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I was reading through some very neat and well thought out fan stories yesterday... and I got around to wondering, "What makes us like certain stories, and not care tooo much for others, or even our own?" Well, I usually find that I like stories where the author does a wonderful job in imitating the characters, such as giving them expressions and actions that I believe fit them well, also. My own fictions have to do with one of my ideas of how Balto came to Nome. I could have written an entirely different idea, instead of what I think happened, I could do what I want to happen. That also sets aside some fictions. If someone writes a story and has the characters do what they want, instead of trying to figure out how the character would actually deal with the situation, I tend to stop reading.

These are just some of my ideas about liking fan fictions.
Kodiwolf

i like any fan fic that can keep me glued to the story, something thats in depth.

Any s tory with an interesting plot and characters.

and by "interesting", I mean well-characterized and thought out.

I like lovey dovey stories with plenty of fluff!!

Hmm... I like ones that just make sense.

Yea, i like somewhat suspenseful works. I guess romance fics are nice as well. Drama. . .can't say anything against them seeing as how im writing one right now hehe.
I guess if it sounds interesting, ill read it. But it helps to enjoy it if its well writen. Some of my previous works might have had decent plots, but they weren't that well written. I guess they were good enough to get a few fans, but im glad ive improved.

yeah, that's always good! Well thought out stories, and ones that inspire you, not ones written "Just because."