Annabeth Chase's Guide to Writing Fanfiction

by Anhilare

Annabeth Chase is famous in our world and she knows it. So she decides to Google herself, and she stumbles across a website called Fanfiction. She reads some of our stories about her and she decides to give us some help, so she goes to the computer and types up some advice for us. Don't worry, it's for our own good. This story is complete. I'll update if something REALLY bothers me

1. I Have Arrived

Hello, everyone! My name's Annabeth.

I'm sure all of you know who I am.

I know that I, along with my obnoxious boyfriend and my friends, are the silent celebrities of the world right now.

It's been quite an honor.

Because of this, I have decided to Google myself and see what comes up. Nothing interesting, really. I then look at the 'Searches related to Annabeth Chase' prompt, and the first result on the second column had me interested. What's a fanfiction? I wondered. And I do not regret finding out.

Our fans are such amazing people, so much so that they would sit down and devote some time, skill, and imagination to us.

Or lack thereof.

A big problem I have encountered while reading fanfictions is that the stories as a whole are riddled with clichés. They might have been great and creative when they were first brought to mind, but over time they have lost their grandeur and have become bland and unoriginal, which pains me because I know that all of you are capable of doing so much more. All of you are capable of creating original and unique ideas, but you decide to use overused and consequently cringeworthy material over and over again, to the point that finding an original fanfiction can become a task. It isn't a fun task, either, especially since I have college in New Rome and a boyfriend to babysit (a con of dating Percy Jackson). I don't have time to sit down and read through many fanfictions and find an original and well-written one. I want to enjoy fanfiction, not analyze it.

Another issue that I need to address is grammar. Grammar, grammar, grammar, grammar, grammar. If you write, try to write well. Everyone knows that spellcheck is terrible, but many of you could really use it! If you would like a more advanced spellchecker that looks at more than just spelling, I would recommend Grammarly. Being dyslexic, it has helped me get a good grade on my essays so many times. If you really don't want to download Grammarly (for whatever reason), I'll be sure to highlight some common mistakes made by you and how you can fix them in a later chapter.

Well, this is just an introduction right now. I know it isn't very long, but I'll be sure to update regularly. Every Saturday, to be exact. If I don't update, that means that either I have important college stuff to do or I am going on a quest.

~Annabeth C.

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Hello, everyone! My name's David.

I'm sure none of you know who I am.

I will try as hard as I can to update regularly. If for some reason I don't make the deadline, I will try to update as soon as I can.

If you want this to become a real story, please let me know in a review and I will (somehow) turn it into one if enough people say so.

This is my first fic. Please don't be alarmed that I'm a guy. I know that most authors here are girls (like what, 90-95%?), so all I ask of you is to not judge me.

I don't like being judged. (Constructive criticism welcome!)

Thanks in advance,

~David V.