(Fanfiction/Fiction writing) Where do you get your inspiration?

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Sakuracatz

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Well basically, I want to write fanfiction but I don't have any ideas whatsoever. I was wondering how do you get your inspiration and how did you write your first story etc.
I want to write stories on Hetalia btw. :3
 
For fiction, I just write whatever comes to mind. Sometimes it's a random idea, sometimes it's inspired from a song or a poem or something.

For fan fiction, I think about what I think would be neat to see or read. What I would have liked to see. Just ask, what if? What if this happened instead of this? What if they did that instead? What if this question was answered? And so on. What is your take on things? Once you start thinking on those questions, you'll get something and start writing.
 
I really don't think of inspirations, they just hit me in the middle of something like whenever I'd listen to music, something would pop in my head so I write it down so I won't forget it. Inspirations cannot be forced, they're automatically popping in your head.
 
The inspiration usually comes to YOU but if you are really stuck then you should just write down whatever first pops in your head for about 10 mins and you'll find that you will actually have a starting point!
 
I write original fiction, and ideas just float into my head.

For fanfiction, I suggest you re-read/watch the story and just think: 'At this point, what would happen if 'character' did this instead of what he/she did?'
 
I am no writer by any means, but I did write a few unfinished fanfics.

There is always one character in a series that stands out more than the rest to me, usually a character I really start to admire, even adore. I take that character and put myself into a story with them.(I say myself, but of course I am just a stand-in until I developed 'my' character more and name her)

It always helps to have a good imagination, and I always had an over-active one ;)

I concocted a story in my head about traveling with the main character, what kinds of things would we would encounter along the way... dangers and even some romance(I am a sucker for romance*wink*) I just sat down and started writing all my thoughts on this, traveling with my character(that I secretly adored) even if it was just typing notes. Thinking back on it. the story wrote itself.

What was odd for me is, I started writing the middle of the story 1st, then I went on to write the beginning. (?.?) lol but I heard that is pretty common.

I really had to unlock a door to my mind, because when I first started, it was very straight forward writing. I would slave away over the pc, finish a section of story, wipe the sweat my fore head, and take it to a friend to read, only to have them read it, then look up at me and say "Yeah, that's a pretty good draft." ( >.....................< ) Whaaaaaaa? DRAFT? In my eyes it was gold! but upon re-reading it, and looking at it through their eyes, I would realize... crap (-_-) it is just a draft, it lacked detail!!!! and the detail is what was so hard for me, the endless descriptions. This is what I was talking about with the 'unlocking a door to my mind.' My story lacked a certain scope, I needed to take a look around me and describe what did the terrain looked like, what kind of noises did we hear, for Gods sake I had not even described my characters attire, or what we looked like. Guess we were just running around the woods naked then. lol ;)-
ok, I am rambling...
Sorry I am not much help, but these are some challenges I dealt with, yours may be different.
Just write out ur ideas, even if it's a loose draft or notes, and then make them grow..... I actually kinda envy you, I have not worked on my fafic in a long long time. I enjoyed writing it more than people enjoyed reading it, lol good luck :)
 
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