I don't know. ...I seem to be an outlier, in that it's easier for me to write original fiction / original characters than it is for me to write fanfic. But I really like reading other people's fannish snippets.
And I couldn't tell you my "trick" if I tried.
Well, no. That's not quite true. I do like writing fairy-tale like stories. I guess you could say that's my fandom. I compare it in my head to making a crazy quilt: taking bits from a bunch of stories, and stitching them together (The foundling child from this story, the jealous king from that story, the scheming court wizard from over there, and how about a talking bird from that-a-wau?)
Sometimes, when I'm really stuck, I'll try telling a really well-known story but switch the hero around: "Rapunzel," from the witch's point of view, or "The Frog King" from the king's valet's point of view. ...That kind of thing.
Or I just don't even try to write a complete thing. Sometimes, I'll just write a scene and leave it at that.
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And I couldn't tell you my "trick" if I tried.
Well, no. That's not quite true. I do like writing fairy-tale like stories. I guess you could say that's my fandom. I compare it in my head to making a crazy quilt: taking bits from a bunch of stories, and stitching them together (The foundling child from this story, the jealous king from that story, the scheming court wizard from over there, and how about a talking bird from that-a-wau?)
Sometimes, when I'm really stuck, I'll try telling a really well-known story but switch the hero around: "Rapunzel," from the witch's point of view, or "The Frog King" from the king's valet's point of view. ...That kind of thing.
Or I just don't even try to write a complete thing. Sometimes, I'll just write a scene and leave it at that.