Those asks are really interesting, aren't they? So: 8) Where do you take your inspiration from? 11) Have you ever amended a story due to criticisms you’ve received after posting it? 28) What is something you wished you’d known before you started posting fanfiction? 40) Do people know you write fanfiction?
Thank you so much from the ask @olliya and yes, those indeed are!
8) Where do you take your inspiration from?
I usually take my inspiration from other fiction (movies, tv, books, other people’s fanfiction etc.) or real-life events and mix those together. At times even conversation between my friends and I can spark my inspiration.
I think I should also mention the fact I RP lot of, so when I’m trying to come up with a new twist for it or just generally think its events, it can inspire me to do something artistic.
11) Have you ever amended a story due to criticisms you’ve received after posting it?
I’ve, actually several times. The lesser criticisms have been about my grammatical errors. I’ve no problem to fix any grammatical errors as long as the reviewer tells me which points, I should fix and how. Otherwise, I unfortunately can’t.
But all those grammatical fixings aside, there has only been one story that received quite harsh criticism. The reviewer pointed a valid plot point hole, but after I discussed them about it, it turned more and less into nitpicking about my story as a whole. I fixed as best as I could that story, but I must admit even to this day, I can’t view that story without feeling the feeling of ‘I messed up this badly’.
28) What is something you wished you’d known before you started posting fanfiction?
How to properly rate things, because at times I tend to overrate my fics and at times underrate those.
Also, in AO3, how I’m supposed to tag? How many tags is too much and what is too little?
How to make interesting summary? (Like seriously.)
Answering reviews in your next chapter’s author note isn’t as cool as one might think it’s.
Apparently if you want to post something in AO3, be sure to post it right to way or your story won’t appear at the top. From some reason if you save your story and then decide to post it later on, AO3 will still considered your story was posted several days ago even if you actually post it today.
40) Do people know you write fanfiction?
My online friends do know and some people in real life, but generally speaking (writing) people in real life don’t know.