#fanfic tip

[sauronsbane]

Always There by nisile

"Even the blanket caused him pain: the faint abrasion of wool, the weight of it."

[immayonaise]

I GOT A WRITING TIP FOR WRITERS!!!

If you feel like your using a word to many times (I feel like that all the time with the word slightly, I might as well be in a relationship with the fucking word 😭)

Go onto Pinterest and just look up words writing

BOOM! Synonyms for almost every major word you could use.

[scmg11]

Hello! I'm an aspiring author here on Tumblr, in one of my fanfics i'm trying to describe a kissing scene but idk how to do it or where to start. I've read some of your fanfics and they are just amazing. So, i guess what i'm trying to ask is this: Do u have any advide or tips for someone trying to write a kissing scene?

I- 🥺 first of all thank you for thinking of me for advice 😍

Okay, first thing first, I have to say I’m still learning on how to describe in the best way a kissing scene but my first tip is: you have to try to put as much details as you can. Start from the beginning, try to visualize the scene and try to describe what you see.

If you’re describing a soft kiss, start from them connecting their lips together and continue with that, with adding words like “dancing together”, “sliding over each other mouths” and so on. If the kiss becomes a little bit heavier, just add details like one of the two trying to deepen the kiss with their tongue sliding over the seam of the other’s lips, and the other granting the access. Then describe a bit their tongues rubbing together, the sounds they emit, their hands caressing each other (wherever you want lol 😉) and you’re done! I hope I did a good job in giving a few tips 😅🥰

Good luck buddy! Don’t ever bring yourself down, keep pushing on, because in the end it’s worth it! 💕

[josiecarioca]

Just gonna throw this out there: the “Good Omens” fandom has the best smut.

And by “best” I mean not only well written and sexy af, but also super inclusive and varied. You´ll find any sexual orientation and gender, because angels and demons have no real gender and can present however they want, so Good Omens fanfic writers can (and DO) write them as cis, trans, gay, lesbian, straight, pan, demi, literally anything that strikes their fancy. 

No matter what you´re looking for in smut, chances are the “Good Omens” fandom has it.  And it’s always super healthy, loving and cute.

[just-the-hiddles]

Tip Tuesday | Pre Writing Your Stories

So this one was a request from @vodka-and-some-sass​!  They wanted to know about pre-writing your stories.  Which I am far from being an expert.  Up until December, I did not pre-write at all.  I would write, edit, and then post within a day or so.  But I will say that I like the freedom of pre-writing.  So I break down my process for pre-writing and what I like about pre-writing.

Process for Pre-Writing:

Start with a plan.  So what was the impetus of me pre-writing was that last year around Christmas I got super busy and then I didn’t finish my Loki Christmas series.  I was so disappointed.  So this year, I started planning out my Christmas stories in October.  You read correctly, October.  So by the time, Halloween was done, I knew what I planned on posting in December.  I had two stories I absolutely wanted to write:  Bah Hiddleston and Mistletoe.  I had a stretch goal story: Santa Baby.  And then I ended up adding an new one shot in early December.  

I recommend outlining stories.  At this point, I don’t think I will write multi- chapter stories without an outline.  The reason why this is so important for pre-writing is that it lets you know how much you have to write ahead of time.  So once I was done outlining at the beginning I knew I had two chapters of Mistletoe and twelve chapters of Bah Hiddleston.  

You have to commit to consistently writing your planned stories.  This is the hard part. You have to remain dedicated to writing the stories you planned.  I was really fortunate that I took almost a week off from work at the very end of November for the Thanksgiving holiday.  By that time, I had Mistletoe written, edited and post drafted with headers.  All I had to do update tag lists and click post.  I also had two chapters of Bah Hiddleston drafted and edited.  I wrote four chapters that week.  That is unheard of by me.  But I dedicated time each day to write the stories, which meant I was halfway through by the time December rolled around.  But you have to write ahead of time.  

