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Would love some help on writing a fanfic
Posted: 2003-02-17 09:43pm
by 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?
Posted: 2003-02-17 09:51pm
by Grand Admiral Thrawn
What is this story? Sci-fi? Fantasy?
Re: Would love some help on writing a fanfic
Posted: 2003-02-17 09:53pm
by Kuja
DarthBlight wrote: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.
Posted: 2003-02-17 10:05pm
by 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.
Posted: 2003-02-17 10:05pm
by 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.
For reading material:
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.