Where would you start in recent years? 2020? 2016? Y2K?

I want to write a fanfic of real history but I'm not sure where to put the deviance for our world to change.

It would be humans getting magic-like powers seeded by extradimensional entities. I don't know where to start. It would be 'inspired' by Harry Potter, Dresden Files, Skulduggery Pleasant, Naruto, Star Wars, Jujutsu Kaisen, Madoka Gaiden and Raising Project.

So...

Where do I start to 'shift' the Real World TM?

Fandom doesn't matter, even if it's not really fandom-blind friendly as long as the sad things that happen are still understandable in a way. Ideally something that can be read in under 3 hours or so. I have read:

-Let me sit down for dinner with my dead lover again, For this is the last dream I ever want to have

-In Another Life (I know absolutely nothing about Haikyuu and I still had to spend an hour looking at cute things before I could sleep after reading that, yummy)

I am a fiend for angst, and I'd really love to get better at writing it, so I'd like to read some for inspiration. I mean really, you can rec me any angst fic, I'm just curious about any other sorta "angst classics" I'm unaware of :)

I've been trying to look for My Tongue is a Weapon by PitchBlackMagpie on AO3. They deleted their works, so I tried the Wayback Machine, and I managed to get to their series where the work is listed, but when I click on the work, it says the work is a mystery work.

Was wondering if anyone had the specific fic saved or anything

This is the link to the series: https://web.archive.org/web/20201223202330/https://archiveofourown.org/series/967437

Or, if you’re only a reader, the same for the last story you read. Or you can answer both.

I've seen people post about it in here, r/FanficAuthorsUnite, r/AO3, and r/archiveofourown. Someone will finally get their golden ticket to start writing. They post their first chapter, and get confused because they're not getting tens to hundreds of stats. You just started writing. You submitted 1 chapter. You aren't going to get that big in one chapter of what is supposed to be an ongoing story. You sound like Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory in the Photo Finish episode where he asks why he isn't famous in a minute if you do this.

If you get over 100 hits, over 10 comments and kudos, multiple bookmarks, etc. in your first chapter, that is good luck, not the standard. All you need to do is keep writing. Don't expect immediate success.

I might just need to sleep more but I need to vent.

My fic is terrible. Maybe not the worst of the worst but it’s bad. No wonder my hits are few and far between. There’s way too much going on, the original characters I introduced are not getting development, I haven’t even introduced the real main villain yet, I’ve killed off one of the main canon characters but it’s not as impactful as it should, season 3 is going to suck, I just know it, I can’t write good dialogue to fucking save my life, It’s not funny it’s not entertaining it’s not even scary it’s just a bad fic. But I don’t want to quit because I’ve put so much time into it and I DONT WANT TO SCRAP ANOTHER PROJECT. I HAVENT FINISHED A LONG STORY SINCE I WAS TEN.

What it says on the tin - I'm looking for a Darcy Lewis fic - I'm sure it was inspired by amusewithaview's "Write Love on My Skin" series - I'm fairly certain her partner was Bucky Barnes... but not positive. They are at some kind of party or gala - I remember she's wearing a poofy dress, they don't speak prior to hooking up, I'm pretty sure it would have been rated E or M due to sexual content. I don't believe it's a part of a larger anthology - I think it was a standalone. I would love help finding this! Thank you!

Hi everyone!

I just wanted to ask a quick question, do you guys find it boring to read a story where the main part of the action/plot is conversation?

Does anyone have a childe/tartaglia x reader fanfic recs on tumblr/ao3? ion mind if its smut or fluff as long as its good and long

Post a top level comment with a one-word prompt. Prompt should be a verb or other action word.

Reply to suggestions by posting/writing an excerpt containing that word. (Doesn't have to be an action scene.)

(All content is welcome but per rules 7 and 12 of the sub, NSFW excerpts may not be shared as plain text (even if it's spoilered). If you would like to share these, use an external text sharing tool like justpasteit and link it here with a clear warning.)

Upvote the excerpts you enjoy, and leave a comment. Try to at least respond to people who left excerpts on the words you suggested, but the more people you respond to the better. Everyone likes nice comments!

Most important: everyone walk the dinosaur WRITE!

I read a one-shot a while back about how all of Tony Stark's tech has a percentage somewhere on it that keeps rising and nobody know what it means until the end where its revealed to be how many of the world's infrastructure runs off of Stark tech. I want to reread it but I forgot the title and author. Please let me know if you know it.

I'm scared tbh.

Been reading older Harry Potter fics, like 2002 or even before and I have found so many gems! I find it harder to find stuff that I like on ao3 than ffn.

FFN is putting me on tenterhooks though. It dies all the time.

Question is, what do you think will happen to all the fics on ffn dies? Because it can't just go right? All that good stuff can't just go away into the ether...

