Disclaimer- This does not apply to AUs
If you're writing a Fanfiction about something, then you must like whatever you're writing about. So why would you want to stray from the story? It's unbearable when people decide to just change what is actually in the story. Like, I understand if you are writing the story set in the timeframe of the books/movies/TV shows/ etc., so you need to alter the plot to add in your OC, but when you are writing and you change the plot for literally no reason at all, it makes the story so much worse.
For example, when you invent random powerful spells that do not exist in books (such as Harry Potter) it's really annoying. Now, there is a difference between being creative and completely straying from the original thing you are writing about. If you are just being creative, that means you came up with ideas that help the plot but still fit within the media you are writing about. If you're being creative, an example of this could be if the OC does something that is not mentioned in the books, but it still fits within what the original creator thought of.
This probably sounds confusing. Here, let me try to explain what I'm saying. Do not do the following:
-Create Random extremely powerful spells/magic/weapons or anything else. These are really unrealistic, and I have a whole chapter on that.
-Change the gender of the original characters in the media you're writing about. Unless your fan fiction is specifically about gender swapping, this is incredibly stupid. I've seen this a lot when the author wants the OC to be paired with a certain person in the story, but this person already has a romantic interest, so they just make their significant other a different gender so that there will be no competition for the OC. I hate it when books do this! Never ever do this!
-Make a different ending to the story than was in the original media. Unless your fanfic is specifically about having a different ending to the story, don't do this! This is dumb and the readers probably already like the original ending, so why would you want to change it? Stick to the story!
That's about it, people are typically pretty good about sticking to the story, it's just that when they don't, no one likes the story. But there are plenty of ways to still have a great plot (see the plot line chapter).
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This chapter isn't extremely useful, but just make sure you guys "stick to the story!" Happy writing! 🗒🗒🗒🗒🗒🗒🗒🗒
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