My drafts

multifandom, but real question: do they make sense?

[writing-prompt-s]

You, the prince have been suffering through the parade of prospective brides all day. They’re all beautiful, wonderful women. But you’re gay.

[my-ff-drafts]

But sike, they're all drag queens hired as a joke by your father, the king, who wanted to see you squirm for a day before bringing out the real suitors arranged for you

[writing-prompt-s]

The princess was given a curse where her first husband would die a horrible death. In order to avoid this fate, the royal family used you as scapegoat and married you to the princess, but because of your immortality you have now died over 10 times and still continue to come back to life.

[my-ff-drafts]

or the princess just marries a woman? problem solved?

[levi-ish]

saw this on twitter rn, if you ever feel discouraged about writing fanfiction, read this again

[dduane]

...This.

[immaplatypus]

35 Questions for Fanfiction Writers! ✨

[coffeebeannate]

1. From one to five stars, how would you rate your writing? (No downplaying yourself!)

2. Why do you write fanfiction?

3. What do you think makes your writing stand out from other works?

4. Are there any writers that inspire you?

5. What’s the fic you’re most proud of?

6. What element of writing do you find comes easily?

7. What element of writing do you struggle with most?

8. Which character(s) do you find easiest to write?

9. Which character(s) do you find most difficult to write?

10. What’s your favorite genre to write for?

11. Who or what do you find yourself writing about most?

12. Tell us about a WIP you’re excited about.

13. First fandom you ever wrote for?

14. What’s your favorite fandom to write for?

15. What’s the weirdest fandom you’ve ever written for?

16. Any guilty pleasure trope(s)?

17. A trope you’ll never, ever write for.

18. Wildest fic you’ve ever written?

19. Do you prefer canon-compliant, AUs, or something in-between?

20. Gen fic or shippy stuff?

21. Favorite pairing to write for? (platonic or romantic!)

22. Do you listen to anything while you write?

23. Do you prefer prompts and challenges, or completely independent ideas?

24. One-shots or multi-chaptered works?

25. Have you ever daydreamed about side adventures/spin-offs from your fic? Tell us about them!

26. Is there anything you’ve wanted to write, but you’ve been too scared to try?

27. What’s the nicest comment you’ve ever received?

28. How well do you handle criticism when it comes to your writing?

29. Have you ever gone outside of your comfort zone for a fic? How did it turn out?

30. Tooth-rotting fluff or merciless angst?

31. Do you have any OCs? Tell us about them!

32. Summarize a random fic of yours in 10 words or less.

33. Is there anything you wish your audience knew about your writing or writing process?

34. Copy and paste an excerpt you’re particularly fond of.

35. Ramble about any fic-related thing you want!

[nonbaznary]

👀 ask away!

[my-ff-drafts]

I know I haven't posted, but if u gave questiosn abt my 20 wips.

[phoenixyfriend]

Reblog if you write fanfic and would be totally down with your followers coming into you askbox and talking to you about your fic

[buffyromanoff]

or anything really

[my-ff-drafts]

guys, i swear i'll start writing something. someday.

[creativepromptsforwriting]

What fanfic genre does the person you reblogged this from give off?

they are the fluffiest one out there

we started as enemies, but somehow I love them now

a lot of hurt, but happy to see the comfort

in the best kind of way: pure crack

smutty... oh so smutty

a fun mix with something for everyone

something else (explain)

Voting ended onJun 8, 2023

What vibe do I give off?

[fanficmemes]

Oh so ur a writer?? Prove it. Drop the last sentence of ur wip in the tags

[folklorist-word-florist]

Self Edit Checklist

Structural:

Have I introduced my main character(s) early enough?

Have I introduced the world to my readers early and clearly enough?

Do readers understands my character motivation, protagonist and antagonist? What of their goals, traits (strength and weakness)?

Have my characters grow throughout the story? If not, is it intentional?

Will readers find my characters to be relatable, sympathetic, or interesting?

(I don't have to, but have I done my work to develop empathy for my villain both in myself in readers? Is it a cheap-out sad background story, or explored with more nuance?)

Are there plot holes, inconsistencies?

Are there scenes I overwrote?

Are there scenes I underwrote?

How have the conflicts of the story (external and internal) driven it forward? (Have they?)

What sentences, scenes, chapters don’t move the story along? Cut them.

Are each section/chapter told from its consistent point of view? (No headhopping)

Are there factual mistakes that require further research?

[my-ff-drafts]

Something I've been rereading

I've recently finished Icarus, Burning and since then, have read all of the author's work. I loved her writing style and the descent, yet also not quite falling in love.

Personally, I have a very love-hate relationship with romance in books. I need a plot and/or porn to prop it up in fics. Otherwise, unless I really ship it or like the fandom, I just can't read plotless things.

Icarus, Burning initially overwhelmed me. It was my first foray into sci-fi in a while. My father loves sci-fi aka star war, star trek, etc. and i felt that i must dislike it. Beyond that, sci-fi has always felt unrealistic since whenever i read a sci-fi story, there were always so many unexplained loose ends that served to push the plot. But back to Icarus, Burning.