Don’t lose steam.  Keep going. Kind of building on the last bullet point, you have to keep going.  DON’T STOP!!  It is really easy to become complacent and think “I’ve done enough, I don’t need to go as hard.”  It is a trap!!! You never know what will come up.  For example, Chapter 7 and 8 of Bah Hiddleston were super difficult for me to write.  I struggled for a week or so writing just one chapter.  I deleted nearly all of progress and restarted, moved some things around.  But if I had not pushed when I got chapters 4 and 5 done, I would never have had the time to take write those more difficult chapters.  

Why I Like Pre-Writing:

It gives you the freedom to do other things. When you pre-write, you are not racing to beat the clock to post a new chapter or story.  You have the freedom to write when you want, knowing you have a backlog of chapters. It also allowed me to take on the idea of additional story without freaking the eff out!

It allowed me to write with more care and get the story I wanted. Pre-writing these Christmas stories let me create the stories I really wanted.  I could take the time to get input from some friends, share peeks of upcoming chapters, and on the whole be less stressed.  

It helps you become more consistent with posting. If you struggle with consistent posting, pre-writing might help.  Here’s why: If you have a backlog of posts, you can schedule them and create a consistent schedule.  So for me,  I already do scheduled posts on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays that are not writing.  Which left me with Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday to post stories. I ended up falling into 3 chapters a week.  Which gets my story done, right around Christmas.  

I hope that helps!  Please feel free to ask for a Tip Tuesday topic, if you want me to cover something!  I am more than happy to accommodate.  Until next time!!

[pjorants]

Let me rant

So I was reading some lame ass tumblr percabeth fic or whatever and the they find out they’re both ADHD and they’re like “ha us special ed kids”

EXCUSE MY ADHD ASS

No offense to special Ed kids out there but ADHD doesn’t really fall under special ed

Like those are two very different things

And if you just assume it’s all the same well your an ignorant piece of trash

and the way it came up

Like I don’t introduce myself as ADHD who the fuck would?

I’m not at a party saying hey I’m—- and gosh it’s loud in here - whoops that’s the adhd in me!

Like wtf

Like do your research before you write ADHD characters or any mentally ill/ learning disability characters

Man I could just go on but in conclusion don’t be ignorant

Thank you for listening to my ted talk

[alextriestowritestuff]

Fanfiction Visibility Tips

Hey guys! So I used write a lot of fanfiction, specifically Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Technically, I’m still writing fanfiction but I haven’t updated in months *le sigh*. I wrote on fanfiction . net so every tip I have is from my experience with that website. I can’t guarantee that these tips will work on Tumblr or AO3. Hell, I can’t guarantee if these tips will work on ff . net. That being said, PJO is a massive fandom, getting reviews/favorites/follows is hard when there’s a lot of fanfic being pumped out every hour. I’ve been on and off but technically I’ve been writing fanfic for almost seven years. Things have changed, I’ve found that people don’t review as much so results may vary. But most of my stories have 100+ reviews and my more recent ones barely reach 70. Things change and I’ve molded my tips to reflect that.

1. Make sure your writing is solid. I’m currently in the process of re-writing two of my oldest fics because I don’t like the writing. I wrote it when I was 12 and I’m not sure why people liked it so much. If you’re new to writing fanfic or writing in general, take a look at the most popular fics in your fandom. Look at how the space the paragraphs and their punctuation. Don’t write a big a block of text with quotes inside of it. Space it out so it’s readable. This is a criticism I got a lot in the beginning and simply making my fanfic readable helped gain an audience. Make sure you’re not misspelling character’s names, places, etc.

2. Listen to constructive criticism. Take each criticism with a grain of salt but don’t blow off someone who’s just trying to help you. If you’re switching tenses or point of views too much, that’s something worth looking at. If your OC seems to Mary Sue and your reviewers say that, it’s time to look at adding more depth and flaws to them. My creative writing prof always tells us in workshop that when the majority of audience agrees on something bad that you’re in hot water. If they’re disagreeing, you’re sitting pretty.

