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I think I'll start periodically posting some Fanfiction Do's.
Just to balance off my fucking negative ass remarks.
Now before I go off into my Fanfiction Do's I just want to point out a fucking scene that is a focal point to any plot line like this.
And that is the cat naming scene of any Acatsuki story.
Yes.
It's where the Akatsuki are gathered around and their names go something like this
Itachi- Weasel (He just reminded them of a weasel! What can the say!)
Konan- Blue (Her hair color. Very Original)
Pein- Pain (With an 'a' though. Difference.)
Hidan- Jashin (Because the namer is one of those people who say "Oh my Jashin")
Kakazu- Stitches (Cause it looks like he has them)
Zetsu- WB (White and Black)
Tobi- Jumpy (Cause he's hyperactive!)
Kisame- Fishy (Always.)
Sasori- Bloody Two Shoes (Red hair…)
Deidara- Blondie (What else?)
Has anyone else noticed how those stories all basically begin the fucking same?
It usually goes something like this:
Fake Acatsuki Story
"Hey Megan!" Ruthie shouted, "Let's go to the pet store!"
Ruthie's parents had just left on a five year long voyage around the world and left Ruthie alone in their twenty room mansion. Don't worry though, not only will Ruthie's friends—Megan, Stacy, Lily, Anna, and Millie— whose parents let them live with another sixteen-year-old for five years, be staying with her, but her parents said she can get a pet cat to ease the loneliness. She decided to get nine. Wait. Ten, actually, because for plot purposes we're going to do the Akatsuki plus the deceased Sasori, because he's hot. Now that you're all caught up!
"Okay Ruthie, gosh you bitch," Megan responded.
Oh yes what about her friends!
Since I'm too lazy to incorporate it into the story, I'm just going to list their qualities for you.
Ruthie- Stereotypical calm cool and collected friend.
Probable Pairing: Itachi
Megan- Stereotypical bad ass friend who curses all the time and doesn't give a fuck about shit.
Probable Pairing: Hidan
Stacy: The stereotypical artsy type, prefers long lasting, beautiful poetry and paintings.
Probable Pairing: Sasori
Lily: The stereotypical pyromaniac, prefers short lived, stunning sculptures.
Probable Pairing: Deidara
Those are basically all the hot guys sine Pein is always paired with Konan.
…
So the rest aren't important.
And off to the pet store they go.
And then there will be the "transformation" scene where they accidentally hit the cats with water and they all transform into naked Akatsuki members and the "who sleeps where" scene and the "Whose will go with so-and-so grocery shopping and who will go with so-and-so clothing shopping" scene and so on and so forth.
Fanfiction Do's
Not everyone is the same. However, these are things that attract me to a story starting with the basics. (The examples given below are real stories by real authors whose stories I enjoy).
1. A witty title.
If you have a clever ass title I'm more likely to read your story. Not necessarily a pun but it gives a bit of insight as to what your story may be about without blatantly saying it. Something such as:
Another Way to Serve
Dirty Old Men
The first is about Hinata as a civilian, the second, about the Naruto girls in relationships with Jounins.
Subtle, yet with meaning.
2. Interesting Summaries
Personally I think the best summaries are the one that are quotes from the story.
Picking that quote that really captures a key theme.
Also funny summaries often draw me in even when it's a serious story.
I've actually come to dislike those fucking summaries that are for like romance stories that end like: "but she didn't count on love to come knocking her off her feet, did she?" or "But can she survive friends, family and love?"
It creates a scene like this:
Me at Home
Was she the fearless girl she thought she was or was she afraid of the one thing she yearned for the most: love?
"…Am I supposed to fucking answer that?"
Well those are your two do's for now!
Oh and something interesting!
Just to put a time perspective on it.
Naruto began airing:
October 3, 2002.
Damn.
Fuck bitches.
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