I couldn't finish it on my first read-through and only made to Maa-Ilia. I couldn't finish it on my second and met Lachesis. I finally finished it on my third. It was a complicated story to read, but that's what made it so enjoyable.

The complex, yet seeming simple plot wove itself into webs that made me keep reading. This fic accomplished what most sci-fi stories never do for me, it made me not give a fuck about the semantics of the universe.

Also, I loved the worldbuilding from the Interior Circle to the Drakkians and from the Creets to Laupa if ya know what I mean.

Lastly, I'll end this with an annoying habit of mine. Everytime I read "Samiel", I always pronounce as "Samael".

Thanks @ladyinbooks for writing such amazing fics and to all, a good night.

[ratjamtime]

Drew some ship dynamics I've written for recently

[my-ff-drafts]

the temptation to write something for each of these

[my-ff-drafts]

I know

no one likes terrorism, but like...what if there were cyberterrorists who drained the wealth of capitalist assholes...and gave it to like a un fund or something...hmm

[my-ff-drafts]

hello

I am very much in my "fuck love triangles" era, so i'm trying to write a story where basically there's three desi girls at an american high school, catholic and private for flavor.

So main character is our girl, Pari. Now, she's a junior and in track and field and has Parental Pressure about her school subjects. Track is one of the things she got to choose and she loves it. Big time procrastinator and rarely studies for things b/c she remembers the important things easily. not out as lesbian to her homophobic parents. only child

Pari has a crush on a senior named Alia (not the Bhatt one). Alia helped her with her homework once and ever since then, she's been down like a meteor fallen to earth. Alia is an out bisexual, half desi, half irish girl. she has had on and off relationships throughout school with mostly guys and one girl who already graduated. She takes mostly regular classes, wants to be a doctor, and hangs in the cool, but not popular crowd. Also does track and field as a discus/shotput thrower.

Alia's best friend and neighbor is Ria. Ria also has a crush on Alia. Only Alia and her cousin know that she is pansexual demiromantic. Actually she struggles with that label tho, but more on that at 9. Ria is in at least 2-4 AP classes, president of 2 clubs, and is a star track hurdler. Ria is Indian by birth, born there, but moved to America when she was 3.

so basic plot summary is that pari falls from the bleachers at school during track practice and that sends her into a coma. when she "wakes up", she find that she is in ria's body. ria is there with her too and they alternate 6 hours shifts of controlling ria's body. shenanigans ensue. through late night talks and morning time walks wiht a person in your head, they slowly fall in love. what will they do when pari's parents want to pull her off life support tho?

[my-ff-drafts]

Loved Her 6

So they started dating, but school continued as it was. She continued to sit with me at lunch. She continued to hug me. She continued to be with me at school. Once, even though it killed me, I asked, “Why don’t you spend time with your boyfriend and me?” She just said something about being shy With PDA and wanting to keep us apart. “Why?” I joked, “Ya think I’m gonna start liking him?” She had a sad smile and after knowing her for 5 years, I could tell exactly what she meant. Yes, I think you’ll fall for him. Yes, I think you two will be in love. Of course, I vehemently denied him and accidentally Blurted that there was someone I liked. She pounced on this like a dog after a bone Asking “Who? When? Where? How?’ And much more. I just said something I regret now. I had just wanted to sound cool and thoughtful, But who knew that my true feelings had filled up to the brim They were on the point of overflowing. I still can’t forget her face though. Her face eagerly anticipating what I was about to reveal.

[my-ff-drafts]

Hello

why should my characters have moral standards? let them go feral the way they want to.

[my-ff-drafts]

Loved Her 5

She started dating someone recently. She told me at lunch a couple of days ago She liked someone. A boy, of course, someone a year older than us. Someone her parents already liked. Someone who treated people nicely. Someone who after my shovel talk Smiled and said he was happy that His girlfriend had such good friends like me Someone who as much I didn’t like him wasn’t an asshole. He didn’t run with the brawn-driven jocks. Nor did he run with the brainiac nerds. He carved a place for himself in the weird school ecosystem With his green thumb and environmentalist attitude. He seemed perfect as much as anybody could be.

[messrsbyler]

ao3 authors who have no social media are are so mystical. they really be writing and posting some of the most perfectly crafted pieces of media and then disappearing without a trace

[my-ff-drafts]

Loved Her 4

Ah, how could this have happened. Of course, I had known I was gay. I was attracted to women, not men. But it was always such an abstract concept. For a horny teenager, it just meant I liked the v not the d. And yes, I got off to some hot lesbian porn. But I had never had a crush. Never a serious one. All the ones in the past were assholes And boys; after all, as a romantic, I believed that they treated me badly Because they secretly liked me However, life isn’t a romance novel And people never stop being assholes. I woke up from these “crushes” in just Under a week usually, since they truly held no respect At all for me. But she…I could not be crushing on her. It had to break some best friend code somewhere After all, no straight girl likes The gay best friend when She’s a girl.