3. Review other people’s work. If someone leaves a detailed review--not just a great chapter or update--then I’ll generally look at their profile. If they have a story I’m interested in, I’ll look into it and leave a review. Unless I absolutely can’t a fic (again, back to that readability), I always leave a review. Usually I comment on mostly good but if I think it’ll improve their writing, I’ll bring up a flaw. People pay attention to detail so refer to what a character said in your review and maybe the author will check out your stories as well. When you’re reviewing, however, don’t ask them to check out your story. You can casually mention oh, I picked on this story because I’m writing a similar one but don’t make that the entirety of your review. 

4. Don’t beg people to read your story. If someone reviewed one chapter once but not again, don’t PM them every single time a chapter has been released. It’s a bit desperate. Unless you’re friends and you’re just letting them know that a new chapter’s up because they may not see it otherwise. It’s much more rewarding to see reviewers come back on their own than knowing that you forced their hand.

5. Make your content original. I can’t speak for my audience but if I had to guess what drew them my fanfic, it’s probably my original pairings. There’s a lot more variety in ships nowadays but when I started writing for the PJO fandom, there’s was a lot of Percabeth fanfics. I like canon Percabeth but in fanfics, they’re not my cup of tea. So I did Perlia, Pertemis, Perlypso, etc. So it wasn’t a drastic change but it was something I wanted to write about and others seemed to like reading it. If you like to write about a popular ship in your fandom, go ahead. Don’t sacrifice what you like for something you don’t. Find another way to make your story unique. Maybe don’t follow a trend in fanfic that may involve a certain character going rogue or something. Or have a different reason for why they went rogue. Make your ff unique.

6. Ask for your story to be added onto a community. Two summers ago, I was trying to get back into fanfic but I had lost the majority of my audience. So I found communities that were categorized based on my stories. Some people have communities dedicated to finding fanfics featuring a certain ship so I’d PM and ask if they’d consider adding my fanfic to their community. 

7. Consistency is key. I’m planning to make a more in-depth post about getting onto a fanfic schedule and whatnot but I’ll briefly touch on it. You have to get on a writing schedule. It’ll help you finish a fic and it will let your audience know when to expect an update. Personally, I’m the worst at this. I haven’t updated my fics since January and now it’s November. The best advice I have to combat this is to pre-write. So say if you’re planning a releasing a fic in two months. For the next two months, you should try to get a few chapters written or if you’re really ambitious, finish the entire fic and release chapters little by little.

Thanks for reading and I plan to post more helpful fanfic tips so follow my blog!

[cafenzie]

oh look, me again regarding things in fanfic that bug me --

/ This will be concerning menstruation and menstrual cycles/periods as it relates in general and it’s misconceptions found in descriptions of writing.

So.......sometimes I feel like the people who write fanfiction and scenes or areas regarding periods...don’t have periods??? Given that I know the number of female to male writers can be equal, I also know a ton more girls that happen to write and so it’s really confusing how misleading some may periods sound in fanfic when....they would, theoretically, have experience of periods themselves. 

And it’s not the weird un-experienced “sex scene - esque” thing that I see a lot of in fanfiction either, because it’s a natural and obvious thing, my friend. Periods are a thing and so if you don’t like the talk about it you can turn back now but honestly this shouldn’t be “disgusting” in any way what I’m about to unleash on you because it’s just natural so get over it, really. ( unless you have a fear of blood, that’s different ).

