If you have your own original characters and insert yourself into the story, is it bad? What if that's that's point?
Generally, if you're in the story and it's not an autobiography, that isn't good. You're less likely to write as well if you're thinking about what you would want to happen to you rather than what makes story sense. That said, your characters should certainly have elements of you. The MC in my first completed story was a lot like me, but had some key differences that made her do things I would never do. It's not impossible to write a successful self-insert fanfiction (see Dante's Inferno), but it's not likely to be very good, because you're writing what you would want to happen to you rather than what you would want to read.
Can you write some fanfiction involving yourself?
Okay, I’m gonna regret putting this here, aren't I?Here we go.She had met him online. Yes, that's how most love stories go, isn't it? But... something about him was different. He was mysterious but adorable, constantly making her blush. Those lines. They hit her heart like bullets until she fell. And she fell hard. She was his rose. Her thorns were her only defense but it felt like she had none when she talked to him. ------------------ He met her online. Talked to her. But he didn't know his heart would be stolen. The moment he saw a photo of her, his heart skipped a beat. God, she was beautiful. He talked to her, constantly saying lines that he knew would turn her face redder than her hair. He was addicted. ---------------- They talked, day after day. Then he told her. "I love you"
What Elements Would Make a Good Self Insert Fanfiction?
A self-insert character should be:Realistic, with flaws and faults. Their reactions should be unfeigned and natural. In other words, if you have a girl from the 20th century set down in the The Lord of the Rings, she should not have magical powers, be instantly the darling of everyone or have superb archery and sword fighting skills.As unknowledgeable of the plot as the other characters. There are some self-inserts that work well with the SI knowing the plot up until the point where they were inserted into the story, but those stories acknowledge that this knowledge becomes less and less useful as changes are made. The SI should not share the author’s omniscience.Facing their own challenges and obstacles. There’s nothing worse than a SI who dismisses all difficulties with a wave of her dainty hand.A foil for the other characters. The best self-inserts I’ve read have caused dilemmas for the other characters just by existing.Funny or amusing. While the very best SI I know of isn’t either, most of the SIs I’ve liked have made me laugh, either by their ‘fish out of water’ behavior or their quirks.
What is the appeal (for readers) of fanfiction starring OCs? Is it for self-insert purposes?
Not necessarily.The following is my opinion, and I’m sure others have different perspectives on the matter:The beauty of an OC, from a writer’s perspective, is that you are getting to craft a new being, and consider how they would impact that world, how they would interact with the canon cast.From a reader’s perspective, it is much the same. A compelling, well thought-out, multifaceted OC can be every bit as interesting as the canon cast. The trick is finding those OCs that are actually built well, the ones that have strengths and weaknesses, who succeed and fail, who have legitimate depth.(Not to shill myself too hard, but I’d like to think that I’m improving at a fair clip when it comes to creating compelling characters)
Has there ever been a published fan fiction story?
Depends what you mean. There are hundreds if not thousands of tie-in novels for popular series like Star Wars, Star Trek, Buffy...but these are commissioned and written to order by pro authors. Very occasionally, there are books published which consist of short stories set in an author's universe but by other authors. There's one in Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar universe. I don't know where the stories came from, but they certainly have all the characteristics of fanfic (and in that one, the first story is by a young teen, so I doubt it was commissioned). It's published under Lackey's name (she wrote one of them) "with" the other writers. Not by the others individually. I personally know of two people who have taken their fanfic, "filed the serial numbers off" so to speak, and published it as original fiction. Outside this sort of thing? No, nobody has ever sold a fanfic to a publisher - they won't touch it with a bargepole. You can't self publish it either - it's just as illegal. _You cannot make money from someone else's intellectual property_. "Also my sister told me that sometimes books that get turned to movies use fan fiction stories, to add to the plot. Is this true?" No. A full length novel has too _much_ plot for a standard length movie, not too little. About the closest you'd get to that is that just occasionally a bit of fanfic fanon has become so accepted that it gets used as canon later - an example is Sulu's first name in Star Trek. He doesn't have one in the series. Fans called him Hikaru. It's used in the movies. If you want to write fanfic, that's fine. But do it for free and for fun and to develop your writing skills. If you want to get published, you need to write original stories. Edit: Anime/manga fanfic _is_ regular fanfic. There aren't different rules.
Do readers actually like OC fanfiction stories?
I'll be honest in that I pretty much avoid any story that has an OC as the main. This is mostly because I tend to read romance fics and the OC is generally romantically involved with a character who I believe should be with someone else from the anime/manga. Also, due to the fact that an overwhelming amount of OCs are of the Mary-Sue type like you described, I have a tendency to avoid them. I do agree, though, that it is possible to have an OC who is not a Mary-Sue. Unfortunately, this is rather rare, and even more rare is finding an OC who is not romantically involved with a canon character. To answer the second part of your second question, my friend and I were once writing a fanfiction that with OCs as the main characters, but as a rule that we outright stated, they were not going to become romantically involved with any canon characters. Also, the plot of the story was that they went around to anime/manga/game worlds to kill all the Mary-Sues that would upset the balance of canon romances. (We have a very strong hate for anything Mary-Sue-esque). Due to my aversion from them, I unfortunately don't have any stories to really recommend. But I wish you much luck! I hope you're able to find some that aren't terrible.
What things bother you about anime/anime fans?
I love anime, but just wondering what things anime fans might not like about anime its self or the fans? For example.. - Narutards - People who believe its the greatest anime ever made and will not hear otherwise. If you try to have a different opinion about it or say something bad about it your flamed to death. Alot of fans are like this be it Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Vampire Knight.. - People who go around calling themselves Otaku's like its the greatest life time achievement ever. Most of these people have seen like 10 animes and heard it on there so branded themselves Otaku.... Am I the only one who see's this? I don't think they realise it means someone who is really obsessed. - Animes that are good with humour from the start but around 12 episodes in change the animation style and go slapstick comedy. - Fillers.. Id prefer the anime to just take a break for 2 - 3 months then come back with original story rather than fillers. I could rant all day.. Just wondering if anyone else agree's with some of these or has any of there own? Thanks for any answers.