User:NomadMusik/NomadMusik's Guide To Writing A Great Fanon!

This is my guide to writing great fanon!

Rule I: Grammar
This applies to any kind of fan-fiction: USE CORRECT GRAMMAR!

An example would be this: (Note: This is a exert from Dragon Ball Z: Futuristic Tales. Check it out!)

""I sorry..." Dabura says, likking the blood of his sword. "I can't never control me. Me has a strange loust for kiling. And, personally, I h8 peepz who lost emselves. I alredy h8 ya, and ya lose you're mindd, I colden't resist kiling ya."" Is the wrong way to say it.

This is the right way:

"I'm sorry..." Dabura said, licking the blood off his sword. "I can't control myself. I have a strange lust for killing. And, personally, I hate people who lose themselves. Since I already hated you, and you lost your mind, I couldn't resist killing you."

See the difference?

Rule II: Canonicity
This applies to all fan-fictions that have an actual series. Let's say, Dragon Ball. This would be breaking canon without a perfectly good explanation:

"Krillin is a Namekian."

This would be alternate timeline:

"Krillin is a Namekian because he wished on the Dragon Balls to become one."

This would be canon, if one would consider GT non-canon (See here for more info.)

"11 years after the events of Dragon Ball Z, Krillin became a Namekian because he wished on the Dragon Balls to become one."

Rule III: Copyright
This rule applies to all fan-fictions.

If somebody else has a fanon story, and you copy something exactly (or almost exactly), that would be breaking copyright. Although, it may not be illegal on some websites, it's extremely dickish. Plus, you may have the possibility of being banned. Concepts may be taken, but not full ideas.

Rule IV: Games
This rule is very specific, and may apply to all fanons.

If you make a fan-fiction games about a fan-fiction/series, not all info has to be canon. You can leave characters out, but you can't twist an entire storyline too much. Otherwise, it would be breaking canon.

Rule V: Images
This applies on all fan-fiction websites.

If you take an image from somebody else, at least have the decency to ask the owner. If they say no, don't take the image. Otherwise, you may have the possibilty of being banned. This doesn't apply to Google images.

Rule VI: Multiple Owners
This applies to some fan-fictions.

If you're a co-owner of a fan-fiction, then you need to know that you have to discuss plot, character development and more with the other co-owner(s). If you don't, there will be minor/major conflict.

Rule VII: Grammatical Editing
This rule applies to all fan-fictions.

You can edit any fan-fiction if you see a grammatical error, such as missing words, improper spelling, etc.

Rule VIII (aka: The Golden Rule): Editing
Since you've seen all of the previous rules, this is the last rule. It applies to all fan-fictions.

It's always smart to edit in Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, etc., because they catch all spelling errors. Be careful for all typos, such as h8 = hate, wtf = what the fuck or what the ****, etc. Make sure there's a good amount of dialouge and narration.

Make sure you ask me, Destructivedisk, KidVegeta, Hyper Zergling or SSWerty for more help. See this page for help too. Have fun editing!