You are hereJuly 2009
July 2009
#1: Fitting Writing In
Odds are you have a pretty full life already. Friends and family who insist on making sure you’re breathing; work, school, or maybe both; and the other stuff I like to lump under “chores” that generally insure that your home and personal environment isn’t toxic. And now you want to add writing to the list.
Be prepared for those without the compulsive writing gene or drive or mindset to look at you like you’re crazy and maybe ask that question out loud. I haven’t found a good answer for “Why would you want to? Are you crazy?” yet, even when I ask myself.
Miscellaneous Concerns Introduction
There are some things that need to be discussed with fanfics, fandoms, and writing that doesn’t fall neatly under the other categories. So Miscellaneous Concerns gives them a home base.
Grammar Guides Introduction
The second section of Stephen King's On Writing is titled "Toolbox." In it, he describes all the things a writer should know making them analogous to tools in a toolbox that you a writer should take everywhere you go. The toolbox should have multiple layers and the commonest tools go in to the lop layer.
Editing Lessons Introduction
Your fanfic masterpiece is finally finished. See you just typed The End. Now it's ready for everyone out there in Internet-land to read!
Hit save and sit on those eager hands. Remember the list of important lessons I gave you back in the Writing Tutorial Introduction? Especially #5: Never submit or post a first draft ANYWHERE! Including the 'Net. What you just finished is the first draft. You need at least two more drafts before submitting or posting. So we're moving into Important Lesson #6: You WILL write more than one draft.
Writing Tutorials Introduction
Welcome to the FanFiction Garret and congratulations. You have taken the first step toward considering your writing seriously.
"But I do this for fun!"
Yes, and people make pottery for fun too. But nobody wants to put flowers in a cracked vase and nobody wants to read a story that hasn't been constructed properly. How many times have you clicked to the next fanfic in the archive because you saw the writer didn't even bother with spell checking or proper spacing?
Don't be shy. I'm the first to raise my hand and say "guilty".
