You don’t have to apologize, or perform authorial disgust, for dark, violent, sexual, cruel or problematic topics in the fiction you create. Fiction does not exist to teach an audience a moral lesson. You as an author are not required[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
♦️ Your fiction is worthwhile. ♦️ Your fiction is art. ♦️ Your fiction has artistic merit and value. ♦️ Your fiction is important. ♠️ Even if people call your writing worthless. ♠️ Even if people call your writing disgusting. ♠️[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kiss Prompt 3: Goodbye In the wake of their arrangement, Byakuya found a moment before each trial to corner Toko and give her a kiss. Wordless, drawing her close for a moment. Byakuya was more confident that somehow they’d beat[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1 Opening image Yelena is in a nasty bar, drinking away her sister related sorrows1-12 Set up Sabretooth, an ex-cia agent who knew her father shows up, and explains that shield has given Natasha;s body to a group called Project[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Journey To Neverland – Chapter 1 – Overlord_Mordax – Peter Pan – J. M. Barrie [Archive of Our Own] So this is the beginning that Peter Pan retelling we were talking about before things went tits up back at the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kiss Prompt 60: Out of Hate In the early days Ocelot thought he hated Kaz, but that didn’t make him want to kiss him any less. If anything, it made him want to kiss him even more, if only because[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kiss Prompt 2: Good Night The sleeping form of Byakuya’s new lover lay curled against him, their lips trembling softly as they breathed. Byakuya hadn’t been sure which of them it was, in the end; perhaps briefly, they’d been one.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Working on our personal fic archive and punched in the mouth again and again by how convenient and well created AO3 is.
🎉 Write characters that you find interesting and compelling. 🎉 Don’t worry about making characters too over the top, or ‘too much’. 🎉 Write characters who want big things. 🎉 Write characters with conflict between what they want and what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kiss Prompt 1: Good Morning The night they broke free from the school, they were collected by ‘The Future Foundation’ and given rooms in one of their safehouses. Despite the guard watching, Toko sat outside of Byakuya’s room like a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🌺 All art and fiction should be self indulgent. 🌺 Allow your being and your ideas and your heart to come through in your art and writing. 🌺 Create what moves you. Create what is truthful to you. Create what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Maybe you should stop “consuming content” and try “engaging with media” instead. Reframe your interaction from passive consumer to active participant in the media you engage with.
⭐ There is no problem with adults writing stories about child characters. ⭐ There is no problem with adults writing stories about child characters for an audience that isn’t children. ⭐ There is no problem with adults writing stories about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
♠ Ugly art has value. ♠ Ugly fiction is art. ♠ Art and fiction can reflect the ugliness of the world. ♠ Writers and artists don’t have an obligation to tell you what parts of their art are supposed to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💖 Coddle your darlings instead of killing them. 💖 Create self-indulgent works of fiction. 💖 Write the stories you want to see in the way you want to see them. 💖 Luxuriate in detail and description when you want to.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
✨ You belong in fandom no matter how old you are. ✨ You belong in fandom no matter what you do or don’t ship. ✨ You belong in fandom no matter what characters you like or don’t like. Don’t let[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jane Darling hacked her way through the thicket of rosebushes with her borrowed blade. Her mother and father had lived here once, before she was born– if you could call what happened in Neverland living. Jane’s mother spoke of Peter[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Privilege and Pity – thesavagesabretooth – Marvel (Comics) [Archive of Our Own] Chapters: 1/1Fandom: Marvel (Comics)Rating: General AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyCharacters: Otto OctaviusAdditional Tags: Character Study, Internal Monologue, Internal Conflict, Privilege, JusticeSummary: The good doctor considers the options he[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Monster’s Name Was Adam – Chapter 7 – xxharryosbornxx (thesavagesabretooth) – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Chapters: 7/?Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: Graphic Depictions Of ViolenceRelationships: Chris Redfield/Albert Wesker, Karl Heisenberg &[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There were so many people over the years that Steve Rogers had held as they died; cradling them in his arms as a final comfort. Friends, lovers, enemies, strangers alike. He held them all, covered in mud, and blood, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💬 You are allowed to use diverse ‘said tags’ in your writing. 💬 You are allowed to not use said tags, or use them sparingly in your writing. 💬 You are allowed to use adverbs in your writing. 💬 You[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I guess I respect the balls on this person to both be in favor of machine generated output and also completely recognize that what the machine turns out is unreadable dogshit. But wow I hate that.
