Hello, and welcome back to "How NOT to Write the Worst Fanfiction Ever"! Sorry I updated so late! But before I start, I'd like to reply to the comments from last chapter.

Guest: Thanks! I like writing adventure, too.

Snowfall16: Thank you! I'm looking forward to writing about summaries.

Macygracie: Thank you so much!

Doodle Knight: Thank you!

XXwintershadowsXX: Thank you for the suggestion! I like reading fantasy and adventure, too.

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Today's topic will be… plots! Yes, the part of writing where even a good writer can make a tragic mistake. There are many ways to come up with different plots, but everyone must be careful.

Personally, I have a list of plots I might use. Night is the time where lots of people's creative juices start flowing, so if you have one of your own, I recommend having it accessible at night.

A lot of the "plots" I have are more of sub-plots; small conflicts or scenario to move the story along. A warning about these: it is hard to write an entire book off of one of them. If you want your fanfiction to be interesting, have lots of these "mini-plots". To identify them, just think about a one-shot: these sub-plots can be used to write a one-chapter story.

Even simple things can pass as plots. Here are some ideas that can be used:

-The leader is too sick to lead the clan, so the deputy must lead the clan

-A rogue starts trouble in the clan

-Tensions arise between two clans

-A clan is left without a medicine cat

The list goes on. As you can tell, writing large stories would be hard with just one of these plots. Combine them all, and add a few in, and that would be a good story!

Life Stories:

Life stories always, always have a good plot. Why are you writing about this character? They must have some sort of exciting life. Erin Hunter wouldn't make a story on Frostfur, or Willowpelt. Why not? They didn't lead an exciting life like Bluestar, Firestar, or Ravenpaw did. So these three characters got their own story, but the other two did not.

Also to keep in mind in the original Warriors books, all had more than one plot. Let's take a look at Dawn of the Clans: Path of Stars. (SPOILER WARNING) Not only are the cats trying to beat Slash, but each point of view has their own "sub-plot": Thunder falls in love, and Gray Wing is going to have his own kits. Erin chose Thunder, Gray Wing, and Clear Sky to have their own point of views because something was going on with them, making their story interesting. I wouldn't expect a story from the point of view of River Ripple, as he seems happy and content with life. No interesting plot there, sorry. (No hate to him though, RiverClan is my favorite clan). (END OF SPOILERS)

Now, my favorite part: I'll be making up some bad plots so I can make them good!

Story 1 Basis:

Everybody wonders about how WindClan split between tunnelers and moor runners. Turns out, Tunnelpaw discovers tunnels in WindClan. He must fight so that tunnelers are respected, and gain his trust of his clanmates. Follow young Tunnelpaw as he grows to become Tunnelstar…

First off, according to Warrior Cat Wiki, Moth Flight's Vision, and Tallstar's Revenge, the tunnels were discovered before Tunnelpaw would have been born. Second, if the tunnels were never found, then why did his parents name him Tunnelkit? I do like the overall plot, how WindClan split between tunnelers and moor runners. So let's work off of that!

Story 2 Basis:

Tunnelers and moor runners. Ying and Yang. Fire and water. They are so different, so how did they come to be? How did Brackenpaw split WindClan after a horrible accident? His clan, his family, will be divided. Runners think that tunnelers are wasting time. Tunnelers think that runners should adapt to the new WindClan life. It seems as though WindClan will never find peace again.

This is much better! See how Brackenpaw didn't discover the tunnels, but he did split the clan? There are many different sub-plots that the writer can put in here. What is happening in the other clans? What was this "horrible accident"? Is Brackenpaw for or against tunneling? And so on.

In addition, Brackenpaw has an "exciting" life, just like Bluestar, Firestar, or Ravenpaw had. He is influential to the clan from an early age. Also, his clan is in a period of change and transition right now, so sub-plots will be easier to come up with.

Now, let's look at a story that is not a life story, but a fanfiction about an entire clan.

Story 3 Basis:

ThunderClan's leader and deputy both died. Who will be the new leader? They receive the prophecy, "Glitter will lead the clan,". But how can Glitterkit, now Glitterstar lead when she's only a kit? StarClan gives her many powers for her to use. Watch as Glitterstar leads ThunderClan, Bramblepaw and Stormpaw fall in love with her, and Tigerfang tries to kill the new leader.

This, my friends, is not a very good plot. Would I read it? Maybe. Would others? Probably not. Glitterstar is a major Mary-Sue. Tigerfang seems like Tigerstar 3.0, and Brablempaw and Stormpaw just seem like they're there just so Glitterstar can have two little sidekicks. And for the sub-plots-Bramblepaw and Stormpaw fighting, and Tigerfang trying to kill her- they are overused.

Story 4 Basis:

ThunderClan's medicine cat is murdered, and the crazed leader blames WindClan. ThunderClan's deputy holds a dark secret, and if it were to come out, the lives of two apprentices would be in danger. The new medicine cat wishes she were a warrior. And Ravenpaw can't stop hoping that he'd become a RiverClan warrior…

Wow! I would love to write that! See how each of the four main characters are connected, but each have a different sub-plot? I've never see a warrior in a fanfiction want to be in another clan before. Also, the deputy's secret will keep the readers guessing, and good add a good twist in the story. A crazed leader with lots of power sounds interesting, as long as he doesn't become another Tigerstar or Scourge.

That's it for today! I hope you enjoyed it. There is a poll on my profile for what story you want next. Next chapter will be about building clans, which I'm really excited for!

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Thank you for reading! Have an amazing day!