What I’m talking about is writers who dramatize or don’t realistically portray periods and menstrual cycles. Whether it’s the “bright red blood” or, you know, like blood everywhere ( like....on the wall kind of everywhere because then it sound like more like a homicide case instead ) or just the general points people can miss so I’ll just start in no particular order of how to properly go about writing about periods and people on their periods :

01. Please, for the love of the stars, don’t always go describe the blood as bright red. I see this so many times that I wonder if some of these people really don’t have periods or understand how they work ?? Let’s make this easy: menstrual blood comes in all variety of colors from that light crimson ( especially during a lighter cycle ) all the way to a dark brown that, yeah, sounds like it’s from the wrong place, but it’s not.  Actually, the darker your blood is, the more likely it’s “leftover” as I call it, meaning it’s the blood left over from last month’s lining and never got disposed of out of your lady bits and because it’s been so long, the color darkens and only gets disposed of when your new cycle starts. Usually, I start with darker blood because of that exact reason -- it’s one of the first things to come out along with all that fresh blood that, yes, may look a little brighter.  But the rest of the point is: not everyone has bright red blood on their menstrual cycle. Actually, I don’t think I’ve ever talked to anyone who did, besides in small, sparse amounts..! 

02. Do NOT cover up shitty actions with PMS reasoning. Do not validate someone shitting all over a person just because “they are on their period”. I hear this one so often, of how women are portrayed as literal devils while on their periods because of “PMS”. Yeah, okay, I get pretty annoyed more so when I’m on my period, but that’s due to three main reasons: (1) Hormones are the secret behind “PMS” as everyone dubs it. Estrogen and Progesterone levels in your body may heighten or serious decrease, causing imbalance, which affects your Serotonin, which is a neurotransmitter responsible for your mood balance, pain perception, and the sleep-wake cycle your body is used to. (2) I put in a trusty tampon but came back realizing my cycle is too heavy and I bled through. Maybe I was out and about. Maybe I was wearing nice underwear. Maybe I put the tampon in wrong or I should have brought a pad to put with it. Whatever the case is, every woman deals with her period a different way, personality-wise included. The myth about grumpy women who get super cheery is just waay too cliche for one thing, and it’s just ea fact that some women perceive their periods in different ways: I know girls that perk up during their cycle and we hang out and laugh and shit. I know women that may bite you if you try and grab her pizza slice, but who wouldn’t normally?? Fact is that variety is a thing with so called “PMS” and while it’s a handy term, it’s also become very desensitized to just mean that cliche stereotype of a she-devil or dragon lady who’s simultaneously bleeding out.

I’ll add on another common stereotypical misconception ( or, a least, how it’s treated to seem like ) with eating habits of a girl fighting through her cycle. Yeah, we get hungry. We eat, probably a lot more than normal, and yeah we probably eat a lot more greasy or starchy food than normal. And yeah...we fucking eat chocolate man, because it’s delicious and we deserve it. However, we do this for a reason and -- like everything else there -- it varies between each person. When we are on our periods, we are continuously losing blood ( on average 40 milliliters a day for approximately 5 days give or take ). Generally, we try and make up for everything lost during that time by drinking lots of water, but also eating more -- also as a side-effect of our Serotonin as well as the initial phase before bleeding in which our body is thinning we may have a child ( in which case it makes us think we should be eating for two ). So yeah, food is good. On another note, caffeine can actually heighten your irritability and pain during a menstrual cycle and it’s usually advised to avoid it for that time, unless you’re like me and can’t live without that first sip of morning coffee so just be wary.

03. Believe or not, those who don’t have periods, it smells. Vaginas have an odor and let me tell you that odor just come to life with that discharge. Again, everyone differs, but smells that can come from below deck are caused by bacteria mostly and the fact that you’ve been retaining moisture down there all this time by wearing underwear ( on a side note, it’s actually very good to go without the knickers every so often, even just to bed! Air that sucker out, she needs it ). Take into mind you’re losing blood and mucus and tissue that’s literally shedding from your uterus. Vaginas also can smell on a regular basis because that’s how the cookie crumbles, folks. Same thing, minus the blood and gore.  It’s only different or “bad” if it’s because of an infection like yeast or your pH levels are off ( like using douches / body washes up in there. Trust me -- DON’T ). Otherwise, it’s normal!

