Like, they connect some dots in your fic that you didn’t even consider. But now you’re sitting there reading the comment and are like “dang, that’s good.”

Hi! I'm writing my first long fic. The first one I am going to try and complete anyway. Before I would write a few chapters, post them as I go...then give up and delete them...trying to avoid that again.

I'm currently 47,000 words, four chapters. I've debated giving up because of how admittedly stupid the fic seems but at the same time, there are times when it is very fun to write and also I'd just feel like I wasted my time if I gave up now. This has taken me 21 days so far, is that good is that bad? I'm not sure. I'm trying my best to take it at my own pace.

I've been trying 2,000 words a day. Sometimes more or sometimes less. It's easier for me to do it in these small chunks but this leads me to wonder how do other people do it? Especially around lives that are probably busier than mine?

I've always wanted to write a long fic because I've consumed so many of them in the past. What probably took someone months to write or even years only took me a week or if it's super beefy, just one month.

I guess I am also looking for tips. Sometimes I get stressed out. Other times not. Other times I doubt my work even when I've a small pool of commenters and 8 kudos. Someone liked my fic, and that's enough. But then I also overthink things a lot, possibly making my fic more complicated than what the reader is blindly subjected too and I don't want to feel this way.

I just want to write something that I enjoy writing but there is also this pressure upon me weighing me down.

I have no clue how long it will be, how it will end, but I've at least had a few catalysts for inspiration. The only problem? Writing the middle chunk to get to those inspirations.

Ugh.

So, I love reading whump. Comfort? No comfort? Emotional whump? Physical whump? Whatever the whump, I love it (all this to say, I'm not at all uncomfortable with the idea of it).

With whumptober coming up, I'd like to try writing something whumpy. The problem: I think my whump writing is way worse than my other works. I don't think my writing is Shakespeare level by any means, but the whump I write? It comes out so stiff, like I'm just writing a boring paper or something. Even if I include all the tropes/injuries that would be considered quite whumpy, it seems so wooden; not at all like something where you'd actually be nervous about the characters.

I know lots of whump authors with amazing works, and I've tried to take notes from them, but no matter what I include, mine never turns out good. I write injuries by showing not telling (i.e., character reactions rather than a laundry list of injuries), there's a reason for the whump, etc.

Curiously, I'm decent at emotional whump, but physical? Hard no. I published a one-shot a few months ago that mainly deals with the emotional aftermath of the whump, and I'm proud of it. Conversely, I dug up a whumpy longfic from my drafts, and it is the stiffest writing ever, even when it has tropes that make other fics good. It's not so much a question of uninformed writing or not enjoying the pain, more so I just don't enjoy my own writing style.

So, my question is, how can I write whump better, make it hurt more, more impactful, etc? Thanks for any insight!

I've been trying to remember the name of it for awhile now. It was kind of popular in 2008-2011. I remember it was very basic HTML with red and grey colouring and had a huge in memorial banner across the top of it with a picture of a guy sitting on a couch I believe. It was more so known for bandfic, I think, but it had all kinds of categories and I believe it started with an A?

I know this isn't a lot of information, but I'm just curious if it even sparks anyones memory just a little bit cause I'm starting to believe I made it up haha.

(I think it also hosted the infamous MCR butter lube fic if anyone remembers that???)

Hiii so basically I created a TikTok account to post the behind the scenes of my fics and said that in an Author’s Notes (AO3). One of my readers texted me on TikTok and we’ve been talking a lot and it’s been honestly great
At one point at like 2 AM, she got me so hyped for the next chapter that I went and edited it and posted it at 3 AM when i was planning on posting it the next day, just so that she could read it before sleeping
Point is, comments and interactions can really motivate authors so never hesitate!!! :D

Any fics with a character who thinks something horrible will happen to them at the hands of the other character(s), but the other character(s) just want to help them.

Preferably not something tagged with Mercyfic since I've already gone through most of those. I'm open to any length and pretty much any ship (there doesn't even have to be romance). I'm fine with arranged marriage trope, slavery au, etc.

