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We've all seem them. Maybe wanted to write with them, but weren't quite sure how to approach them. Some of us even have an account or two that falls under the category. The Multi-muse.
What is a multi-muse?
Multi-muse accounts are exactly what they sound like. One account that writes several different characters. It is an elegant way of solving the problem of wanting to write on several different faces without having a million accounts. Each face is its own entity, with its own story, problems, love interests, etc, separate from the other faces, all within a single account.
Types of Multi-Muse accounts
Some accounts will have a blog that will list all of the characters that that particular writer feels confident in writing.
They can be canon or OCs. Some will have mini-bios on their character list page, others will have dedicated blogs to each muse. Their job is to provide you with the information you need to make a decision on whether or not they have a character that you are interested in playing with. It is your job to read the information that they have so helpfully provided.
Some of these accounts will be strictly from one universe; Marvel, DC, Potterverse, Doctor Who, etc. Other accounts will be multi-verse as well as multi-muse. A great many multi-verse accounts will have their characters broken down by verse in a blog. Some of the more ambitious and helpful will provide a mini-bio of each, or will link each character name to the blog that holds their bio. These particular writers are a treasure. They are providing you with everything that you need to be able to interact with them successfully. Cherish them and read their information. Not reading it makes you look like a tool, and shows them that you will not be a thoughtful or considerate writing partner.
The other type of multi-muse account is a little harder to work with, just based on the nature of their muses. These accounts are the ones that don't belong to any verse, really, and are comprised, mostly, of OCs that are needed as filler for a story. These accounts are there to provide you with an antagonist, a hero, a team mate, a sidekick, etc of your choice. They don't have a character list so much as a list of types of characters that they have played. Make note of what they are telling you. If they say that they do mainly vampires and you ask them to write you a nymphomaniac wereskunk, chances are, they aren't going to take you seriously. Again, it is their job to provide you with the information that you need. It is not their job to tell what type of character you're looking to write with.
Contacting a Multi-Muse Account
Before you even send that PM, make sure that you've read their bios. I don't mean that you have to read every blog that they've linked to give you examples of their characters, but DO make note of what type of characters they play. If they are strictly Marvel, don't ask if they'll play Jason Todd so that your Joker can beat them with a crowbar. If they say that they are only comfortable with male characters, don't ask them to play a slave girl from Star Wars. Know the important bits of the bio. It isn't hard. This is a writing site. We're all supposed to be at least passably literate.
Now, if they have one of those OC type multi-muse accounts and their bio says "I'm willing to try any type of character you need, PM me and we can work it out" then groovy. PM them with your wants. Do you want a nympho wereskunk? Do you have a plot for the wereskunk or do you just think wereskunk smut will be fun? Know the answers to these questions. The person on the other side of that screen probably doesn't know what your desired story line is, they don't know what type of character will fit your ideas, they don't know what you need unless you come to them with an idea. If they say that they are willing to try any character and you have had just shit luck finding a good Bruce Banner? TELL them that. Don't do that shy thing where you go "Hi... How are you? Do you like..bread?" They won't know what you want. And, if you do that, they will probably roll their eyes, close the tab, and go back to writing with people who could actually tell them a rough plot outline and the type of character that they needed.
Be Polite
Many of these accounts, especially the ones that have lots of OCs, are not that writer's main account. In fact, I've seen several that state that they were created to provide assassins, gun runners, monsters, etc for their group when they are needed. That they are willing to write you a character means that either they are nice, they are dying to write, or they think that your idea is phenomenal and are eager to be a part of it. Just keep in mind that, as a not main account, your replies might be slow. If this is going to piss you off and turn you into Mr. Hyde at the keyboard, don't write with that particular multi-muse account. This is supposed to be fun. If them not being on as often as you'd like makes it not fun for you, gracefully bow out. If you act like a fool and make it not fun for them, chances are they will drop you.
Also, keep in mind that you are writing with a multi-muse account. That means that it isn't the same as a standard account when it comes to ships. Yes, there are multi-ship accounts out there, which is perfectly fine and awesome, but they aren't the same as a multi-muse account. With multi-ship accounts, you have one character in a lot of different ships. This means that one character will write romantic encounters with lots of other accounts. If that isn't your bag, great, don't do it. If it is, also great, happy shipping.
A multi-muse account means that it has lots of different characters on the same account. Some of those characters might be monogamous, some of them might be multi-ship. It depends on the character they are writing. If you ship on a multi-muse, you are not in the right if you become jealous that they write a smut scene as that nympho wereskunk just because they are also writing with you as Steve Rogers, who is totally faithful to you. You have to see the multi-muse account as sort of a hotel. The outside is the same no matter who knocks on the door. The muse that comes out is dependent upon who the visitor asks for.
