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In fairness, Star Wars has been all over the place of what Jedi can do. Contrast the two Clone Wars series, and just imagine 2003 Mace Windu in the position of Dooku or Obi Wan with the pirates. Not to mention if we went off some other ideas of what force users can do, in the situation with the...

It's the bane of fanfic writers. They charge in, fresh off having the idea, and soon thereafter write themselves into a corner. Again, been there, done that. I aspire to be a writer, but I'm not so sure whether I am a writer. What with university and health problems (chest pain) that...

Have dabbled in it and can confirm, betas are a life saver. Pity mine doesn't talk to me anymore but oh well. That aside, writing is very much a discipline that takes a long time to learn. Story arcs, character arcs, prose, themes, these are all tools you at least need to know about and...

Some authors, who have a really good grasp of the craft, can actually do good work in this regard. I've seen some game plots be converted into very well written "novels" (not the published variety, I mean the fics that are practically novels).

Villains often get the short end of the stick in fanfic. It's like the author is so wrapped up in character interactions, showing off their OC, or delighting in going full on "for want of a nail," they forget to keep an imposing antagonist around to challenge the heroes, let alone a well written...

Not to mention showing any knowledge of future and past events will usually put you at the top of the villain's shit list. Painting a big target on your back for Voldemort is not something you want to do. Hey, that would be something for a story: the villain goes straight for the SI, tortures...

A personal peeve of mine, drawn almost entirely from observation, is when an author permits far too much reader influence. Seriously, I've seen some authors almost get pressured into forcing stuff in, especially if it's to do with shipping. Low and behold, the story then spirals entirely off...