This post is short, but just to keep the blog active... I've seen some successful fanfiction out there. There's a couple of things I found out. Copywrite of course. The easiest way to get around the copywrite infringement is to send your story to the same publisher as the original story and clearly label it as fan fiction.
The other thing to note is do NOT make it a love story. We fall in love with characters and that tends to show up in our stories about them. You can't do that if you stand a chance of getting published. Captain Kirk must always ride off into the the unknown, and Spock does not acquire emotions. I'm giving away my age here, but you get the idea. Characters that go on a quest are worn out by their experience and while they may get married in the end of the book, it's a wrap up of the story, not a part of it. He changed and no longer fits into the culture he saved.
Remember YOU did not make up the characters, so you can't change their personalities.
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