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olderthannetfic: – I see a lot of odd comments about fandom from people who hit Harry Potter at just the right moment. They’re expecting to recreate that experience where you can write largely original fic about those kids from the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💖 It is always okay to write or enjoy fiction that is inspired by or based on other fiction that moves you. 💖 It is always okay to write or enjoy fiction just because you want to spend time with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
natalieironside: If y’all don’t quit calling games soulslikes and roguelikes I’m gonna start calling sci fi movies StarWarslikes It “only” took people like 10 years to stop calling everything a “GTA clone”.
plumadesatada: generalluxun: megamindsupremacy: megamindsupremacy: Funniest thing in the whole wide world is opening a completed fic and seeing the author’s note for the first chapter say something like “unlike my other fics, this will be a shorter one! Expect it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
People– the people who are doing this unwittingly, rather than those doing it on purpose– need to realize that this is what normalization ACTUALLY is. By throwing around accusations constantly, they are numbing people and training them to expect a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
transfaguette: what is strange about the way people talk about media on here is theres an assumption that there is a correct way for a story to be written, and if a story doesn’t adhere to it, then it is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
bloodraven55: bloodraven55: i feel like all fandom spaces would improve dramatically if more people learned how to enjoy non-canon ships which were never written as romantic without acting entitled to official validation or throwing a hissy fit over not getting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
a-voltage: prokopetz: I think people sometimes misunderstand why we come up with such elaborate justifications for shipping two characters together. I don’t justify my ships because I feel that I need to; I justify my ships because squinting at the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
cigaretteuncle: You don’t get to choose Your old man fixations.. one day you’re living and the next ur possessed and insane forever
ice-to-orange-blossoms: polyamorousmisanthrope: Don’t Make a Silly Mistake Steamboat Willie is now in public domain. Mickey Mouse? That’s a Trademark. If you think that the Disney lawyers who specialize in trademark have not been preparing for this, you may be making[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🟢 You are still a writer even when you haven’t written in a while. 🟢 You are still a writer even when you feel like you aren’t writing enough. 🟢 You are still a writer when you feel like your[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
liz-marcs: prospectkiss: fierceawakening: olderthannetfic: moon6shadow-main: whetstonefires: sassbandit3000: nanshe-of-nina: baratheon: naamahdarling: centaurianthropology: olderthannetfic: maleccrazedauthor: bonibaru: naamahdarling: sulphur-crested-cocktease: shidgephobe: wrotemyown: araceil: denaceleste: nwcostumer: wrangletangle: beatrice-otter: tomato-greens: joestrummin: i didnt realise ao3 was started in response to lj deleting account relating to p//edophi|ia[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
abyssalsuns: “you cant ship that ☝️🤓” actually i can, just because youre a purist doesnt mean i need to be
🔹 Someone else’s fiction cannot cause you physical harm. 🔹If someone else’s fiction is causing you emotional or psychological harm, or distress, you can put it down and not read/watch it. 🔹Your emotional well-being is not the responsibility of fiction[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
profictiontheatre: antis: frothing at the mouth and screaming about how perverted pro-fic people are and how they’re obsessed with “problematic” art me, currently drawing:
: Fandom doesn’t understand him the way I do
stoplookingup: stoplookingup: stoplookingup: Thought I’d share this for the benefit of those who might be under the false impression that fandom is only for the young. This is me. We’d just moved to a new apartment, and I was excited[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
johnlockismyreligion: AO3 Is Always Free to Use | Archive of Our Own Friendly reminder that using an unofficial app is never a smart idea. AO3 has a very clear policy in this regard: as it has no sponsorship, it does[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
j-psilas: Will we ever get anything quite like Code Geass again? I don’t think it’s possible. Code Geass is Japanese nationalist propaganda disguised as a global political drama, disguised as a military mecha show, disguised as yaoibait, disguised as a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
caputvulpinum: caputvulpinum: isaiahomega: caputvulpinum: keiachi-chan: caputvulpinum: jeza-red: caputvulpinum: The stigma of self-inserts is so harmful to the creative process. Relax. Admit it. Everything you make is derivative of yourself, always, no exceptions. You can turn the mirror into tinier and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
allthingswhumpyandangsty: “why would you write fics for small, unpopular fandoms? you’re not gonna reach that many hits in fandoms not many people know about” ?? because I’m not writing fics for hits or kudos, I’m writing them for me because[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
arkhaeology: Does anyone remember fanfiction from like 2001 to 2004 tho? -wacky, highly out of character ‘sleepovers’ with the villains of the series -not bothering to research the culture the series originated from (we live in Japan but for some[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
prokopetz: prokopetz: prokopetz: In practice, ship tags on AO3 don’t really tell you anything beyond “these two characters are present in the same scene at the same time” (and sometimes not even that!), so the lack of them on an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
everytingbagl: doujin community 😭😭
destiel-news-channel: source [Image ID: The Destiel confession meme edited so that Dean answers ‘AO3 is down’ to Cas’ ‘I love you’. /End ID] seems to be working for me?
