We’ve written before about making sure your protagonist is interesting enough – that they have goals, a personality, and compelling flaws. They’re all essential steps to putting your reader in the company of someone they want to spend time with. Unfortunately, writing a great protagonist is one of the hardest tightrope walks of writing, and
Some of the most popular pieces of art in our lives are fan fiction. From movies based on ancient myths to classic literary characters reimagined in the modern day, there’s no shortage of top-quality, mass-appeal fan fiction in the zeitgeist. And yet often the label ‘fan fiction’ is used derisively, as a synonym for ‘low
Every author hopes for a large, vocal fan base, but in an age where the internet makes starting a community as easy as starting a conversation, many are finding that their readers have gone further than they ever expected. It’s not unusual for particularly rich worlds and characters to inspire fan fiction. These stories, penned
Some stories involve us so deeply that they can no longer be enjoyed passively: a character or setting grabs a reader in a way that only creation can satisfy. For these readers, writing fan fiction stories featuring pre-existing aspects of other works is a fantastic outlet for their creativity and their love of a particular story. Fan fiction
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