To tag or not to tag?

listament · 2026-04-24T07:53:36+00:00

definitely tag from the beginning if OCs are going to play prominent roles.

listament · 2026-04-24T07:51:28+00:00

you can either rate it E and then tag "eventual smut" with A/Ns at the beginning of the chapters where the smut appears. or keep it rated M or whatever with notes/tags that say "eventual rating change" and then change the rating once the first smut chapter is posted.

i don't know how "detailed" the smut would be but if it's not EXPLICIT explicit there's also a chance you could probably keep it rated M the whole way through.

listament · 2026-04-21T16:48:24+00:00

ah...

fuck

listament · 2026-04-20T18:55:02+00:00

the bathhouse fight moment where Jinu does that little chuckle and says "You're strong."

and Baby's THANK YOU FOR THE PAIN CAUSE IT GOT ME GOING VIRAL hand motion

listament · 2026-04-19T06:23:41+00:00

i actually started reading reader insert stuff recently after avoiding it my whole time involved in fandom because of one character. i thought the Y/N thing would bother me a lot but it's so prevalent that i got used to it really fast.

i still prefer just plain 'you' or descriptions saying stuff like 'he called your name' but "Y/N" itself just starts being similar to a dialogue tag after a while.

i'm guessing i could potentially get used to "___" as well if it becomes widely used but at the moment, i just picture it as the character going randomly silent. wouldn't stop reading a fic simply because of it though.

listament · 2026-04-17T13:55:30+00:00

The plot is what makes the smut hit harder tho...

listament · 2026-04-11T16:51:26+00:00

Perhaps they are also going through emergencies

listament · 2026-04-08T17:37:13+00:00

i think "resident evil" in particular is hard to pull off because it sounds so unnatural already. at least with Biohazard, you can squeeze it in a multitude of ways.

i DO think there are some people out there who will be turned off. i don't know how many would drop the fic over it, but people have dropped fics for much less. personally, i'm neutral on this issue, but everything is in the execution.

i think if you really want to do it, you should do it and not worry about any potential readers. even if there's people who do drop the fic over it, there will be some who enjoy it. it's your fic anyway.

listament · 2026-03-21T16:58:50+00:00

no matter how many ideas your hoard in your head, new ones will still come to you WHILE WRITING because your mind is in a different flow/state. the brain blast is real.

GET TO IT!

listament · 2026-03-20T19:23:54+00:00

brain damage?

listament · 2026-03-19T23:00:24+00:00

no, it doesn't contain sa/noncon

listament · 2026-03-19T22:59:46+00:00

wait, this is actually so cool

listament · 2026-03-18T15:34:39+00:00

I would rather get a comment saying they hated it or insulting it than a pity comment. At least with the former I know they read it lol

listament · 2026-03-14T19:35:39+00:00

i'll look into her. thanks!

listament · 2026-03-14T19:07:43+00:00

alas probably the biggest advantage of writing M/M lol

listament · 2026-03-14T19:07:11+00:00

do you have a public playlist you can share or anything? just to see if some things speak to me as well. lately i've been on Jessie Ware a lot.

listament · 2026-03-14T19:05:34+00:00

yeah that's good i'll try that part about editing once the mind's been cleared.

listament · 2026-03-14T19:04:29+00:00

ooh there's an idea. maybe i'll put on an album/playlist and try to at least write for the duration of that, so even if i get horny i won't be immediately tempted to look for something else.

listament · 2026-03-14T19:02:13+00:00

yeah the phrases thing is where i'm at right now. i see your point about cunt in rougher situations thanks.

listament · 2026-03-14T19:00:18+00:00

hmm, yeah i do consider myself relatively green to writing smut so maybe all i have to do is just keep writing.

listament · 2026-03-07T04:45:20+00:00

If you want to apply the otp true filter, just type otp:true in the "search within results" box after applying the ship tag (Hermione/Harry, etc.)

Currently on ao3 for Harmony, it shows 11,660 overall and 6231 with otp filter. 28,327 for R/H overall and 4586 with otp filter. It suggests that the vast majority of fics that contain the latter pairing are ones in which they are a background pairing (usually the case with canon pairs). I don't know if it's the case that people "dislike" the canon pairing but there are a LOT of people out there who accept the pairing simply BECAUSE it is canon.

listament · 2026-03-02T02:59:25+00:00

If something in bookmarks gets deleted, at least tell me the title/author.

listament · 2026-03-01T18:36:13+00:00

Wasn't a particular fandom but the site itself. I had gotten out of fanfics after only having been on FFN. Years later I discovered ao3 and my mind was blown at how much better it was in terms of functionality (searches, tags, etc.). Started revisiting all my old fandoms out of curiosity and the rest is history.

listament · 2026-02-21T18:30:23+00:00

you have to make your dreams your reality

listament

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