Hello! Thought I would contribute a fun little game that I just thought about.

Our objective is simple; you must write an excerpt with a hard limit of 300 words for your comment here. Readers who see your work must reply with a guess for which fandom you're writing for. If they get it right, reply with "Solved!" but if not, you can give them one hint only, so they can try again. Lastly: before you post your excerpt, you must reply with a guess for one other excerpt post (they do not have to be right, just make a guess and that counts).

The game is active until Sept. 4th. Have fun, everyone!

I once left a comment on a Batman story that ended up actually helping the author finish it when they were having workers block, by pointing out things in the story that made it so that certain ideas wouldn’t make sense anymore. Anyone else have any stories of doing something similar?

Fics that change everything related to those series, or follow canon but at some point there's a divergence.

Examples:

Dragon Ball Dynasty (Goku's Family revives)

JJK Minus One (What if Junpei didn't die, What if Geto never became a curse user)

Green Tea Rescue (Izuku has another quirk besides OFA, Ochako is introduced early, Toga isn't a villain)

Lately, I feel like my mind is going haywire.

I've been writing fanfiction for an anime/manga since 2022, and I still really enjoy it and read it repeatedly without problems.

However, lately, I've realized that I don't have the motivation, or I don't know, I'm lacking ideas to finish the fanfictions I write for this specific anime. I have three fanfictions with chapters already posted, and other ideas in progress.

Like, I have other manga that I've recently become interested in, and I want to write fanfictions for them too, and take a break from writing fanfictions for this anime/manga I've been writing since 2022.

However, I'm afraid of losing the knack for writing the characters, etc., of this anime/manga once my enthusiasm is renewed and I want to write for it again.

What should I do? Has anyone else encountered this same problem? How did you solve it?

It could be where you got the inspiration for the title or how the title relates to the fandom or a theme in the story. Maybe the title is descriptive of what the reader could expect.

Please feel free to share the fandom or a link in your answer.

It doesn't have to be your most recent fic if you feel like there's another one you want to share.

I have 5 Kamen Rider OCs and I plan to write a fanfic for all of them.

For example: writing 2 fanfics at the same time.

These OCs are not part of a shared universe.

The question I want to ask is: how do you manage your writing time if you're writing more than one fanfic at the moment?

I especially like selfcest fics where one of them is evil and the other isn’t or is morally grey rather than evil.

Hi, I'm looking for a fic—it might have been deleted—where the summary says something like, "What if Rumi could only feel emotions thanks to her half-demon side? Now that the Honmoon is sealed, the side of her that feels things has vanished." Does that ring a bell? I've been digging through the hundreds of summaries on my computer for days but haven't found it at all, so if you could suggest a title or author name, I'd be really grateful! Thanks!

How do I add new threadmarks to a thread that has already been posted? I have no clue how to do it.

this is probably a huge long shot but I read these two fics on ao3 not knowing i was in both private browsing and not logged into my account. i have done everything to try to find them again, to no success :( i’ve filtered on ao3 and google searched and even manually gone through ao3 search results for the 3 fandoms in the title and i can’t seem to find them, idk if they got deleted but this is my last desperate attempt to!! if anyone knows what fics they are based on what i remember id be eternally grateful 🥹 here are the descriptions of what i remember from them. They are both for the Odysseus/Penelope ship.

1. the first fic is the story of how they got together and snippets of them pre-marriage, pre-war. i remember a very specific bit of dialogue in the fic between the two where penelope is worrying about not being able to produce an heir, and odysseus soothes her then says something like “who cares, i got to marry penelope of sparta” and jokes that if they don’t have kids, Ctimene (and or possibly her children) would make a good ruler. basically he wouldn’t care much if they couldn’t have kids bc he would rather marry her and have no kids, than not be able to be with her at all

2. the second is a pre-war fic for sure, i remember a scene where odysseus shows penelope the olive tree bed as a surprise and she’s so delighted she throws her arms around his neck and excitedly repeats “i love you” a bunch of times.

if there’s any chance any of you know the fics im talking about please let me know!!! thank you in advance <3

I've started to see a lot more buzz about this alternative to Google Docs, especially on Tumblr. On first glance, I like how similar their functionality seems to be to Gdocs, but I'm wondering if anyone else has had any experiences with them, if they're trustworthy, etc? I had tried out Ellipsus previously in the past, but it didn't have a lot of the features that I need, and I kept having huge issues with it not syncing. So I'm still on the hunt for a good alternative to Google Docs.

