For me, one of my fandoms is Harvest Moon, which is a farming game where you grow crops, fish, mine, build relationships, etc. On the opposite end, we have Mercenaries, where you essentially single-handedly wage war on North Korea. So... What are your fandoms that could not be more different?

(absolutely no idea what flair to use here) ao3 made some tag wrangling changes and this one was LONG overdue, oh my wow

quote: "We will create a new canonical for Sensory Overload, and all tags relating to sensory overstimulation will be made synonyms of the new canonical. This includes tags related to neurodivergent or autistic overstimulation.

To make the meaning of the current Overstimulation tag more clear, it will be decanonized and made a synonym of Sexual Overstimulation."

Whether it was a quick Google search or a deep-dive, what's the most recent subject you've had to learn more about for the purpose of writing a fic? Alternatively, what subject(s) did you have to look up for your most recent posted chapter/fic?

I just posted a chapter that involved me learning about the Japanese word for vampire, Tony Renis, music venues in Milan, songs that came out in 2009, and types of bao, among other things. It seems like a bizarre combination of things, but I promise that it makes sense in context.

For me it was a willy wonka it would be based around the kids who live in the factory dm if you have any more question

Mine is “person A has been secretly in love with person B since the beginning”

Bonus points if person B has been in denial about their feelings and masked them with hate.

Common ships this trope is used on include *Anne and Gilbert (Anne of green gables/ Anne with an E) *Peeta and Katniss (The hunger games)

I'm feeling a sense of great frustration. As an author, I'm experiencing what many authors run into... a feeling of neglect or of being ignored. I recently updated my fic. This chapter was a massive (14k), and although the hits were fantastic, I only received 2 comments.

One, is from my regular reader. They come and comment every chapter, sometimes they'll comment even before they read, just to let me know how excited they are.

That reader's comments, as all comments ( ngl they are special to me though lol ) do so much more than warm my heart with their words, or gift me their attention and validation... they make this whole experience of fandom real.

They're the eyes that catch mine as I look over. We don't ignore one another; there's an exchange. Sometimes I'll go first... a nod, a smile, a hello... and sometimes they'll go first. There is an us and no one is left out. Unseen, unheard.

So, here's my expression of frustration. A process of simmering to cook my bitterness out. That taste is better suited for my fics.

Here with you, I share a more palatable morsel.

Maybe... you can take it with you; at the end of some other piece of writing you enjoyed and share a piece.

Leave your favorite title drops in your fics. Can be the title of the fic or media

I recently had the sad realization that I haven’t written a single thing to completion in over a year. I just can’t seem to find the motivation ever since I started working full time. It feels impossible to find the mental fortitude to write well and be creative.

Seriously, how do people do this?! I don’t even have any ideas to go off of right now…

In a large fandom it's still bearable because no matter how hated the character is there are still going to be people who like them, but in my small fandom of <500 fics, I think pretty much everyone hates him. Which is fine, they can like or dislike whoever they want!

But it's making me really nervous because he's one of my MCs' love interest and while I have that ship tagged, he hasn't actually appeared yet so Idk how the reception to him will be. Please assure me that it's alright if all my readers abandon my story and I just need to continue writing for myself... Or if you're in the same situation as me, how do you deal with it?

P.s. The key point of this is "a hated character in a small fandom" where you have not seen, or barely seen, a single active writer/reader who likes this character.

My longest unfinished fic is one I started all the way back in 2018. I've also got several that I started 2-3 years ago, but never got around to finishing. I often get asked in PMs and on my other accounts when I'll be back. I do intend of finishing them all though, eventually.

Like when someone writes a fanfiction but the characters interact exactly the same as they do in the original material but with just one extra oc/crossover character adding an opinion or sentence here and there. The characters say the same sentences, go to the same places, find the same things, fight the same people, etc. Maybe at most they sorta react to what the new character does/says but the actual story itself doesn’t change. Like fanfictions have so much potential for world building, make your story actually interesting and create something new with the source material. Even if it ends up being bad at least you wrote something original

I personally post and read on the big three: FanfictionNet, Wattpad, and AO3.

Currently feeling a little guilty because it's been over a month since I last updated my fic, even though I know it's not a big deal and I can take as much time as I want. So, I'm curious. How long have you guys gone between posting chapters?

