Name: What Writing Fanfiction Can Teach You, and What to Watch Out For. by Story Kitchen Studio
Duration: 28 min 41 s
Description: Fanfiction has long been a place where writers flex their skills and learn techniques! In this episode Maureen and Jane talk about what we love about fanfiction, what fanfiction can teach you about writing original fiction, and a few fanfiction habits that might not translate as well to original fiction. Mentioned in this episode: https://archiveofourown.org/

Maureen and Jane discuss what to do when you feel like your writing has hit a plateau. Hitting a plateau is a natural part of gaining skills and confidence as a creative! How do you recognize when it's happening to you, and what can you do? They share practical tips that have worked for them.

When You Hit a Plateau: How to Grow as a Writer

Making yourself write versus tools for writing, practice and technique.

What Exactly Is 'Technique' Anyway?

Fanfiction has long been a place where writers flex their skills and learn techniques! In this episode Maureen and Jane talk about what we love about fanfiction, what fanfiction can teach you about writing original fiction, and a few fanfiction habits that might not translate as well to original fiction. Mentioned in this episode: https://archiveofourown.org/

What Writing Fanfiction Can Teach You, and What to Watch Out For.

What are some tropes and are they okay in a story?  How can they help your writing, and how can they hurt?

Tropes: What's Good About Them Anyway?

Jane and Maureen discuss Space Opera; their favorites, and some of the pitfalls of writing it.

Nostalgia for Empire:  Space Opera and Tropes

Ingredients for delicious stories. Experimenting with writing techniques.

What Writing Fanfiction Can Teach You, and What to Watch Out For.

Story Kitchen Studio

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