"We're here whether you like it or not, and we're not leaving."
Oooough, I reread Something's Wrong with Danny Fenton by @dp-belongs-in-a-hoodie and it's so so so good. Hit me in the feels as much as the first time.
(no one knows, spooky danny, ghost obsessions my beloved)
(also, if you've read SWWDF, please read June, the little oneshot/missing scene. it is very good and tender. I drew fanart for it here a few years ago. The June art is particularly special to me because it was the first fairly complex background i'd drawn that i felt really proud of.)
Hi!! I just wanted to say that I read your fic "something wrong with danny fenton" and it is by far my favorite danny phantom fanfiction I've ever read oh my god, theres nothing I value more than good characterization and you really nailed it!! and nothing else quite scratches the horror itch like you do while still being able to maintain lighthearted moments :) so good job!! thank you!
Hi! Thank you for reading and thank you so much for this nice ask 🥺 the most important thing to me about Horror is love and grief!!!!!!! You gotta have the balance of the lighthearted friendship and the gut wrenching stuff!
“Yeah—I’m not against him, he’s our friend, but… I can’t help but feel like there’s something we’re missing. Something big, something… wrong, I guess.”
i absolutely did not expect to draw when i signed on to beta Something's Wrong With Danny Fenton by @dp-belongs-in-a-hoodie but their writing was so good i had to do it! it's a no one knows horror AU and it is lovely
A friend recently brought to my attention that Something's Wrong With Danny Fenton is now on the first page of DP fics when sorted by kudos (excluding crossovers) on AO3.
I'm genuinely so floored and SO SO grateful to everyone that has read and left kudos on SWWDF!
When I started it that year for Invisobang I never would've guessed that it would do as well as it's done. I worked so hard and I wrote something that I'm tremendously proud of. I'm happy that it's resonated with so many people. It was a lot of work to write and don't even get me started on the editing.
I will be eternally grateful to @kkachis for her skill and dedication as an editor - not only did she tackle that fuckin' thing, but she did so while remaining subjective and unafraid to tell me when the style was working and when I needed to reign it in. We both learned so much over those 3 months, and we continue to learn from eachother to this day.
To celebrate, and in honor of SWWDF, I want to show a little hint of something I've started working on to share with everyone.
When I started SWWDF, the thing that terrified me the most is that I knew I wanted to swing for the fences stylistically. I wanted to write it the way I would something that I was going to submit to a literary journal for publishing. I did this full well knowing that it may be a style that turned people away at the door. It's not for everyone and that's okay! Little did I know how many people would love it 😅
I struggled a lot in the beginning to find a balance between narrative fiction and my voice as a literary fiction writer. I had a low level but near constant anxiety that the style was "trying too hard".
My struggle and fears in 2021 is what's inspiring me to write an essay of sorts on this topic. If I could help or inspire other writers to play with style when it comes to fanfiction then that would make me pretty happy!
Anyway! Thank you again for this achievement!
Also! Let me know/send me an ask if any of you have specific questions you'd like me to address in the guide/essay about how I use/d style in fanfiction. Any questions will give me a better idea of what to narrow down on and cover.
been on a fanfic reading binge, clearly. im not usually a fanfic reader but man the dp community just GETS IT MAN
@dp-belongs-in-a-hoodie has a BUSSIN fanfic called Something's Wrong With Danny Fenton, bro reading it felt like they were personally feeding me kernels of edginess like a caring farmer feeding their Ayam Cemani chicken. also im glad they like my feral danny art lmao, this one's for you comrade
hi! I just finished reading your “Something wrong with Fenton” fic, as well as its follow up with June! I was wondering if you have any updates on when the sequel would be out, that was genuinely one of the best fics I’ve read in a LONG time. Also sorry if I made a mistake and you have it posted somewhere, I literally made a tumblr to message you 😂
Hello! I'm honored that my fic is what made you make a Tumblr??? Welcome!
Unfortunately, as of right now Vol II is on the back burner while I work on some other fic projects! The style that SWWDF is written in is very dense and effort/time consuming. I love it with all my heart and I have the story outlined! It's just slow going, I'm afraid. When I wrote Vol. I, I was a uni student and I had the summers off which allowed me to essentially work on SWWDF as if it were my full time job for that whole summer. I'd love to do that again, but sadly, I just don't have the time like that now that I've graduated and am working.
I won't ever be abandoning SWWDF tho! While things may change, I really do plan on coming back to it full force someday! Sorry I can't tell you it will be out soon, but it will be out someday!
