current fan creation landscape is kinda like if you went to a party with a homemade cake and everyone takes a slice and silently thumbs up at you with no attempt to start a conversation except for occasionally some guy sits in the corner with a tape recorder critiquing the cake as though he was a restaurant critic and another guy is handing the cake to an uber driver like "yeah i need you to find a restaurant that makes cake like this so i can have more of it" and the only person that's talked to you in 30 minutes is a very sweet little guy who was like "hey i liked your cake" and then ran away apologizing for bothering you the moment you said thank you.
Okay, so, with your particular problem, I think the answer involves writing up to that point and rereading what you've written. Sometimes the way forward can be found in what you've already done, if you know what you're looking for. Sometimes it's a line that you've written that doesn't gel with the rest of the fic that makes you think about it.
For example, I'm writing a bit of a side story to Lovin' With Larry that focuses on Speedy, and I kept getting stuck on what to do with Sidearms. I looked back at my writing and found that I kept mentioning him being skittish about going to Shub's for some reason, and that led my brain to go, "Okay, why are we doing this? He has no reason for it." And that led to a scene in my brain that's now going to be the basis for his arc in the story, as well as a huge way forward for the story in general.
Sometimes your best friend is going back over your work and saying, "Okay, this is sticking out a lot. What's going on there?"
Heya!
Is there anyone that I can ask questions about/bounce ideas off for fan fiction writing? My brain has so many ideas but they all sort of stop at a part and I need some help (baby’s first fic I guess)
Or do you guys have any general tips for writing fics? Anything is helpful!
Women can write m/m. Men can write f/f. Asexuals can write filthy smut. Lesbians and gay men can write m/f. It's all arbitrary anyway. Who give a shit.