#advice!

[akaashiit]

Hi! I don’t know if this is ok to ask, if not please ignore.

But. I was wondering, how do I become more visible as a writer? I’ve recently come back to tumblr from a long hiatus and have gotten back into writing. I’ve posted a fic recently but hasn’t gotten any traction yet.

Thank you for reading!

-Saori

oh hii so when i started i barely had any interactions either, it just takes time!

if you're lucky, sometimes your posts will randomly appear on people's page according to their interests, but that won't always happen. and you have to use tags. like, lots of them. the more tags, the more specific your posts will get.

use broad ones as well, like fanfiction, writing, and you know, the fandom name. tag what type of writing it is, fluff, angst, etc. thats what people wanna see. and the specific characters and pairings. as many as possible.

from personal experience, many people like colours. if theyre scrolling, theyll wanna read something that immediately captures their attention, so use coloured text, dividers, anything. just advice though! using larger + bolder text also helps and pictures!

and use that read more expanding thing - it makes people curious yk so they wanna see more ;) it also keeps your page neat and organised so ppl can look through.

try your best to interact with other people too - i dont mean saying stuff like, 'hey! can you check out my posts?' ofc, its entirely up to you if you want to do that, but people wont always. just try look around, read other peoples posts, comment and like, etc. you can also try to reblog your own stories, and making moots

hope this helps, dont get discouraged! i checked out your page and ur writing is pretty great :)

[bliisse]

if you don't mind, where do you get all of your resources for your graphics and layouts ? If possible sending a link would be pretty cool... heh.... /BUT ASIDE FROM THAT IBLOVR YOUR COLOURING AND THEMES THEY'RE INCTEDIBLU PRETTY!!!!!

Thank you so much!! I actually get most to all of my resources on here! I follow tags like #rentry resources, #random pngs, #png resources, #cute pngs, and #editblr resources! I’ll also just look up (blank) pngs for if i’m looking for specific things to fit a theme! Like space pngs or ocean pngs ◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜ Tumblr has sooo many awesome resources

I ALMOST FORGOT TO MENTION ILL STORE SOME OF THE RESOURCES I USE ON MY ALT @pawkinaga !!

[eevwrites]

first of all, I adore your works and every time I see anything you upload makes me smile and my day bright.

secondly, im planning to began a writing blog like yours, focused on dark themes and yandere stuff, any suggestions or tips for it?

oh god... my tummy... my heart... cant take... the praise. *falls down dramatically and dies*

anon this is so sweet, i'm so glad i can make your days a little better with my silly porn and i'm so incredibly flattered that you think i'm at all professional enough to ask for advice 😭.

so i could write out a big long post about how i took a huge break for four years and then revived my blog into the small, growing disturbing porn empire it is today, but i don't feel like doing that and i don't have to because @yanderenightmare did it for me in this, this, and this post.

i'm going to be so 100% real with you, my blog was revived bc i liked maries writing and learned from it (along with other authors i love later on). she is an incredibly talented author who (in the most positive way possible) writes some of the nastiest shit ive ever read. i highly recommend you check her out if you don't follow her already.

(marie if u see this <3)

but i'll leave some additional advice that she didn't put in her original posts for shits and giggles.

find dark fic authors you like and READ. you become a good writer by watching, learning and implementing. if you find an author who writes the most toe-curling, jaw dropping, mind boggling smut (or ig normal stories) read their work and try to figure out why you liked it so much. was it the flow? the imagery? the buildup? if you can identify what you enjoy reading then you can examine your writing and learn how to implement it. this is a bit silly, but becoming a good smut author comes down to your ability to critically read smut. your writing style is an amalgamation of your taste in writing, so read lots and read to learn (after you jerk off ig)

be friendly! reach out to other blogs! hell, reach out to ME if you want. make friends in your fandoms who write and will bounce around ideas with you! i cant emphasize enough how helpful this is! not only does it keep your motivation up knowing you have cheerleaders in your corner, but you also get takes on your ideas you might not have thought of originally. not to mention how helpful it is to have someone who can look over your work with an outside eye. be friendly with your audience too! be silly! be unserious! answer asks and comments and yap to your hearts content! i think the most rewarding part of my blog is getting to have fun with other perverts online. don't deprive yourself of that by keeping to yourself.

