The Fan-Fic Writer's Moving Sidewalk

[kazukifafner]

Then fix what you have problems with, fix the mary sue aspects, fix all the writing that bothers you, make it your own. Don't be afraid to rewrite it all, I've done it with my fanfiction probably a hundred times now. Don't give up on yourself.

I would actually recommend not doing this.

Instead, I would suggest continuing on with what you have and simply improving the writing from that point onward. Reason being that if you constantly go back and edit that first chapter, you'll never get to the end of the story. And actually writing a conclusion is a more important experience than writing the beginning.

[kairi_angel]

^ he has a point, my own fanfiction remains unfinished. unu

[Keyblade Seeker]

Then fix what you have problems with, fix the mary sue aspects, fix all the writing that bothers you, make it your own. Don't be afraid to rewrite it all, I've done it with my fanfiction probably a hundred times now. Don't give up on yourself.

I was asking help on the dodo sub-plot, not my character.

[kairi_angel]

Alright, sorry, but you should still post it on KHI I think. UoU

[Keyblade Seeker]

I meant, dojo, my bad. Also, I get nervous on comments. I don't really work my story based on how others want me to.

[kairi_angel]

You aren't supposed to, you work your story how you want, but comments usually are just about what was written, and maybe theories or whatever. Doesn't mean you should. Generally it's good to have an outline of what you want to happen rather than going a chapter at a time and seeing what happens. If people get mad at you for something that happened and didn't go their way, they aren't really helpful to begin with.

[MegaWallflower]

I meant, dojo, my bad. Also, I get nervous on comments. I don't really work my story based on how others want me to.

Even if commenters give suggestions, it's up to you as the author whether or not you take them. Some suggestions, like fixing grammar or something, wouldn't change a story at its core and are only given to help. If a suggestion given contradicts what you have planned for a story, though, it makes sense if you can't follow it really.

So, no need to be scared to post it here, I think.

[ChronicHappiness]

Oh goodness gracious! I'm/We're honored! Hah.

I have a question to you all: What made you decide to write fanfics?

Well, life. The fact stories feel so real, and imagination only serves to be the true crossover of fiction and reality.

I had started writing fanfiction in middle school (8th grade, I believe?), and I've been polishing my skills ever since. How long it's been - six years?

Kingdom Hearts had been my first ever fandom (into writing). The Naruto fandom (and its atrocious SasukexOC stories) served as my gateway fandom into reading fanfiction. Although I've migrated through fandoms (Kingdom Hearts, Naruto, Final Fantasy X-2, Persona 3, etc), my main has always been Square Enix oriented games.

Right now Baralai (FFX-2) is my obsessive muse, but Riku (KH) had earned the honorary title of inspiring this long-running (kind of on hiatus) series of attempted novelizations including the professionally crafted OCs. I'm inclined on writing my Do You Accept It? series while playing KH: DDD.

Er, so yeah. Little rambling there. XD

(I'm also conspiring to include a KH!Baralai into my Dream Drop Distance arc. Yes. It's gonna be awesome. Priest Baralai in La Cite des Cloches? The Crimson Crusader in the Country of Musketeers [him as a red mage]? Baralai the future and last remaining Xehanort incarnation? Who would have thunk! ;3)

Full of creative juices. Don't know where to put them.

[kairi_angel]

Guess who has two thumbs and a basic outline and feel for a FFIX fanfic?

[pssst it's me.]

I actually have a beginning middle and end holy shit.

There are going to be a lot of parallels and it's an AU but

yeah.

[Keyblade Seeker]

Been a while since I last saw you, Annoyance.

[kairi_angel]

Been a while since I last saw you, Annoyance.

Heh didn't mean for that to happen, I've just been so busy. But, I'm hoping with this AU I'll start getting something going. It's definitely not going to be done like... probably until like December because of how busy I am but, hey.

[Keyblade Seeker]

Heh didn't mean for that to happen, I've just been so busy. But, I'm hoping with this AU I'll start getting something going. It's definitely not going to be done like... probably until like December because of how busy I am but, hey.

AU? What Alternate Universe are you making?

[kairi_angel]

AU? What Alternate Universe are you making?

Something more of the usual "real world" sort of things. Zidane still is a deliquent with a heart of gold kinda thing, of course, Garnet's rich and wants to run away (if you played p4 she'll pre much be yukiko's kinda thing...) And then adventure happens. Some parallels, fitting in stuff, etc. It's still in organization and little blips are being written for now but it iiiis being worked on.

It's basically nothing special but I want to do it regardless.

[Keyblade Seeker]

Something more of the usual "real world" sort of things. Zidane still is a deliquent with a heart of gold kinda thing, of course, Garnet's rich and wants to run away (if you played p4 she'll pre much be yukiko's kinda thing...) And then adventure happens. Some parallels, fitting in stuff, etc. It's still in organization and little blips are being written for now but it iiiis being worked on.

It's basically nothing special but I want to do it regardless.

Okay. Lost interest as I don't play FFX due to lack of a PS2 or PS3 or whatever you need to play the game. Then again, I like Kingdom Hearts despite only playing CoM and BBS. And Team Fortress 2 in spite of not playing it at all.

[kairi_angel]

FFIX is a ps1 game and ps2s are 20 dollars these days. I'm not sure about PS1, but the ps2 in my opinion is the best console (fat ones anyways) and hey, you can play the other KH games.

If you have a psp, ffix is 10 dollars on psn.

Final Fantasy IX is not only my favorite FF game; it's my favorite game.