Thx for this, but I skipped it, since... well, I got a little bored. I'll go to it for help if I get writer's block, which is really often. I also have a question. Is it good ettquette in your opinion, to give a preview paragraph on a story? I did that and well, I'm wondering if I should do that in the future. I'm not sure I would like to get a new chapter alert, and in the end its an A/N or just one paragraph. But I heard that some people may acctually like it this way. So... Any advise?

Uh. I believe Bella would be stronger than Felix, since New Borns are THAT strong, like SM said. And Bella didn't need to do much to beat Emmet in BD, if you didn't realise.

You've really helped. Thanks.

Thank you for sharing this! I haven't done much Twilight yet, and, as my favorite characters are the Volturi, it will probably be about them. :) But seriously, thank you. It's really great that you have these guidelines, because, being given this sort of thing from the start, rather than a bunch of flames after you've wrote a story, really helps people. :)

Wow, that review is...harsh. If it were me, I would have said: Well, that flame just helped me learn some new vocabulary in future chapters!!
I agree with your points on this, great job!!

Woow, I laughed so hard on some of these!! That's EXACTLY how to get author's block, well I haven't tried even 10 percent of them even, but logic adds up...

If only I found this when I started! XD Yeah, I had to learn these the hard way. (I kinda have a Mary-Sue built up) But, thanks for this help!!
I know how you feel about these things like the summaries, AN notes during the story, and spelling. So many stories are like [insert line here...]
(AN-I wanted to stop it here, but I'm not that mean!!)
[insert...] I'm always like, okay...you don't have to tell me that, I kinda want to read story now...
Great job at this!!

This is really useful and so true! So many people on fanfiction are using horrible cliches and bad grammer nowadays...Ugh. *shudders*

I agree with every word of this authors note. I thought I was the only one who noticed how much she was riding the Twilight thing. I mean, how long can you write one series before you go mental? And I found it stupid how she just let everyone see the Midnight Sun manuscript instead of trying to have it eliminated. I'm glad she didn't have it published, though.

If you read Stephenie Meyer closely, you will notice this.

Edward is Bella but smarter.

Jacob is Bella but dumber.

Wanda is Bella from another planet.

Bella is Stephenie, but with a hot boyfriend.

Gives you something to consider, doesn't it?

i totally agree with you. i think that breaking dawn is waay too forced. also, i realized that her writing isnt that incredible, it was her plot that i found spectacular, but then i found out that it isnt as origional as i thought. so im a little mad at her.

I have to admit,I laughed violently for quite a long time at some of those writer's block cures.Buy fruit just to let it rot.LOVE IT!Thank you,this is really helpful!

Agree completely with you. After reading 'The Host' I was in fits of laughter with each sentence.

My friend came and looked over my shoulder as I pointed to a hysterically funny sentence:

"We were discovered by another species - the Vultures, we call them here, though more for their personalities than their looks. They were... not kind."

She looked at me as though I belonged in a mental institution.

Thanks for posting this, and I'll try to bear in mind everything you said in the future!

Thank you for your "how to" manuel. I have been reading a lot of fan fiction lately and so much stuff just bugs the crap out of me. You addressed almost all of them. Seriously, when critiquing stories from now on, I feel like just giving them a link to your suggestions. You laid them out perfectly.

I am still in teh process of writing my first fan fictions (I am actually mid-way through three of them...I get writers block on one and then move onto the next until I come up with something new...I know - I am slightly crazy). Perhaps when I finish my first, you could review it for me? You seem like you know what you are doing. That would be wonderful - email me if you are interested. It shouldn't be more than a few more weeks until I have SOMETHING to show for my hours of labor. :)

Again, thanks. I am off to read your stories now... :)

This is so amazingly helpful! I scrolled down through it the first time, just a taste of what I was to read, and my immediate thought was 'Wow! This author seriously took the time and dedication to help us fellow writers out!' And you did.

I had never actually thought about opening up MS Works and writing a list of details and a plot. I'll try doing this and making my own story-list to see if it helps with describing things and getting my plot and details straight. Very nice!

Another thing: I know what you mean about it being annoying when you're trying to read a decent story, and the author just ruins the whole emotional, wonderful reading material with words like 'LOL!' and 'OMG!'. Not that I would ever post a flame about it, because flames are unsuperior things that only reveal what slimy cowards and hurtful beings that some people can be.

I can't wait to read more of your wonderful advice!

~Shadow

I wish there were more stories(?) like this, that way maybe people would learn how to write. I appreciate your taking the time to do this, especially the first page that is a guide to Twilight that is easy to read. I agree with the last page too, but I never had any intent on buying Midnight Sun or whatever she is calling it now. Twilight was not a quality book really, and I found this site in an attempt to see what other people thought of it through their writing. At first it was better than the book, at least most of them were, and now... You could hardly call them stories anymore, it's sad. Again, thanks for writing this, it was helpful.