sociallyanxiousdragon: Freak fandoms need to get used to freak fans existing again Curate your online experience all you want but you can’t watch the shota show and be mad underage ships exist and you can’t read the incest comic and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ao3commentoftheday: End of year bingo to reflect back on the year that was. For an editable version, click here (link will take you to a button to automatically create a copy in your google drive) For a list of all[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
greelin: greelin: you really will be at work thinking about a video game guy and no one will even know. They can’t do anything you can have. so many thoughts. And everyone is unaware. powerless to stop you
myfandomrealitea: “Why can’t the freaks on AO3 just go and make a site for all the gross stuff and leave AO3 alone.” Because AO3 is that site. Because AO3 was that site long before you decided AO3 was better than[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
greelin: greelin: everyone does want to talk about how fans of [thing] are the worst on tumblr or twitter or tiktok specifically and it’s like Well your first mistake is interacting with people en masse in regard to something you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
tiny-space-robot: this just in: the ship you hate is valid regardless of your opinion and still has a right to exist
sapphywatchesyousleep: crazyintheeast: counterpunches: lafgl: padmedala: i’d be really curious to know what percent of queerbaiting is a) an intentional marketing scheme to stir interest in the project and attract certain fanbases (lgbtq people and young women) vs. b) members of the creative[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
catboygretzky: People worrying if their fic is too self indulgent like……. that is the point of fanfiction. You are supposed to indulge . Every fic is self indulgent
b5160-8: “my ship kissed!” “my ship held hands!!!” okay. well. my ship had holes in it and was doomed to sink from the very moment of its departure. my ship flipped and drowned all the passengers. my ship had a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
shippery-slope: blackheartbiohazards: werewolf-cuddles: People need to stop viewing “Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings” as the author not caring about potentially triggering people, and start viewing it instead as one big blanket archive warning. It essentially means that any[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
werewolf-cuddles: People need to stop viewing “Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings” as the author not caring about potentially triggering people, and start viewing it instead as one big blanket archive warning. It essentially means that any of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
yaoihands: yaoihands: yaoihands: yeah, its written by the father, the son, and the holy spirit apparently this post is a decade old. i have been here too goddam long 😩
owldaughter: clandestinegardenias: clandestinegardenias: My therapist just told me my problem is that I need to write more fanfiction. This sounds fake but the logic behind it is actually really interesting? She said obsession with a new fandom triggers quick dopamine[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
fanonical: something that makes me sad is how many fics will be lost if ff.net finally dies, if ao3 goes down, if livejournal is finally gone forever the internet is so impermanent and i wish there was a way of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
devine-fem: “that’s never going to happen, those characters will never be canon-“ i’m sorry, this whole time you guys have been shipping stuff under the ideation that one day they might actually become canon?? bro, two characters could exist in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
jasontoddiefor: Yeah sure we’ve all binged a long fic, but have you ever read a WIP and followed someone’s life? Tidbits of information – (“I graduated today!”) – and small joys (“It’s my birthday!”) and you get to be there[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
alltheoutsinfreeeee: riggedbones: im a blorbo apologist but also they did every bad thing they did and i will get mad if u ignore that. complexities
are-we-really-doing-this: dinascully: chells: have you ever shipped something so hard that you become irrationally happy and make a sound akin to steam escaping from a kettle everytime they so much as stand next to eachother [grandma voice] back in my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
tyradentarius: Boss can i go home early some shit is happening in my fandom and im a pretty active person in the community so my presence is needed
ursulaklegay: ursulaklegay: its so scary to put yourself out there but a SINGLE message saying “hi i loved what you made it touched me in some way” makes it all worth it 10000% daily reminder that if you like something[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
