olderthannetfic: datamodel-of-disaster: olderthannetfic: – Isn’t it fun? And yes, both certain types of plots and a given writer tend to default to certain word counts. My natural word count (assuming I can force myself to finish something) is right around[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
love the vibe of edgy, raw, dirty pre-2013 slash smut fanfic hanging onto all the aesthetics of 90s-2010s action cool guy bastard swag and complete lack of regard for toxicity.
willgrahamscock: the bond between mutuals who only share one or two fandoms is stronger than an entire fandom combined… I do not know what you are blogging about but you are right, pip-pip and bing-bong are homosexuals who crave blood[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
littlemelonberry: you’re not a bad person if you want to make some kind of art inspired by someone else’s vent piece. you aren’t a bad person if someone else’s art, regardless of that art’s origin, moves you to create. even[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
beradan: *tossing the Apple of Discourse up and down in one hand* if you think a fandom is dead because the source material is no longer being released, you’re following the wrong people
derinthescarletpescatarian: sunglassesmish: i shan’t say it This fanfic definitely exists somewhere
🔸Sexual content in fiction should not be treated as worse or more terrible to write or to read about than violent content in fiction. 🔸Normalizing, trivializing and even glorifying violence in fictional content– while othering, and villainizing sexual content– is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
jessicas-pi: Y’know, I see a lot of posts urging people to comment on fics, so I just want to say, to all the people who do comment, and especially the long commenters: thank you. Long comments can be time-consuming. They[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ohhgingersnaps: opening up my own fanfiction document on my personal laptop to see if the author has updated it yet
mithraxx: being in rarepair hell like
themythicalcodfish: sonneillonv: scrungass: Y E A H Man, lemme tell you, this transition was a TRIP to watch in realtime. I would like to go back to glomping please
shitty-fanfic-prompts: Death Note but instead of Kira, Light is nicknamed “Jeff the Killer” by the media
ozais-lobotomist: “how do you support multiple ships” there are infinite timelines. in my mind.
Hold on a second– terminology-wise, if material found in the official body of a narrative is “canonical” are alternate universes and headcanons heretical? Are fandom fanons major heresies? Is information about a character canon or heresy? Yes I think it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
tj-crochets: thewiglesswonder: thewiglesswonder: There really is no feeling quite like discovering a new song that fits your blorbo to a T. Best I can do to convey it is something like ALT Shoutout to the person who reblogged this 185[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When the pre-modern novel addresses you as ‘dear reader’ 😭💕
🔸It’s okay to imagine any fictional scenario. Imagining something bad doesn’t make you a bad person or mean you want it to happen. 🔸It’s okay to write any fictional story. Writing a fictional story about bad things does not make[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⭐Ask about a Fic or AU! Here’s a prompt list for your followers to send questions to your inbox about that fic or AU you’ve been working on! 1– What’s your fic or AU’s relationship to canon? 2– What was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
allthingswhumpyandangsty: the holy trinity: whump, angst & hurt/comfort
lazydreamer19: astriferaas: fandom is a hobby, not a form of activism adult women aren’t inherently creepy for being in fandom and having hobbies apart from raising babies and doing taxes the vast majority of people pushing back against the worrying[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
spitblaze: Why don’t you have a filler episode with no real stakes that’s focused more on exploring character relationships than moving any sort of plot along and maybe you’ll feel better
thestrangestthing89: Instead of Boycott Stranger Things, I want a campaign to get this show to raise the rating to R and take it out of the teen show category on Netflix. Give this show back to the OG fans –[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
samglyph: Very important to have friends who enjoy media you don’t personally enjoy, both because having friends with varying interests can help you understand why someone might enjoy something even if it’s not your cup of tea which can help[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I decided this needed its own post, so– Here’s some context for “"The content of a piece of fiction does not reflect on the morality of its author.” and “Your personal interpretation of the content of a piece of fiction[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
honey-writes: Listen. If you think writing fanfiction is cringe please know that I am currently pursuing my Masters degree in Creative Writing for fiction and I want you to know that most of the people in my graduate program either[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⭐ Fiction writers are allowed to put elements in their work that make their audience uncomfortable. ⭐ Fiction writers are allowed to put elements in their work that are tasteless or crass. ⭐ Fiction writers are allowed to put sexual[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
urunclesonic: urunclesonic: looking at “cringe sonic ocs” and it reminds me that people usually stop calling it cringe only if and when the art is supposedly good. like ive seen several suddenly get banger updated art a decade later and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
onereyofstarlight: renchanters: REGULAR REMINDER THAT IT IS COMMON COURTESY TO SEND AN ASK TO THE PERSON YOU REBLOGGED AN ASK GAME FROM !! THIS PART OF TUMBLR CULTURE HAS BEEN LOST OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS SO PLEASE KEEP ASKS[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
vivi-ships: Do y’all remember when this was a normal thing to see all over the place? Because I do. I remember seeing and posting this image everywhere when I was like 12-15.