Look, I’m going to be honest, I don’t care whether people feeding other fans’ fanfiction into AI is “legal” or “illegal”. What it is, is rude, entitled, and disrespectful of your fellow fans.
It is not any other fan’s job to appreciate a character that you like and find compelling and interesting. Sometimes a canon fails to make a character compelling and interesting for the majority of a fandom of that work. Often[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🌠 An author writing something that someone else not forced to read is not harassment against the person reading it. 🌠 An author writing something about trauma or abuse has nothing to do with an unconnected reader’s trauma or abuse.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you don’t hear this often enough, I want you to hear it now. Fiction helps people. Fanfiction helps people. Fandom helps people. Fiction and fanfiction and fandom are not lazy or pointless. You’re not a bad person for making[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Monster’s Name Was Adam – Chapter 6 – xxharryosbornxx (thesavagesabretooth) – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Chapters: 6/?Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: Graphic Depictions Of ViolenceRelationships: Chris Redfield/Albert Wesker, Karl Heisenberg &[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ocean-again: chimaerakitten: One under-appreciated breed of fic writer are the ones who hyperfocus on logistics to the exclusion of all canon shortcuts, and thus usually strike upon an awesome way to flesh out the worldbuilding or characters. Like, I’m not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🌟 Fiction isn’t brainwashing. 🌟 Enjoying dark, abusive or disturbing fiction doesn’t override your morals or willpower. 🌟 Fiction doesn’t turn people into criminals or abusers.
I think the term “mary sue” is best used exclusively as a self-applied joke. Holding characters (male or female) to some weird and rigid standard is not useful for any kind of real storytelling, and only serves to make people[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Monster’s Name Was Adam – Chapter 5 – xxharryosbornxx (thesavagesabretooth) – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Chapters: 5/?Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: Graphic Depictions Of ViolenceRelationships: Chris Redfield/Albert Wesker, Karl Heisenberg &[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Snow White – xxharryosbornxx (thesavagesabretooth) – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Our Own] Chapters: 1/1Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Leon S. Kennedy/Luis SerraCharacters: Leon S. Kennedy, Luis SerraAdditional Tags:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
📖 It’s okay to write fiction that is florid, verbose, lengthy and extremely descriptive. 📖 It’s okay to write fiction that isn’t. 📖 Many people like to read fiction that is florid, verbose, lengthy and extremely descriptive. 📖 Many people[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Enemies to Lovers things 🔪 The character collapsing wounded on their enemy’s doorstep because they didn’t know where else to go. 🍆 That awkward moment when they realize during physical combat that they’re really turned on. 👊 That moment of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Monster’s Name Was Adam – Chapter 4 – xxharryosbornxx (thesavagesabretooth) – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Chapters: 4/?Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: Graphic Depictions Of ViolenceRelationships: Chris Redfield/Albert Wesker, Karl Heisenberg &[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💥 It’s great to write fiction that’s weird. 💥 It’s great to write fiction that provokes disgust. 💥 It’s great to write fiction that’s difficult to understand. 💥 It’s great to write fiction that crosses social boundaries. 💥 It’s great[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
