This is a really informative fic! I wish I had found this earlier when I was just starting out! :)

i think slash started with kirk and spock and was simplified to just slash.

Well Oh My Golly Gosh!
You said my name in your fic =]
I feel so proud :)
I think I may have to watch some Smutty Gay Pron ;) (I spelt it wrong as I don't know whether it will be **'d or not)
Anyways Hope to hear from you soon
Hopefully we'll chat on Livejournal :)
Thanks for answering my question and helping me :)
~Smoochies~
Nat
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Have I told you lately how much you blow my mind? If I had it saved on this computer, I would totally be writing right now.

You should write a book, I bet it'd sell.

The how to fanfiction for dummies!

I have never come across an author that was willing to be this informative about the fanfiction world. Even though I knew most of the information, I wanted to see how you defined certain terms. I really liked this. I think that people who have just set up a profile or are just entering the fanfiction world should read this. (Great job!)

Wow, that was a really good guide. I've read several, mostly for specific fandoms, but this really is the best I've seen. I've been reading and writing for a while (on a diff account) and I really want to give myself a new start on this site because some of my fics are amatuerish and, well, bad. I have a feeling that this guide will definitely help me improve my writing for this fic. Great job!

Thank you so much for putting this up, it cleared some things up for me such as the lolita and shota bits because i didn't know what they meant. *huggles* thanks :)
a question:- i tried to write my first lemon scene and i got a couple of anonymous reviews telling me to stop writing the fic I've been trying to write the next chapter for it but I just don't have the motivation to write it; do you have any way i could try and get myself to write a chapter to it because i feel bad for those who want to read it? any help would be thanked with cookies and umm... Hot chocolate *yum*
Anyways Thanks again
Natalie
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This reeks of pure awesomeness. I actually found myself reading it despite the fact I've been a member for four years now (since 4-26, I keep track)

I think you are the first person to do this. It is quite amazing. And it would be horribly ironic if it got deleted, but I hope it does not. If you made a version 2.0, I would recommend including more of the warnings...but it's your choice.

Haha, it feels kinda funny writing a review for this not-fic. Especially having read that part on how to write Good Reviews!
Now my contrary nature is acting up and urging me to mess this up deliberately... but I won't.

This is a wonderful idea. Now if only they (the mysterious and brilliant genius founders/organizers of this website) would post this on the home page or something. I bet it will help a lot of new-(and not-so-new-)comers.

However, I'm going to disagree with you on what you wrote for OOC and IC (that's the first time I've read about this abbreviation! You learn something new everyday...). I think it's very misleading.

In my opinion, OOC is not automatically bad and an author characterization skills has nothing to do with how IC he/she makes the characters. Isn't it slightly silly to encourage and expect ff-authors to keep everyone IC? It'd take all the fun out of things!

As you have pointed out earlier: fanfiction is about exercising and expanding the imagination and ought to provide "unlimited possibilities of the stories that you thought you knew" (great wording, BTW - couldn't have put it better myself). Therefore, I don't see why there are so much stigma involved with twisting, redeveloping or reinventing existing characters' personalities. It's basically the same idea as AU - just that instead of changing the setting, you are changing how the characters behave, which tend to lead to different outcomes from the original stories.

I think it is a very interesting route to take and more or less every author does it to some degree - it spices up known plots and usually make for very unique stories.

Personally, I think characterization skills are more to do with how well you have developed the characters in your story - are they bland, 2D individuals or vivacious, live beings that hooks the readers in and makes the readers fall in love with them. An author with top characterization skills is about bringing their characters alive and moving the readers to feel for them, right?
The characters shouldn't need to resemble their original counterparts.

Anyway, I'm ranting. Sorry. On to other topics:

I love the structure - very neat and easy to follow. The content is clear-cut, detailed, informative and riddled with humourous quips that ensures people would read it even if they know it all already. I especially love the repeating quips about how if all else fails, sex(y) scenes and characters as vampires always works - so sad, yet so true. lol.

Also, in part four where you wrote that bit about not giving up and such? Probs my favourite part! So energetic and inspirational... will you marry me?

Some grammar/spelling errors I spotted in Q&A section:

You wrote "Only if you ask for their permission first, otherwise, it is a very flattering question to get!" Shouldn't it be something like: "Only if you ask for their permission first, but it is a very flattering question to get!"?

Also "Don’t take it personal! A lot of people tend to get bored and then take up their time putting people done – known as cyber bullying." - I think you meant this "down" instead of "done".

My favourite Q&A is the last one about reviews - totally great to have those points pointed out:) Some take the number of reviews way too seriously but like you mentioned, it doesn't always correspond with how good the story is. Hopefully this will help and perhaps give some of those self-doubting authors more confidence.

Wow, this is a long review... I hope you don't mind. It does contain an awful lot of information and I can't help but want to comment :P

This has got to be the most useful piece of writing on this website and yeah, it would be hilarious and very ironic if it was banned for being irrelevant. That'd be a bit of a travesty. Hopefully they won't though - we desperately need this to guide us poor lambs!!

Songfic: A fanfiction that is based on a song, revolving a story directly from the lyrics, or describing a circumstance or even matching a character’s personality; not illegal yet

I actually went ‘Ha!’ when reading this…It’s just a matter of time. O.o

I cracked up when I read the definition for Yaoi! ‘(sometimes more); trés super sexy’ XD

I like shota….Does that mean I’m a pedo? ~_~ *sulks in emo corner*
Emos: We don’t want you here! Get lost!
Aw…*heaves self to pedo corner*
Pedos: one of us one of us one of us.

Wait, wait I thought slash meant something between two characters from alternate universes…Now your telling me it means Yaoi? I’m so confused…
I’m too old.
‘A lot…’
Hehhe *giggles*
Btw when was slash invented? Why is that a good name for it?

What’s a cannon?

I’m a very good reviewer then! I need to work on my writing….~_~

M is my new favorite letter too…Then again it always has been! *tackles Mello to floor*
Matt: Bitch what’d I tell you? *pulls out his gun*

I’ve gotten a plot bunny before….Am I supossed to keep them? Shit! o.o

I apologize for the randomness...I can't focus at the the moment. But thank you for posting this it very much entertained me! *breathes out* I need to really start studying to become a good author, I think I have potential but if I actually put in some work I might be able to be just as good as you. ^_^ (Yes I am buttering you up, my wonderful lil' peice of toast you!)

First off, thanks so much for posting this! I really like to read guides and such and it REALLY helped with alot of questions I had (what was WIP, PWP, etc.)

But I also noticed I few things, that I feel the need to point out.

1.a paragraph for two (Did you mean a paragraph or two?)
2. Lemons are part of the critrus rating. Lemons means sexual content, lime means implied sexual content and orange means no sexual content. (It's not that popular in some fandoms, but I've seen it plenetly of times in Digimon and on fansites)

Thanks for reaqding! I really loved this! : )

Thank you for putting something like this up. I got a few neat tips from this; nice job compiling, too.

I hope it can help other writers as well.

Though, I'm not sure Lolita is particularly a Japanese term. There is the style of dress popular in Japan and such, and people do use it for anime fanfiction, but is it not also included in other sorts as well?

I am not 100% sure; it just strikes me as odd.

Sincerely,
Li