What is a multi-muse?
Multi-muse accounts are exactly what they sound like. One account that writes several different characters. It is an elegant way of solving the problem of wanting to write on several different faces without having a million accounts. Each face is its own entity, with its own story, problems, love interests, etc, separate from the other faces, all within a single account.
Types of Multi-Muse accounts
Some accounts will have a blog that will list all of the characters that that particular writer feels confident in writing.
They can be canon or OCs. Some will have mini-bios on their character list page, others will have dedicated blogs to each muse. Their job is to provide you with the information you need to make a decision on whether or not they have a character that you are interested in playing with. It is your job to read the information that they have so helpfully provided.
Some of these accounts will be strictly from one universe; Marvel, DC, Potterverse, Doctor Who, etc. Other accounts will be multi-verse as well as multi-muse. A great many multi-verse accounts will have their characters broken down by verse in a blog. Some of the more ambitious and helpful will provide a mini-bio of each, or will link each character name to the blog that holds their bio. These particular writers are a treasure. They are providing you with everything that you need to be able to interact with them successfully. Cherish them and read their information. Not reading it makes you look like a tool, and shows them that you will not be a thoughtful or considerate writing partner.
The other type of multi-muse account is a little harder to work with, just based on the nature of their muses. These accounts are the ones that don't belong to any verse, really, and are comprised, mostly, of OCs that are needed as filler for a story. These accounts are there to provide you with an antagonist, a hero, a team mate, a sidekick, etc of your choice. They don't have a character list so much as a list of types of characters that they have played. Make note of what they are telling you. If they say that they do mainly vampires and you ask them to write you a nymphomaniac wereskunk, chances are, they aren't going to take you seriously. Again, it is their job to provide you with the information that you need. It is not their job to tell what type of character you're looking to write with.
Contacting a Multi-Muse Account
Before you even send that PM, make sure that you've read their bios. I don't mean that you have to read every blog that they've linked to give you examples of their characters, but DO make note of what type of characters they play. If they are strictly Marvel, don't ask if they'll play Jason Todd so that your Joker can beat them with a crowbar. If they say that they are only comfortable with male characters, don't ask them to play a slave girl from Star Wars. Know the important bits of the bio. It isn't hard. This is a writing site. We're all supposed to be at least passably literate.
Now, if they have one of those OC type multi-muse accounts and their bio says "I'm willing to try any type of character you need, PM me and we can work it out" then groovy. PM them with your wants. Do you want a nympho wereskunk? Do you have a plot for the wereskunk or do you just think wereskunk smut will be fun? Know the answers to these questions. The person on the other side of that screen probably doesn't know what your desired story line is, they don't know what type of character will fit your ideas, they don't know what you need unless you come to them with an idea. If they say that they are willing to try any character and you have had just shit luck finding a good Bruce Banner? TELL them that. Don't do that shy thing where you go "Hi... How are you? Do you like..bread?" They won't know what you want. And, if you do that, they will probably roll their eyes, close the tab, and go back to writing with people who could actually tell them a rough plot outline and the type of character that they needed.
Be Polite
Many of these accounts, especially the ones that have lots of OCs, are not that writer's main account. In fact, I've seen several that state that they were created to provide assassins, gun runners, monsters, etc for their group when they are needed. That they are willing to write you a character means that either they are nice, they are dying to write, or they think that your idea is phenomenal and are eager to be a part of it. Just keep in mind that, as a not main account, your replies might be slow. If this is going to piss you off and turn you into Mr. Hyde at the keyboard, don't write with that particular multi-muse account. This is supposed to be fun. If them not being on as often as you'd like makes it not fun for you, gracefully bow out. If you act like a fool and make it not fun for them, chances are they will drop you.
Also, keep in mind that you are writing with a multi-muse account. That means that it isn't the same as a standard account when it comes to ships. Yes, there are multi-ship accounts out there, which is perfectly fine and awesome, but they aren't the same as a multi-muse account. With multi-ship accounts, you have one character in a lot of different ships. This means that one character will write romantic encounters with lots of other accounts. If that isn't your bag, great, don't do it. If it is, also great, happy shipping.
A multi-muse account means that it has lots of different characters on the same account. Some of those characters might be monogamous, some of them might be multi-ship. It depends on the character they are writing. If you ship on a multi-muse, you are not in the right if you become jealous that they write a smut scene as that nympho wereskunk just because they are also writing with you as Steve Rogers, who is totally faithful to you. You have to see the multi-muse account as sort of a hotel. The outside is the same no matter who knocks on the door. The muse that comes out is dependent upon who the visitor asks for.
