Would love some help on writing a fanfic

[DarthBlight]

I'm working on a fanfiction of my own and I want to break some new ground doing it. I have a whole world to work with, major characters and everything, but I'm trying to figure out how to set everything up. I want the story to move smoothly, but a lot of what I'm doing requires some explanation and I don't want to bore the audience with details. Any ideas on how I can strike a balance?

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

What is this story? Sci-fi? Fantasy?

[Kuja]

I'm working on a fanfiction of my own and I want to break some new ground doing it. I have a whole world to work with, major characters and everything, but I'm trying to figure out how to set everything up. I want the story to move smoothly, but a lot of what I'm doing requires some explanation and I don't want to bore the audience with details. Any ideas on how I can strike a balance?

Practice makes perfect.


Seriously, the best way to learn writing is to start writing. Let others critique your work, then apply what you've learned.

[DarthBlight]

The story is about, of course, Star Wars. This is a character I made up in the d20 RPG system and, gosh darn it, I had to make a huge story about him, his world, and his life. If no one objects to novella-sized posts, I don't mind putting some bits up.

[Rhoades]

Without knowing anything specific you're going to do, I can't help. However, the best course is to figure out what exactly you need to describe and what does not. Then go for it.

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http://www.seventhsanctum.com/www/index.html

This is a good list of articles that has lots of good advice I can't stress enough of.