I've never particularly liked fanfictions. Well, maybe on a certain occasion, but most of the time, not particularly. And word limits are not for me. Too much of a constrain. But I commend your works and efforts in making yourself better, it's nice to see that.
And thank you very much, I'm glad to see people like reading it. I feel it's easiest to write when you can actually feel the emotion you are working with.
Indeed. Just keep to what you prefer, what you are most comfortable with, and never be afraid of trying new styles, just to see how you do. If you think you can only do third-person point of view, try first, or limit yourself and the reader to make it more interesting, to where they want to figure out what happens. I've got the start of a story, which is based on one of my worst fears, but is mixed with fantasy to take away some of the realism of the whole thing; it's in my blog now, waiting for a third post, if you want to read it.
Quite welcome. People have deemed me quite the teacher when it comes to storywriting and helping with a person's abilities, so if you want a tutor, I'm always around to help.
You can always read other writings and get some ideas of how to start something that way.
I normally write some things that make people think, or make them try to understand a deeper meaning to the overlying ideas a sentence or statement seem to convey.
And tips? Yes. Spell check all the time, for anything, and don't forget about punctuation mistakes. Write about what you like, and include a deep plotline to keep the story going and readers thinking.
The beginning is everything! Make it grab the reader's attention to have them want to know what happens, and make sure they like the main character or can relate in some way otherwise.
Italian is my favorite language as well. It means "Tomorrow is another day, but I'm waiting for what will never come." It means tomorrow may be another day, but since tomorrow never comes, we will wait for an eternity for what tomorrow holds.