♦ It’s good to write fiction and make art about queer characters. ♦ It’s good to write romantic fiction and make romantic art about queer characters. ♦ It’s good to write sexual fiction and make sexual art about queer characters.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fandom is your playground and canon can be freely disregarded whenever you want. I love using fictional characters to explore all kinds of things, gender and romance, and sexuality, and pain and torture and hate, and mental illness and all[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
2. “You know you don’t have to ask for a hug. Come here, sweetheart.” Despite the shy look on your face, Karl favors you with an easy grin. He sets his cigar down in the ashtray and pats his lap.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
✨Do not allow anyone to guilt or shame you out of creating the art or writing that moves you, speaks to you, or brings you joy.✨
It’s okay to write about whatever you want. Write what moves you. Write what interests you. Write what you’re curious about. Write what is fascinating and disgusting to you. Write to discover what will happen. Your writing does not have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Monster’s Name Was Adam – Chapter 3 – xxharryosbornxx (thesavagesabretooth) – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Chapters: 3/?Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: Graphic Depictions Of ViolenceRelationships: Chris Redfield/Albert Wesker, Karl Heisenberg &[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
That is so extremely relatable. Like, why can’t I just sit here and daydream vividly and words happen on the page. Why do I have to sit and concentrate and make active choices about what words to use and what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🌠 It’s okay to take inspiration from other works of fiction. 🌠 It’s okay to see a plot and decide to write your own take on it. 🌠 There is nothing wrong with writing works that are heavily inspired by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🌠 It’s okay to take inspiration from other works of fiction. 🌠 It’s okay to see a plot and decide to write your own take on it. 🌠 There is nothing wrong with writing works that are heavily inspired by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Monster’s Name Was Adam – Chapter 2 – xxharryosbornxx (thesavagesabretooth) – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Chapters: 2/?Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: Graphic Depictions Of ViolenceRelationships: Chris Redfield/Albert Wesker, Karl Heisenberg &[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Monster’s Name Was Adam – Chapter 2 – xxharryosbornxx (thesavagesabretooth) – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Chapters: 2/?Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: Graphic Depictions Of ViolenceRelationships: Chris Redfield/Albert Wesker, Karl Heisenberg &[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🔹 You are allowed to write fiction in whatever style you want. 🔹 Your fiction writing does not have to conform to academic writing standards. 🔹 You are allowed to repeat words. 🔹 You are allowed to use dialects, incomplete[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🔹 You are allowed to write fiction in whatever style you want. 🔹 Your fiction writing does not have to conform to academic writing standards. 🔹 You are allowed to repeat words. 🔹 You are allowed to use dialects, incomplete[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Monster’s Name Was Adam – Chapter 1 – thesavagesabretooth – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Our Own] Chapters: 1/?Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: Graphic Depictions Of ViolenceRelationships: Chris Redfield/Albert Wesker, Karl Heisenberg[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Monster’s Name Was Adam – Chapter 1 – thesavagesabretooth – Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse) [Archive of Our Own] Chapters: 1/?Fandom: Biohazard | Resident Evil (Gameverse)Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: Graphic Depictions Of ViolenceRelationships: Chris Redfield/Albert Wesker, Karl Heisenberg[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
6. –where it doesn’t hurt. acid 2!Snake x Revolver Ocelot Snake was rehabilitating in secret after the mission under the name that Agent Dalton had helped him purchase. There was almost nobody who knew he was there; certainly there should[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
