Me: One of my friends, Catluver3, is holding a contest to do a Kingdom Keepers holiday Fanfic, and so far, I'm winning!
Finn: But she want to know how to attract readers to vote for her.
Me: -wiggles eyebrows- WELL…. The producers of The Stages of Fanfiction Writers proudly presents:
HOW TO ATTRACT READERS! In WIDEN Format!
First Step: WAIT! Of course, when you first post a fanfic, you can't expect it to have 1000 views by the end of the day, not many people know you exist yet, so give it time. Time is crucial in writing, you have to take time out of your day to post for the viewers, you have to wait for the views to pile in and see how well you're doing.
Second Step: IMPROVE! Elongate every chapter, and make sure it's entertaining, or that SpellCheck is working correctly. Proofread to make sure you're proud of your work, you should always be. Make sure the chapter isn't jumbled into randomness and makes no sense or it doesn't rush into things. I.E.: Kevin stared into my eyes and I stared back into his. As the moment seemed timeless, the bane of my existence, Josephina burst in and yelled, "John's dead!" That just said the whole chapter. In one sentence. Readers want detail, punctuation, spelling, and comedy, unless it's at a funeral.
Third Step: DEDICATE! Tell your readers that you appreciate everything and make sure you get out of the Careless Stage as soon as possible. Respond to every review, PM or dedication to you. Another way to get out there is to participate in stories you like or Create a Character stories. The writer will thank you for your character and when your character comes out brilliantly, the other readers will wonder who made it.
Fourth Step: EXPAND! Expand your horizon of topics to write about! Whether if its Song Fics, Crossovers, or Anime, make sure you go to different topics. In the Percy Jackson Community, there's not a new story that comes out about Percy Jackson that no one's read before, so if you write an amazing Percy Jackson fic, the viewers will notice you. But don't be noisy or selfish about it. Don't post a Percy Jackson story just to get noticed. If you want to post a story no one's ever done before, do it! Someone's bound to see if someone took the dare to write a Fanfic about According to Humphrey. They'll admire your boldness and the community will soon be filled. Also, don't post on other people's stories, begging them for views. It just suggests you're desperate and no one really wants to go near you.
Fifth Step: NEVER STOP! Continue writing to the best of your ability, never losing hope or stopping your stories for a moment. And the best part? Once you become officially 'famous', you don't even know it! Meaning you won't have to worry about becoming fame obsessed like Charlie Sheen.
Me: No one I'm friends with likes to write. Just me.
Finn: So lonely.
Me: I hope this helps! For all who care. Really, I don't know how Ramblings got this far. Thank you to those viewing, and those who aren't… it doesn't matter. You won't see it anyway! If you were viewing it, you would become part of the 'viewers' not the non-'viewers', you see?
Finn: That's confusing.
Me: Okay! I have to go to bed!
Finn: Me too. –yawn-
Me: Snowfall tomorrow! Be PREPAAAREDD!
Scar and Hyenas: BE PREPARED! –green smoke fumes everywhere-
Read and Review if you understood the viewing non-viewing thing. I didn't and I'm the one who wrote it. Irony.