fanfiction is so weird, man
like your tumblr fanfiction is different from your ff.net fanfiction, that's a given. i haven't really explored in ao3 yet, but i assume it's a bit more different there too. a bit more in the moment, i guess.
with tumblr fanfiction, you can write entire scenes in about one paragraph as long as you make sure to remember his green eyes and how his mother stood in front of him -- her life flashing before her eyes, she wishedJames was there -- before the bolt of green light hit her in the chest and then she crumpled onto the floor.
as long as you remember to describe how his gelled hair hide all of his secrets and how the way he held his shoulders back impacted a bigger thing a few paragraphs down, then it's fine if we don't have anything else about him for now. (he trembles with fear every time the older boys from his house draw near. his uppityness is a facade he learned to master to appease his father)
tumblr fanfiction is filled with long dwindling paragraphs that hold onto you like vines, making sure that you can't let go until the last word of that sentence because every single word counts here. a 100k novel is being crammed into 2.5k words and i find that absolutely fascinating. it's like a diet story but it's not inferior in any way shape or form, because the comments and asks some people get are astounding. 'you made me cry', 'omg that was so good please write more', 'do you have anything else i can read about [insert character here]?' as long as you are read, then i say you've done a good job. you're getting these reactions from real people about how they love your writing an it's great
as long as you're able to bewitch the mind and ensnare the senses, then you're golden as the house cup that Harry and his friends wanted to win. as long as you can take your reader to another universe, then i'd say that the night lily potter came back to life was a good one. if you could explain draco's behavior, feel free to do it in this format because i love it.
"dialogue might not be all that accurate," i said.
"mmhmm, yeah. but it actually manages to give the character a new voice, in a weird sort of way. it still fits. even better for the fic, i suppose."
(you can find this type of fanfiction on ao3 too, but it's typically posted by those hard working tumblr authors. their sweat and tears poured into masterpieces, sometimes left to get few comments. go forth and comment, because they deserve it.)
because this little subset of fanfiction is one of the best things i've stumbled across. a 100k novel is being crammed into 2.5k words that i can read before i have to do some work and it's easy to just digest it all before breakfast
i love it. support fanfiction authors, guys. on tumblr and off tumblr.
areudirty
theartofmadeline
turnnoffyourmind
vaporwave
blakekathryn
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izzy806
