No.792
>>790I'm the same way, so it feels stupid to even give advice (takes me months to write even one fic; been working on the same 3k for around 3 months; some take even longer because I need time away to let the words ~marinate~ lmao I hate myself).
But
>>791 is right, the best thing you can do is just write it. Set a timer, write with no distractions for 20-30 minutes. Don't think too much about the flow, the style, or the words at all. Just get it out, then revise later. If you use discord, I really like the sprinto bot for this.
No.848
>>847I'd honestly find it quite endearing and not pretentious at all anona, I'm sure your readers would love to find out more about your writing process and ideas
No.849
>>847No, seeing the authors thought process behind their work is always fun for me. Helps me better understand their point of view. Maybe delusionfags will be pissed off but they're always retarded anyway.
No.850
>>847These are fun to read, either as notes at the bottom or an additional chapter in the fic. People who aren't interested can just skip them easy enough.
No.851
>>847My friend used to do this as separate blog posts. I agree that they're very fun to read. If someone likes the series/ship/characters, etc in your fic enough to read it, then they should want to read discussion on those topics too. If you do, try to include any alternate paths you thought of taking while writing them too.
No.852
>>851>>850>>849>>848Thank you! I enjoy reading them too but was concerned I was just a weirdo. Out of curiosity
>>851 did your friend post their fanfics on their blog too, or did they write on Ao3/FF and then link to the blog?
No.853
>>852Her fics are definitely on AO3/FFN. She linked to them on tumblr but mostly posted askbox drabbles there. I think she deleted her Livejornal and locked her Dreamwidth plus Wayback is down so I can't be 100% sure but she said they were crossposted there. I checked one of her old fics too and it doesn't directly link to it but it mentions that she was planning to do a write up with some notes and cut scenes on DW which I (vaguely) remember reading at the time.
No.859
I’m writing a fic right now and I’m reading over what I’ve written so far and it’s god awful. I’m praying it can be saved with some serious tlc. Just gotta be extra vigilant while editing and it might come out okay. I just wanna make some content for this rare pair I’ve found myself interested in. And I’m even worse at drawing, but it won’t stop me from creating at least something for them, even if it is subpar quality.
No.860
>>859Even if you think it's rubbish after editing just make piece with it and use what you've learned when writing the next one. I'm still not proud of my own writing, but I can see a big difference in my works from two years ago to now. Hopefully you'll be able to eventually crank ones out that you're proud of.
No.878
>>859You know what helps every writer? This one simple trick you can buy second-hand from any bookshop!
One of the best investments you can make.
No.879
>>878This doesn't fix anyone's characterization or passive tone.
No.881
>>880Unrelated but I wonder if there's enough nonnas here to start a metaphor thread, I've been thinking about it because discussion seems to be so dry everywhere which isn't what I expected
No.883
>>881I didn't play it yet but I don't think making a thread is an issue. At worst it will just get bumped down but it's not like 4chan where your thread is quick to die. Here nonnas can reply months later, it's like the good old forums. Atlus stuff is pretty huge, it's not like you're making a thread for some obscure 90s' OVA.
Speaking of it, I wonder if an OVA thread would be okay. Many of them are obscure and hard to find and there are a good bunch that fujos might enjoy. Sorry for OT.
No.884
>>881We were talking about it a bit in the persona thread if you wanna check that out.
No.906
>>904I did exactly what you're describing this nanowrimo and it turned out to be one of my favourite fics that I've ever written. Even though I was forcing myself at first, once I got "in the zone" character interactions and chemistry came so smoothly I was actually kind of surprised. Once you get in the flow the story just kind of ends up writing itself and that's the most fun part of writing fanfiction for me.
I don't think it makes you a bad author at all (because I do it too kek) and I think you're very admirable for making m/m stories when there is none. Think of all the rarepair-having fujos you've probably saved with your writing, even if it is forced.
No.908
>>880did you end up writing anything, nonna? i'm picking up the game later this month and i already write a lot of p3, p4, and p5 fic, and i'm hoping to enjoy metaphor enough to write for it as well.
No.915
Currently writing my own fic and I'm too concerned with whether or not the characterization is compliant with canon or not. Makes me wanna scrap the whole thing because if it's shit I'd be too embarrassed to post it. I know it's only me holding myself back since there's nothing stopping me from doing the same, but it really makes me wonder how people are find with publishing absolute OOC slop.
No.916
>>915I say write all of it and then when you beta it for yourself try to see if its too OOC and that should be an easy fix from there
No.917
>>915Is it OOC because the relationship is going too fast? Maybe you could add a "filler" chapter to give the two time to breath.
No.918
>>917It's a one-shot but the OOCness isn't coming from the scenarios or progression, I think. I'm mostly concerned about the introspective parts and dialogue in my writing.
>>916I'll do that, fixating on the bits I've already written isn't really helping anyway.
No.937
>>254Not a fic but I'm working on my first dj / ecomic.
I have a huge humiliation fetish, so I'm working on a dj for my ship where the uke is in denial about being gay. The seme (extremly close friend) isn't entirely human so he gets attracted to the uke and mates with him. I get turned on thinking about the uke getting a boner and thinking NONONO Why is my body reacting this way?! I guess the dj will focus on sexual tension throughout highschool until they have sex. I'm looking at art guide books and even testimonies from irl gay men who were in denial kek. I would make the uke an incel but he's a really sweet character in a straight pairing canonically. I need more recs for series with incel loser ukes to be gay in denial.
No.939
>>938That's an amazing amount of dedication, anon. I hope you'll still be writing for them by then too. The relationship between a fujo and her OTP is so beautiful…
No.940
>>938Incredible dedication to the craft nonna! I bet it's a good way for you to see your own growth as a writer as well, I hope you keep getting plot bunnies for years to come.
