User blog comment:SelenaZephyr/An Open Letter to the Community/@comment-10380701-20140120113503/@comment-5726563-20140120123814

Personally, when it comes to Semblances, I'd prefer you work on it, ask for advice, and struggle to get one accepted that fits your character than not put one in. The problem is most people can't take multiple rejections without it hitting them hard. To me, seeing new Semblances imagined is awesome, and a great trip. And i really hate it when people give up on the idea they had, just like i don't like seeing OC's deleted.

The struggle to mold, change, and build your character to fit RWBY is to me the best part of OC making. Seeing that one person who sculpts their character over multiple reviews is one of the best things. Don't get me wrong, i love seeing characters that get accepted on the first try, but most people who try to get that do so by being generic.

There is a bubble of what is allowed, and those that try to get Accepted the first time around usually do so by trying to stay firmly in the middle, not touching the sides. They don't want to push the limits, don't want to pop the bubble, so they can get accepted. And what i want to see is imaginitive OC's that push the boundaries, occassionally overstepping them until they learn how to stay in the bubble, but still pushing on the film. Those are the ones that thrill me. Some can get that the first time around, which is even more awesome. But most take a few reviews, and that's perfectly ok.

Adding a Semblance is just one more thing that makes your character unique. Sure it may take a few times to get it right, but so long as you keep working on it, or fix up your description, almost anything is possible. And once you have that unique aspect to your character, you'll find you get noticed more. People like well designed unique characters. Of course, i can't promise that you'll get noticed just for being unique. You still have to go out and bring people in. Interact with others, set up RP's, or ask for people's opinion.

But now i think I'm rambling, so i think I'll end the post here, by saying, don't give up on your semblances. You just got to keep trying, and realize that every review that you get rejected doesn't mean you are bad, just that your understanding is getting better. Eventually, you will be Accepted, because as long as you take those reviews to heart, and listen to what they say, your character will only improve from them.

Or in other words, you don't grow if you aren't tested. You only grow by being wrong, then working to get to what is right. So get out there, be wrong, and grow from it! Don't let Rejections get you down, cause that only means you are getting even better! And like a sword, the fire and pounding will only forge you into something beautiful, something to be admired by others, and something to show to the world. So get out there and suck, until you don't!