No.710
>>708Do it
If someone new to the fandom reads it they won't care about the 10 years hiatus and if someone who used to read you will they might get even happier just to see an update of something they used to or also still like
No.716
Do you guys have a tense preference? I'm messing around with the idea of a sequel to a fic and the og is in present tense, so I figured I'd do the sequel in present as well. I wrote up a little bit but looking over it, I dunno. I think I'm going to use past, instead. I've only used present for like, two fics, I believe, and everything after them has been past. Weird noticing it, now.
No.717
>>716I write almost everything in past tense automatically since that's what I was used to back in college, but it's something I need to be more aware of since I think it makes my fiction sound too formal.
Which veiwpoint do you write from nonna? I think present tense sounds most natural in a first person story.
No.718
>>716Present tense is "Ao3 house style" to me, for better or worse.
No.719
>>717I write from third person limited! Or at least try and keep it from entering omniscient. Totally agree with present working well with first person, rare as it seems to be on Ao3.
No.721
>>720I'm feeling this hard at the moment, nona. Although I get less disappointed when rarepair fic doesn't do well because my expectations were lower, but when something in a more popular fandom flops, my motivation will take a hit for ages.
No.722
>>719NTA. I also tend to use third person limited, although I can do third person omnipotent from time to time if I'm doing something with a lot of characters.
>>720Also, I can understand being sad that your most popular stories aren't the ones you care about the most. This also happens with fanart I spend a lot of time on not doing so well. However, I also am the one who's written the most fanfictions for one specific pairing on A03, and I think I just reached a point where I had to acknowledge that no one was as obsessed with the pairing as I was. And then I also found some comfort in it as well. Like, the it's kind of cozy knowing that there's only a few of the same people who like my super autistic pairing, lol.
Pinc unrel.
No.723
>>721>something in a more popular fandom flops, my motivation will take a hit for ages.Mean girl post incoming: my extremely petty copium for this is that in popular fandoms the most viewed/kudos works in a tag are usually tropey AU shipping fics that were posted in the fandom's boom. Way back when I was dumb and would sort by kudos I got tricked into reading half of a 100k work (and skimming the last 50k wondering when it would actually get good enough to warrant the TEN THOUSAND kudos) because I hadn't really internalized the "ship+trope+timing" math that leads to these mid fics getting so many kudos.
No.738
Sometimes I look back at something I wrote and cringe at obvious errors. I wish I wasn't so shy that I could find a beta reader.
No.743
>>738Late as fuck reply, but I can relate to this a lot. I also have dyslexia (not self diagnosed if it matters), and long story short, I make so many mistakes it sometimes is embarrassing. I've gotten a lot better at it in the age of better spell checking services, and I spend a lot of time rereading my works slowly but some stuff still slips through the cracks. With that being said, I also try to be more understanding of other spelling and grammar issues in other people's work as long as the story's interesting.
No.744
>>743Yeah I try to be forgiving of minor errors too. Some things I can't get over like all lowercase or frequent spelling errors, but if it's infrequent or minor grammatical errors I can overlook it if the story is interesting/in character. After all, most fanfiction is the work of love from a single person and its to be expected.
Granted I'm way harsher on myself than other people, what do you use to double check your work nonna? I use Word and it's good at catching spelling errors but not much else.
No.745
>>744I've used both word and Google docs to catch grammar mistakes. Something else I do is sometimes I change my font or the word coloring so that the text looks different and then reread my fanfic. Changing the font to something different looking is supposed to have a psychological effect where your eyes have to adjust again, so it's like you're looking at the text for the first time and not just glossing over potential mistakes… I guess it's kinda like mirroring your art when you are drawing and realizing things look weird, kek.
Other than that, I used to use a website called editminion for editing, but the website has gone down since then to my knowledge. Which is a shame because I used to love strunk the edit minion.
No.791
>>790I think there has to be a point where you stop deliberating for 20mins over a sentence as you're writing it. Like a tolerance for whatever quality you've made just to get on with the belief you can fix it later. I always have that problem that I don't reach the scenes I want to write because I got hung up on getting there, and as much as I know to do either end and bridge the gap later my perceived inadequacies make it hard to press on.
I know of a fanfic author who writes literally 30k a week easy, completes whole fics before even uploading chapter 1. They're like a cryptid to me, but I know they've been at this for a decade straight as a Writing Person who is constantly writing. They believe in what they're doing and they trust that nothing bad comes from putting it out there.
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.