The best example of what I'm going for is like Doc Ock's sacrifice in the second spider man movie.

Here's a synapsis: The OC/fan character ends up getting turned into a mutant monster and has to fight his friends/the protagonists. And by the end of the fight, he sacrifices himself so the others get away.

I just want to write a character where people can bond to and love and then have the most heartbreaking, heart-wrenching character death so it can be sad. Because I want the point of this character to have a sad end.

Any help with it?

this is just a silly question that i’m wondering about—i’ve never written one before but am curious since so much time has to be dedicated to a long work! did you get it right the first time and feel proud of it? what contributed to that? or would you have changed your process?

in the middle of reading a hanahaki disease fic and thought of this. would it also cause them to be cured of the hanahaki disease or would it have the same effect as surgical removal?

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I started writing a fic back in 2015. It didn't have a huge audience, but the comments were positive and I was enjoying writing it.

Things got busy with university, and I ended up trying to write the fic while also writing a PhD thesis, which went as badly as you'd think. Then came the thesis defense, a job hunt, moving apartments, and moving country for a new job. Writing fanfiction dropped all the way to the very bottom of the to-do list.

Nine years later, I got the bug for writing again, reset my password on AO3, and wrote a couple of new stories for other fandoms. The little red 'incomplete' symbol on my long-neglected work started giving me the stink-eye every time I updated one of my newer works. It ended up bugging me so much that I opened up the old WIP document with its 'date modified' from 2016, and I started writing again. It took a while to get its gears going again, but once I did, I pre-wrote the remaining four chapters (about 17,000 words) because I didn't trust myself to post as I went again.

And now, as of yesterday, it's all complete and posted! It's finally finished! I've had some lovely comments thanking me for bringing the fic back from the dead, and the sense of achievement is way greater than I thought it would be. It's no longer this thing I would finish 'one day', it's now actually finished.

So if you have a long neglected or abandoned story lurking in your WIP folder, or one that you're sick of seeing that red 'incomplete' symbol for on your list of AO3 works, this can be your sign to dust it off and have a go at finishing it too. It's never too late!

(I originally posted this on r/AO3, but I had to make a new post here rather than cross-post as I had to remove an image.)

Hi there! I'm very curious about the reasons why some people like other themes/genres better. In my case, I'm more of the Hurt/Comfort, Angst and I guess, Mystery & Friends (or friends to enemies etc.) type. I love to see and read how characters either have to work together to solve something whilst they are antagonistic in major ways, or have some shared history which makes everything tense later on (lol). For me it's always about the characters and authenticity regarding their interactions etc. So, what's your favorite genre/theme and why do you think you like reading these genres/themes more than other? It's interesting to think about what makes some people for instance go for the "slice of life/fluff" and others more for the darker stuff.

This is probably stupid, but also it’s a genuine question I have, when writing a fic that is set in a different time what is modern? Like if I am writing a fic about a story that original took place in the 1800s can it still be “modern” if the fic starts in 2003? Or like would it need to be 2026 to be modern.

On the other more stupid hand if a original story is still in the future and you want to write a contemporary fic would that technically be a “historical” au

I'm posting some things on AO3 where both siblings share the same partner but they don't have any feelings towards each other. Would a certain name order imply incest?

in 2021, I had joined fandom where it was very bare. Three people on wattpad had been keeping it afloat so I joined with my own fics of oneshots and long stories. It was covid time so I wrote a lot and my views and stats increased. I stayed in the fandom since then even during the slow time and welcomed new people who joined as the years went on

It was my birthday yesterday. I announced it on my tumblr page. I got a mass wave of thanks and an anon giving me a long appreciation letter. They mentioned I had started the fandom, inspired so many with my fics, and started the role plays and headcanons that many love.

I didn’t realize how much of an impact I had. I’m just an adult who barely got through it and all these people looked up to me. I cried ngl, like I genuinely couldn’t belive these small stories made so many people smile like this. I turned more grumpy in the fandom due to more people crossing my boundaries but I do love this. Maybe I do love this fandom even if it caused me so much trouble-

ALRIGHT. You people have some EXPLAINING TO DO.

As both a Marvel and MM romance fan, it was inevitable that I would eventually give in and read the abundance of Stucky Fanfic that I know exists. This week was the week. I dove right in. Here are my thoughts.

ARE. YOU. KIDDING. ME.

Firstly: The calibre of writing is phenomenal. My flabbers? Gasted. Some of these works should be best sellers.