hiveswap: hiveswap: hiveswap: I keep seeing posts about how fandoms are weird and bad and cringe and im like. I sure hope so? do you guys know what a subculture is? especially one made mostly of teens and eccentric adults[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Honestly– HONESTLY– that’s the best way I personally find to vent my rage. It’s as healthy as you can get, and harms no one real. Go for it, pal.
Anon, I am so sorry that that happened to you. The amount of harassment and public hate that creators face these days is unhinged and untenable. I wish I had real advice for you, but all I can say is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
fieldbears: xhartbigx: I’m curious! who did you think was cooking your fanfic
liass-21: the authors note of all time
suspicious-whumping-egg: little-peril-stories: Women in Whump okay I think I’m actually done fixating on this whole thing 😅, but here’s an editable spreadsheet listing whump stories with women characters. have at ‘er. if you want. or don’t, and just browse! up[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
pro-bopass: proshippy-fox: A Japanese user found out about the “proship/anti” stuff and said this in response. I recommend reading the whole thing, but here are some screenshots. ALT ALT ALT Basic gist is that antis are causing trouble for overseas[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
tiny-space-robot: I´ve lately seen many young peeps in fandom spaces, worrying about openly shipping their ships because of what antis might do so let me tell you something: antis are huge losers who are gonna find something to hate you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ao3commentoftheday: you know what’s a good idea? downloading that fic that you think you’ll really like but just aren’t in the mood for right now downloading that fic that you reread all the time because it’s exactly your shit downloading[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
myfandomrealitea: “Its so hard picking between X and Y ships!” You pick between ships?? You only ship one ship per character?? You limit yourself on ships??
I could successfully use my fiction writing skills to eroticize, romanticize and glorify a ham sandwich. I don’t know why people think you have to approve of topic as a person in order to eroticize (etc) it in fiction. “You[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Whenever I see someone making an argument for banning or restricting fiction about some real aspect of the human experience, like sexuality, rape, csa, abuse, etc– all I see is the pro-censorship crowd as the Marge “it’s true but you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
People who are not legal adults, both children and teens, have sex and sexual, and pseudo-sexual experiences one another. That’s a real fact of the real world, whether someone thinks its good, or moral or not. It is a fact[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
olderthannetfic: – Oh god. This topic comes around every 6 months or so. Others should feel free to help me out here, but basically… A lot of fanfic sounds like the other fanfic and other stuff that the same communities[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
xn3city: natalieironside: When u follow a bunch of ppl who are into a series u know nothing about and your dash is full of posts about the big update prev tags:
hexiva: Roleplay Is Not Dead Nor Doth It Sleep There’s a post going around about how text-based, freeform roleplay is dead, and I was typing up a huge response to this, with an accompanying guide on how to find roleplayer[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
alectoperdita: rosalind-hawkins: alectoperdita: unfriendlyamazon: rosalind-hawkins: unfriendlyamazon: trying to get out of having to write an actual duel monsters match in my own fanfiction Just in case it’s helpful, I’ve taken a few screenshots to show you what my duel script[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
sanctuary-angel: sammialex: ghosthorse-tracks: Me, latching on to the overlooked jester of every fandom Writing niche tropes ✌️
💞 If you keep at it, you will finish writing your story. 💞 You don’t have to write a lot at a time to finish your story. 💞 You don’t have to make sure everything is perfect, or even good[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey anon, thanks for checking in. Here’s a list of people who shouldn’t post on wattpad: ✳️ People who don’t want their writing’s visibility to their audience determined by the algorithm. ✳️ People who don’t want the website they’re on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
dollsome-does-tumblr: me while writing very niche fanfic: there’s literally no way that, like, anyone is going to read this. you are writing this for you and you alone. you must accept it. you must be zen about it. you must[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
senatortedcruz: Not gonna say it again
stesierra: If you are hesitant to comment on AO3 because it’s just fanfic and it probably doesn’t matter to the writers, know that I got a one word comment (“Beautiful”) on a fic nobody ever has bothered reading before and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Constantly frustrated with the infantalization of women characters in fandom. That person is a fictional character who has been presented from the beginning of the narrative as an adult woman with a career in law enforcement. There is nothing creepy[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
cishetctommy: you never truly leave a fandom. some day down the road you’re gonna remember the blorbo you were obsessed with when you were ten and never recover the brainrot that’ll attack you out of nowhere
allthingswhumpyandangsty: writers whenever they’re starting a new fic: I have these ✨ vibes ✨ now I’ll have to build an entire plot and write an entire fic about those vibes
❣️All fiction writing is serious writing. ❣️Alternately, no fiction writing is serious writing. ❣️Don’t let people shame you for what you want to write, or tell you you should be writing something else. ❣️You are not ‘wasting’ your talent by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
fullmetal-weaboo-trash: *reads a gorgeous line in a fanfic* oh my god. how is this possible. how did they even fucking think of this. the symbolism is spot on. the planets are fucking aligned, everything is one and all and the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
when you’re all set to write but the music you’ve got on has you too deep in the vibes to start typing.
