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  Why a FAQ? Why not? I get e-mail from alot of people via the form on my DBZ:UR Contact Page. And people ask me alot of different questions. So I decided that a FAQ would be a nifty addition, thus answering some of your questions before you ever need to e-mail me. Don't get me wrong, I love the e-mail! But still...

General FanFiction Questions
  How Do I Get Started?
    What are the rules?
    What tools do I need?
    Is there a process?
  What Kind Of Fic Can I Write?
    What's a SongFic?
    What's an Alternate Universe?
    What are Hentai/Lemons?
    What are my limits?

Unlikely Romance Questions
  Why is Vegeta so Out Of Character?
  What's up with the Kidnapped Saga?
  Would you change this?
  What's the Future of UR


  General FanFiction Questions
      How Do I Get Started?   That's actually the easy part. All you need is an idea and a place to jot it down, really. Take one of your favorite series. Take its characters and place them in a situation of your choosing. Have whatever you want happen to them. This is how you get started. Now then...

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          What are the rules?   There are none, really. The only limit is your imagination. This is a recurring theme here, so get used to hearing it. Some sites have rules like certain types (Hentai, Lemons, etc) can't be posted or must be rated. But where creating a Fic is concerned, the boundaries you set for yourself are your only limits.

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          What tools do I need?   Again, the answer is simple. An inspiration, most likely the series and its characters, to do a particular kind of story. Second, a method of recording this idea down as text. It can be a PC with a text editor, or even the old pen and paper. Just make sure you WRITE IT DOWN! And thirdly, you need dedication. Finish what you start. See it through to the end.

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          Is there a process?   Yes and No. To all projects, there are phases like brainstorming, flow diagraming, etc. This is no exception, though it is not necessary to jot this all out. Documenting the story process as it's being written is helpful, and when done through a web site, it can assist the end reader in understanding the story. Notes are always adviseable. But most importantly, STAY FOCUSED, FOLLOW THROUGH. FINISH WHAT YOU START.

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      What Kind Of Fic Can I Write?   The appropriate question is, what kind CAN'T you write? There aren't any set styles you have to follow. Write what you want to. Below are explanations of some types outside the traditional storytelling methods. Well, maybe not traditional, maybe more like acceptable...

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          What's a SongFic?   The basic structure of a SongFic is a story attached to musical lyrics. The story usually is related to the tune used, and the lyrics usually are key to the meaning of the story.

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          What's an Alternate Universe
?   Imagine if Gundam Wing had gone like this: The Gundams were sent to Earth, but Heero Yuy crashed and died. What kind of world would there be then? This is the idea behind the Alternate Universe. Take a series, add an event that changed the timeline, and create your own aftermath. This is a popular kind of fic, and I enjoy them alot, myself.

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          What are Hentai/Lemons?   These are the spicey ones. LOL. Hentai means Pervert. That's no big surprise. These are the "porno" versions of FanFics. Content is usually of an adult nature, and is limited only to the author's sadistic, twisted or otherwise erotic fantasies.

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          What are my limits?   Only the ones you place on yourself. Just one last bit of advice, really. Write for yourself. Don't write to please an audience. The only audience you have to please is yourself. You are the only critic that truely matters. And your Fics are limited only to your creativity and imagination. Good luck! And, for pity's sake, FINISH WHAT YOU START!!!

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  Unlikely Romance Questions
      Why is Vegeta so Out Of Character?   Vegeta is out of character for a reason. This is a love story, and an interesting one at that. The two most stubborn people in the universe. Personality concessions are common in those types of relationships. Vegeta's OOC actions serve to advance the point of my story. He's in love. It should get to him at some point. Why not? It's cute o.O;;

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      What's up with the Kidnapped Saga?   It's actually a response to the previous question, Vegeta being OOC. I created the Kidnapped Saga to bring action back, and therefore allow Vegeta to regress to Commander Kill once again. As the story progresses through this chapter, I promise you'll see the Crown Prince Of Saiya-Jin VERY angry, and he's gonna get his jollies hardcore. And, for once, he's doing it for a good cause: He's in love ^.^

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      Would you change this or that please?   You know, people have written to me, actually asking me to change things to make it better. This part is for those people. I'm not going to change something once it's published. Once it goes either on this site or up at FanFiction.Net, it's done. I'm happy with it and feel it's ready for release. No changes will be made in that manner. So don't ask for them, please...

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      What's the future of UR?   Yes, folks, UR does have a clear cut ending. But there are a few more things I want to cover after the Kidnapped Saga is finished. I've been promising a Winter season chapter, complete with Christmas. And I do want to get a bit into what happens after Chibi Trunks is born. So it's still going for now. I'm not done yet, and won't be for a while, so keep up with me...

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