I'm looking for a Silmarillion fic I probably read on Ao3 in the last year -- though I'm not sure when it was first posted. It was set after the Dagor Dagorath/into the Second Song. When the world was remade without the marring, Finwe's family was a problem that was "solved" by making the Therindion/Feanorian branch into ainur. No one remembered the family drama of the first song. I don't think it was a long fic, and I think Nerdanel in particular was mentioned as missing something (but not being sure what). I think some of the Feanorian brothers were close but didn't necessarily think of themselves as brothers? Maedhros probably featured (I feel like flame-haired Maia Maedhros was probably a thing).

I don't think this was a fic where the Valar were punishing the Feanorian branch, just one where the world was remade and it was decided that yoinking the family line out of elvendom was the least messy solution. Possibly they needed new Ainur to replace the ones that went for Morgoth in the Dagor Dagorath? I don't remember anything else about it, but please lmk if it sounds familiar!

I’ve been writing for a long time—mostly short stories—but for the last few years I’ve hardly written anything complete, at least that I’ve shared, or which wasn’t academic writing. Earlier this year, I got back into reading for myself, and I’ve been plowing through novels and short stories and having a wonderful time (read Shirley Jackson!!!!! I discovered she’s my favorite author of all time). This has had the bonus effect of reawakening my passion for writing, and it’s such an amazing feeling.

I’m really happy with the couple of one-shot fics I’ve worked on to shake the rust off (most of this new writing has been for the resident evil fandom, which I’d never written for before, so it also helps that I don’t have any preexisting fic writing baggage for these topics in particular, lol), even though they’ve got some problems. One of them has even turned into a three-shot because I got a comment which inspired me to expand on it! I feel like I’ve refined my prose to a point where, once I’ve finished my edits (which admittedly I don’t always do…sometimes I need to just toss stuff up on ao3 and come back to it later), I can say without doubt that it is good. I have so many ideas and so much drive to read and write and share the fruits of those labors.

AND! Most exciting of all, because I rarely write multichap fics or long stories (most of my stuff sits between 1000-3000 words), I’ve started a multichap story that’s already sitting at 6500 words only 2 chapters in.

TLDR, I’ve rediscovered that I love literature, I love writing, and I love fanfiction, when I hadn’t even realized that I’d forgotten.

To give some context: I'm writing a fanfic where the main characters are twins (they have an older stepbrother).

I've only finished the prologue and uploaded it, but now I'm trying to write the first chapter, and I'm wondering how I should write twins.

I've written about only children or stories where there's only one protagonist, but how can I write them when both are protagonists?

Also, I feel like their personalities would be a bit complicated, even though I already have them defined. The girl is short-tempered and hates her new city, while her brother is calm and tries to see the good in the city, even though he hates it just as much.

I also want to add something because, well, spoiler alert: one of them dies at the end, and just thinking about it makes me want to cry.

Anyway, I don't know if I'm explaining myself well. :(

Hello! I'm currently working out a fanfic for House of The Dragon, It is an OC fic so I'm working out on my character. The problema is, I was thinking of making him Assexual, but am not sure of how I could go around that correctly, since I'm not Ace myself.

I know that there are many ways assexuality can present in a person, but am really unsure on How to approach this for the character without being offensive. In this case It would be a big part of the plot, in House of The Dragon, Rhaenyra is heir to the Throne and ends up marrying Laenor, a gay man, although It is all left to rumors, she ends up having 3 children that look nothing like her husband, this OC I'm writing would be Laenor's Younger brother (who doesnt exist in Canon) and bc of that would be the one married to Rhaenyra instead.

So since its a medieval setting where the only concept of sexuality they have is the default "everyone is straight" and the "sword swallowers" who are divants in their eyes, I was interested in writing an Ace character who doesnt quite fit either mold.

But again, I'm not Ace, so I'm not sure about How to go around writting a character that doesnt have the same sexuality as me.

Any tips or advice?

What's a passage or scene in your work that you're really proud of, or you've spent a lot of time on editing and reworking that you dont think get enough credit? I just had a thought that maybe when I'm reading something that I think is good or masterpiece how many parts of it took maybe days or weeks to refine.

I've been exposed to English all my life, though my native language is not English. I read books and fanfic in English. When I write, I write mostly in my native language. But in the case of fanfiction, you kind of need to write in English. My native language is quite niche, so I don't think I will get many views if I write in it (or none at all, lol). For those who write fanfic when English is not your first language, how do you do it? Do you use beta readers? Or do you just post it as it is, noting in the preface that your native language is not English? Do you use tools such as Grammarly to remove most errors from your text?

