WHAT NOT TO WRITE cont.

I should really write something so controversial more often! I have gotten more reviews than I have ever gotten for one new chapter of one of my stories…

Any who, I have more to add! Thanks to all of the fabulous reviews I have received (THANK YOU ALL WHO REVIEWED! I LOVE HEARING FROM YOU!) There is more worth mentioning to my growing list. If you have a suggestion, or if you just want to yell at me, review or PM me.

And I apologize for my mistake! The dictionary on my word program crashed, so all of my spellings got deleted. (Can you believe Microsoft Word telling me that Cullens was spelled wrong?) That just goes to show that not everyone is perfect, and that I need a newer version of Microsoft Word!

So, here goes nothing…

New Plotlines that are agreed on as over used and VERY annoying:

-Edward being the main player at Forks, he wants Bella; she doesn't want her or vice versa. There are just no more ideas here.

-Karaoke with the Cullens. I do not want to picture Emmett dancing around with a sparkly mike like Hannah Montana's!

-Twilight Playlists! This is a touchy topic. Everyone has a song they know that could be related to twilight. What do you think my pathetic attempts at song-fics were?! I was just trying to be a bit more subtle. Add it in as a song Bella listens to, fitting with the time period in the books, or something.

-Things one of the Cullens or all of them should never do. We do not have the power to dictate their lives! Incorporate something you don't ever want to see them do into a story as a prank or something. But BE ORIGINAL.

-Bella being abused by a love one. This one is not completely old, but is damn close. I know it is a great piece of tension to add to a story, but it's just not what writers/browsers want to read. Cause you, and 10,000 other people have done the exact same thing.

TIPS FOR WRITING BETTER:

Get an editor.

If you don't want to spell check your stories a thousand times or go over it yourself, get an editor. Ask a friend to look over it. Or *gasp* even your English teacher! It will make your work look much neater and easier to read. Plus, the story might be easier to understand.

Be original.

Don't take someone else's plot line and try to make your own spin on it, or pick one up from a writer who doesn't want it. That usually means the story is dead, and you can't add anything new or exciting to it. Take ideas from your dreams or life. Or books you liked. (That's what I did, and hey, I have three stories I consider good.)

Don't hold your story hostage for reviews.

I love reviews, but I lose interest in a story whenever an author won't post until they get so many reviews. I would gladly go read another story. Don't threaten your readers in any way; it's not really the smartest thing to do. They are in control here, not you.

Write with a friend/write out story ideas.

I have a whole notebook full of ideas I have abandoned, gone through with, or co-writed with someone. This really helps you judge if you think your story will have a good ending and make it past 10 chapters. (I made this mistake with Part of Their World) If your plot-line is flat, your story will be too.

Also…

If you are just all like "Why is she bitching so much about pranks and randomness?" I can tell you why. Because there are some kinds of random that are good and bad. Ones that are totally inside jokes and are not clear to the reader are a big "What the heck?" in your story.

You can do random, and pranks. Choose a new location, target and pranks each time. (Stop defacing Edward's car for example) just have a purpose behind the randomness. Like in my story, Child of the Earth, Sproule seems like a totally unrelated creeper. But is he? He might just appear in the story somewhere…

Please look at all the reviews before posting your idea! Also, read them for tips!

So, In conclusion, I challenge you to write a better story, and to get more readers! I challenge you, sitting there, reading this and probably thinking that I'm insane. Prove me wrong. Show me that there isn't all the crap on fan fiction that I have been bitching about.

BRING IT ON!

(I love a challenge, don't you?)