploading some old Bentley/Penelope fluff

I saw some footage from Playstation Move Heroes and I noticed that the Bentley design in that game included a hovering wheelchair. And I like to believe that this was his primary motivation for building it. …..yeah, I know. I’m a huge sap. ^_^;

1 year ago
Haaaaave Another Pirate Penelope!

haaaaave another pirate penelope!

10 months ago

Hey! So I’m a fairly new ambulatory wheelchair user with EDS writing about a character who is also an ambulatory wheelchair user. I feel like I keep using the same words over and over to portray movement though (rolled, propelled, “pushed themself,” etc) so I would love to hear if you have any more ideas for alternatives! I’ll take as many as you’ve got!

Thank you!!!

Hello dearest asker!

This is the list that we have provided over time plus others:

Moved/Moves

Went

Wheeled

Rolled

Pushed

Sped/Spun

Propelled

Pulled (by a service animal etc)

Maneuvered

Turn/Turned

Scoot/scooted

Travel/traveled

Rock/rocked

Drove

Crossed

Cut

Stroll/Strolled

Navigated

Drift/Drifted

Swung/swinged

Popped ("Popped up their wheels/chair" to get over a surface etc)

Tip/tipped (Tipped themselves over something etc)

Advanced

Migrate/migrated

Inched

Zoomed

Rushed

Hurried

Raced

Skid

Ram/Rammed

Roamed

Shift/Shifted

Slid (In rainy or icy weather)

Followed

Circled

And a lot of many other verbs that would take me a long time to list! Consider what type of wheelchair the person has, as mention Here. And also how the person moves or places their hands can be another detail to include.

If the actual definition of the verb doesn't involve the specific actions of one or two lower extremities (ex. walk, run, stepped, trot, stride) then it's otherwise good to use! Other words like Moseyed, sauntered, paced, I think depends on the writer. A particularly mischievous character may saunter of a manner in their wheelchair. And a character who is nervous would pace—although possibly tiring—back and forth. And Moseyed, well, I just particularly like this word—but, a character could mosey on by in a certain fashion. Happy writing!

(last ask about verb terminology on wheelchairs per this post we made about it)

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1 year ago

Penelope!

OMG I love her ^_^

Why I like them: Adorkable, nerdy, sweet, smart, kind of witty in her own way

Why I don’t: Does not fight a lot, I understand that her forte is RC gadgets, but she gets in trouble a lot.

Favorite episode: Flight of Fancy, China episode (names escape me) and Dead Men tells no Tales

Favorite season: Spring

Favorite line: “No one touches that turtle, but me…”

Favorite outfit: Her typical yellow sweater and overalls, pirate dress and lab suit in the new game

OTP: With Bentley. Love them 8-ever

Brotp: Hhm, she gets along nicely with the gang, probably Murray, he’s the friendliest :)

Head Canon: Sanest of the couple (i’d imagine Bentley getting too egotistical), stays quiet and acts grumpy once a month. Her last name is “Benneke” (I looked up Dutch last names)

Unpopular opinion: Probably that early after Sly 3’s release, she wasn’t very well liked by the fans back in 2005.

A wish: Not much except her to be back and more involved (does not have to outshine the gang) 

An oh-god-please-don’t-ever-happen: Forever disappeared or forgotten or demoted to extra or breaking up with Bentley 

5 words to best describe them:

My nickname for them: Penny, Mrs.Wiseturtle X) (let this be canon in the future)

7 months ago
Replayed The Sly Cooper Series Recently And I Missed These Two So Badly

replayed the sly cooper series recently and I missed these two so badly


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1 year ago
There She Be.

There she be.

1 month ago

I thought I'd skip ahead and work on Episode 2 for a bit (specifically Jail Break), but I've got a question for you, readers.

Is there an official name for the prison at Cotton Mouth Bluff? The one where Tennessee (and later, the boys) gets locked up in? If not, I'd love to hear name suggestions.

If you must know, the mission Jail Break contains a bit of a deviation from canon (aside from Penelope now being on the rescue team). The boys are being held in jail separately. Our three heroes (Penelope, Tennessee, and Carmelita) are going to split up to save them. Penelope's going to free Bentley, Carmelita's going after Sly, and Tennessee's stuck with Murray.

I'm thinking about how they're all going to pull this off, starting with Penelope freeing Bentley. The only catch with Penelope's part is I don't want her just using RC vehicles. She's going to actually fight guards. She'll start by picking a guard's pocket to get the key to Bentley's cell, then... she'll clean house.

Why is she doing it this way? She's trying to show Bentley she's not a helpless damsel. Spoiler alert: It works.


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1 year ago
Penelope No You’re Not Supposed To Eat Meat Raw.

Penelope no you’re not supposed to eat meat raw.

1 year ago
I Ain’t No Dumb Blonde, I Ain’t No Stupid Barbie Doll!!

I ain’t no dumb blonde, I ain’t no stupid barbie doll!!

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