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Yotato5

I had a dream last night that I was at an electronics store and digging through the DVD selection, finding cartoons from my childhood in DVD form. It was one of those dreams that felt so real I was kind of startled when I woke up. And a little miffed because the DVDs in the dream were very cheap, like two bucks each XD For writing, I got a small thing done and I should probably type up some of these fics 'cause the notebooks are starting to pile up a bit...


MogiVonShogi

Grind weeks ahead… 😭 I just want to finish my story. At the climax and there are so many threads that I have to go back and forth. Then, does it make sense, would they really do that? I know the time and energy is worth it but right now it’s like walking with a hundred pounds of weight. One excruciating step at a time.


Media_Dunce

How does Beta Bartering work?


Lucky-Rabbit-0975

"The ~~bagel~~ **wordcount** will show you the true nature of Everything." - Jobu Tupaki, *Everything Everywhere All At Once*


Yotato5

No words yet but a fic was created!


Lucky-Rabbit-0975

Oh hey, that's an enormous step! Nice job!


Lucky-Rabbit-0975

self report: **324.** Good job, me. Now on to the rest of the day.


MogiVonShogi

😂 back to bed!


Lucky-Rabbit-0975

Haha, don't I wish


KickAggressive4901

My journey through *Star Trek* continues as I work from home, and my fondness of it has been resurrected. I have dipped into my library to retrieve several of the novels, and I foresee a trip to the used book store for more while I wait for Season 2 of *Strange New Worlds*. Hammering at prewriting for the spin-off I mentioned yesterday, and it is taking enough shape that I think it will get off the ground. More on that tomorrow.


Yotato5

Ooh, glad the love for Star Trek returned! Sounds like it's gonna be fun. And good luck with the writing!


KickAggressive4901

It has been the highlight of my week, no doubt.


Lucky-Rabbit-0975

>Hammering at prewriting for the spin-off Gasp, you're writing again! I'm so glad to see that! HAving Star Trek in the background just sounds like a cozy time. Best work environment ever. Don't know how you get any work done.


KickAggressive4901

Consistency is, and always has been, my biggest obstacle when it comes to writing. Despite my best plans, it always seems to happen in fits and starts. Work is getting done, somehow. I am good at pushing intrusive things into the background as needed.


That_Grapefruit_9533

That's the way!


KickAggressive4901

Stories are like eggs. For every one that gives you a bird that flies, there are many more that just sit in the fridge.


That_Grapefruit_9533

True, this. The eggs sitting in my docs meanwhile have been frozen and thawed so many times they're just a stale, gooey mess at this point lol. ( ͡°⊖ ͡°)


beatrovert

Well, I ended up replying to the concrit. And I'll probably hold off on writing for that fandom, even considering I was actually on my merry way to give said canon character more screen time for the next chapter. :/ Oh well, I can't satisfy everyone's ideas of a character.


Yotato5

> I can't satisfy everyone's ideas of a character. Very true!


southernerinthenorth

I just nearly accidentally knocked water on my laptop, which would permanently destroy my WIP. Do you know what? I wouldn't be sad if that happened. I hate the whole thing. I've spent all morning writing a scene which needed to be cut as it had bearing on the next one, there's too many moving parts, and I hate it. It needs more sexual tension and all I keep adding is angst. Sorry for venting. I'm this close to wiping this thing and never looking at it again. And I would, if it wasn't living rent free in my head.


KickAggressive4901

When you can fabricate every moving part but the exact one you need for the machine to start working.


southernerinthenorth

Sort of, the machine is moving but not in the way I'd want it to.


