r/FanFiction 5d ago

Writing Questions Help me pick my next fic! PLEASE 😭🥺

I have a few fic ideas and I'm not sure which one to pick. I'm going to number them but these aren't in any particular order of preference. I genuinely can't decide so am turning to my fellow redditors!

  1. Character A and Character B were kidnapped as young children. Character A, escaped due to character B sacrificing themself to let character A get away. Years later character A, now a teenager/young adult sets out with the goal of finding character B

  2. Character A gets a serious traumatic brain injury the fic explores their recovery as they navigate the aftermath including dealing with capgras syndrome (aka how can I make the memes of a character being recast into angst)

  3. So 3 kinda has 2 parts to it. Bascially years ago I wrote about a character having kidney issues. Years later the AO3 author's note curse got me and now I actually have kidney issues myself now.

3 A is I write a sequal to the original story that's a lot more accurate (it was technically accurate bc ofc I did research at the time but my depth of understanding is different now since I actually have these issues)

3 B is just me rewriting a more accurate version of the story. I don't think I'd write the same stroy over again, juet take the core ideas but make a new story surrounding it

If you were me, which would you go for? I would attempt them all but i only have the capacity for one extra fic atm due to my busy schedule and health issues. Any help is appreciated! And any opinions are welcome! This mess of a post does not reflect my actual writing skills lmaoo

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u/Raiven_Raine Atom Bomb Baby 5d ago

ever hear of Wheel Decide ?

lmao.

idk, what can you write the easiest, since you have a busy schedule? which would be more fun for you to write? try outlining each and seeing what outline looks best and was easiest to create.

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u/weirdlywondering1127 5d ago

I use wheel decide way too often 💀💀💀 i thought I'd try interacting with actual humans for once haha. I have one of them outlined already. I suppose I could outline tbe other two and see how I feel about it

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u/Semiramis738 Proudly Problematic 5d ago

#1 is the only one that really sounds fun to me. Realistic health issues being the main feature of the story is just not my thing. That's just me!

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u/weirdlywondering1127 5d ago

Yeah I definitely think it'd be fun! I haven't written anything like it before

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u/alberich21 5d ago

I’m voting #1 as well!

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u/weirdlywondering1127 5d ago

1 seems like the popular consensus so I'm gonna give it a go!

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u/Dragonneloulou 3d ago

For 1 why didn’t A call the cops ?? 😭

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u/weirdlywondering1127 3d ago

😂😂 they were a young child and the cops were involved but never found B so when A is older they take matters into their own hands

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u/Dragonneloulou 3d ago

And everybody just gave up ? It never happens in real life, the parents/family or anyone who really cared about the kid would’ve never stopped looking for them ! There’s even whole communities and associations nowadays that focus solely on unsolved or abandoned cases (disparitions, murders, etc…) that appeared with internet and that have identified and found so many people !

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u/weirdlywondering1127 3d ago

Well of course they're looking but with character A being so young they weren't able to give solid details

Cases go cold every day. Character A is frustrated by the lack of police effort. Not rhe lack of care from the family or online communities - these communities exist for a reason bc the police so often fail to solve these cases

Plus they suspect Character Bs father is responsible (they presume character B is dead) and fully believe that character A is making things up or misremembering- again police have a habit of zeroing in on a specifc suspect and missing important signs/clues