User blog comment:ThatCreepyChick/Question to all experienced writers!/@comment-24101790-20140915045232

The first and most important tip I can give is to write about what scares you. A lot of new writers seem to be drawn to write stories that they think are/will be popular, but if you don't feel what you're writing, it is going to come off artificial and ineffective. Write for yourself and it will most likely come out good.

Secondly, I would recommend checking the blacklisted subject list as spinoffs and a few other themes are no longer allowed. Also taking a peek at the quality standards can't hurt. Additionally this could prove to be quite useful. Best of luck, know that we have a writer's workshop to help improve your stories before submitting them to the site (which drastically improves a stories' quality and sometimes even saves them from deletion.)