6. –where it doesn’t hurt. acid 2!Snake x Revolver Ocelot Snake was rehabilitating in secret after the mission under the name that Agent Dalton had helped him purchase. There was almost nobody who knew he was there; certainly there should[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🔷 Art and creativity can be just for fun! 🔷 Even art and creativity that depicts sex, suffering, harm and/or taboo topics. 🔷 Its okay for art to be just for fun! 🔷 Art for its own sake is still[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🔷 Art and creativity can be just for fun! 🔷 Even art and creativity that depicts sex, suffering, harm and/or taboo topics. 🔷 Its okay for art to be just for fun! 🔷 Art for its own sake is still[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hell yeah, anon! That’s amazing! Good vibes to all rarepair and crack shippers! 🙏🙏🙏🙏 darkheart-despairs
Hell yeah, anon! That’s amazing! Good vibes to all rarepair and crack shippers! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
🌟 It’s okay to make bad art. 🌟 It’s okay to make art in bad taste. 🌟 You have a right to make art that others consider to be of poor quality. 🌟 You have a right to make art[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🌟 It’s okay to make bad art. 🌟 It’s okay to make art in bad taste. 🌟 You have a right to make art that others consider to be of poor quality. 🌟 You have a right to make art[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
✨ Your art and creative works matter! ❤️ Create the art that you want to, no matter what anyone else says. 🌺 Every creative work speaks to someone. Every work of art is the art that someone needed to see.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
✨ Your art and creative works matter! ❤️ Create the art that you want to, no matter what anyone else says. 🌺 Every creative work speaks to someone. Every work of art is the art that someone needed to see.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alive at last – thesavagesabretooth – Super Dangan Ronpa 2 [Archive of Our Own] Chapters: 1/1Fandom: Super Dangan Ronpa 2Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Nidai Nekomaru/Tanaka GundhamCharacters: Nidai Nekomaru, Tanaka GundhamSummary: Gundam and Nekomaru reunite. darkheart-despairs
Alive at last – thesavagesabretooth – Super Dangan Ronpa 2 [Archive of Our Own] Chapters: 1/1Fandom: Super Dangan Ronpa 2Rating: Teen And Up AudiencesWarnings: No Archive Warnings ApplyRelationships: Nidai Nekomaru/Tanaka GundhamCharacters: Nidai Nekomaru, Tanaka GundhamSummary: Gundam and Nekomaru reunite.
“Escape to Margaritaville”; a Dream Daddy fix-it fic where Joseph and POV Dad actually run away together. darkheart-despairs
“Escape to Margaritaville”; a Dream Daddy fix-it fic where Joseph and POV Dad actually run away together.
🌟 You can write whatever fiction you want to. 🌟 You should write whatever fiction you want to. 🌟 There are no limits to the fiction you should write. 🌟 Your fiction does not have to teach a moral lesson.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🌟 You can write whatever fiction you want to. 🌟 You should write whatever fiction you want to. 🌟 There are no limits to the fiction you should write. 🌟 Your fiction does not have to teach a moral lesson.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Your creative work is meaningful. Your creative work is important. Your creative work should be shared with the world. 💕 Even if it’s off-putting or weird. 💕 Even if it’s ‘just’ fan work. 💕 Even if some people vocally hate[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Your creative work is meaningful. Your creative work is important. Your creative work should be shared with the world. 💕 Even if it’s off-putting or weird. 💕 Even if it’s ‘just’ fan work. 💕 Even if some people vocally hate[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
👉 The fiction you write, the art you create, the ships you enjoy; none of them have to please anyone but yourself. darkheart-despairs
👉 The fiction you write, the art you create, the ships you enjoy; none of them have to please anyone but yourself.
🫵 You are allowed to create any kind of dark fiction. 🫵 You are allowed to enjoy it. 🫵 You do not need permission.
