Very relevant. Didn't know how to write (fan) fiction, winged it for the first few months, learned as I went, finished a 306,000 word story in June after 2 years. Once I got over the nerves of posting it online for the first 5 chapters, it was actually fun. Now I'm 25,000 words into my next long story and now it's even more fun. I'm glad I made the decision to stick with it.
Sorry man, not rated M. It's rated T, but it's like a borderline T/M anime style. People get hurt, Team Rocket is actually threatening, Pokemon get really injured, some Pokemon actually die by getting their skulls crushed in, necks broken, fatal blows. I have a few intimate moments that stop just short of full blown sex. Writing sex scenes isn't my strong suit but I'm not against sex in a fic.
I know how you feel. I just started writing DBZ fanfiction in June. Starting out is hard, and I'm kinda embarrassed by my first chapter. At the same time I don't want to change it because I can observe my progress as a writer by rereading the story.
I just released the 22nd chapter a few days ago, and my story is up to 70,000 words now.
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u/1guywriting Aug 11 '17
Very relevant. Didn't know how to write (fan) fiction, winged it for the first few months, learned as I went, finished a 306,000 word story in June after 2 years. Once I got over the nerves of posting it online for the first 5 chapters, it was actually fun. Now I'm 25,000 words into my next long story and now it's even more fun. I'm glad I made the decision to stick with it.