Dancing The Dream (Dance Moms, Autumn Miller, Sophia Lucia & Mia Diaz Fanfiction)

Answering Your Questions (+ Writing Tips)

So I've been getting lots of questions, either as comments or reviews, and lots of them have come up more than once so I thought I would answer them like this for ease!

Here we go.

1) Is this story finished?

THIS STORY IS NOT FINISHED. I had a break from Wattpad and then I had revision and exams so I had to stop updating, but there's a lot to go yet and possibly a sequel if you guys would like. I'm hoping to be a lot more active on Wattpad!

2) Is Kendall having a relapse?

Yes, she is. Things like eating disorders don't just go away. She will need to work through it- it's not just going to be over like that.

3) Are you writing about Kendall's eating disorder from personal experience?

No, I am not writing about either eating disorders OR boarding school from personal experience. I know a few people who have had eating disorders but I don't believe it helps them at all to talk about it, so we haven't discussed it. I am working from other stories I've read and things from the Internet, but I'm on uncertain territory here and I don't know if I'm writing it in a believable or respectful way, even though I'm trying to! Let me know.

I AM writing about the friendship groups / bullies / boy problems from personal experience. We've all experienced that kind of thing, and I'm willing to use my own emotions and memories to write those scenes.

4) Are you a dancer too?

Yes, I am a dancer myself. I'm more of a gymnast to be honest, but I do know terminology and I love choreographing so this story is very fun to write for me.

5) How did you get so many readers?

Fanfiction is pretty easy to get readers for. So many people like Dance Moms, so naturally there are people who want to read about it. Obviously you need some basic things, like:

- A  GOOD TITLE. When writing fanfiction, use a title that includes (probably in brackets) the subject of it, so it's easy for people to see. You need something that will interest people or that is catchy.

- A GOOD COVER. There are plenty of people you can ask to make covers for you if you don't want to yourself. Choose something that will draw people in.

- A GOOD STORYLINE. Plan things beforehand. You don't have to always completely follow your plan (you can let your story take a life of its own) but it's good so that you have something to work from if you lose inspiration. It's especially helpful if, like me, you're using lots of characters and points of view.

- GOOD GRAMMAR, PARAGRAPHING AND PUNCTUATION. I find stories hard to read if there's no clear structure to them or they're full of spelling mistakes. You can always use Word or a different word processor to type your chapter up on first and do a spellcheck. 

6) Will you read / advertise my story? (or will you make a trailer for me)

Okay. So. I'm more than happy to read your story and talk to you about it, if I have time. But I'm not going to blatantly advertise it for you. Let your readers come to you on their own.

Secondly, the only person I've ever made a trailer for was Isabella. She and I are really close friends and I did it by choice. It was a one off - video editing takes a lot of time that I don't have. Sorry!

7) Will you please make your chapters longer?

My chapters are the length that they have to be. I switch POV often because the story requires it, and I don't like doing that mid-chapter because it's apparently confusing. So there's your answer :P

IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS, ASK THEM BELOW! I'LL DO ANOTHER ONE OF THESE AT SOME POINT. Matilda xxx