make your blog pretty! i spent an embarassing amount of time making my blog all nice and cute, but it paid off bc i actually did start getting a lot more traction once i did it! it's also kinda nice knowing that people can easily identify when a post is mine bc i format in a specific way. if someones scrolling through a tag and sees two or three of my posts they'll know theyre all from me and maybe be more likely to check out the rest of my work. i'm also very proud of my banner hehe. i made it myself.

this is maybe the biggest piece of advice i have if you're going to be a dark fic blog and i think it's what i appreciate most in all of my favorite dark fic authors. be unashamed. don't pussyfoot around things when you're writing smut. Describe weird noises, use weird kinks, go into detail about the emotions and the fluids and the cocks and pussies and nastiness of it all. i think if you're willing to be unhinged your audience will match that enthusiasm. people are going to think you're gross or strange no matter what kind of dark content you write, so tag your work and go balls of the wall. life is too short not to be horny.

best of luck with your blog anon! send me a dm when youve got everything set up! i'd love to read what you write!

[fairene]

hi i love love love your writing

i am writing a story for the first time and i am struggling a bit on the smut. Could you help me out???

THANK YOUUU and of course!

i write intimate scenes based on the perfection for women. whilst this may be an exaggeration of the truth for how typical intercourse goes, it is how i wish to be treated. this is why i don't write noncon/other triggering topics, because that is not what i want.

think of it as a mini story arc within the overall plot: a slow increase, a gradual rise, ultimate climax (pun intended), and equal decay of aftercare tidbits and dialogue that wraps up the characterizations that you're portraying. include the five senses for five sentences. sound, smell, touch, vision, taste; it's a bit of a cheat code for increasing word counts.

i would also utilize dramatic metaphors like i do. the smut that i write, i aim for it to be poetic. whilst it may be rough or...lewd as hell, there is an element of beauty that i want to incorporate.

i can recall the first time i ever wrote smut and i was literally so embarrassed. like girl what are you writing....?! but at the end of the day it's on your own prerogative and often times comes as a natural story progresso.

i would say my biggest tip is do not write if you do not feel comfortable doing so. feel free to ask me more questions if you feel that this didn't suffice!

[vrnicky]

Smooches week!!

To celebrate my 200 followers milestone, i will open my ask box letting you guys ask for a small one-shot of a kiss of any character you want!

Yes, A N Y character!

Skeletons, fire, lizard, goat, fish. Any character!!

-Rules!

-Write the name of said character!

-You can ask as many as you can but also not all of them pls lol

-One character per smooch

-You can smooch the same character twice only!

-Have fun!!

And thank you so much for the 200 followers guys!! <,33

Give all the smoochess!!!

The post with the names is in my pinned post, the rules one ;))

[adviceokuyasu]

“Never thought I’d do one of these but first time for everything, I’m I right?”

“Name’s Okuyasu Nijimura! I guess make my first piece of advice this!”

Stepping out of your comfort zone is good but go at your own pace doing so! In other words, if you don’t feel ok stepping in to something new, give it time before you do!

Okuyasu Out!

[viking-raider]

I recently worked really hard on a story in which I tried to push myself to write in a more original style and I really thought long and hard about the plot. My friend who studied literature beta read it and loved it but when I posted it it only got like 6 notes in 24 hours. How do I deal with failures in my writing?

Oh love, no!! Just because you only got a few notes doesn't mean it's a failure! It takes time for people to start noticing writers alot of the time on here. It took me years to get the huge following that I have and even then I don't get a bunch of notes! You just gotta keep at it. Tag your stuff. Be patient. And don't crush on yourself! If you enjoy writing it, thats what matters. The notes will follow. <3