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sometimes when i'm in a writing groove i have to force myself to take a break because every sentence starts sounding the same, all the characters' personalities blend into each other and i wonder what the meaning of life is

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My literal biggest regret (except for not investing in the housing market in 2008 when I was in elementary school) is not writing fanfic in college.

I let college beat the creative writing out of me, and I think it could have been a wonderful outlet for me at a time when I didn't have access to my usual creative outlets.

Not to mention, now I'm years behind where I could have been

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when the story goes straight into smut

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I'm popping up this random Tuesday to share a few reminders with my fellow fanfic writers

Even your favorite authors had to work hard to get good. We are all awful writers until we decide to improve and take steps.

Every day is an opportunity to be a better writer than you were yesterday if you put in a little work

The love for your works must start with you. Be your own biggest fan

You're allowed to write at your pace.

its okay to embrace some "imperfections" in your writing. Imperfection is part of art because it makes you unique.

It's okay to let go of the writer you were yesterday. Change is normal and it's okay. You're still awesome and your new work will still have an audience. It's okay to look fondly upon a past you perceive as your "glory days" but don't let that make you insecure. Your heart of a writer and your creative talent remain true. Embrace the writer you've become and confidently run with it

Any story you come up with, and your writing style are both special and precious because it's your art

its okay to crave validation and compliments for your fanfic-writing. You poured your blood, sweat and tears into it like any other artist.

No matter how you feel about your writing, it is special because no one can do it like you.

It's okay to be satisfied with just being a fanfic writer. Having amazing writing talent doesn't mean you must force yourself to write original works or to be published.

Fuck AI

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Just another day as a writer, struggling to figure out which hair and eye colors I can give my characters because I don't understand how a fucking punnett square works

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when we take over the world we will nationalise fanfic. we will all be posting to fanfiction.gov

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Coping with the horrors by doubling it and giving it to the next person (my blorbos)

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I have read fanfics that have left me in tears, both happy and sad, had me laughing my ass off, wanting to scream. Fanfics might be seen as weird and taboo (weirdly enough) but no one can say that some fics aren’t so well written it feels like you’re reading a best selling book!

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"i don't comment on ao3 because i don't wanna be annoying or weird" you greatly underestimate the power dynamic here, writing multi paragraph comments is like feeding a bunch of deeply insane and possibly starved ducks at the park and watch them go completely mad over having received a piece of bread

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"A society that separates its lore masters from its horny posters will have its headcanons written by prudes and its erotic fanfic by fools."

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Me reading another person's writing: Oh they missed a period there, no worries mistakes happen :) Three adjectives in a sentence? Adverbs for days? No worries I love descriptions and this story is fire.

Me seeing the same thing in my work: Wow am I illiterate? Am I actually ok? Who the actual fuck told me I can write so I can go and curse their entire family for the time it took for me to carefully craft this GARBAGE.

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Getting stuck on the fic you're writing, so you want to start reading a fic but you're worried it will stop you from working on the fic you're writing

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Alas, I have written my character into too deep of a hole, and I know not how to get them out!

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I often get stressed about how many fanfics exist that i need to read

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this could be the snart of something big

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fanfic is a hobby, I should treat it as such, but also... why not obsess over it? why not let it consume me? why not treat it like a full time job and reread this entire trilogy, rewatch the movies, and take 40+ pages of notes to make sure that my fic is as canon-compliant as possible until I diverge? why not?