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General Advice on history writing?

[(Anonymous)]

I'm putting together my first OC since the LJ days, so basically I'm looking for any advice on the best way to format histories for the dwrp app structure.

Favorite ways, things to avoid, any tips and tricks for writing OC histories that pertain to this hobby specifically.

Re: General Advice on history writing?

[(Anonymous)]

most people aren't going to read it, mods don't want to read it either, so make bullet points

[(Anonymous)]

Bullet points anon above is a solid rec. If the app standard for any given game turns out to be more prose-y, starting with bullet points should keep you from getting too granular.

I've also had a lot of luck with including a "Sparknotes Version" at the top of my history/background sections on OC apps—three to five sentences that gives the absolute broadest strokes, and then following that with the big tl;dr version.

eg. "The short version is, Hubert is an orphan who expected to toil away as a blacksmith's apprentice for his whole life. But when he makes a good impression on an eccentric roving knight, he instead finds himself swept up into the life of an adventurer's valet. Unfortunately, the idyllic life as a roving sidekick comes to an unceremonious end when his master is eaten by a dragon. Rather than return to his hum drum life, Hubert instead decides to commit identity theft and takes on the title of his former master.

The long version is, [insert your full history writeup here.]"