User blog:Heeelllooo/Seddie Fanfiction Tips

This blog is just for me to look at later if I want to write a seddie fanfic. It'll mostly be filled with some tips Ive learned through the stories I myself have enjoyed. Feel free to look around, but remember these are just some things I learned. (I might accidently exclude some things).

1) To create a good seddie fanfiction, there's usually a main story revolving around it. By revolving around a main story, this will create two types of interests: romantic interest and the plot interest. This idea is quite important as it goes along with the story "Birdhouse in Your Soul." This person's writing style is not that complex (compared to Vix's as below) but the story is very interesting because it achieves these two simple ideas.

2) Still, stories such as "Stairwells and Steering Wheels" by Vix23 are able to capture Sam and Freddie's character even though there isn't a main plot line. To achieve this idea, Vix's stories were more like Seddie one-shots, but in a chronological order. Therefore, a main plot line (like above) is not really needed, but it takes talent to achieve the real characters from the TV show. Some examples of "talent" (within this story) were: how long the relationship took to develop, the idea that everyone was IN character, the cleverness of the title itself, (everything took place within those spots: Freddie/ Sam in the car [steering wheels] and private conversations between the two near stairwells) the way the author was able to let Sam and Freddie be alone at times, not completely leaving our other characters (i.e. Carly), and resolving the idea about Carly/Freddie having possible feelings for one another.

P.S. other examples of stories like #2 are "Your Call," and "Holiday Spirit." Holiday Spirit its slightly more mature since it talks about alcohol in 1 or 2 chapters. Your Call deals when Sam and Freddie are in college, ane what happens after iCarly.

3) (This third tip is not a strong issue for me, but it is for many others) Grammar: Leave author notes at the beginning or end so the readers do not lose concentration during "the moment." Revise punctuation, use correct pronoun antecedents (i.e. who is "her"? Is that Carly or Sam), no run-ons/ fragments, and keep verb unity the same (if you are using past tense, use past tense throughout, etc).

4) The main way I get interested in the story itself is through the depth of each character. This part is very important because it shows the build up and characterization of each person. I think it's ok to leave off some characters "depth" as long as the main characters (sam and freddie) have some depth. Another way is through the commical aspects (don't need many, but make sure the jokes are funny); if I literally laugh out loud then the story is probably good.