bloodraven55: bloodraven55: i feel like all fandom spaces would improve dramatically if more people learned how to enjoy non-canon ships which were never written as romantic without acting entitled to official validation or throwing a hissy fit over not getting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
teratorex: roguelibrarian: [grabs your shoulders and shakes you] something being widely accepted fanon does not actually make it “basically canon” and it doesn’t mean people who don’t incorporate it into their fics or acknowledge it are doing something wrong
💖 Write fiction without being ashamed of the story you want to tell. 💖 Create characters without feeling embarrassed about the traits you want to give them. 💖 Craft stories without being nervous what other people will think of them.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
olderthannetfic: olderthannetfic: – Yeah. He’s a bog standard “Girls are stinky and trans men and nb AFABs are also girls” style asshole. Anyone who couldn’t see this at a glance from many of his videos is clueless as hell. Seriously.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
olderthannetfic: olderthannetfic: – When people compare numbers of m/m and f/f ships in fandom to complain about what “women” are writing, it always escapes them that, if they want to insist all problematic fic is written by women, well, most[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
olderthannetfic: Until AO3 came along, no multifandom archive had ever really come close to the size or popularity of FFN, but that doesn’t mean there weren’t other multifandom archives or that they were all small. There are or have been[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
blue-hail: “Stop!! You can’t ship that!! It would be toxic!! :(“ *runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus runsyouoverwithbusrunsyouoverwithbus[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
✨ Writing slowly does not make your a bad writer. ✨ Needing to do a lot of editing on your writing does not make you a bad writer. ✨ People expressing dislike of the themes and ideas in your writing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
sals-sonic: Reminder that you don’t need anyone’s permission to ship anything. You don’t need to check with the fandom or the creator if it’s ok to pair two characters together. You’re here to have fun, not to appease to others.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
niennanir: So last week I posted abut the importance of downloading your fic. And then three days later AO3 went down for 24 hours. No one was more weirded out by this than I was. But while y’all were acting like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
commander-krios: I didn’t want to make this post but I really need to. I have been part of different fandoms for nearly 15 years. I’m in my mid-30s. I have been here on tumblr for over 10 of those years.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
tiny-space-robot: aren´t you tired of shipping safe? don´t you just wanna go UNHINGED??
What’s Going On With The NaNopocalyse? What is NaNoWriMo? NaNoWriMo is a yearly event where aspiring writers challenge themselves to write 50,000 words of a novel during the month of November. The challenge was created in 1999. What is the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🔹 It’s okay to create or engage with fiction about whatever topic, theme, or idea that you want to. 🔹It’s okay to create or engage with any fiction you want to for any reason. 🔹It’s okay to enjoy any fiction[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
themummersfolly: touchmycoat: themummersfolly: Sometimes fanfiction is a love letter to canon, and sometimes fanfiction is pounding on canon’s door and yelling for it to get out here so you can kick its ass. Hi, I’m the OP, and I want[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
chompgwen6: qqchurch: @doodledrawsthings
‼️ Fiction cannot cause physical harm to someone. ‼️ The only person who should have the power to decide if a piece of fiction is harming you emotionally or psychologically is you. ‼️ Any fiction you feel like you are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I miss the time before capitalism got around to sterilizing, taming, repackaging and selling fandom for mass consumption. I genuinely GENUINELY miss when being an obsessive comic, cartoon, anime fan was deeply uncool, and nobody bothered to try to make[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
naryrising: Pros of being a Fandom Old: – never have to worry about my mom finding out about my porn fic – have seen it all before and give few if any fucks Cons of being a Fandom Old: –[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s due to the global rise of conservatism and the panopticon security police state. Kill the cop inside your head.