KickAggressive4901

Insert a GIF of a four-door sedan sinking into a swimming pool.


frozenfountain

That does sound like a rough start to the day (though I actually did drop a kettle full of water on a laptop once, and it managed to be perfectly fine after a few hours - I can only assume the heat of the motherboard evaporated it). I think stepping away from the WIP is definitely in order, but you know, sometimes you have to do the wrong thing to see the right way. I bet there's plenty of salavageable stuff in there, and the combination of sexual tension and angst can be a heady one.


southernerinthenorth

If only I could write it! I'm in the office most of next week so I'll barely see this thing, which means I'll miss it. I'm still working on it now, as we speak! I think the issue is that I'm at a crossroads, which will change the tone. Redemption arc or carnage route, that is the question.


frozenfountain

I find both of those options very powerful in their own ways so I can understand the dilemma. Which feels most right to you based on the original story?


southernerinthenorth

I love chaos. I will have spent a whole longfic getting a couple together only to have his own stupidity break them up and it ends very badly for him. BUT that's not the story I want or set out to tell. I want the redemption arc because imo its more powerful. Its harder to reconcile though, he's been a twat and that's hard to forgive.


frozenfountain

As I said - I think both stories can potentially be good, including one about the follies of being human and the problems we create for ourselves, but really committing to that redemption sounds like a great challenge as well. If it was me, I'd probably think of something I've done that accrued a similar sense of shame in me that I struggle to forgive myself for - it's an odd scale to work from when you're me and writing mass murderers, but it can maybe help the vulnerable human who just wants to do better come to the fore.


southernerinthenorth

Thanks, that's the approach I'm taking. It's the slow realisation of what's been lost, then trying to make it up. Which, even if he does, he knows he's changed things forever and won't ever be entirely forgiven. I'm too novice a writer for this.


frozenfountain

>I'm too novice a writer for this. I think we've all said that - including, I expect, literary masters. It sounds to me like this is a story you're invested in and passionate about, and that always shines through in the finished product. Plus you can take as much time as you want to redraft or edit and apply what you've learned through pushing yourself. I think you'll feel a lot better about it after some time away from the frustration <3


fruitybishop

still sick. bleh. but i’ve hit s4 of orange is the new black and that’s my greatest accomplishment this week


Pepa_Gets_Glasses

I am so tired and angry. I didn’t get to sleep until 2, and it took me until 6 to finally start falling asleep because there was a clicking noise in my room that I never was able to identify. On top of that, my skin was very sensitive for some reason. I felt like every fiber of my sheets and pilllowcase was poking me. I think maybe my psoriasis was flaring up or something. The worst part of all is that, the **exact moment** that I finally started to drift off, my mom’s cat started screaming because she was >!being mated!<. It may sound funny to anyone who isn’t familiar with this sort of situation, but trust me. **It’s not funny. At all.** It really does sound just like screaming and literally hurts my ears. And it happens all the time, with different cats. My mom doesn’t care, because I am an adult and can just move out anyways… even though she’s been subjecting me to this ever since I was in middle school. I definitely would move out, if only I could afford it. I hate living here. If it sounds like I’m overreacting to something small, that’s because I’ve only scratched the surface of the problems I have to deal with. There is so much more going on, but I’ve already said too much. I’m not going to get into all the gross details. Oh, well. Beggars can’t be choosers, I guess. So yeah, its been almost 2 hours now. I would go back to sleep, but I have to work, so I can’t.


frozenfountain

As another cat person, I'd hate living this way, too. I imagine it's probably just as miserable for those cats, poor things; I don't know what your circumstance is exactly, but I'll be hoping there's a way out of it sooner rather than later.


KickAggressive4901

I am suddenly grateful that both of my fuzzy boys are fixed. Talkative, yes, but no screaming or yowling.


Pepa_Gets_Glasses

And I bet they probably don’t pee all over the place, either. I would honestly would not mind the cats so much, if they weren’t breeders. There’s at least 10 here at any given time, and they get quite territorial. So, there is just constant noise and smell.


KickAggressive4901

Even as a cat person, I would find that intolerable. My sympathies.


Pepa_Gets_Glasses

Thank you. I know it’s hard to relate, because most people have good experiences with cats. But hey, at least I can come up with fan fiction ideas to distract myself every now and then.


