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Question: How do I write a AWESOME Alice Cullen fanfic!?
This is my first fanfic EVER,so i want it to be atleast good!. I love the twiligh series so this is awesome!. I alread have one character,Diane!. But I just read this AWESOME fanfic on fanfiction!.net!. Its called Vita Per Sempre and it was AWESOME! So please help! Give me some tips please!Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Here are just a few general tips on writing to get you started:
1!. Avoid using words like "said" or phrases like "yelled loudly" all the time!. If your dialogue is strong, they seem like such an unnecessary burden!. Learn to use phrases like that in moderation!.

2!. Do not use boring verbs like "stood" or "watched!." Check out this website for some variations on common verbs like those: http://www!.deannacarlyle!.com/articles/ve!.!.!.

3!. Avoid using too many adjectives; instead, use them like you would seasonings on food!. Too much seasoning ruins the dish, but the right amount makes the dish come to life!.

Good: The laughing boy tumbled down the hill after his brothers!.

Bad: The brown-haired, freckled, laughing boy tumbled down the bright green, tall hill after his chubby, overweight, blond-haired brothers!.

See what I mean!? The "bad" example is such a pain to read! Let the readers use their imaginations!.

4!. Remember the Show not Tell rule!. When you "show" you use the character to state the facts!. When you "tell" you use the narrator to state the facts!. You want to avoid "telling" and try to focus on "showing!."

Tell:
The room is icy cold!. Susanna and Lily are freezing!.

Show:
"I'm sick of this, Lily!"
Wrapped in a fleece blanket, Susanna shuffled over to the heater and leaned over it, trying to warm her hands!.

Notice how in "show," it was never stated that the room was freezing cold, but that you picked it up anyways!? Readers are clever; the author doesn't need to spell everything out for them, like in "tell!."Www@QuestionHome@Com

read other awesome Alice Cullen fanfic as inspiration

and just WRITE it!. don't think about what anyone else might think about it, just write a story that you like and would like reading!.

also listen to "She is Brighter" by the Mitch Hansen Band if you haven't already because it's a song about Alice and I love his music :)

make a plot outline for the whole story, it'll probably help!. that way you know the basic idea and what you have to write to get it to fit together well!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

There's really no like wrong or right way to write a fanfic, just sorta outline what you want it to be about and go from there!.
Good Luck :)Www@QuestionHome@Com