Any story that focuses on canon characters. The emphasis should be on character interactions and individual growth, but by no means has to be an inner dialogue. Perhaps you want to explore what the life of one of the lesser known characters of the Potterverse? Create a personal diary for one of the charaters? The possibilities are endless!

• The title is one of the most important things you’ll submit. It will attract the readers to read your story, so make it good! Include the genre you are applying, to so that when it gets archived in our finished section, the readers know what genre it is. You do this by accessing the drop down Prefix menu and selecting the Character prefix:
  
  
• Make sure you include a rating for your story. It will not be approved without one. In this section you can have a rating of Sa5+ Sa7+ Sa9+ and Sa13+ (Anything above that needs to be in the The High Security Vaults (Mature Fan Fiction)) So your title would read Title - Sa13+
  
• Please include a disclaimer at the beginning of your first chapter. The wording should be similar to:

  Dislaimer: The universe in which I am writing my story, and all cannon characters are strictly the creation of J.K. Rowling.

• When you start your story, be sure to have saved it on your own computer before submitting it to Snitchseeker. You never know when technical problems may occur!
  
• Not sure of what rating to use? Please refer to the ratings guide!
  
• Graphics requirements for a fanfiction banner are 200 pixels in height, 450 in width and 60kb in size.
  
• Be sure to double-check your spelling, grammar, and punctuation. It won’t matter how great and creative your story is, nothing turns a reader off more than a misspelled story.
  
• Tags are useful because they help you search for threads based on key words. After it’s been approved, you may add a tag your story by simply scrolling down to the bottom of the thread, by the box marked ‘Tags’ click ‘Edit Tags’:
  
  Type your keyword and click ‘add tag.’
  You can tag up to 25 separate keywords.
  
• Once you submit your story, be patient. I will approve it as fast as I can. If it has been over a week and you have not heard from me, please nudge me gently via PM. If your story isn’t approved, I will PM you explaining the reasons why and ask you to re-submit. Do not let it discourage you!
  
• If you have any questions that our FAQ area can’t answer, you may post in the general Questions and Answers thread. If your question is more specific to Character Stories, feel free to PM me!