[rd][fic][Rise of the Guardians] Mark of Snow 3/?

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Invention Vs. Extrapolation?

An intriguing difference between writing original stuff and writing fanfiction: I can tell the moments I am writing good stuff in my novels. They're the moments I go "Wait, what? How the-- Where did that even COME from?!" They're the moments the world I'm creating throws me complete curveballs. I delight in these moments. (They're also part of why I cannot plot things minutely or in fact to the end.)

Fanfiction, I really have no such gleeful markers to tell me when I'm doing good. I pretty much have to rely on my knowledge of my own base writing/creativity level to know that the story is okay.