User blog comment:Dorkpool/What Makes A Creepypasta A Crappypasta/@comment-25052433-20150202171622

I think you nailed most of the points there. Rushing the story, lack of writing experience and lack of research (like the justice system) all add up to a bad story.

Successful writers, like Stephen King, spend months on research alone, even hiring professionals to proof their ideas when it comes to something very specific.

I would add one final category though for Crappypastas, and that is 'instant fame.'

The CP fandom seems to actually do no favors towards CP writing. I know, becasue I have browsed the Deviantart Creepypasta pages before, and they are all filled with JtK, Jane the Killer, Clockwork, Eyeless Jack and so on. The fandom seems to care very little about quality writing, and cares a lot more about OC's.