Secondly: How did they ever try to sell Steve and Bucky as ANYTHING but lovers?? Oh my god. It just makes so much more sense, which brings me to my final, and most pressing point;

The Captain America trilogy has long been my favourite of the Marvel movies, but upon my most recent re-watch, I was unsatisfied by the lack of kissing in The Winter Soldier.

What do you mean Steve hasn't been pining for Bucky since he came out of the ice? What do you mean the post credit scene isn't Bucky in Steve's apartment falling into his arms and them declaring their love for eachother? What do you MEAN Steve doesn't visit Bucky in Wakanda after Civil War and spend time nursing him back to health and also exploring each other's bodies in new and exciting ways??

I USED TO LOVE THESE MOVIES.

Now I can't help but think that Steve and Bucky as "plutonic besties" is the biggest cop out since Achilles and Patroclus being "cousins" in 2004's Troy.

(That being said, if anyone has any Stucky Recs that will destroy the movies for me even more, please leave them in the comments)

RANT OVER.

and I am just genuinely confused because this is the first time this ever happened.

Basically I have a fic with 200k words published, and most of the comments are positive. Then these past few weeks came 1 person, who from the very early chapters is obvious they don’t like the fic. But this person went on to read all 200k words, all the chapters — and I know because they leave very specific insults to almost every chapter that can only be done if they actually read the chapter.

I never really engaged with this person except on 1 of the early chapters where 1 comment was actually useful, because it questioned a plot choice I made. So I politely explained my choice, and thanked them for reading. That was the only time I have ever engaged with them.

I’m tbh much more confused than anything else, because this just feels so bizarre. Like, reading 200k words in itself is already a lot, but to read it just to take the time to pick something specific about the chapter to berate… like, why would you do that? Really just feels like a waste of time for me.

Oh well. I’m wondering if anyone else had the same experience. This isn’t really affecting me negatively per se, I just find it fascinating and am wondering if someone can give me some insight on this psychology lol.

Thanks in advance!

TLDR someone reads a 200k words fic of mine just to comment specific insult on almost every chapter and I’m fascinated by this behaviour.

hello! i could use some tips and advice on writing smut/nsfw stories and fanfics. I’m a little new to it and it’s been kinda hard for me recently.

I really need to know if it's problematic or not because I ship this one ship (idk the ship name ) but it's between a 51 and 100+

I have an old fic that I lowkey abandoned cause my dumbass didn't start with an outline and the story went in a direction that I can't work with anymore. There's too many plot holes and plot points I don't know what to do with (Please, new writers, always start with an outline if you have a longfic.) I want to backtrack and fix it. I'm posting on AO3 so I'm wondering what the standard practice for this is. Do you post a new version or do you edit the chapters in your existing fic? Will my readers be confused? Every few weeks I get a new comment asking for an update and this is my most read fic so I just want to do it justice.

So for context, Character A is basically a guardian deity of this small community, he's a big partier and cares deeply for the people he watches over, Character B is a priestess that cares for his shrine and is his lover.

One day, the antagonist of the story sends his minions out to attack the community, they're easily fended off, but one slips a stronger than usual batch of alcohol laced with sleeping solution into A's supply, so when A throws his victory party, he is knocked unconscious and more of the antagonist's forces show up and butcher most of the town while A is out of it. B was out gathering supplies in the nearby forest when this happened, so she comes back to a ruined town, a depressed A, who now has now turned to the bottle to cope with his failure.

I was wondering how to write A's recovery with B and the remainder of the town's support realistically, B loves him and the town obviously doesn't blame him once they discover the cause of A being unconscious during the attack, but A doesn't forgive HIMSELF. It's my first time writing something like this so I want to approach it tactfully and not have A's recovery feel cheap or unearned.

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The thing is I really don’t know what they should do. Like playing in the playground how do I write that😭😭

Ive been writing fics since I was about 10, and recently decided to start writing again. But whenever I read other people’s writing, i feel so embarrassed of my own. It feels as if alot of my writing is lacking whether it’s the pacing, or the worse I use overall. Which sucks cause I love writing fanfiction but don’t love how I never feel proud of it. I’ve tried just adjusting how I write but i keep falling into the same habits. I’ve tried reading other fanfics for inspiration on how to write better but it doesn’t really do much for me. It’s ended up in me rewriting drafts over and over again, yet I’m never satisfied with it. Please send over any tips/advice as i just feel lost and stuck at this point