I am new to writing fan fiction, and have noted that many authors seem to post fan fic a chapter at a time, What’s the reason for this? Is there a benefit?

I saw somewhere that by posting a chapter or two over time allows to get more hits and views as each time you post it appears as new and gets added attention. Is that true?

I ask because I have my story complete. But have only posted half so far. Have finished editing the rest so was thinking of just posting it all. But wanted to see if there really was a benefit.

Safe to say I (18f), am dumb as fuck.

So, I took to tumblr to promote my fic (Abigail Hobbs, HannibalNBC), as one does, that I’ve been working on for a while. I’m proud of it.

Someone commented, they asked if it’d be okay if they read over my work and offered critiques and suggestions. I’ve been in dire need of a beta reader. Naturally, I accepted the offer. Wow, look at this, I can get actual concrete advice instead of a half hearted “It’s good” from a friend I asked to read it.

So, they read my first chapter. They gave solid advice, the good and the bad. I’m like ‘Wow, I’ve struck gold with this beta reader!!’. The account and the person seem legitimate enough.

Then.. they ask me a favour. I say ‘Of course! Depending on what it is, that is’. Because I’m stupid. I should have said no. I’m a pushover. I’m working on it, I swear.

They tell me that they are starting out on upwork (a site for freelancing), and need some support, and if I could place even a small order it would be appreciated. I am agoraphobic. I don’t work. I rarely even leave the house. I am penniless.
I tell them as such.

BUT, I offer to promote their services on my tumblr (baring in mind, I don’t have a large sphere of influence). I do that, blah blah blah, and I say that whenever I scrape together some money I will be sure to put some of it towards their cause. I want to be nice. I don’t want to profit off of their services without paying them back somehow. I feel bad.

I made some money dog walking, I’ve been able to do that as I’m in recovery (yay!), so because I’m gullible af, I sent a text saying I came across a bit of spare money, I’d make a small order. Not much, which I apologised for. Turns out there’s a fee to make the first order, I don’t have the money for that, so I can’t.

I’m hashing over this series of events. The entire time I’ve feared it was a scam, because I am neurotic and skeptical as a person. I don’t listen to my gut, though. Dumb, I know.
I just don’t know. I found out it’s not normal to ask for money for these services (in fanfic world) because of legal problems and just the fact that Fanfiction is about community. I thought it was weird.

I’m afraid they’re feeding my work into AI, or using AI to analyse it, and taking advantage of my situation to get money out of me. I’d block, but I’m also afraid that they’re a legit person and I’d be stripping them of work. Not to mention, I don’t know what account they used to read my story because they left no comments, votes, didn’t save it to their story list or anything. So if I blocked on tumblr, nothing is to stop them from doing what they would like with my work because I don’t know who they are.

Does this sound like a scam? Sorry for the long-winded rant, I’m just stressed af about this.

Update : I learned my lesson, and the account in question has since been blocked, reported and no money was made :))

Hi everyone, I'm looking for an old, dark/psychological Rick and Morty fanfiction. The main premise is that Rick uses Pavlovian conditioning on Morty. Every time Morty goes through an extremely traumatic experience or mission, Rick makes him a grilled cheese sandwich to force an emotional reset and calm his cortisol levels. It was likely posted on AO3 or FFN. Does anyone have a backup, the author's name, or a Wayback Machine link? Thanks!

Not the achievement I can share with everyone but that’s cool I guess. I like completely ignored it lmao and I checked in on it recently and wowww!!! I’m fairly new to smut writing and don’t have a lot of experience shall we say so I’m surprised my work got so popular. Hehe 🤭 I guess the smut writing research payed off.