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Other than AO3, Fanfic.net and Deviantart. I tried Wattpad, got literally 0 views in 5 months and gave up. I'm trying to make my stories reach more people and I would like to know where or how, since it's painful to spend two months writing and get little interaction knowing that I can do better by uploading it in more places.

I did it, I did it! After seven months of planning and spending all of September writing, I finally finished the first two chapters of my fanfiction, and I feel a strange sense of calm.

Whenever I wrote fanfiction, I wanted to move on to the next chapter, and then I'd get frustrated because as I wrote the next one, I'd hit writer's block and end up giving up.

But this time, I paid attention to my meticulous, almost autistic nature and set a timeline for my story, at least up to chapter seven, and I still can't believe I did it and that I already have half of the next chapter written from a draft I discarded a few months ago.

I'm amazing, and I have trouble admitting it. I've already published both chapters on AO3, in English and in my native language.

I still can't believe I did it. 🫣

Thinking about rewriting my first fic on AO3. I started it over a year ago and my writing has grown a lot since then, so it feels like a redo is necessary to bring it up to where I am now. Am I overthinking this?

https://archiveofourown.org/works/93652216/chapters/249965086

Title: Carry on Wayward Son

Summary: Since they were kids, Nancy Drew, and Frank and Joe Hardy, had been making names for themselves in Bayport by solving unusual crimes that eluded the authorities. But as the years passed, the trio drifted apart, becoming strangers over time.

The mysterious disappearance of legendary former detective Fenton Hardy leads to an awkward reunion, as the brothers attempt to locate their father before time runs out, while Nancy, unable to mind her own business, secretly tags along.

With the weight of the mystery pressing down on them, and years of pent-up emotional baggage threatening to burst through the lid, will the teen detectives be able to solve the mystery, and their own internal conflicts, before it's too late?

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FYI: 

You don't need to be too familiar with the source material to read this, if you know just the general concept of the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew series (teen detectives who solve crimes around town) you'll be fine *(*all necessary info is revealed within the story)!

I've had a lot of fun writing this so far, its more character-focused than my previous stuff and just thinking up and writing down all the dynamics, creating histories between the characters, their feelings and resentments, it's just all been so enjoyable and I'm eager to explore it further, and I hope you guys like it too!

This is a relatively small fandom on Ao3 so any and all support would be appreciated! Do kindly engage and if possible, comment, because this fic got a lot of kudos from bots to the point I've had to restrict it to registered users, so id appreciate real human engagement

Chapter 3 will drop soon! Coming weekend most likely

Here's some doodles I made of the main characters:

https://preview.redd.it/6kcyvtwiqvuh1.png?width=1500&format=png&auto=webp&s=53cb7d2a6a6c863e0dc5717224d8defda563b16b

Well. It happened. I got my first “is this AI” accusation because of “weird plot holes” and “deep meaning in random sentences.”

And I just have to be like, oh no, see... I have a full time job and a toddler and I am squeaking by, writing between 8 PM and 12 AM. I promise you. If there’s plot holes, I just fucked it up. And I’m a dramatic bitch. That’s just who I am. T_T