#problems with fanfiction

[thatalmostopsorceress]

Unpopular opinion: I really think there's a problem with writing nsfw fanfics about irl people.

On ao3 and tumblr, I've seen so so soso many nsfw fanfics about kpop idols pop up and it's just creepy. Like. Stop it, get some help.

The fanfics that are NOT nsfw, maybe just fluff, or an au of irl people in gotham, or what they would be like if they went to Hogwarts, yeah, those are nice. They're fun, cute, and likeable. Because they're not inappropriate.

But an overwhelmingly large portion of the fanfics written about irl people seem to be nsfw. And it's so weird. Unless said person or people have consented to such content being written about them, it is just downright disgusting and vile behaviour to write nsfw things about them.

These people are not characters. They are not fictional. They are real, living, breathing humans that live on Earth with us. And it is concerning that so many are under the illusion that it is okay to write nsfw fanfics about these people.

Thank you for coming to my ted talk i am mildly hungry and relatively tired

[inkskinned]

please i love you i'm begging you bring back suspension of disbelief bring back trusting the audience like. i cannot handle any more dialogue that sounds like a legal document. "hello, i am here to talk to you about the incident from a few minutes ago, because i feel you might be unwell, and i am invested in your personal wellbeing." "thank you, i am unwell because the incident was hurtful to me due to my childhood, which was bad." I CANT!!!!

do you know how many people are mad that authors use "growled" as a word for "said"? it's just poetics! they do not literally mean "growled," it's just a common replacement for "said with force but in a low tone." it's normal! do you hear me!! help me i love you please let me out of here!!!

[anna-pineappel]

Writing really goes one of two ways:

1. Write 3k words in 30 minutes

2. Takes 3 hours to write 3 sentences

There is no in between

[sorchathered]

Please remember your favorite writers are attention whores with a praise kink, they need validation to survive. Feed them comments and reblogs to save a life.

[just-french-me-up]

[writersshitpost]

[thisnightissparkling089]

A friend sent this to me today and I feel attacked😅

[conphusedredpandaa]

Never forgotten but...never finished.

[morbidmiracle]

me writing: i am a god and reality bends to my whims

me proofreading: im too stupid to be alive

[ghosthorse-tracks]

[cobaltaugustao3]

My constant struggle when writing PWP

[16woodsequ]

[anneapocalypse]

"Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings" is a warning.

It is a warning that there will be no further warnings. That's what it means. It was designed into the structure of AO3's tagging system for a reason. If you only want to read fic with specific, distinct content warnings, you should not read "Chose Not to Warn" fics. Period. If you choose to read them, that is on you.

Regardless of whether you think the author is an asshole for any other reason, regardless of what you think of the fic they wrote, they're not the asshole for using that tag correctly and as it was designed.

[stervrucht]

How I feel after finally finishing that long-ass chapter...

[zeldamacgregor]

I made this to call myself out but please feel free to hold up a mirror if you need one also.

[just-french-me-up]

this is a PSA for fic writers who haven't updated in a while :

there are fics out there I'm subscribed to that have gone double digit months without updating.

rest assured the moment those babies catapult an AO3 email my way i'm dropping from the face of the earth to sink my teeth into them

i'll wait, and so will your readers