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Everyone should read their own fanfics recreationally tbh this shit fucking rules. It's like the author knows exactly what I like.

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There's good fanfictions and then there's those fanfictions that take you by the hand and whisper words of gold in your ears and gently guide you through unexplored lands and they could say the wildest thing about your favorite character and you'd instantly trust them

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The real tragedy of writing is knowing where the plot is going, knowing exactly what happens in a scene, down to the exact sentences you're going to use, and somehow still not being able to write.

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Hii, do you have any writing tips that you can share with me? See, i am new into all that writing stuff, everytime i try to write what i imagined is so.. bad. Really. Its a mess and is nothing like i wanna that to be. I really dont know what i can do to be better at writing. My English is pretty bad too lol i hope that you can undestand what i try to say, also your work was the first one that make me cry, you are really a talented author!!

Congrats on getting into writing and thanks so much for the kind words! I think these are my best tips for writing, or the ones I use the most:

READ! If I ever get writers block, I know it's because I haven't been reading enough. I kind of see the words as a tank I have to fill up, but in a more technical sense, the only way to really learn the ins and outs of writing is to read! Nothing else will teach cadence, pacing, and structure like reading will. It can't be taught; only read.

Don't get too wrapped up in the first draft. When I write, sometimes it'll come in fully formed sentences, but more often than not I end up putting down shortened sentences without any sort of punctuation or proper paragraphing. Dialogue, internal thoughts, scene descriptors, phrases I want to carry through to the final draft. The first iteration of what I write will never look like the final version, even if I spend that extra time adding punctuation and stuff. It's a waste of time to me, so I skip it to start. Also, decide ahead of time what tense and what POV you're going to be in, but don't get married to it; these things are changeable.

Writing is crafting, and like any craft, you need your tools. Figure out what works best for you. Don't listen to what works best for someone else. I do my best writing on my phone. I use google docs, because it's the only thing that I can keep consistent between devices. Sometimes I use Scrivener. Sometimes I use the website Oh Write with a friend. We use a writing sprint bot in our server. When I'm in a document, I have shorthand I've gotten used to: a + means come back and add something, a bulleted paragraph means this is super rough and can be moved around, and I'll use all caps notes like MOVE THIS ABOVE PREVIOUS SCENE, etc. There is no wrong way to do these things, you only have to learn what is intuitively helpful for you.

Editing covers all sins! My stories rarely look anything like their first or even second draft, structurally. My first edit is usually to get everything into proper form. I make sure it visually looks okay. Paragraphs need to be different lengths to keep the reader's eye interested. Don't start paragraphs and sentences the same way consecutively; keep your sentence structures mixed up. These things are intuitive once you've written enough. My final edit will be for typos, for word choice, for making sure the characters sound like themselves. In that edit, I'm a reader nitpicking my own writing. I'm looking for flow and setting. I'm making sure the reader can get into the story easily.

IT WILL NEVER BE PERFECT. Edit as much or as little as you want to satisfy yourself! But at some point, if you want to show it to someone or post it, you have to accept that it will be what it is. And that's totally fine! You're under no obligation to edit as I've described the process above. This is about your enjoyment first and foremost, unless it's going for publishing, in which case god be with ye, etc.

PERSONAL TIPS: If you're blocked, change the font. If the story isn't flowing, look away from the screen and write from your head and not your eyes. Music can help, but it can also hamper. Try silence sometimes. Stop and read something if you need to get back into it. Use font colors to denote where you've edited, what needs more editing, or whatever you want. Have an easy way to note things down when you're out and about, if you get to imagining. I use my phone or a notebook. Don't flinch away from writing with pen and paper; when I was really blocked on my thesis, I sat in the evenings and wrote it by hand on binder paper and it saved my life. IDK who needs to hear this, but no, alcohol and drugs do not make you better at writing. Keep a journal. Talk to yourself about your story. It helps. I try to keep my writing untied from a certain setting or set of conditions: I think so much of what people do as writing is actually not writing. The great gift of writing, to me, is that all you need to do to write is to write! If you're putting words down, you're writing. Unfortunately, the converse then is true. If you're not doing that, you aren't writing. No amount of reading about writing or thinking about writing or talking about writing will ever be writing. Luckily, it gets easier the more you do it!

Good luck! I hope any of this helps!

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When i say enemies to lovers i do not mean "rude to each other to lovers" I need atleast 2.5 murder attempts

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Bro, my unyielding loyalty towards you is totally normal and healthy, I swear. It's just that it's definitely my duty to rip out your enemies throats with my bare teeth. You are the love of my life and I am your most valuable tool. Each night, I fantasize about dying in your arms, covered in blood, and then I close my eyes one final time, satisfied because I can feel your fingers on my face as I take my last breath. Haha anyways

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"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

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'Revenge is bad' to YOU. i love when a character destroys everyone who wronged them. i love when they get to bite and maim and tear and rip and scratch and kill. Sorry ur catholic about it but i'm different

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"Are you okay" NO. THERE ARE LITTLE FICTIONAL BITCHES IN MY HEAD. AND THEY'RE KISSING.

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i ship them in the way that they are divorced

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"redemption arcs are toxic, you shouldn't try to fix someone!"

actually it is so important to me that being in community and experiencing human connection can save people. thanks

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“I’ll just write this short little fic”, the author says, not realising they’re doomed by the narrative

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I kind of suck at tagging, so I made this infographic to help make it easier.

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neither “that’s not canon” nor “fuck canon we made this all up” but a secret third thing (canon shouldn’t be taken as gospel but is useful as a reference point for building upon and recontextualizing characters and details. if you worship the source material as unchangeable then fandom in general probably isn’t for you. if you have complete disdain for the source material you would probably enjoy yourself more in a different fandom)

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hey guys so apparently this is a thing a lot of people don't realise but like. if you have had writer's block/ art block for like. six months. a year. two years. that's maybe not a block. that's maybe depression. and you should maybe look into treating the source of the problem instead of just beating yourself up for not being able to write/draw. be kind to yourself and know that your struggle to create isn't based in laziness or a lack of skill or talent.