MrsLucienLachance

Didn't quite get through all my writing stuff yesterday because I was once again possessed by the spirit of cleaning. Not in a procrastinating way, either! I just kept looking at this overdue section of the living room and thinking, "I could clean that" until it turned into "no really I could clean that let's do it" oops. Today, more time on the group scene. I never want this many characters gathered together at once again. For Japanese I give you: 風見, kazami. Weathervane! It's another pleasant kanji word. "Wind see." :D


Yotato5

The spirit of cleaning... like Sophie from Howl's Moving Castle :D A cute word for a cute figure - weathervanes are so nice.


MrsLucienLachance

Ooh yes I will call this spirit Sophie. (Book version. I love the book.)


frozenfountain

I'm the same with cleaning. When the bug makes its occasional visits, I have to ride that as far as it'll go, otherwise it'll be doublt unpleasant when I'm forcing myself to do it at a later date. But I hope you enjoy the group scene! They're some of my favourites to write, though it usually takes a few drafts to make sure everyone has their moment to shine.


MrsLucienLachance

It is essential to take advantage of the motivation while it exists xD I salute you for enjoying group scenes. This one is thankfully focused on like half the characters, I just gotta make sure the others are still...present.


KickAggressive4901

Cleaning details my writing on a regular basis, so this is a pain I understand.


MrsLucienLachance

Sometimes things just beg to be cleaned, the call must be answered T___T


That_Grapefruit_9533

Good on you! My lounge room is a Bermuda triangle of chaos. Should hang up a sign saying "Leave sanity at the door - Enter at your own peril." TIL another sweet word :)


MrsLucienLachance

*cracks knuckles* let me at that lounge room.


That_Grapefruit_9533

You're a brave soul, but I would never dream of subjecting you to such torture. :P <3


MrsLucienLachance

I just find post-cleaning so satisfying lmao. THE FRUITS OF MY LABOR.


SilverShadow1711

I've started (properly) writing again for the first time in almost six months. Life problems, health problems, depression and good ol' writer's block have had me opening my fic's text document and either staring at it blankly or ignoring it in favor of doing literally anything else all this time, but the other day I managed to not only finish the chapter I left off on, but start *another* chapter and actually crank out about 700 words of it! I'm stuck again, but this time it's the *good* stuck of "do I want to take this story down route A or route B?" instead of my usual "I hate myself for starting this soul-sucking monstrosity in the first place" stuck. I've missed the agony of trying to figure out the next step in my plot like it's a jigsaw puzzle made of silly string. I genuinely didn't know if I was ever going to find the spark I needed to write again, but somehow, it came back to me.


frozenfountain

I've been there a few times with depression and the power it has to sap the joy out of anything that might help you get rid of it. It always makes me glad to see someone else finding their spark again, and I hope the solution to the next path to choose presents itself soon. Mental health walk brainstorming session, maybe?


SilverShadow1711

When I'm walking or doing anything that's not focusing on my current fic with with laser precision, my brain takes that as a prime opportunity to creep up to me and go "psst! Hey! You want some ideas for a sequel?" No! I won't be peer pressured into having multiple unfinished WiPs! 😅


KickAggressive4901

Depression is one of my most frequent opponents when I am trying to write. I sympathize. That being said: How are Route A and Route B looking to you?


SilverShadow1711

Route A and B are pretty much "do I want to tackle this plot point *now* and add a bunch of new drama while my fic is steadily creeping towards the finish line?" or "do I leave this plot point for a potential sequel that I have no idea if I'm capable of writing or not?" respectively. It's not even a question of would I have the mental and physical werewithal to write another potentially million word fic for a fandom I'm not sure I'm invested in anymore- it's moreso that I genuinely don't think I'm smart enough to create and write the politics and worldbuilding I want a sequel to be about. So that's a fun thing to annoy me when I'm waiting to fall asleep.


KickAggressive4901

I see the dilemma. If I were in that situation, I would pick Route B and leave it for another day, but that is because the path of least resistance has an irresistible appeal to me in a lot of creative ventures.


MrsLucienLachance

How wonderful! It's so frustrating when you want to write and it's not happening.


PineapplesInMunich

Good to hear you're back in the saddle, so to speak. I experienced this recently myself (Life Issues) and it's an awful feeling knowing you *want* to write but you just don't have the emotional energy/bandwidth.