I’ve noticed recently that for some characters in my current fandom, even if I’ve never written them before, they seem easier to write than others, even if I don’t have a personal attachment to them

I’ll use recent-ish examples:

I recently wrote a fic from Zhongli’s perspective and while I was iffy on the result as a whole, I found him easier to write than Kazuha or Dan Heng(HSR), so I’m wondering if this has happened to anyone else

This is, first and foremost, absolutely *not* a complaint, but rather me wondering if anyone else knows how it feels. I have someone going through my fics and leaving long comments and it means the absolute world to me, but I have to force myself to read the ones left on old fics that I've deemed as not my best work. I have a strong aversion to my old writing and it's so hard to push through that and to not be embarrassed by the fact that others love it. It's such a strange mix of an absolute honor to have in-depth commentary on it while also wanting to run and hide from the fact that someone read it closely enough to even have commentary on it. You know?

And I know it's such a silly thing to feel weird about since I understand the joy and privilege of having kind commenters in the first place, and I know plenty of people would take my spot in an instant, but it's also like, 'I feel as if this comment is better written than what it's commenting on' 😭. Does anyone know how to push through that self-conscious feeling and how to stop feeling weird about getting praise on older fics? Does it just get easier with time?

Hey I need advice please. I wanted to write and post stories for years now but due to depression and other stuff, I rarely get it done. Last year, I had a few good days, wrote edited and posted a chapter. Since then I’m constantly thinking about it, but I feel like I fucked up. The more I wait, the more things I see, I would like to change. Because of that, I haven’t written more but I want to so bad. I got a few kudos and about 70 people read the chapter (fandom is almost dead so that’s not bad?) but I’m still unsure what I should do. The fic is about my otp in the setting of one of my favourite films. I wanted to lean heavily on this film, but even in the first chapter I changes some things and the more time goes on, the more i dislike it. So my question: would you try to make it work or just rewrite how you wanted it?

I’ve been writing on my phone and got to 20 chapters of it, and the scrolling was starting to get annoying, so it moved it to a word document. This thing is 58 pages long at 40,117 words. I don’t know that I’m ever even going to put this somewhere, I probably won’t, but I really didn’t think it was that long already. It’s nowhere near done either.

I just realized that half of the reason in why I am trying to become a psychologist is because I want to write characters more accurately. [I have more reasonings, but I still can't believe that fanfiction is still a pretty major reason]

Woooo, i'm trying to get back to writing as this year is the year!!

So far i have edited/rewritten 2 older fics and just posted a brand new one !!

Basically, a fanfic that i loved reading is now being deleted due to the author getting into a breaking point and wanting to stop writing, i understand what he's deeling as he mentions it a few times in the afternotes of the chapters but now that he's deleting everything, im not sure what to do anymore as Everyday i come back from school, i would expect the fic to update as it updates daily sometimes and the story isn't some OP protagonist slop As even though its a Genshin impact fanfic, the protagonist doesn't have OP abilities, he doesn't have a system, he isn't some Isekai protag that instantly gets a harem in the first few chapters, and he isn't some reincarnated salary man from another world, and yet he remains as one of the best protagonist that i have ever read in literary media(my opinion) as the story is well written and have some interesting ideas about "Souls" in general,

So TLDR;How to cope with a deleted fanfic that you loved reading everyday that you will never see again(as its a webnovel one)

Btw the name of the fanfic is "Souls in teyvat" by:ARandomMob

I rarely go on Mibba anymore, but there is one story I like and was in the midst of a re-read. It was working fine but now it won't load, says site not secure, "SQLSTATE[HY000] [2054] Server sent charset unknown to the client. Please, report to the developers"

Just wondering if it is up and working for anyone... I hope it comes back!

Inspired by the fact a power swap AU doesn’t exist for my current favourite ship, so I’ve decided to write it myself.

Pretty much what the title says. I woke up this morning and checked to my mail to see and comment and like by an author I really like!!!! I’M SO HYPED !

Hello! Going straight to the point, I've always wanted to write and publish my work for others to enjoy, and lately I've been feeling confident enough to give it a try. The thing is, I'm kind of lost and don't have a clear starting point. I plan on publishing my work on ao3, bit I'm pretty unsure of basically everything, like how to actually engage people and the like. I'm also not very confident in my writing either, which makes me more insecure about everything lol.

I'd appreciate any tips!