#the struggles of a fanfiction author

[rentumblsstuff]

Daily affirmations but it’s just “I WILL finish the last chapter of my fic today”

[cowboylikeyouu]

writing fanfiction on paper is so fucking therapeutic

[elleldoe]

first drafts are a necessary evil, but that knowledge doesn't make it hurt any less. like, what do you mean it can't be perfect on the first try? what do you mean I wrote all this just to rewrite the whole thing? rude.

[swordymacaroni]

🎀Screw a breakup, you ever write 5000 words of a fanfic and realize you kept switching between tenses every two paragraphs?

[marsplastic13]

No one knows I read/write fanfictions, right? But at the same time I don't know anyone who reads/writes fanfictions.

Maybe my roommate or my cousin, my professor, or someone I pass on the street is waiting for my update, can you believe that?

[bluej4yson]

Me writing a long ass intro for my fic because I’m nervous to write the fandom character:

[wickjump]

im gonna start posting fanfic recs btw whenever i find good ones. both here and my (awfully barren) 18+ account. because there are so many good fics out there with so few hits and fewer kudos and sometimes no comments period and it SUCKS because i REALLY LIKE THEM A LOT.. and i hope that by linking them here and yelling at everyone to COMMENT DAMMIT they might actually do it

seriously though any comment means a lot. most people who read a fic don’t even give a kudos. even if the fic wasn’t top tier, if you didn’t dislike it, hand over some kudos!! and if you liked it, comment!!!! even if the comment is one singular heart emoji it will be appreciated. if the comment just says “great fic!” the author will be happy. your comment doesn’t have to be this long winded gushing or analysis.

so many authors quit writing or lose motivation because the comments are few and far in between or just sometimes nonexistent. trust me when i say authors don’t care about how long or cool or smart sounding your comment is i promise!!!

i hope that mmmaybe recommending fics and telling people to comment might help fics i really like get more support maybe. and i, points at you reading this, hope that you will listen!!!at least a little….at least sum kudos….

[abstractpenny]

for all my writer friends:

whatever your word count, it's okay.

a small word count means you got your words across quickly and sweetly, while a large word count means more content for your readers.

sometimes chapters are big, sometimes they're small. whatever it is, it doesn't dictate your value.

you're doing so well, keep it up :D

[bipolaritysucksbutslaps]

the fact that i have to write the fic first in order to be able to read it is so. ugh. annoying. why can't it just 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳 in the document. i want to read it already!!!

[iamyourdailydoseofbi]

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BEING KIND TO THOSE PUBLISHING FANFICS? Like, we publish FREE fanfics, on our own time / cost / etc. We don't have to do this. And people as of late, have just been so hateful. What happened to the fandoms?

This is a legit convo I had in my dm's over one of my fanfics on wattpad.

Reader : Your character cries too much!

Me : Oh, well, she's literally undergoing stressful situations and it's natural that she will break down. Not to mention, she's not been given any real time to cope with the loss of her loved ones. Besides, I have only posted a few chapter's so her growth has not yet been posted / explored.

Reader : She's just a cry baby!

Me : Oh, well, if you don't like the way she copes, you don't have to read the book. I am sure there are other books out there with main character's you may like.

Reader : You can't tell me what I can and can't read! Your a horrible author for not trying to please your fans-

Me :

EDIT TO POST!

It's the cruelty of the fandom's / mean fans / how they treat each other, that causes most author's / fans to stop loving a fandom. And it sucks! I remember when fandom's used to hype each other up and gust over character's / fanfics. Now, it just feels like pool of negativity.

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@lovelykhaleesiii

@danytar

[topoceankitty]

U ever get an idea for a fanfiction when ur doing smthn you can't pause so you just start writing it out in ur head like from the first sentence and then rush to a computer the second ur done to put it in a word doc?

Yeah. Me too.

[rentumblsstuff]

[bobaheadshark]

my gender? former english literature student who uses their powers for good (writing gay fanfiction)

[elleldoe]

taking psychic damage as we speak. if you look closely, you can see a -1HP sign flashing above my head. the outline for the fic that I said would be slightly longer than the others, is now at 50+ chapters.

[mangocatofficial]

Does anyone know of good platforms to post their fanfic? I'm already using Wattpad and Ao3, but I'd also like to broaden my audience and have my story reach as many people as I can. What other popular fanfic sites do people use? Also marketing ideas as well. I try to post on Tumblr frequently to advertise or announce new chapters but they don't get much attention. any tips?

[packleaderbriggan]

Don't you just love when you finish your first draft, go back to edit, and realize you overlooked a massive plot hole

Like, I thought I was almost done, why does this document now have an additional TWENTY FUCKING PAGES OF DIALOG AND DETAILS AND A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORYLINE