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Fan Fiction

Creative prompts, challenges, and guidance for writers who love exploring familiar worlds in fresh ways.

Borrow a universe. Bring your own spark.

Fan fiction is a playful way to practise storytelling with familiar worlds and characters. What happens after the final scene? What if the quiet side character becomes the hero? What if two fictional worlds collide? The possibilities are endless.

Weekly prompts

Fresh “what if?” ideas for alternate endings, missing scenes, character diaries, and unexpected crossovers.

Story challenges

Short, friendly challenges that focus on dialogue, action, setting, suspense, or point of view.

Feedback circles

Encouraging feedback that helps writers notice what is working and choose one clear area to strengthen.

Original-story bridge

Exercises that help writers transform fan-fiction skills into new characters, worlds, and stories of their own.

Write with respect

  • Credit the original series, author, game, or creator that inspired the work.
  • Do not present another creator’s characters or world as your own invention.
  • Keep community submissions age-appropriate and follow each challenge’s content rules.
  • Fan fiction is generally best shared as a non-commercial creative activity unless the rights holder permits otherwise.

Use a familiar world to practise. Then build a world only you could imagine.