catgirl-catboy: Non-infantilzing ways to help Aspec/Arospec people in fandom: (From, an ace thats tired of the way my sexuality is talked about.) put in the tags of your E rated fic if the smut is essential to the plot, or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
allthingswhumpyandangsty: reblog if you believe fanfic writers are as valid and talented as any professional writer who publishes and sells their novels I’m trying to prove a point
uchihakakashi: why would you like media that is good if you can like media that is bad instead and pace around your room like an insane person thinking about What If It Was Good
majoringinsarcasm: DONT BE AFRAID TO COMMENT ON OLD FICS DONT BE AFRAID TO COMMENT ON FICS IN A FANDOM THE AUTHOR MAY NO LONGER BE ACTIVE IN. IF THE STORY IS STILL UP LET THEM KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS IT MIGHT[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
rosesradio: honestly the biggest thing i’ve learned during my time here on tumblr dot com is that interaction is loads more genuine than media consumption. like idc if you ship the most bloodthirsty animalistic incestuous cannibals, if you’re a nice[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The best thing about creating a fictional dystopian society with complex and rigidly enforced social hierarchy or caste system is that you have more narrative opportunities to create romances and relationships which abuse the power of, or pervert and disregard[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
niece-jemima: niece-jemima: niece-jemima: olderthannetfic: prismatic-bell: moddeydhoo: prismatic-bell: olderthannetfic: – Laugh in their faces when they try shit. Bullies like smelling blood in the water. They don’t like being told they’re stupid children whose opinions don’t count, whether that’s by you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
olderthannetfic: This is an odd thing to say on my tumblr where people come to engage. Half the reason people are here in the first place is that they miss LJ-style social spaces or their more active tumblr communities from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
voxofthevoid: Some of you would not survive waiting months to years for a WIP to update. Look at me, listen to me: A couple of months is way too early to think a fic is abandoned or dead. A year[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
olderthannetfic: 5ummit: AO3 Ship Stats: Year In Bad Data You may have seen this AO3 Year In Review. ALT It hasn’t crossed my tumblr dash but it sure is circulating on twitter with 3.5M views, 10K likes, 17K retweets and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
toointojoelmiller: better than drugs
Nothing more dangerous than re-reading your old fic, and realizing oh shit, this is really good. I need to go back and finish this.
bamsara: “youve already written that trope” yesss. i like it a lots. i will be writing it again. 1000 stories of the same trope over and over again for ten million years
rederiswrites: It is a painful truth that actually none of my fics are abandoned, no, not even the ones that haven’t updated in five years. I still know exactly what happens next, and after that, and so on. They’re not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🖤 Whether or not a taboo, unpleasant, or illegal subject in a piece of fiction has been ‘romanticized’ or ‘glorified’ is an entirely subjective opinion based on a personal reading of the text. 🖤 You cannot assume that an author[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
traveleorzea: It never ceases to amaze me how many tiny, obscure fandoms simply exist and are loved by someone out there, no matter how niche the interest. There is literally something for everyone and it makes me marvel at how[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
cryoverkiltmilk: lu-inlondon: source This applies to TTRPG sessions as much as it does writing.