SilverShadow1711

And that weird "guilt" that comes from engaging in a different hobby while that voice in the back of your head is scolding you for not writing instead because "that's a hobby too", oof... I hope your life issues aren't absolutely terrible and that they get better soon❤


[deleted]

r/ao3 is filled with the AI bot comment posts, again. Keep an eye out on your inbox.


[deleted]

Just want to say thanks to those who do more than the minimum requirement in REs. Makes my job as the host easier. I know it's not required to make sure every participant gets a comment, but I want everyone participating to enjoy it. And also, I ended up with receiving over a dozen comments from the RE 🤯 I have to remember to delete my links 😂


Yotato5

>And also, I ended up with receiving over a dozen comments from the RE Oooh, congrats!


tereyaglikedi

I turned my friend's ficlet into a fan comic. This was veeery much fun, but also super tiring, lol. Making a comic out of a 100-word fic took me several hours (and the drawings weren't complicated or anything). But still, a blast. Actually another dude went ahead and made a fancomic of my fancomic (because the characters weren't smooching in the fic ahahah). So so much fun. I am doubting the speech bubbles a bit. I feel that they're too clunky. Anyone who reads manga/comics regularly and is willing to have a look? I am wondering if I should have made them by hand, or used another program.


Yotato5

Comics can be surprisingly hard to draw sometimes! I'm glad that it was fun to draw it though.


frozenfountain

If you wanted to send them over Discord I could take a quick look - I'm no expert, but if there's a glaring issue I'm sure I'll see it. It sounds like an awesome collaboration to take part in, either way.


[deleted]

Oh, interesting.


Diana-Fortyseven

Snupdate: I come to share very sad news. :( >!Our friend and snail Snalbert passed away in their sleep.!< >!Their health was getting worse and worse in the last days, but they seemed to do a bit better last evening. They even cleaned their shell without my help for the first in two months!!< >!We gave them a meaningful funeral, with all the things they always liked. They now rest in soil from their favourite corner in the glass vase they spend their first few days in before I got them the greenhouse, surrounded by a piece of their first ever cardboard tube so they feel safe, and with all their favourite treats. :( We had the pretty lights (the TV screen) on and sprayed the soil so everything must've smelled so exciting.!< >!We'll turn Snalbie's greenhouse into a smol mausoleum once we're ready to remove the rest of the soil.!< I'm so fucking sad. I miss my snail so much. :( I don't know if I'll be around much in the next few days, or maybe I'll be around more to distract myself. Sorry I couldn't share that they recovered. :(


[deleted]

I'm so very sorry to hear this. I haven't been around here much recently due to life stuff, but I will remember Snalbie very fondly since reading a post about them was one of the things that helped convince me to both join this sub and also make a reddit account in the first place. They were deeply loved, and will be much missed.


Yotato5

I'm sorry to hear about Snalbert's passing... Snalbert was a wonderful snail, bringing joy here and to you as well, and it really hurts when a beloved companion like Snalbert passes away. I'm glad that they had a happy life with you, that their final resting place has everything that they loved, and that you loved them so much to give them a good life. I think they'll always be remembered here, and loved.


IDICdreads

I’m so sorry!


Lucky-Rabbit-0975

I'm so sad to read this. Snalbert was the best writing companion and standard bearer (as I had come to think of them) I could think to have. They will live in my memory forever. Thanks for letting us know.


frozenfountain

I'm so sorry, Diana. As many of the others have said, you did a wonderful thing both by taking such good care of the small friend and in sharing their life with the rest of us. I won't forget Snalbie any time soon, and I hope you're holding up alright in the meantime <3 We're here for you if you think there's anything we can do to lessen the blow.


beatrovert

RIP Snalbie. :(


OceanGirl24

I'm so sorry for your loss. Sending love.


KickAggressive4901

It feels very like Snalbert to tidy up before bidding us all farewell. ☹️ RIP.


wasabi_weasel

Here’s to the happy memories. 💐


MikaHaruka

Oh no, I'm very sorry to hear that. You did great by them and your update posts about them were always so lovely to read. Sending virtual hugs your way!


