How to Write a Fanfiction Novel
Figure out your audience., Brainstorm., Research., Warm up., Once you've warmed up, (you'll need to be in a 'mode' as some call it to write a lot) take those ideas you jotted down during brainstorming and think about them., Now, the anticipated...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Figure out your audience.
Stories for adults are much different than stories for 10 year-olds, say.
This is an important factor, as it can help so you know not to describe too many battle scenes and such if you are writing for kids to read when/if they read it. -
Step 2: Brainstorm.
This is the perfect way to go.
Think about the characters.
Think about the setting.
Think about the book/show/movie's main plot and how you could maybe incorporate bits from that.
Jot down any ideas- stupid or not.
Who knows? Maybe making one of the characters get sick turns out to be a good component! , Sometimes Brainstorming needs a little help, and we can do research for that help.
Watch a few episodes, read the book, or watch the movie if you haven't recently, to refresh that mind of yours.
You're going to need a BIG idea instead of a plain one. , Writing a novel takes patience.
It can take weeks- sometimes even months to do it! So warming up means- yes, you may write one shots- writing just snip-its and bits from the show. , It seems we are lugging the actual writing of the novel out far, but it is all worth it in the end.
Think, think, and sleep on it. , Write! Write like crazy.
But don't forget to use your ideas and not just write down 'gibberish'.
Don't worry about mistakes- this comes later! , You never really want to be OOC (Out Of Character) , Now it may seem like you need to write as many Microsoft Word pages as a book.
But don't worry! There's a solution to this madness, it seems.
If you want to know how many 'book pages' your writing is, take the word count and divide it by
250.
This is a simple way to figure it out! 250 is about how many words there are on a smaller novel.
Of course, unless you are Gail Carson Levie or Rick Riordan, you might want to start small in the way of novels. 100 to 300 is a nice area to aim for, in the way of pages, of course., Most authors write their novel in a month, maybe two or three. , Finally, it's time for the step that annoys most writers.
Edits.
Now this time editing can very well vary.
If you wrote a novel, say, around 150 pages long, it will take less time than someone who wrote 300! And some writers write in more mistakes than others- who knows where you might fall under that line, but don't let it get in your way.
If it's bugging you, sending to a friend for opinions is also a very helpful state- you can see what someone else thinks, other than your mom or dad who always say nice things! ,, Publishing it is not very likely- fanfiction is most times never published because the books are always under copyright- same applies for movies and shows.
But Fanfiction.net is always an option! (Not exactly for 300 pages, though.) , Who knows? Maybe they might just want to share it and share it- this seems like publishing for the world! It also gives great feelings in your stomach. -
Step 3: Research.
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Step 4: Warm up.
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Step 5: Once you've warmed up
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Step 6: (you'll need to be in a 'mode' as some call it to write a lot) take those ideas you jotted down during brainstorming and think about them.
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Step 7: the anticipated moment has arrived.
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Step 8: In the middle of writing
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Step 9: if at any point you feel you need to catch yourself up with the characters
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Step 10: re-watch the show
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Step 11: re-read the book (or maybe part of it) or re-watch the movie.
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Step 12: Do a word count.
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Step 13: Write.
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Step 14: Edit your work.
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Step 15: Finally
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Step 16: put it all together in your best form with font and such
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Step 17: and you are D-O-N-E.
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Step 18: Publish it...kind of.
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Step 19: If you cannot publish (There is a 90% chance it won't be in stores)
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Step 20: you can still print and give to family and friends!
Detailed Guide
Stories for adults are much different than stories for 10 year-olds, say.
This is an important factor, as it can help so you know not to describe too many battle scenes and such if you are writing for kids to read when/if they read it.
This is the perfect way to go.
Think about the characters.
Think about the setting.
Think about the book/show/movie's main plot and how you could maybe incorporate bits from that.
Jot down any ideas- stupid or not.
Who knows? Maybe making one of the characters get sick turns out to be a good component! , Sometimes Brainstorming needs a little help, and we can do research for that help.
Watch a few episodes, read the book, or watch the movie if you haven't recently, to refresh that mind of yours.
You're going to need a BIG idea instead of a plain one. , Writing a novel takes patience.
It can take weeks- sometimes even months to do it! So warming up means- yes, you may write one shots- writing just snip-its and bits from the show. , It seems we are lugging the actual writing of the novel out far, but it is all worth it in the end.
Think, think, and sleep on it. , Write! Write like crazy.
But don't forget to use your ideas and not just write down 'gibberish'.
Don't worry about mistakes- this comes later! , You never really want to be OOC (Out Of Character) , Now it may seem like you need to write as many Microsoft Word pages as a book.
But don't worry! There's a solution to this madness, it seems.
If you want to know how many 'book pages' your writing is, take the word count and divide it by
250.
This is a simple way to figure it out! 250 is about how many words there are on a smaller novel.
Of course, unless you are Gail Carson Levie or Rick Riordan, you might want to start small in the way of novels. 100 to 300 is a nice area to aim for, in the way of pages, of course., Most authors write their novel in a month, maybe two or three. , Finally, it's time for the step that annoys most writers.
Edits.
Now this time editing can very well vary.
If you wrote a novel, say, around 150 pages long, it will take less time than someone who wrote 300! And some writers write in more mistakes than others- who knows where you might fall under that line, but don't let it get in your way.
If it's bugging you, sending to a friend for opinions is also a very helpful state- you can see what someone else thinks, other than your mom or dad who always say nice things! ,, Publishing it is not very likely- fanfiction is most times never published because the books are always under copyright- same applies for movies and shows.
But Fanfiction.net is always an option! (Not exactly for 300 pages, though.) , Who knows? Maybe they might just want to share it and share it- this seems like publishing for the world! It also gives great feelings in your stomach.
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