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    How to Write Fanfiction
    How to Write Fanfiction
    Fanfic
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    • Parts
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    • Reads
      Reads 856,672
      856,672856K
    • Votes
      Votes 24,768
      24,76824.7K
    • Parts
      Parts 58
      5858
    • Time
      Time 7h 7m
      7 hours, 7 minutes7h 7m
    Fanfic
    Ongoing
    Ongoing, First published Jan 16, 2015
    How to Write Fanfiction is a writing resource that contains tips and tricks on crafting fanfiction stories - by the community, for the community. This guide will serve as a helpful point of reference for fanfiction writers both old and new. We ultimately hope to encourage Wattpadders to immerse themselves in the limitless world of fanfiction and try their hand at fic writing!
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    • advice
    • backstory
    • canon
    • characterdevelopment
    • crossover
    • engagement
    • fandom
    • fanfiction
    • guide
    • help
    • language
    • lgbtq
    • ooc
    • planning
    • plot
    • pov
    • ship
    • story
    • texttospeech
    • timeline
    • worldbuilding
    • writersblock
    • writing
    • writingtips
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    Table of contentsLast updated Nov 28, 2022
    • How to Write Fanfiction | Introduction
    • Fanfiction Terminology
    • First Time Writing Fanfiction
    • Writing multiple stories at the same time
    • Posting methods
    • Authenticity
    • Themes
    • Planning
    • Timelining
    • Alternative Timelines
    • Prequels
    • Prequel, the importance of history on characters
    • Story Arc
    • Plotting
    • Dialogues
    • Description
    • The Importance Of Research
    • World Building
    • Fictional Language
    • Exploring Uncharted Territory
    • Ever Expanding Universe
    • Creating an Alternate Universe (AU)
    • Historical AU
    • Creating a Crossover
    • Point of View
    • Point of View Choice
    • Real Person Fiction
    • Reader Insert Fanfiction
    • Characters: Canon
    • Writing for an Existing Character
    • Writing a Character Arc for a Canon Character
    • Balancing Backstory
    • Non-Canon LGBTQ+ Shipping
    • Writing genderbend fiction
    • Characters: Original
    • Villains
    • OOC - Out of character
    • Mature Content
    • Style
    • Title
    • Reader's Engagement
    • Willing Suspension Disbelief
    • Story Aesthetic
    • Prevent and Overcome Writer's Block
    • Believable Romance
    • Plagiarism vs. Inspiration
    • Media Tie-In Fantasy Fiction
    • Applyfiction
    • Focus: Harry Potter Next Generation Fanfiction
    • Tutorial: Fight Scene
    • How to NaNoWriMo
    • The Do's and Don'ts of Erotica Fiction
    • Building Character Flaws
    • Focus: Writing AUs... Fairy Tail Style!
    • New-Age Storytelling
    • Focus: Doctor Who | Creating Your Own Monsters/Antagonists
    • Character's death
    • Focus: Writing style - Pantser vs planner

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    • How to Write Fanfiction | Introduction
    • Fanfiction Terminology
    • First Time Writing Fanfiction
    • Writing multiple stories at the same time
    • Posting methods
    • Authenticity
    • Themes
    • Planning
    • Timelining
    • Alternative Timelines
    • Prequels
    • Prequel, the importance of history on characters
    • Story Arc
    • Plotting
    • Dialogues
    • Description
    • The Importance Of Research
    • World Building
    • Fictional Language
    • Exploring Uncharted Territory
    • Ever Expanding Universe
    • Creating an Alternate Universe (AU)
    • Historical AU
    • Creating a Crossover
    • Point of View
    • Point of View Choice
    • Real Person Fiction
    • Reader Insert Fanfiction
    • Characters: Canon
    • Writing for an Existing Character
    • Writing a Character Arc for a Canon Character
    • Balancing Backstory
    • Non-Canon LGBTQ+ Shipping
    • Writing genderbend fiction
    • Characters: Original
    • Villains
    • OOC - Out of character
    • Mature Content
    • Style
    • Title
    • Reader's Engagement
    • Willing Suspension Disbelief
    • Story Aesthetic
    • Prevent and Overcome Writer's Block
    • Believable Romance
    • Plagiarism vs. Inspiration
    • Media Tie-In Fantasy Fiction
    • Applyfiction
    • Focus: Harry Potter Next Generation Fanfiction
    • Tutorial: Fight Scene
    • How to NaNoWriMo
    • The Do's and Don'ts of Erotica Fiction
    • Building Character Flaws
    • Focus: Writing AUs... Fairy Tail Style!
    • New-Age Storytelling
    • Focus: Doctor Who | Creating Your Own Monsters/Antagonists
    • Character's death
    • Focus: Writing style - Pantser vs planner
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