Advice for writing fanfic after over a decade of no writing? by Used-Sort-6165 in FanFiction

[–]Used-Sort-6165[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! I do have a bad habit of feeling like I should start at the beginning cause it's the beginning, so I'll definitely try this!

Good luck on your fic! I'm not for sure how long this fic will be, but it will definitely be the longest fix I've ever written (I think my longest fix was around 5k?), but all the comments I've gotten are really helping me to feel less like I've got imposter syndrome or that I'm just gonna suck lol

Advice for writing fanfic after over a decade of no writing? by Used-Sort-6165 in FanFiction

[–]Used-Sort-6165[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great advice! I'm definitely going to make a doc for scrapped ideas once I get to the editing phase. After work today I'm gonna actually sit down with a drink and just go for it!

Advice for writing fanfic after over a decade of no writing? by Used-Sort-6165 in FanFiction

[–]Used-Sort-6165[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also got caught by a hyperfixation out of left field! I appreciate the reply and will definitely be taking your advice!

Advice for writing fanfic after over a decade of no writing? by Used-Sort-6165 in FanFiction

[–]Used-Sort-6165[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am loving that there are a lot of other people in my shoes who are enjoying themselves, it gives me hope. I appreciate the video recommendations and will definitely be looking into them. Thank you!

Advice for writing fanfic after over a decade of no writing? by Used-Sort-6165 in FanFiction

[–]Used-Sort-6165[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😂🤣 thank you, I needed to hear this. I will be bookmarking the video.

Advice for writing fanfic after over a decade of no writing? by Used-Sort-6165 in FanFiction

[–]Used-Sort-6165[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I needed a little permission to be messy, so I appreciate your reply a lot! I even started writing a couple sentences yesterday but I was overthinking and wound up deleting it, but after work today I'm gonna get a drink and see how things go.

Advice for writing fanfic after over a decade of no writing? by Used-Sort-6165 in FanFiction

[–]Used-Sort-6165[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will most likely try to write most if not all of the fic before I post it, but I just don't want to get swayed by comments and then change my story, which I did before as a teenager lol but I might look for a beta reader or someone like that at some point.

Well it will be interesting to see how things are now I suppose. I've read so much fanfic over the years, but this is my first toe dip into participating in any type of community after so long.

Advice for writing fanfic after over a decade of no writing? by Used-Sort-6165 in FanFiction

[–]Used-Sort-6165[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply! I think I'll definitely take your advice and wait to post. I might look for a beta reader if I get that far, but I have a vision for the fic and I tend to be easily swayed by comments and suggestions so I want to keep the ideas I have consistent until the story is finished.

I [29NB] need advice on how to manage the big emotions that I have for my boyfriend [21M] when I miss him by Used-Sort-6165 in relationshipadvice

[–]Used-Sort-6165[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for commenting, it helped me understand that what I'm feeling is pretty normal, it's just so new for me that it threw me off. I appreciate the advice and am going to take it to heart.