Writing Tips For Long Fics That Helped Me That No One Asked For.

Writing tips for long fics that helped me that no one asked for.

1.) Don't actually delete content from your WIP unless it is minor editing - instead cut it and put it in a secondary document. If you're omitting paragraphs of content, dialog, a whole scene you might find a better place for it later and having it readily available can really save time. Sometimes your idea was fantastic, but it just wasn't in the right spot.

2.) Stuck with wording the action? Just write the dialog then revisit it later.

3.) Stuck on the whole scene? Skip it and write the next one.

4.) Write on literally any other color than a white background. It just works. (I use black)

5.) If you have a beta, while they are beta-ing have them read your fic out loud. Yes, I know a lot of betas/writers do not have the luxury of face-timing or have the opportunity to do this due to time constraints etc but reading your fic out loud can catch some very awkward phrasing that otherwise might be missed. If you don't have a beta, you read it out loud to yourself. Throw some passion into your dialog, you might find a better way to word it if it sounds stuffy or weird.

6.) The moment you have an idea, write it down. If you don't have paper or a pen, EMAIL it to yourself or put it in a draft etc etc. I have sent myself dozens of ideas while laying down before sleep that I 10/10 forgot the next morning but had emailed them to myself and got to implement them.

7.) Remember - hits/likes/kudos/comments are not reflective of the quality of your fic or your ability to write. Most people just don't comment - even if they say they do, they don't, even if they preach all day about commenting, they don't, even if they are a very popular blog that passionately reminds people to comment - they don't comment (I know this personally). Even if your fic brought tears to their eyes and it haunted them for weeks and they printed it out and sent it to their friends they just don't comment. You just have to accept it. That being said - comment on the fic you're reading now, just do it, if you're 'shy' and that's why you don't comment the more you comment the better you'll get at it. Just do it.

8.) Remove unrealistic daily word count goals from your routine. I've seen people stress 1500 - 2000 words a day and if they don't reach that they feel like a failure and they get discouraged. This is ridiculous. Write when you can, but remove absurd goals. My average is 500 words a day in combination with a 40 hour a week job and I have written over 200k words from 2022-2023.

9.) There are dozens of ways to do an outline from precise analytical deconstruction that goes scene by scene to the minimalist bullet point list - it doesn't matter which one you use just have some sort of direction. A partial outline is better than no outline.

10.) Write for yourself, not for others. Write the fic you know no one is going to read. Write the fic that sounds ridiculous. You will be so happy you put it out in the world and there will be people who will be glad it exists.

Fanfic writers!

My theory is that most fanfiction writers are 30+. Let's test this theory.

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1 year ago

fanfic speedrun: write the scene you want to write and skip the rest of the fic

(same goes on the reader side of things)

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1 year ago

"I'm tired of pretending! I cannot continue acting as if I do not love you. Because I do. "

Dear Reader, Let it be known that Alex and Henry love each other in every universe. ☔️💕

Comm for @springforaspell ♥️

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1 year ago

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1 year ago

Fic banner for the fic. The banner consists of a grid with the following four photographs: a bedroom with the bed made and lights dimmed with only a yellow reading light turned on, a closeup of a file in a document folder and a hand holding a pen ready to write with, an empty conference room with vacant seats at the table, and finally a closeup of a hand resting on a bartop and holding a glass of whiskey. The lighting is similarly dim and yellowish in all four photos.

Beneath the photographs is the text: 'Best Practice in Sexual Favours' by Everwitch.

E | 5K | FirstPrince Oneshot

They meet at a bar. Alex is young; fresh out of law school, sharp and charismatic and oh-so attractive. The sex is absolutely incredible, and Henry has no regrets. At least not until the morning after when he finds himself opposite Alex in a meeting — equipped with the painful knowledge that Alex’s boss thinks Alex’s only function in said meeting is to sit there and look all pretty. Somebody ought to call HR right about now. Or: when sexual relationships mix with professional ones, Alex and Henry make the most of it.

Read on AO3!

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1 year ago

Holy Shit, Holy Shit, Holy Shit; This Is The Coolest Fucking Thing That’s Ever Happened To Me In Fandom

Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit; this is the coolest fucking thing that’s ever happened to me in fandom --

@sightetsound bound a copy of Be Worthy Love, and Love Will Come (AKA Adventzilla) and shipped it to me! I was too excited to touch it and admire it to actually find a photogenic location for the big reveal, so you get shaky unboxing pics in my kitchen.

Kayla, I am so wildly grateful for all of the hard work and skill that went into crafting this hardback. I'm not gonna lie, seeing the words I wrote in a physical edition gave me some emotions! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! ❤️❤️❤️

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1 year ago

Henry and his ties: (part 2)

Here for part 1

Blue and white stripes (same as PR handshake)

Formal and serious, navy is the color of authority

Dark blue with red dots

Required formality, even alone he still needs to wear clothes suitable for a royal. Red can mean danger or his enclosed love

Red with light blue and white stripes

Public image, wearing red is attention-grabbing and, even if he doesn't want to get public after the emails leak, he's forced to

Royal blue and white stripes again but thinner

Power and authority, it's Henry's moment to stand up for himself and fight for his own future

Yellow roses

Hope and youth, as Henry says, it also has a link to Texas history: "Yellow Rose of Texas" is a popular song since the 1930s with a full story on it's own. (You can read here.) Henry is finally getting the happy future he deserves and can hope for a bright sunny future with the love of his life

Side addition: solid tie is the basic pattern that doesn't add anything to the tie and lets the color speak for itself; polka dot adds playfulness and/or sophistication; stripes mean classic and elegant but can differ from one another (Henry always wears the British type with stripes that run from left shoulder down to the right side)

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1 year ago

Two Parallel Universes: One Where Arthur Fox Has Never Been Sick, So He And His Family Lived Happily

Two parallel universes: one where Arthur Fox has never been sick, so he and his family lived happily ever after, and our universe where Arthur Fox died from cancer. We’re all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh? Because it was, you know. It was the best. Arthur Fox and his family and the days that never came.

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1 year ago

where it all began….

this was the first rwrb art i ever made - tbh i thought it was a one-off and i never intended to post more art but as u can prob tell these lovesick homosexuals have taken over my life

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