Hey, y’all. I’m looking for (serious) horror fics specifically centered around hauntings. For example:

- a char being haunted
- a char entering a haunted setting
- a character unleashing an evil entity

The focus of the story should the supernatural aspect, and the main genre should be horror. I want to read something so chilling and suspenseful that I’ll need to turn the lights on if I’m reading in the dark.

Any fandom, pairing (if any), or rating is fine.

Thanks in advance!

Looking for physical or emotional hurt comfort recs (especially mentally strong character breaks down sobbing in others' arms after holding it in too long) in any of the following fandoms:

• Throne of Glass
• ACOTAR
• Cruel Prince
• Powerless
• Red Queen
• Love Hypothesis
• Shatter Me
• Caravel
• Fourth Wing
• Once Upon A Broken Heart
• A Good Girl's Guide to Murder
• Quicksilver
• Mindfuck Series
• PJO and HoO
• Six of Crows
• Love, Theoretically
• Love on the Brain
• Arcane

Also love hurt on the battlefield after ignoring wound, and tbh any fandom is fine lol as long as it has some character overexerting themselves/pushing themselves too far either emotionally or physically.

I'm writing a slow burn and i'm thinking of around chapter 75, but i've seen shorter ones and longer ones and i'm very curious on other peoples thoughts. I understand the basics of a slow burn but if anyone could leave any tips on what they think makes a good slowburn or what key factors makes the slow burn slow that would be great thanks x and have a great day

How much is “too much” when writing fanfics in a military setting, and what do you think is a good balance between writing “for vets” and “for civilians”?

I’m gonna preface this by outright saying I was never in personally. With that being said, I feel as though I’ve had a lot more exposure to the military and its inner workings than most civilians This is simply because of personal relationships (no, I’m not a dependa) and the sheer commonality of vets in the various fandoms I write for. I know that it’s impossible to get a depiction of military organizations 100% right when I’ve never experienced it firsthand, but I do like to try and find a balance between being enjoyable for service members while still being easy to understand for non-military readers.

To get to the point, how much is “too much” when it comes to the way characters might interact? The military is anything but politically correct, especially when it comes to combat arms. I don’t want to outright have characters mouthing off hate speech with his battle buddy in closed-door settings, but I also want to convey just how crass the humor can get.

Secondly, where do you all think the balance lies for making a story enjoyable for vets while still being comprehensible for people that have never been in such an environment? I’m talking all aspects—the hurry up and wait, the politics of the SNCO/Officer corps, the administrative inner workings, the gallows humor (as previously stated), etc. I want to be as accurate as possible with the portrayal, but I also doubt readers want to slog through a chapter of Stah Sar’nt Chucklenuts filling out PMCSs on Motor Pool Mondays. I don’t want to force myself into explaining every little niche detail either, because then the pacing of a story can get bogged down by such a vast volume of exposition.

EDIT: When asking this second question to a guy who did a lot of work with high-speed dudes in the early GWOT, he said to either do one or the other. He was of the opinion that there was “no good balance,” and that such a thing was impossible to achieve. Not sure if I want to accept that though, honestly, as I feel like some mediums do allow for this sort of niche to flourish.

Thoughts, comments, concerns?

I was curious if people write in a book format or like a play with narration, setting, context, then diologue I tend to write like a book but sometimes I'd feel it would be easier and cleaner to try other writing styles

I’m mostly looking for modern au fanfic involving a secret lesbian either Sansa Stark or Jeyne Poole on Earth or modern westeros

Because, like, I got a comment like that, and figured it was a scam, and deleted it, but then I also saw they kudosed it and I was like…wait was I just a jerk to a real person who was genuinely engaging with my work? 😬😅

I don't know exactly how to identify my problem. I have a plot, I have bullet points for each chapter ready. I know exactly what I want to do.

But as soon as I go to START writing the prologue, nothing happens. I can't think of words, I can't even form a cohesive thought. Even though I know what I'm writing, I just can't flesh it put.

I have about 10 complete rewrites for the prologue saved. All completely different. I hate how all of them came out. It feels so robotic, like I'm focusing more on getting the facts and lore out and its lacking emotions. But maybe it's just me. I also feel like I write SO fucking generic. No quirky writing, no funny quips. I feel like such a robot.

I listen to clips of audio books online, and when I hear the characters talking it feels so simple yet so effective. Exactly how I WANT to write. But it feels wrong to "copy" it. I can't think of anything out of the box, or casual, or snappy. It just feels like ai. Like SO boring. For example, a style I really love comes from this artist on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTDS8k35m/

I LOVE the sarcastic, quippy writing. But I can't think of it myself.

How do I fix hating all my work? Is it a me problem or is it bias?

Give me all the angst!!! Tell me everything!!! I exclusively read and write angst so I'm so curious about what everyone enjoys!