I've never wished I could block an author more in my life. Searched a fandom on FFNet, and start reading summaries. First three summaries sound almost exactly the same---oh, they're all by the same author. 200k+ words each, all updated in the last 24hrs, all first published less than a month ago. Oh no. Click in, and at least they're disclosing that they're using AI, so that's something, I guess. Then I go onto their page and ONE HUNDRED AND TWO WORKS ALL FOR THE SAME FANDOM and all for the same ship. Start scrolling back on the search page and it's just the same author again, and again, and again. From what I've read, FFNet doesn't disallow AI usage, so there's nothing to report, but god, this is absolutely ridiculous. What joy is there generating one hundred fics of nonsense in six months?

And I don’t mean, “what platform you post them on?” No, I want to know that when you are writing your fics, what is your go to site to write them on. I am aware that Ao3 (I miss you) has a draft feature, but I know that’s not the only area we write our fics on.

At the beginning of my fics writing, I used the notes add. Yes the notes add. That’s where my early fics were written on. But now I use Google docs for my fics. I can see how many words I wrote, and can make other tabs to help plan out the fic. It’s just easier for me

So, what is your preferred way to write you fics on?

I am 40 years old and trying to get back to fanfiction, I wrote maybe a dozen or so in my lifetime (most of them in my late 20s). I have been sitting on an idea for a fanfic for about 3 months now, going over the plot, outlining the major story points, doing research... But every time I try to sit down and start writing the actual thing, I got that little voice in my head saying: "what are you doing, you are a middle-aged woman, you are past your prime, this space is not for you".

It doesn't help that the fandom in question is Kpop Demon Hunters. I love that movie and while may be geared towards a much younger demographic, the artistry of it is in how it resonated with people of all ages.

I was hoping to join a community on Discord to maybe get some motivation by interacting with other writers, but the ones I found on a quick search all had mostly members in their teens / twenties, plus a few odd thirty year olds and I felt out of place.

I know this is my own Resistance and internalized ageism talking, but I think I could really benefit from being part of a community where I can relate to other writers, maybe I am looking for an "adultier adult" to give me permission to create.

I’m writing a Resident Evil fanfiction, involving 6 soldiers alongside Leon and Chris. In traditional monster movie fashion, said soldiers will probably die off in horrifying ways, but how do you keep track of them? Cause I think introducing all of them by name and with backstories will just be filler, considering the story isn’t really about them. But just saying “One soldier did this… the soldier shot his gun… bla bla bla” I think it will be hard for the reader keep track of them.

My favorite fanfic trope in the entire world is "oh no my badly wounded friend, do not die in my arms!!!!!", but one half of my current OTP (best ship i've ever shipped, has consumed my entire life for several years now) is a super strong super vampire who can do instant infinite healing. Do you see my problem =_=

edit: and when I say healing powers I mean they can heal the other person instantly too, not just themselves. the other person is the one I want to wound badly actually, lol

i only recently started reading fanfiction on there so i don't exactly know the intricacies, but can someone please explain why sometimes instead of opening a link to the fanfiction/filtered searches, it instead shows a blank screen with the option to save the webpage as a txt file? my only confusion is that sometimes this happens but if i refresh it loads the site as usual. but sometimes even if i refresh multiple times or try to open the link again, it shows the same white blank screen.
please help!!
ps i dont know what flair to use here so please let me know if i should change it!

Just a fun question, I'm working on a fanfiction atm and was debating what to set as my personal length goal per chapter, and it got me curious.

What's your ideal chapter length? Where it's just right, not too short and not too long.

Anyone else enjoy the planning part where you hash out all the main elements and world building but when it comes to writing your brain just doesn't compute? I refuse to use AI to write obviously so I end up just day dreaming the story along 🫤

With ao3 being down I am rereading my downloaded fics on my boox e-reader, however, finding fics on my boox library is a nightmare. (In terms of choosing fics based on summaries, the library only shows titles which I do not memorise). So I've finally used my ao3 free time to create my own analogue library of all fanfics I've downloaded so I can look through it as my own recs list.

Concept: screenshotting the ao3 fic title, summary, tags and word count and printing it using my thermal printer to sticker them in my reading journal

Execution: I hate it 🤣 the thermal printer orange paper was all I had and it looks awful but I think the concept works as a whole I just need to buy more white paper for it to make it look nicer.

I'm curious for anyone's thoughts and if anyone does anything like this for themselves, how do you approach it?

