A little input on making good stories to, hopefully, sell.

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What is Meta-Fiction? And why do I enjoy writing it so much?

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Why make a feature suddenly weaker, or a smart character suddenly rather dumb? It's a problem that should be fixed in the second draft, but often isn't.

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When I have trouble writing, why does reading help? And what should I read?

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If I explain every aspect of my world and backstory, my book gets bloated. How do I decide what to explain, and what to leave alone?

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They're all over, and most of them cost money. When the chances of winning are so small, why bother at all?

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It won't necessarily make you money, but it will teach you how to be an author, which is a business, which takes a little more intentional work.

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Believe it or not, men and women write very different kinds of fanfiction. Is either one correct?

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Or, in business terms, who is already reading the sorts of stories you are writing?

Thoughts for the business side of things.

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What's the least content you should use for your fanfiction? The answer is... Just enough, and maybe a little more.

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