No no no, don’t you know? Reading and writing fiction with scary topics in it turns you evil through the scary mind controlling power of fiction! You know, like reading Harry Potter caused people to become witches and get possessed,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
❣️ The fiction you write is valuable and important. ❣️ No one else can write the story you came up with the same way that you would. ❣️ No story idea is totally original, it’s okay to tell a story[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
See the thing is that children reading literal porn is already illegal. (in the US.) You don’t need to normalize giving parents the control to restrict their children’s access to reading material to keep kids safe from porn if that’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Because when someone believes that a parent should be able to control their child’s reading material, that means: 👉 they can restrict them from ever seeing material that shows queer or trans characters or depicts being queer or trans in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💖 Writing requires rest. 💖 You cannot be actively writing all the time. 💖 Do not feel bad about needing to take time from your writing to rest. 💖 Rest is an important part of the creative process. 💖 Rest[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
kittyship: shout out to selfshippers who have inserts with “mary sue” or “gary sue” traits! if your self-insert… has special powers is considered to be incredibly attractive and/or charming is well put together and doesn’t have many flaws pulled their[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Just a heads up for those who like to moralize about what is “legal” or “illegal” in fictional stories– – the American speak of the house is currently talking seriously about trying to repeal the laws that make gay sex[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ooh! We have this all the time, luckily for fanfic specifically there is a great solution. You take the one scene, or couple of scenes, in your idea that’s the most intense and interesting, and you make a one shot[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
olderthannetfic: Most likely, you’re either looking at a ship that just doesn’t tag heavily, so trying to filter it for tropes or whatever legitimately brings up zero results, or else you’re adding some contradictory things into your filters and forgetting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
❣️ Don’t be afraid of being earnest in your writing. ❣️ Don’t be afraid of putting your desires and fears in your story. ❣️ Don’t be afraid of writing the story that you want to read. ❣️ Don’t be afraid[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
See, here’s the thing. ➡️ When you have a community term that your community originally defined as “supporter of freedom of expression in fiction and artwork”– ➡️ but your enemies insist means “active child abuser”– ➡️ and the term is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⭐ There’s no such thing as failure when you’re writing as long as you’re actually getting words on the page. ⭐ Writing that has to be edited or deleted later still gives you practice and makes you a better writer.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
bitchofdarkness: I hate how fandom has become “if you haven’t created anything in this very specific time frame after the release of the show/movie, everyone will have moved on” And call me old fashioned, but that’s just not me. I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🤯 Don’t write stories that you think are boring. 🤯 Leave boring parts out of the story you’re writing. 🤯 If you think the ‘boring parts’ absolutely must be there, then find a way to make them as short and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
✏️ Sit down, put the words on the page. ✏️ Sit down, put the words on the page. ✏️ They don’t have to be good words. ✏️ They don’t have to be many words. ✏️ They don’t have to be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
transformativeworks: AO3 Celebrates 12 Million Posted Fanworks The Archive of Our Own has reached the milestone of 12 million published fanworks! Read more about how the archive works (and doesn’t) when it comes to algorithms, tags and bookmarks! https://otw.news/02c68e
clockadile: stele3: orlissa: fiora-miriel: hinochi-darenimo: takashi0: yourstrullyme: “binge-worthy show” man fuck that i want my shows one episode followed by a whole ass week of going a little insane over it with the people on my phone, writing fics theorizing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Your first draft is like the “alpha” version of a video game. ⭐ It doesn’t have to be perfect– it doesn’t have to be good. ⭐ It’s not a finished product– no one is going to be judging your finished[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⭐ Challenge yourself: to write what you want to write, rather than what you think other people want to read. ⭐ Challenge yourself: to write at a pace that works for you, rather than one that will burn you out.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“I like to write about it in fiction” does not mean “I desire it to happen in real life”, and never has. What you want to write about doesn’t necessarily mean anything about you, besides that you want to write[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
boyslit: ispyspookymansion: thats not a “zine” that is an “art book” and you are scaring the hoes (discouraging people from zinemaking by associating it with hefty sleek professionalism instead of extremely diy no resources low cost artistic communication) by mixing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
just-a-blog-for-polls: How do you feel about people calling cis men (real or fictional) “babygirl”? I have a positive attitude towards it (I’m a cis man) I have a positive attitude towards it (I’m a cis woman) I have a positive[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
👉 Sometimes, what one audience interprets as horror, another audience interprets as romance. 👉 Sometimes, what one audience interprets as romance, another audience interprets as horror. 👉 As an writer, you have to accept that every audience brings their own[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💕 Don’t be afraid of putting your ‘self’ into your writing. 💕 Don’t be afraid of writing what you want. 💕 Guessing at what other people are looking for in a story is always a worse path than writing what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
👉 Any kind of evil you can make a character commit or go through is no worse than torturing your NPCs in a game. 👉 Don’t assume that acts in fiction indicate the real life desires of the author or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Proship and anti are reductive words that let fandom mean girls bully artists and authors by obscuring their meaning behind niche terminology. I’m in favor of freedom of expression. I am in favor of art. I believe that banning topics[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s always okay to use the fiction you write or read to explore negative feelings, experiences, and topics. Stories don’t have to be uplifting or happy, characters don’t have to be virtuous or admirable or relatable. And it’s still okay[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“I don’t want to read this” is totally valid. “This is disgusting to me” is totally valid. “I don’t want to read this because it is disgusting to me” is totally valid. “I don’t think anyone should be allowed to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…