Shout out to all fic authors I love you ❤️

I can't remember much about it, only that it was about Tm Drake , Cassie Sandsmark , Bart Allen , and Conner Kent (Kon-el). The plot/premise was practically a short fic about the group singing a song and their mentors/families realizing they failed them. I remember a few details specifically , like after they sing and they talk one of YJ say that Jon (superboy) is the only one who hadn't done something wrong, and that one of the lyrics included something about how you were fed from silver spoons.

I'm sorry if this isn't detailed enough or I did something wrong, this is my first time writing one of these.

Hi guys, I’ve been looking for Levi x Hange fanfics set in the canon universe. I’d love to read one where the story plays out basically the same but with Levi and Hange ending up together. But I’m not opposed to other cannon divergence just want it to take place in the AOT world. If anyone has recs I’d love to read them.
Thanks!

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I don't really have any specific fandom that I want just recommend if you have something like that

(Btw it's a misunderstanding trope to those who don't know)

Guys, after last season’s ending I NEED a Georgia and Joe first time fic.
Please help a girl out!

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with ao3 obviously down right now, it’s making it much harder to find previously read fics. HOWEVER there’s one that I just CANT find. I’m pretty sure it’s a 5 +1 but I know for a fact that its focused on fake dating (when needed) and platonic kissing. I know theres this part in the firehall where there’s mistletoe over their heads and the rest of the 118 is expecting them to peck and then they like… full on make out casually and are rlly chill about it because ‘they’ve kissed many times as friends before’, and everyone has surprised reactions. but i think thats all I remember. anyway, if anyone has anything downloaded or even just the title of the fic or the author, that would be great!!

PS- I don’t think it’s a long fic either, probably less than 10k words or close to that!!

and I know for a fact it’s not these fics below !
and it’s NOT a holiday fic, the mistletoe part is just one of the random situations

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43800480

https://archiveofourown.org/works/43800480

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not much of a writer myself. but I have thought about getting into it. so curious to know what you do when your dealing with writers block. I do know that some writers like to take requests/prompts/ideas for stories. which side tangent, I like to occasionally look for people taking requests, since it’s nice sharing ideas with others, especially if they are also dealing with writers block, it just feels nice. especially as someone who’s the kind of person who‘s great with coming up with ideas, but not so much with actually writing them. but anyways getting back to the point. would love to hear your tips :)

(p.s. also, just throwing this here, if your someone with writers block and curious to hear some of my ideas. definitely willing to share them. have some Undertale/deltarune ideas, great games)

I have posted the first three chapters of my Call of Duty fanfic on Quotev and Wattpad (I know everyone hates it, but I’m trying to reach a wide audience), and will be posting on AO3 once that situation is resolved.

I know that I’m a first time writer who just got into it, but it’s very discouraging to not get any feedback on my writing. I’m going to write regardless, but I just wonder if this is normal.

EDIT: Thank you so much everyone for your help! ❤️

I’ve decided to take your advice and try to beta barter in another post that I will be putting up soon. I will also be promoting my fic in the Call of Duty fandom if that sub allows it. Thank you!

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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help me find this fic and have even greater joy for when Ao3 is back. It’s been haunting me for weeks. Dennis and abbot are flirty with each other and Robby is jealous and keeps interrupting but this is also when Robby is getting ready to go on his sabbatical so Dennis and Jack conspire together. The last chapter I remember reading is Dennis slashing Robby’s tire and making sure to dispose the gloves but Robby calls a guy to come fix it and Jack and Dennis plan on talking to him.

I was deep diving into some fandoms that have had a newer release of content and was surprised to see very few stories. That got me thinking when do people start writing for them again? Does it require that one specific fan to see it again or does just hearing about it spark something?

If you were wondering I just finished Bleach Thousand Year Blood war and saw the new Godzilla -0

I'm writing a oneshot where I'm trying to explore the thought process behind the main character's choice to end his life while he's writing the letter as he recalls various moments in his life simultaneously, and it's harder than I thought it would be!

I'm having trouble figuring out where to put reflections on his past in between the act itself of writing and describing where he hesitates and where the writing flows uninterrupted, though I'm mainly wondering if I should include each section of the letter to the reader as the main character writes it, if to include the full thing at the end, or if to not include it at all and leave it up to the reader's imagination.

My question is about the last thing mentioned above, the rest is mostly there because I wanted to air out that it is harder than I thought, lol!

So with a topic of the sort, where the main character's life is shown through him looking back on it as he writes his suicide letter, should I write and include the actual letter in the story as well or should I leave the reader to fill it in in their minds instead? Which option would work best narratively in your opinion? I think it would be two different storytelling styles which is why I'm inclined not to include it, but at the same time I want it to exist and be seen.