Dude!! I need your advice. I kinda want to start a writing blog? I mean I'm not an awesome writer AND English is not my first language either. But like, i really want to have that something of my own u know? and to start writing for people is the first idea i got.
But damn if idk what the hell to do lol. So, if you could tell me how it was for u and how u did it would be awsome!! (Since i think your writing is amazing)
Wanna be my sidekick in this?
And also im to shy the even take off the anon lmao im in trouble haha
First of all thank you so much, I'm happy to know that you like what I write! I'll be glad to help you so don't hesitate to drop another ask or send me a dm 💕
Hopefully these tips can help you ♡
•English is not my first language either and sometimes I worry about my grammar and even if the thing I write makes sense, so the first thing is that keep the translator close to you if you're as paranoid as me!
° What I do is check that everything makes sense in both languages (Spanish and English)
° and if you wanna have more control (and use more fancy words in your fic) write everything in your mother tongue and then translate it. Remember to fix those little mistakes the translator can make!
However, takes this with a grain of salt cuz sometimes the translator fucks up no matter what...that little bitch.
•Also you're gonna use a lot of the ol' urban dictionary...yeah, that makes you feel like a grandma.
•And just to make this clear: you're gonna make a lot of weird research. I personally prefer to do the research of the nsfw things in the incognito mode...I feel less dirty lol.
•And it's not harmful to look up how a particular words is written and used, also keep in mind that English way of writing can differ from how things are written in your language.
For example, I noticed that anglos use this "" to sign when someone is talking, while in Spanish we use this —
•What about my writing style? Every writer has their own unique style of writing and that can only came out if you practice and take to time to write something. So be patient with yourself.
Visualize the scene in your head and how everything flows, sometimes those ideas then to come before you write and sometimes when you're doing it.
I reccomend you to not compare yourself to others, it's just gonna be really exhausting for you.
•What I did in this blog was to make an announcement that I was a new fanfiction writing blog and then tag all the fandoms I wanted to make stuff about.
I didn't really rely on any big blog to ask for a shout out cuz I was pretty shy at the time, but doing that sure help. It can make you more known in the community and peek the attention of potentials readers.
•You can make a character list for the characters you want to write about and list of rules your blog will rely on.
I guess that with this you can set boundaries and somehow make the work easier? Yeah
•In my opinion is really hard to grasp the personality of character perfectly, even more when you're just starting in a new fandom. However, don't let that pressure knock you off!
Keep in mind that even professional writers then to fuck up with their own creations (likes those dc people and batman or teen wolf writes for example)
•Just write whatever the fuck you wanna write, it doesn't matter if it's about an overused trope or a crazy ass idea.
It takes practice, try and error to finally have a work you can confidently say you're proud of it, besides it's those wacky fics that will help you to get better at writing.
So don't be afraid to fuck up! 🤠
•I have noticed that doing preferences (aka taking a bunch of characters and talking about what they will do in a specific situation) attracts a lot of attention.
Headcanons have this effect too. I usually prefer to write long headcanons rather than those who just put a word in the dot cuz it's annoying to me.
If you don't know what I'm talking about, it's something like this
•Ships tends to attract a massive audience, but I recommend you to do this as an event cuz although you're gonna have a bunch of asks, the majority of the requesters just want their ship and will leave with no trace.
Also it gets boring pretty damn fast imo.
•For some weird reason zodiac attracts a lot of people's attention, maybe we like to feel superior when some blogger says that we're compatible with our favorite character.
I know damn well that I would get excited if some random blog says that Jason Todd is compatible with aquarius (which he is cuz he's a Leo JA)
This is all that comes into my mind at the moment, but don't be afraid to send another ask if you want to idk have more advice??