💫 Create and share whatever fiction and art that you want to. 💫 Even if you think no one else is interested. 💫 Even if you think it’s unmarketable. 💫 Even if you think people will call it self-indulgent. 💫[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Reminder for those just joining us: the new development on tumblr is that it turns out they are strictly enforcing a ban on any depictions or discussions of underage people in sexual situations: including all fanart, fanfiction, and discussion of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⭐ There’s nothing wrong with writing fiction with dark and awful themes and elements. ⭐ There’s nothing wrong with enjoying fiction with dark and awful themes and elements. ⭐ There’s nothing wrong with enjoying writing fiction with dark and awful[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hey, I just got back into homestuck! Do you have any good fic recommendations? I am so sorry to let you down, this is the one single question about homestuck that we are not equipped to answer. blackheartxbiohazards
🌠 It’s okay to write or enjoy that type of fiction. 🌠 Yes, that type of fiction, too. 🌠 Yes, even that type of fiction. 🌠 Yes, the type of fiction you’re thinking of right now. 🌠 Yes, the fiction[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⭐ censorship is not when someone says “hey this piece of media sucks.” ⭐ censorship is not when someone says “hey this piece of media sucks so I suggest you avoid it.” ⭐ censorship is when someone says “hey this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Something is only “censorship” when someone (a government, a library, a media platform, etc) refuses to allow people access to the piece of media in question. 👉 A person, or a collection of people choosing to avoid a piece of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Absolutely true. Not in every case obviously, but in general the less you reveal about yourself the safer you are from being harassed about fucked up fic. Context link Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
💖 There is nothing wrong with writing about sex. 💖 There is nothing wrong with writing erotica or smut. 💖 Not all writing about sex is erotica or smut. 💖 Fiction about sex has just as much artistic merit as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⭐ There is no problem with adults writing stories about child characters. ⭐ There is no problem with adults writing stories about child characters for an audience that isn’t children. ⭐ There is no problem with adults writing stories about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Good to know! I had never heard of squidgeworld before… the original post makes it sound like it’s run by one person, so I’m not surprised that it has a rule set that suits its owner. context link Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
I really think a lot of antis just plain don’t understand fandom. I don’t think they understand that fanfiction and shipping is supposed to be a “what if” scenario and not leadenly chained to canon like an iron ball. Source:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
💖 It’s okay to create any art or fiction that you want to, for any reason. 💖 It’s okay to enjoy any art or fiction that you enjoy, for any reason. 💖 Your taste in art and fiction do not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
:c context link Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
Absolutely great observation unfortunately, anon. 😔 context link Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
sadly, I’ve had the same experience. I honestly think people are scared, and the ones who aren’t scared are just entitled I think, as the last anon was alluding to. context link Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
I think you’re spot on with this about “content” and expectation. I have been making a concerted effort to take “content” out of my vocabulary and use “media” and “works” or “fanworks” instead. context link Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
Honestly I think this is a large part of it. I know anecdotally I stopped commenting on things on tumblr for a long while because I was terrified that someone would be offended somehow… context link Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
Let’s talk about how much comment culture has changed in the last 20 years… In 2002-2003 I was writing a multi-chapter longfic for the fandom X-Men: Evolution. The fic was OC x canon and the canon character was Toad– one[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
That is really sad. :c It’s awful that people are made to feel like they have to to prostrate themselves before the crowd for the crime of writing weird fic. Source: xxblackheartbiohazardsxx
🔸 It’s okay to write fiction for a small audience. 🔸 It’s okay to write fiction you don’t think many people will understand and connect to. 🔸 It’s okay to write fiction that isn’t intended to be mass market or[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mr-iskender: The ‘write for yourself uwu’ culture shift has done real damage to fic writers imo. I recently had a post on the importance of strategic commenting break containment and I’m surprised by how many strangers who rb it in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What POV do you most often write whump from? from the whumpee’s perspective from the whumper’s perspective from the caretaker’s perspective multiple POV in the same fic other (explain please) I don’t write whump, but I wanna push a button.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🔹 It’s okay to struggle with your writing. 🔹 Every writer sometimes struggles with their writing. 🔹 It’s okay to struggle to get words on the page. 🔹 It’s okay to feel like your writing is not up to your[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
⭐ There’s nothing wrong with writing fiction with dark and awful themes and elements. ⭐ There’s nothing wrong with enjoying fiction with dark and awful themes and elements. ⭐ There’s nothing wrong with enjoying writing fiction with dark and awful[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🤔 Did you feel the tags and summary described the work accurately? What, if anything, would you change to improve my tagging and summary? 🤔 How would you describe the main themes and ideas of my work? What elements of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
🗨️ What justifies the existence of creative works of art or fiction? 🗨️ Can creative works be separated categorically into “legitimate artwork” vs “obscenity/pornography”? 🗨️ Do obscene and pornographic creative works have a right to exist? 🗨️ How does one[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
✨ It’s okay to write fiction in a lot of different genres. ✨ It’s okay to not have a personal “brand.” ✨ It’s okay to write lots of different types of stories. ✨ You do not need to feel like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…