New author, looking for advice/tips.
I would not call myself a huge fan of Pokémon, Ive only ever played Black, and half of X and Sword. I occasionally watched some of the anime, but only in passing. I was, however, a big fan of the Pokémon adventures manga as a kid (read all of the Kanto & Johto stuff).
But despite that, I have recently found myself engrossed in Pokémon fanfiction. I have probably read 100k+ pages on RoyalRoad, SpaceBattles, and other sites in the past few months. (yes i know i read alot, my top three fics are Type Specialist, New Normal, & MunchMunch if anyone cares)
As a result, I have slowly built up an idea for a fanfic in my head and have recently started putting pen to paper and typing it out. After about 10k words the initial enthusiasm has been replaced by several worries, so I am making this post.
As a 'casual' fan, is it even ok for me to write fanfiction?
What are some obvious things I might forget/miss by relying more on other fanfics as my basis of knowledge/worldbuilding?
And as a more general pacing question, how do you keep things feeling active when there aren't good plot reasons for a battle for a while?