03-13-2003, 06:02 AM
Let's throw in my two cents.
A team can be made up of anywhere from two to about twelve people. But the one side is empty and boring while the other is bloated. Teams with less than three or more than about eight people don't balance well either. So make use of a team, whether explicitly like in the Adventure seasons, or making it form over time like in Tamers.
Teams are pretty crucial to the core of Digimon, though, and part of being original, especially if you throw in a team of original characters, is the team dynamic. Don't make everyone just get along, or maybe throw a wrench into the plans by having the team split by two leaders. Stories using a team of original characters can be every bit as engaging as those containing regular characters.
As for writing, write regularly. If you keep yourself writing, you'll be ready when you get a grat idea. If not, you may lose the idea before you get the right words to write it with. This goes for lemons as well as clean fics, so keep it in mind.
Read your own work. Don't publish your stories immediately, wait a few days and then read the story. This will help you catch typos and little character errors you might overlook in a first reading, especially if you feel rushed to put the story out.
Don't be afraid to move a concept to the back burners. If you can't keep writing a concept, let it slide until you can write it again. I do this all the time, more than half of my projects at any given time being on the back burners. In fact, some of the stories I'm working on right now have been on the Back Burners for a while, like Ken and Miyako's Future Lives and my own Digimon 03 'NEO'.
But most of my advice is going to push the borer more on original writing rather than fan-work. So here's my final bit of advice: Respect the Four Cs: Canon, Continuity, Character, and Changes. You're the author, keep track of your changes. Keep track of your continuity, the characters you're using, and keep a list if you must of your Canon.
A team can be made up of anywhere from two to about twelve people. But the one side is empty and boring while the other is bloated. Teams with less than three or more than about eight people don't balance well either. So make use of a team, whether explicitly like in the Adventure seasons, or making it form over time like in Tamers.
Teams are pretty crucial to the core of Digimon, though, and part of being original, especially if you throw in a team of original characters, is the team dynamic. Don't make everyone just get along, or maybe throw a wrench into the plans by having the team split by two leaders. Stories using a team of original characters can be every bit as engaging as those containing regular characters.
As for writing, write regularly. If you keep yourself writing, you'll be ready when you get a grat idea. If not, you may lose the idea before you get the right words to write it with. This goes for lemons as well as clean fics, so keep it in mind.
Read your own work. Don't publish your stories immediately, wait a few days and then read the story. This will help you catch typos and little character errors you might overlook in a first reading, especially if you feel rushed to put the story out.
Don't be afraid to move a concept to the back burners. If you can't keep writing a concept, let it slide until you can write it again. I do this all the time, more than half of my projects at any given time being on the back burners. In fact, some of the stories I'm working on right now have been on the Back Burners for a while, like Ken and Miyako's Future Lives and my own Digimon 03 'NEO'.
But most of my advice is going to push the borer more on original writing rather than fan-work. So here's my final bit of advice: Respect the Four Cs: Canon, Continuity, Character, and Changes. You're the author, keep track of your changes. Keep track of your continuity, the characters you're using, and keep a list if you must of your Canon.