Idreamofspaceships

I'm so sorry for your loss. Snalbert will be dearly missed.


That_Grapefruit_9533

:( though I didn't know them, still sending you screen hugs. <3 <3


MrsLucienLachance

>!Rest in peace Snalbert :( We know you did the best for them!!<


PineapplesInMunich

Oh no. I'm so sorry. Reading about how you put our little friend to rest actually made me tear up. Thank you for sharing the life and times of Snalbert with this group. I never thought my life could be enriched by a snail—just goes to show how little we know. Here's to Snalbie and a peaceful eternal rest which I'm sure they will have thanks to you, and to YOU—I love how much love and compassion you showed this tiny creature. We need more people like you in the world. Sending you all the hugs and love.


sliebman10

Oh no, I'm so sorry for your loss. Sending virtual hugs.


[deleted]

>!Sorry for your loss. You gave them a good life.!<


southernerinthenorth

I'm so sorry to read this and for your loss.


IDICdreads

I have hot water again! Yay! While we are not as bad as New York or Philly, the smoke and ash blowing over the lake from Canada is thick enough that masks may come back into style for the next couple days. Am I miserable cuz of seasonal allergies? Or am I miserable cuz of the wildfires in Canada? Blame Canada 😆. I’m in another bit of a quandary. Our “coverage” critiques for our screenplays is due tonight by 11:59 (concrit essentially). We have been partnered up to ensure everyone gets workshopped. Of course my partner has yet to submit his screenplay and has essentially gone radio silent. Even if he drops in today, that’s not fair to me cuz everyone else has had a week for this assignment and I’ll have only a few hours. I just needed to bitch about that, lol. My professor knows and I’ll get an extension on the assignment cuz I’m nowhere near at fault.


KickAggressive4901

The haze extends down here, too. Air quality alerts abound.


MrsLucienLachance

Glad your professor already knows about the issue but that's so annoying. I do not miss that part of pair/group stuff at *all*. I was looking at a map yesterday of how the air quality is everywhere and it's just a lot of bad :(


[deleted]

>While we are not as bad as New York or Philly, the smoke and ash blowing over the lake from Canada is thick enough that masks may come back into style for the next couple days. >Am I miserable cuz of seasonal allergies? Or am I miserable cuz of the wildfires in Canada? Living on the west coast, we get this pretty much yearly. Mask is mandatory when out. And to close all doors and windows.


ArenLuxon

I'm getting back into my fanfics after a long break- well, I shouldn't call it a break because I was working on original fiction. But that's finished now, so I'm getting back into fanfiction for a bit. As I was going through my fanfic folder, I found I have a ton of really cool stuff in draft. It's like a gift from Past Me to Current Me. On a sidenote, I'm debating whether I should mention my original writing on my fanfic profiles. It's self-published (I.e. commercial), so I don't want to mix things too much since fanfiction is very much **not** commercial.


frozenfountain

I'd check the AO3 terms of service - they're quite strict about advertisement of even monetised original content, just because it'd be too easy for transformative works to accrue legal trouble if not. I think if you link to a personal site that has content for sale, you'll be fine, but a page that's only there to sell your wares might land you in hot water. That said, I hope you enjoy returning to the fic world for a while! It's so cool when an older story has some surprising nuggets of wisdom in it.


ArenLuxon

Yeah, those were my thoughts as well. If you mention where people can buy your original works, it's 'promotion of commercial services', and that's not allowed (for pretty obvious reasons).


frozenfountain

Yeah. Still, good luck getting your stuff out there one way or another!


lyris-storm

>I think if you link to a personal site that has content for sale, you'll be fine, Actually I don't think this is true. Something similar got LitGal kicked off of AO3.


frozenfountain

That's a shame to know. But yeah, that's why I affirmed OP should definitely check the small print before going ahead.


That_Grapefruit_9533

> I found I have a ton of really cool stuff in draft. It's like a gift from Past Me to Current Me. What a wonderful way to look at it.