We all know that there are lots of elements to successful fanfics: interesting plot, accurate characterisation, conflict, WAFFs, smoochies ;) and a happy ending. But ask any writer and they’ll tell you that there’s something even more fundamental than that. And the most important element is

Without readers, and especially readers who provide feedback, be it complimentary or critical, hardly any fanfic writers would be producing stories. Readers are as essential to fanfic as Lois is to Clark. ;)

So now, in a new bi-weekly feature on Annesplace, Readers get to have a say. Read on and find out what the consumers of fanfic have to say about their favorite types of stories, the kind of plots they’d love to see, and what got them into reading fanfic in the first place. Welcome to ...

Interviews
Merry
Ray Reynolds
Anita Hook
Maria Fernandez
Laurie Farber
Annette Ciotola
Vicki Krell
Elena
Trenna
Natascha Kortum
KathR
Laurie D
Qex
Tricia Walpole
Helen Gray
BriGal
PoisedIvy
NearlyNoelNeil
The Pelican
Lucie
RL
Sarah-Jayne
Metwin1