Why you should absolutely, 1000%, use fanfic to brainstorm your next WIP. (Yes, I said it!)
Look, darlings. Don't come at me with the pitchforks and torches just yet. Hear me out. I'm not, under any circumstances, saying to rip off another author's work. I swear. But taking inspiration? Why not? Humans have been doing exactly that since... forever. Take a look at this screenshot below, and then we'll get into Story Time. Alright. This beautiful clusterf*ck is from my own Google Docs; it's the infodump holding the metric ton of stuff thrown together for my current WIP, "Immortal Disasters." And why am I showing you this? Because... It all started when I could not, for the life of me, find a story that I wanted to read. And then it all just took on a life of its own. STORY TIME: I am a huge, huge fanfic reader. I swear Ao3 is my best friend. And I routinely alternate between the Harry Potter fandom and Twilight. Because when it comes to my comfort reads, I'm a giant kid. Sue me. (Don't really do ...