Ok guys, this is it. The end. Finito. I'm afraid that if I continue this it will cease to be funny and become annoying. So I hope you guys have enjoyed this as much as I have.

NOTE: Proverbs has ended up being more like pet peeves than anything else. And I know that I have broken some of these myself (along with some of the commandments), but nobody is perfect.

NOTE2: Not all of these Proverbs are mine. Those that aren't have the contributors name following the Proverb. Thanks to all who contributed.

ScruffyWes, Steve-0, Tanydwr, Chelle86, Kill-the-rabbit, dulaithlossword, Tiffany, thank you guys so much for all of your reviews! At least I know some people found this amusing.

Book Of Proverbs

Behold, my son here is wisdom. Pay heed to these words, and in the days of thy writings, thou shalt not be caught short. For truly it is said, pay heed to the errors of others and you shall not make them yourself. And again, as we have been told from on old, to thine own self be true.

Thou shalt not speak in fanfiction terms to the uninitiated, for they will not perceive thy meaning.

Thou shalt be wary in thy usage of accents, for if ye writest them too heavy, for as surely as the sun does rise in the East and set in the West, thy readers will bog themselves down in deciphering their speech.

Thou shalt not overburden they readers with too much exposition, for nothing can kill a fic faster than too much exposition.

Yet, thou shall not set the pace of thy plot to the speed of a jet plane, but let it develop at a believable tempo, and only then will thy readers not feel cheated.

When thou combinest two different worlds, i.e. Buffy and Harry Potter, thou must do so in a logical way and explainest away any discrepancies.

Whosoever shall use Elizabeth as the full name of Buffy, despite a total lack of cannonical evidence, shalt be smited, verily. - Froggy

Family trees shalt not resemble the work of a crazed toparist. - Froggy

Thou shalt not holdest chapters hostage. Unless thou desireth to be smoten, verily. - Froggy

Create not a Mary Sue, for though she seemeth beautiful and perfect, she leads, not to the path of righteousness, but to the path of flames and torment at the hands of the great angelic protector of cannon, Miss H. - Miss Kayl

Thou mayest create a Mary Sue if thy soul purpose is to ridicule or parody her. Then shall thy readers rejoice in her destruction.

Lo, shall the fanfic reader revere the writers of fics: au's, crossovers and canon, for they shall deliver us from the desert of reruns and repeated readings. They shall offer us a bounty of stories: angst, shippiness, what ifs, fixes, missing scenes, and smut. So bountiful, the reader shall offer feedback, encouragement, and much prayers for updates. Blessed be the fanfic writer that provides new and entertaining stories. - Catlimere

Plagiarism is a cheat's tool - to use it, is to lose your own talent. - Tanydwr

Be wary of placing whole paragraphs in italics, lest ye wish for thy readers to develop crossed eyes and cease in their ability to read further.