No.947
>>946Failed the challenge on the third day and have not managed to catch back up. Props to people who can finish "weeks' way too fast-paced for me. Maybe I'll work on the prompts at my own pace now since I'm already out.
No.948
I'm about to make one of the most autistic crossover fica of all time. I won't ask for forgiveness, it's fully self serving.
Yes there will be anal rape.
No.949
>>948Semper Fi! Crossover shipping is a guilty pleasure so good luck! Hope the rape-ing is filthy good.
No.953
Does anyone else feel like writing fanfictions for a long time killed your enjoyment of reading fanfics (for the most part)? For example, I've been writing fanfics for several years now, and regardless of the fandom, I can't help but feel like a lot of writers make mistakes that take me so out of a fic that it makes it hard to read. Sometimes I think people don't proofread what they wrote even once before posting. And, I don't even necessarily mean characterization or OOC stuff… A lot of what kills fanfiction is just bad grammar or bad flow.
Or maybe I'm just an asshole IDK.
No.954
>>953I feel the opposite I started being way more charitable after starting to write since I know even after proofreading my works don't hit my standards. I have no patience for people who can't be bothered to use capitalization or paragraphs, but more compassion for minor errors or even lackluster story telling since I'd want people to be charitable to me in return.
No.955
>>953It killed some of my interest in that I don't want to read fanfics until I've written my own. I don't want to be corrupted by fandom perceptions.
No.958
Need to write fluffy anorexia fic about my old men
No.964
I had the misfortune of getting obsessed in a fandom that due to a combination of bnfs and a total lack of any confirmation whatsoever of how alien genitalia works (with a dash of sexual inexperience) everyone gives the men pussies.
I really, really want to write cock only smut but it's such a heavy, hefty load I don't want to carry alone.
I've been trying to do one shots, getting up early, and trying to get at minimum 3k words a day. But it feels like I'm grafting a wall the size of Saturn.
Different pairings, some M/F, some M/M and different scenarios. But I get so caught up in the reason the sex is happening I end up not finishing shit all.
>>959Maybe list the fandoms or general content?
It could work in this thread too. At least, I would think it so
No.965
>>964>Maybe list the fandoms or general content?I was just thinking general content like a weekly short fic with a rotating theme. First kiss, angst, various keywords. Fandom-specific wouldn't work because we all like a different series. Something like pic related would also work, a vague "challenge" that anyone could opt into at any time.
You sound like you're in the same boat as me with frustration at being able to unfinish works. 3k words a day is an admirable goal, if I could hit that I'd be happy.
No.966
>>963>>959Noo please, you have to know by now that you wait at least 2 months for a response considering how slow it is here. Make one.
No.967
>>966Haha true, it's just other threads were active at the time so I thought the other writers must have been (understandably) shy. When I get out of work I'll make it.
No.968
>>959I'd participate! Sorry, I don't check this thread often. I do worry about someone stumbling upon my writing here and then being outed later when I post it, so I wonder if I'd need to redact names or change it somehow.
No.969
>>968I de-anoned a story I wrote for here a while back so I've decided it doesn't matter, I'm not famous so it if it leads back it's whatever. If you're big/have a lot of followers I understand but I think anxiety is unwarranted and a mental battle to fight lolo.
No.984
>>983Have you already exhausted the old reliable tropes - Sex pollen, fuck or die, magic made them do it, etc?
I might be able to give you some pointers if you go into a bit more detail, I deal with plot unfucking a lot.
No.985
>>983Make the uke take a magic potion or drug by accident or without his consent which makes him uncontrollably horny and beg for the seme to fuck him
No.986
>>984Alright, so I'm writing about these two long lost twin brothers who canonically have a bit of a rivalry going on. They don't get much screen time together but they are occasionally shown helping each other out begrudgingly.
I'm writing a missing scene where they meet after a battle and one confronts the other about his feelings. My plan was to have the confrontation escalate into a physical fight which then leads to them having hot nasty hate sex. But they won't stop dancing around each other no matter what I do. Every time I get to the confrontation bit I think "he wouldn't fucking say that!" and scrap the whole scene. The thing is that I'm an autist and I want it all to be in character but there's absolutely nothing in character about spontaneous twincest, you know what I mean?
I thought about what this anon
>>985 said and the sex pollen thing but like I said, I'm retarded and I want the fucking to be a natural development kek. Please send help or smite me where I stand nona.
No.987
>>986>there's absolutely nothing in character about spontaneous twincestOof nonna, I know this problem as I'm into a twincest ship too right now. That's always a problem with incest ships, which is why the easiest way to get such ships to fuck is usually sex pollen/aphrodisiacs/omegaverse/etc. Most of the fic I've written has been established relationship because I often find the way that people write spontaneous confessions very hard to believe, like it's just an ordinary ship with a little bit more taboo tacked on.
But fight scenes are a great one to get that UST, how about the ever-useful wrestling > boners etc? When there are signs of physical arousal it breaks the ice for you.
No.988
>>987Sameanoning to add a bit more advice: if you're struggling with natural sounding dialogue, focus on actions, and focus on actions that up the intimacy level while still being plausibly deniable as something else. Hair grabbing, clothing damage during the fight leading to skin exposure, holds, everything to do with impaling via weapons, etc. The farther you can get before the characters realise something weird is going on the better. And then when they do realise, maybe they don't want to acknowledge it so they don't say anything.
Another idea you could try is somnophilia -> character wakes up or introducing alcohol, those are also good for facilitating twincest.