(This is a normal article. This is may favorite site... Respect the nerdiness!)
For All You Nerds Out There…
I was surfing the web one day when I found the best nerd site ever:
FANFICTION.COM.
Yes, fanfiction is one of my favorite pastimes now. On Fanfiction.com, you can honor your favorite book, manga, anime, movie, TV show, or video game plot with your own story! For members of the site, you have a small profile page, a pen name, and the possibility of writing as much as you want! You can read stories other people have written by selecting your fandom (Ex: Naruto, Bleach, Okami, and… dare I say the cursed word… Twilight). Out will pop a whole archive of fanfictions people update and write themselves every day!
To register requires no personal information other than your email. You must have an email address because you need to be notified when you post a new chapter or someone you have alerted does. Alerts are really handy. Story alerts send you an email every time the story you alerted updates. Author alerts notify you when the author you alerted updates any of their stories. You are also allowed to favorite stories and authors, which causes the links to the stories and the authors’ profile to appear on your profile. Some people favorite without shame, but I’m picky.
However, the best feature is not Alerts, Favorites, or even writing sometimes. It’s the power to Review. Reviewing someone’s story is greatly rewarding for the writer and also for yourself. When someone reviews a story without flaming or spamming (I have never seen either of these. The environment is mostly people like you), it is a good opportunity for the author to improve their writing style. You also receive an email when someone reviews your story.
The only catch is to find good writers and read good, professional stories that aren’t ravaged by spelling and grammar mistakes. If you can do this, and you love a certain fandom, you will find endless entertainment in Fanfiction.com. Just don’t give too much personal information in your profile, stalkers are everywhere these days!*
*(At this point, the writer is skipping away whistling a happy, messed up tune. Every time Orochimaru smiles, a puppy dies. Remember the nerd joke, children. It’s not important at all!)