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Xavier H.M.

The secret to writing original fiction

I've been writing a lot the past few days. Just fanfiction for now. It feels great. I haven't written in months; last night, I churned out over 1,000 words.

I really appreciate using fanfic as a writing exercise. All the character work and worldbuilding is done for you, so you can just focus on constructing the prose, dialogue, and your own fanon creative liberties. I'm hoping it will act as a springboard for me to jump into some original fiction I've been mulling over in my head. Once I nail down the characters, setting, etc, I should be able to just jump in and start writing like I can with fanfiction.

I've never been much of a planner. Most of my best writing was from sitting down at my computer, opening up a new document, and just writing on the fly. But that level of spontaneity requires a deep understanding of what you're writing about, and why.

The depth of knowledge is fun with fandoms. I want to approach my original fiction with the same level of excitement—by writing characters I've always wanted to see in places I've always wanted to be in stories I've always wanted to read.

I think the key to writing original fiction is becoming a "fan" of your own work. Because by then you're just having fun.

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