justjasper: new person: i’m late to this fandom/ship.. there’s not much point writing fic/making art for it is there? The Fans: W̡̨͍̞̯ͬͦͤ̍̽͑̌͠E̼̠̪̩̯͈̩̖̳͛͋ͧͭͪ ̣̣̐̚ͅH̡͇͓̓̈́͛ͨ̏͛ͯŲ͔̙̳͇͔̺͓̲͚̐̇ͯ̃́̈N̛̈͐͗̍҉͕̗̗̠̞̗̠̱Ǧ̵̹̜̪̪̖̫̌ͨ̂̇͂ͬȨ̶̥̻̱̦̤̥̬̬͕ͩͪͤͧ̇͗̿R̵̢̘̘̩̠̜̭̭̯̅ͩ͂͆̉̅̎ͩ͜ͅ ̛̖͎̞̎̂̐͊̿̑ͣ͊̐͜͟F̵̹͈̯̘̣̀̽Ô̲̯͇̪̰̼͕̬͒ͣͪ̎͜R͓͚̱͔͌̍̔͐̓̈̚̕͜ͅ ̺̥͙͐́͟ͅN̲̹̘̤̱̅̊ͨ̀͝E̸̺͉̦̼͇̜͑ͯͭ̀W͈̳͉̘͈͓̅̃͘ ̸̣̜͙͉̀̊ͤ̐͐ͫͣ́͝B̵̨͇͍̟͎̞̦̝̄̎̌L̶̠̲̗̙ͥͮ̚Ŏ̊̋ͬ̉͡͏̞̥̤̫̱̪̝̮O̧̳͇͎͊̆ͭ͗̎ͤD̴̯͔̳̘̘̪̼ͨ̓̆͜ͅ
kedreeva: teacuphuman09: narcicious: yespolkadotkitty: heywriters: LOUDER I think the mentality of “why bother doing something if you’re not good at it?” feeds directly into “if you’re good at it why aren’t you monetizing it?”. At its core I really think[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The wild thing about writing fanfiction for a canon source that’s comparatively short is that some day you might have written more of the characters and setting than the original author ever did.
olderthannetfic: olderthannetfic: – The best way to make them stop is to ignore them or laugh at them… even if that’s not how you feel on the inside. Joke’s on them: they’re giving you free advertising. It is actually pretty[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
donderwolkenblog: donderwolkenblog: people who quote lines in the fic comments go to heaven btw. if you care and people who comment on old fics. you will also go to heaven
lamaenthel: gaydennisreynolds: too sleepy to elaborate at this time but I miss the old fandom culture of interacting with fanfic writers and fanfic artists as members of the fandom community who enjoyed engagement and discussion and feedback instead of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🔹 Fictional characters are not real people. 🔹 Fictional characters do not need to be protected from authors. 🔹There is no moral difference between writing about good things happening to a character and bad things happening to a character. 🔹Fictional[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
cacodaemonia: versegm: “Are you okay” NO. THERE ARE LITTLE FICTIONAL BITCHES IN MY HEAD. AND THEY’RE KISSING.
what-should-username: cemeterything: “consensual but not safe or sane” is my favourite fanfiction tag because it’s like prefacing something dangerous with the warning “don’t try this at home!” but instead of a risky driving manoeuvre or whatever it’s a scene where[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
itsmyturnonthegender: derinthescarletpescatarian: sockablock: Knowing a fic author through AO3 is like attending someone’s thesis presentation and politely clapping at the end, knowing a fic author through this hellsite is like going over to their house at 3AM to watch them[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mithraeris: Why is it always them?
leahs-existentialcrisis: Someone posted this on twitter
optimisticweather: selfshippers with the urge to write super self indulgent fan fiction right now… JUST DO IT!! and feel free to tag me if you decide to post it!! I love reading all your guys’ works 💕💕💕
katherynefromphilly: sauraunderscore: kazeit: Thanks for existing DEAR ARTISTS Thank you for everything ❤️ DEAR REBLOGGERS AND COMMENTERS Thank you for inspiration and motivation
olderthannetfic: This kind of thing is easily answered with the works search. It’s only annoying if you want a bunch of different data for a chart. Currently, the works with >1000 comments number: 17,026 On a different note, IDK a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💖 It’s totally okay to avoid fiction with subject matter that makes you uncomfortable, disgusted, or upset. 💖 It’s never okay to try to force other people to avoid fiction with subject matter that makes you uncomfortable, disgusted, or upset.
timestables: @g00pchii @homestuckvalentine
oldwebsurfing: Various Anime Desktop Themes, 90′sFound at otakuworld.com
If you visit fanfiction.net to read fics, you will soon learn something. Absolutely ZERO, ZIP, NADA, ZILCH, NONE of the fics there are content tagged. There is no system for tagging. Almost no fics warn for content beyond their basic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…