You canât improve without writing.
Always have back up of your stuff.
Distraction-free software that helps you write do exist.
Pasting your text from google docs onto AO3 will make it look funny.
Thereâs a scriptâ that solves that problem.
Feedback (or the lack thereof) is never what you expect.
Learn to write for yourself in the first place.
Not everything you write will be the best fic everâ˘.
You canât control how people react to your stuff.
No self-deprecation. Seriously.
A good summary attracts people. (No âI suck at summariesâ there!)
Punctuation and structure are so important.
Donât be afraid of using a characterâs name. Thatâs why they have one.
Get a beta reader if you can.
Itâs YOUR story and only you can tell it.
DO write that 9861th coffee shop AU for your fandom.
Researching is good but donât let it keep you from writing.
Tag your stuff accordingly.
Advice you see around arenât supreme rules set in stone.
Youâll learn more about your style as you go.
Donât compare your writing to othersâ. Especially âfamousâ fic writers.
Perfection doesnât exist. Stop striving for it and just write.
A rough draft is better than NO story.
Itâs okay to move on from an unfinished work to a new one.
Itâs okay to not write 200K words in an hour.
Any length of writing is okay. Just focus on telling YOUR story.
Slumps and writer block are common.
You can always improve your writing if you want to.
Read lots and notice what you like in other peopleâs writing.
If youâre not having fun take a step back.
Set up a sideblog for writing on tumblr.
Tag your stuff accordingly. (both on AO3 and tumblr)
Follow spaces for fanfic discussions like @ao3commentoftheday
Thereâs no consensus about ANYTHING regarding fanfiction.
You canât please everyone but you can please yourself.
Some people out there are rude and canât be reasoned with.
Fanfiction is NOT your job. Donât feel guilty for ânot updating in monthsâ.
Publish your stuff because you want to share it.
Everybody write crappy fics. Write yours.
Game soundtracks (instrumental) are great to play while writing.Â
Thereâs always somebody out there waiting for your fic.
Many times you wonât hear but they exist.
Have fun. Indulge yourself. Treat yo self.
Writing is the best thing but also the worst.
Jot down those ideas. You wonât âremember laterâ. Seriously you wonât.
Inspiration often hits you when you CANâT write.
It also often leaves when you can write.
Everybody hates and loves writing. Thatâs the life of a writer for ya.
Even your fave fic writer can feel ehh about the fic of theirs you LOVE.
Starting from the middle or the end IS a thing.
Listen to Natasha Bedingfieldâs Unwritten. She knows whatâs up.
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