#fandom authors

[slugterra-confessions]

I miss cyan bro!!!!

They were everywhere in the early slugterra fandom and I was so exited when they’d post on wattpad years ago! COME BACK WE NEED YOU (but dont if you don’t want to, I can’t force you but like….pleaaaaasssseeeeeeee)

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[samsebefandom]

from the comment thread:

That's one of the nice things about small fandoms...people seem so much more appreciative!

[carnationbooks]

Call for Submissions!

Carnation Books is an independent ebook publishing company. We work directly with fandom authors to publish original works of fiction that feature LGBTQIA+/MOGAI romance.

What does that mean? 

We are interested primarily in genre fiction containing queer romance, including but not limited to fantasy, science fiction, mystery, romance, thriller, western, horror, military, and historical fiction. We also welcome queer erotica.

All submissions must contain at least one LGBTQIA+/MOGAI (not cisgender and/or not heterosexual) primary (main) character.

We are currently accepting original manuscripts!

We believe in supporting fandom authors, so if you are a fanfiction author interested in working with us but are unsure where to start, please contact us!

So, how do you submit your work?

Easy! Visit our submission page here: http://carnationbooks.com/submit/

Questions?

Drop us an ask! Tweet us! Visit our website!

[dragongoddess13]

Question for Fic Writers

I’m working on starting a podcast in the style of the old radio shows where they would act out stories (i.e. The Shadow and War of The Worlds). The idea I’m leaning toward is that each show will be a different story and that some of the stories will be recurring (If I can get away with it I’m want to use my Gotham Knights Batman TV Series script). One of the shows I want to do is a fanfiction hour for the different fandoms every so often.

Would there be any interest from fanfiction authors in being apart of this?

[duckyreads]

random fandom query

Losing track of people as usual. Does anyone know what happened to  Assetsational / bob-genghis-khan / idek_idic from AO3 (formerly assetsational and bob-genghis-khan on tumblr)? 

What happened? Are they okay?

[azriona]

Another way to support your fandom writers.

I’ve been seeing a lot of posts lately about how fandom can be better to its writers.  They’re all wonderful posts, with lots of good things to say about the importance of not just leaving Kudos, but also comments.

 And this might seem self-serving, but I’m going to say it anyway.  Right now, most of fandom is located on Tumblr, and I think these posts are leaving out a very important step that’s just as simple as hitting the Kudos button.  

 Reblogs.

 I cannot tell you how many people who commented on Mise said that the reason they read it was because they saw it appear so many times on their dash.  And I can’t tell you how excited it makes me to see it appear on my dash because someone else is talking about it.  Honestly, sometimes I think I get more thrill out of being on someone’s rec list or seeing someone else promote my story than I do from getting that Kudos email.

 (I do love that Kudos email, though, don’t get me wrong.)

 I feel like this used to happen more often.  Even a year ago – I’d see the reblogs of “New Chapter” posts for stories I followed before I’d see the original post.  And it was great, because I’d see the excited squee of other readers and that would in turn get me excited to read, and then I’d jump in even more excited than I would have been otherwise.  These days… yeah, not so much.  I can’t tell you the last time I saw a reblog of a story I followed. Or a story I didn’t follow, honestly. I’m not sure what changed.

 Here’s the thing: just like with artists… if you “like” that art post, only the artist will know.  But if you reblog it, then you’re giving someone else a chance to like it too.

 Want to support your favorite fandom writers?  Want to make sure they get all the love and attention they deserve?  Then reblog their story announcements.  Share their stories on Tumblr or Twitter. (AO3 even has a handy little button that lets you do it super easy.) It takes all of a minute to do - less, in some cases.  

You don’t have to be a fic rec blog to tell your flist you like a fic, and that they should read it too.

[samsebefandom]

That feeling when you have literally created half of the fancontent for your fandom, and the only people in your fandom are people you dragged into it yourself, and you finally get a comment from a stranger who liked it. <3