Out from Fanfic: Transforming Creative Freedom is a practical, encouraging guide for fanfiction writers who are ready (or just curious!) to make the leap into original fiction. If you've ever stared at a blinking cursor and thought, "Why is this so much harder than writing fanfic?" you're not alone.

Whether you're struggling to get started, stuck at the halfway point, or repeatedly abandoning drafts, this book is here to help. Writing original fiction can be overwhelming, not because you're missing talent, but because you're missing familiar parameters?the structural support fanfiction quietly provides. Professional author and prolific fanfic writer KimBoo York understands this firsthand. Drawing from both her publishing experience and years of writing fanfiction, she offers a method for identifying the elements you already love to write (characters, plots, story "shapes," and emotional beats) and shows you how to use them to create original work that's just as compelling and joyful to write as fanfiction!

Blending story craft techniques with a deep appreciation for fandom culture, Out from Fanfic rejects the shame still clinging to fanfic and centers it as a powerful creative wellspring. Instead of one-size-fits-all advice, this book offers insight, exercises, and mindset shifts for fanfic writers at any stage of writing, from brand new plot bunny to final polish. If you're ready to write stories that feel like yours from the inside out but don't want to leave your fanfic-brain behind, this book has your back.

You don't have to stop loving fanfic to start loving your own original fiction.