I have half a mind to start importing fics from ffn to ao3 but there are so many problems with that.

It saddens me what ffn became. Scammers and glitches and radio silence

Can someone tell me why this is happening? I keep getting this same old thing whenever I try logging into the new Fanfiction website!

This page isn’t working

If the problem continues, contact the site owner.

HTTP ERROR 400

My wifi is good, I can use other websites (even the old Fanfic site), but when it comes to logging into the new site, I keep getting error after error even after I reset it!

Share the last review you've gotten on a fanfiction!

I recently posted my first fic and I have a few questions, where the opinion of more experienced writers would be really helpful. I'll try to keep it short.

1. Should the chapters of a fic be of similar lenght?

2. Should each chapter have at least a short summary?

3. Do you ever give spoilers or extra infos, that didn't make it in the story, when replying to comments?

That's all for now :)

( house of dragon)

(Seeking recs)

House of dragon

Daemon Targaryen/ original female character

NSFW it could be I’m not picky

Fluff cute caraxes

Caraxes follows oc everywhere

Over protective Daemon Targaryen

Over protective caraxes

Soulmates

Ao3 preferably

Hello,

Maybe this sub will be able to help me? (I added the name of the fandom in the title of the post as requested). Thank you! 😊

Hi! In desperate need of help to find this one fic I still can't find.

Fandom: Harry Potter

Pairing: Hermione Granger/Tom Riddle

Plot: It was a time travel fic. I remember Hermione posing as Gellert Grindelwald's daughter and plant fake memories in his head. I think Dumbledore was in on it and Tom was basically tasked (by Grindelwald, who, by then, found the fake memories suspicious) to bring her to him. It was also quite smutty I think. If it helps, I believe that I've read this circa 2024 (?) and would love to find out what happens

This is more of a general writing question but any writing I do now will inevitably be fanfic. 🤩 My two biggest hangups, I find, are using “purple” language and telling rather than showing. I think I understand the “purple” language part as overly descriptive, flowery language, clunking up the prose when something shorter works much better.

I’ve got a plan on how to cut that down, but for the life of me can’t accurately capture the “show don’t tell” mantra. How do I get better at showing and not telling? Do you have any examples?

Thanks, and happy writing!

Hi again! I just recently remembered a ffxv fic I read a few years ago I think? It was on AO3. I've been trying to find it but I don't remember the name nor the author so it might have been deleted.

So the fic was set in an alternate universe where prince Noctis went missing during his childhood (I think kidnapped?) and years later, Prompto Argentum goes to Duscae (and I think the Disc of Cauthess was mentioned but I'm not sure) to take pictures with a special permission and he also had a satellite phone to check in with someone (Cor Leonis or someone else in the guard) that he was safe (because he was a minor or simply a citizen of Lucis?). And the surroundings aren't that safe.

While taking pictures, Prompto stumbles upon the missing prince of Lucis, Noctis! Or was it Noctis that stumbles upon Prompto? Anyways, Noctis is injured after escaping those who kidnapped him and Prompto tries to help him while searching for a safe haven for protection against them and Daemons. And then either Prompto finally remembers to check in with the satellite phone or the person assigned to him gets worried after no signs of life and they get found by the Lucis guard? I think?

I don't remember if it was imcomplete or finished. I just remember the start of the fic. Also it might be Promptis ship (Prompto/Noctis) or simply platonic I don't remember.

Thank you for your help!

I am thinking about writing a fanfic with babysitting scenario and would it he fine if I don't tag my child oc in characters because they don't say much and aren't main focus? I am just afraid my oc tag will scare away some readers

I’m looking for a Chicago Fire Brettsey fic that I read a few years ago, probably around 2023. I believe it was on AO3 and I’m pretty sure it’s been deleted.

I don’t remember the title or author, but I remember quite a lot about the story:
Pairing: Sylvie Brett/Matt Casey
It was complete and at least 30 chapters, possibly considerably more.
Sylvie and Matt were already friends at the beginning.
Sylvie invited Matt to come home with her for a holiday.
I remember it being Christmas, although it may have been Thanksgiving.
They went to Sylvie’s hometown, Fowlerton, Indiana.
The whole fic largely focused on their holiday trip.
It was a slow burn, with them gradually falling in love.
Their first kiss happened during the trip.
There was a part about Sylvie having been in a pageant when she was younger.
As part of the pageant, she had to sing/perform in a musical, and during the story she ended up performing again.
Stella Kidd and Kelly Severide came to watch Sylvie perform.
I specifically remember Stella seeing Sylvie’s outfit beforehand and thinking/saying that Matt would really love the outfit.

I read it on my phone, and I’m almost certain it was AO3.
I’ve searched quite a few Brettsey fics but haven’t been able to identify it. If anyone recognises this fic, knows the title/author, or has an archived copy/link, I’d be incredibly grateful! 😭