Comments on: 10 Tips for Writing Fanfiction

By: Riley Hale

Riley Hale — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:21:27 +0000

Great outline. Thank you so much, this is really going to help me with my FanFiction writing.

By: caromarie91

caromarie91 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:08:49 +0000

This is a really great outline. Would you mind if I linked it on my blog as a pro-advice for fan fiction writers?

By: Angelic Moon

Angelic Moon — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:56:22 +0000

Thank you so much for making this! It helps me alot!

By: Coyote

Coyote — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 19:43:56 +0000

Excellent advice, and a lot of it can apply to “regular” fiction writing too.

Fanfic writers do sometimes change the characters, even settings but these are stories that sometimes resurface as original works. If you want to stay true to the original, the characters can be doing and saying very different things than in the original work but the motives have to be consistent. Not so unlike real life, when you think about it.

By: Dude

Dude — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:38:01 +0000

I am a fanfiction writer, and I must say I agree with all of this- although it is fun to make a nice character mean every once in a while. I could say that my skills are polished, but that would ruin the fun!

By: iloveme264

iloveme264 — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:18:41 +0000

That was very helpful, thank you! I’ve been a fanfiction writer for a long time but I still found lots of these rules helpful. :D

By: Ms. Harrell

Ms. Harrell — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:20:37 +0000

i just want to thank you for putting this up. i haven’t felt as confident as i would have liked to post any of the stories that i have been working on, but i think i’ll give it a try now with these lovely words of fanfic wisdom. (lol)

By: Seth Frederiksen

Seth Frederiksen — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:39:34 +0000

Not to undermine, or disrespect fanfic, but you can definitely apply the same principles of fanfic, to other forms of story telling, which can help if you want your fans to write their own fanfic of your works.

By: Emily Smith

Emily Smith — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:06:23 +0000

Deborah,

Thanks so much for the kudos! I sincerely appreciate it. Sometimes when you outline “rules” on anything, you run the risk of stepping on toes or someone finding fault with what you’ve written. Knowing that a fellow “shipper” agrees with me does my heart good! :)

And I agree: writing fanfic is a great place to test yourself for creating your own characters, plots, and stories. Sort of like the shoot-around before the basketball game!

Thanks again!

By: Deborah Riley-Magnus

Deborah Riley-Magnus — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:35:10 +0000

This is great. I’ve been writing fanfiction for years, and this is the first time I’ve seen it outlined so well.

Writers, fanfiction is a great place to test plot and character development. It’s a great place to polish your skills and a great place to get positive feedback. But never EVER forget your serious writing!

Debbie Riley-Magnus