04. Cramping and pain is normal, yes, but please remember the other sides of your cycle from fevers, headaches ( the worst ), migraines, heartburn, aching muscles, dizziness, vomiting / nausea, and the list goes on ! Period pain is not just defined by those cramps that we feel all the way from right above our uterus all the up into our belly because there is so much more. Not only that, but people experience cramping differently -- some don’t even notice it at all!  Take into mind that lots of people ( like me ) commonly take medications like Midol or Pamprin to suppress or relieve these symptoms along with others. Some take it religiously as soon as they see the blood coming, but there’s also light-takers who only take a dosage when the feel it.  Me, personally -- I’ll use a hot pad if it feels really bad and drink lots of cranberry juice to make sure I’m still peeing well and I may find that laying in that strange position that took me 30 minutes to find is also helpful. Point is, you can surely relieve that pain with medication and most smart girls do if they know they need it, so it really just doesn't make much sense to constantly write about your girl writhing on the floor in pain every month now does it?

05. Okay, now we’re really gonna get personal so fair warning of possible/slight NSFW below. ....For my girls out there who get really heated during their period, I feel you. Honestly, I think this is one of my personal main indicators of my oncoming cycle since I’ll notice that “ hey, I’ve been fantasizing about Bucky Barnes way more than I normally do ”. Yeah, given I love Bucky Barnes, I think of myself somewhat humble for not thinking about what else that metal arm could be put to good use for every single night, okay?  I guess this segment will also just be informative for those of you unfamiliar with sex during your period or masturbation during a cycle, so be prepared if you’re wondering. For this, my main concern with fanfic writers is that they write how blood get everywhere, and I mean like on the ceiling kind of everywhere or like soaks through to the mattress and I’ll sit here so confused. So let Abby here inform you all about the basic 101 of the menstrual nsfw news. 

First thing’s first is that it really does not get everywhere. I’ll be brutally honest in saying that when I do the deed, the aftermath and cleanup is not as bad as you think. Maybe just a quick rinse off or brush off, quick dab of a cool cloth with water on it -- you’re good. ( obviously do take care of your toys though, please: I just mean this in general ). And if you really are worried about the mess you might make, like I was the very first time, lay out a towel !! ( other option is the shower, just don’t slip friends ).  Second thing: will it hurt? In my experience, it shouldn’t?? I hope it doesn’t and if you do feel pain, just stop. For me, personally, it tends to relieve a lot of my pain while, ultimately, satisfying my crave so I’m happy.  Lastly, the oral implied in a lot of fanfic can be...excessive? And while this isn’t bad, it can also leave about a big chunk of the previous information and description  from the color, smell, texture, even taste! ( for some reason there’s the popular cliche of the person raising their head after giving them head and they just see like the blood dripping down their chin and I’m like ??? not very realistic guys tbh ). Since we’ve covered the first two already we’ll jump into texture and taste: remember that the discharge during a cycle isn’t just blood. It’s a mixture of loose blood, bits of tissue from the lining that was shed, and your cervical mucus ( which mostly determines the texture as a whole ). Cervical mucus can change and differ but is mostly known for these main descriptions: tacky/sticky, creamy, milky, watery, etc. It’s mostly a matter of how dense it is whether it’s like a thick cream, a lotion, or water. Take into mind how the person giving oral will perceive this along with taste! Those little balls of flesh from your uterus lining the wall? Yeah, they’ll get some of that, and it will look black and that may be freaky but it’s honest. Despite the common mistake that period discharge tastes like the blood that comes from your arm or mouth, it does not. It will not have a super metallic-y taste and, overall, may not be pleasant ( also given how old it could be ). That doesn’t mean it can’t be good, to a degree, but don’t expect Dracula to be lusting after you. 

I think that’s all I can currently think of, please add on if you can any more side-notes or comments, questions, etc. For you fanfic writers, please TAKE NOTE OF THIS. And to my girls out there, you keep rocking it, gorgeous.