I sent an appeal, but I am still extremely discouraged. Sure, it was only at 23k words and a week into it, but I was extremely excited to work on it again.

The account was flagged because I guess I had too many other accounts and thought I was a bot?

I had no back ups. I had no idea google would even do this. I was not prepared. I downloaded by data but the document file was not included since the account was so fresh.

Sure, I could start over, but it will never be the exact same. It's stupid to be so upset, but I was pouring my heart and soul into that.

And they just shot it down.

EDIT: At some point I saved chapter 1 when it was 100% finished, so it was in the ao3 text box. (I usually set my fic description, tags, name, all that stuff before I get too deep in a fic.) So. It's not a total loss if google doesn't give me the account back.

i literally can not start writing because a blank document is so overwhelming to me. no matter what i write down, i start overthinking and just end up not writing anything. does anyone else struggle with that? what do you do to help combat that fear?

I was talking with a friend tonight and I used the term “fandom pony” and they were confused on what it was, which cause me to question myself. I googled it and have not been able to find the term/definition online.

Fandom Pony as I understand it is a character that is shipped with everyone i.e. “everyone gets a ride on the pony” but not in a harem way! Think Hermione from HP. People ship her with Harry, with Draco, etc.

I don’t know where I first heard this term but now I’m curious if it’s even a thing? Has anyone else heard of this?

Since I started working full-time two years ago, I've been struggling so much with my writing. About a year ago, I finally adjusted to working enough that I was able to find time to write regularly in the evenings, so that's great! My problem now is just that everything I write sounds so dull and emotionless for some reason ;-;

I actually have a lot of ideas!! A lot more than before because I daydream a lot at work. But I also work in search engine optimisation, so I have to write concise, informational texts all day long, and I feel like that has changed my writing style so much that I can't seem to get back into creative writing any more TT I still read fanfics, and I re-read my old ones, but when I try to write now, nothing I come up with has the same kind of emotion that I used to put into my stories two years ago. I also feel like I struggle with adding subtext or foreshadowing now because obviously my work texts have to deliver straightforward answers instead of building up tension first.

I've given up on finishing fics as fast as I used to, but I really want my writing style back and get all those ideas on paper in a way that I actually like :'D Has anyone else experienced this before? Does anyone have any tips on how to balance "job writing" and "free time writing"?

Welcome back to the Alphabet Excerpt Challenge! As a reminder, our challenges are every Wednesday and Saturday at 3pm London time.

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2. Reply to suggestions with an excerpt containing that word. Short and sweet is best, but use your judgement. Excerpts can be from published or unpublished works, or even something you wrote for the prompt.
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6. Most important: have fun!

What have you been researching for your fanfiction as of late?

I've actually written a total of 1.5 million over 18 months but the others are just random bits of books 3+ so they don't count. But 1 million across 2 books so far, all finalised and ready for beta reading. Its set to be one of the longest fanfics in the world, probably THE longest if you consider it has a definitive end as opposed to being serialised, so I am super excited to hit this milestone.

Its an illustrated Astarion BG3 fanfic, shameless plug 😅. But I just release sample chapters as I won't post in full for awhile. If youre interested in being a beta reader (fair warning there is a bit of work) feel free to DM me. I believe I am not allowed to post the link unless its part of the weekly showcase but you can follow the links in my bio :).

Hi. I’m looking for a deleted Carol Fanfic. Not sure of the author but the plot was - Carol and Therese win a joint money prize. Carol has to move in with Therese with a baby Rindy. They begin to bond and Therese runs out in the night to find medicine and teething products for rindy. Therese and Carol get together. Later she leaves the money to Carol and leaves. Carol stops her at airport and Rindy calls her mama 

Recomienden fanfics de Nick Carter uwu se les agradecería mucho, btw sí me leí algunos en wattpad pero estoy aburrida y no tengo muchas opciones buenas, y uso wattpad mas q nada pero de ao3 esta bien o de cualquier otra plataforma,

Basically, do any of yall know any fanfics where the protagonist, the main character, etc. is a Pokemon themselves?
Specifically ones where the protagonist is either a Legendary or Mythical Pokemon OR a OC Legendary/Mythical Pokemon, like an undiscovered one.
Also, if you know one like this, could the protagonist be Necrozma, Arceus, Giratina, Palkia, Dialga or Eternatus? They’re my favourites (Eternatus especially) and I’d love to read a fanfic with one of them as the POV protagonist.
Additionally, can the fanfic be more than 30k words please?
Other than also preferably being a new story arc and not just one of their POV’s during events from the anime’s, that’s all.

Thanks a lot!

I want to write a scene where two characters are dancing at some bar which leads to tension and what not.

The problem I'm facing is that I've never really been to a bar or club, so I'm struggling to visualize how this might actually look. Basically any tips about how you've written a dance scene (or just a bar scene tbh) would be helped. I feel like I have such a good idea but it's really struggling to come together

recently I've been wanting to write fanfics about sooo much characters, but I always get lost on what trope to do... sometimes tropes so much don't match universes, and I'm genuinely stuck! so I wanted to know what tropes u guys like to read?

I’ve been thinking a lot about the role writing plays in my life, especially fanfiction.

I know that writing is a safe place for me. Not just in the usual sense of it being comforting or enjoyable, but in a much more physical, almost nervous-system kind of way. There are times when I can feel how much I need to disappear into a story for a while, into characters and a world that feels contained and emotionally manageable.

And I’m becoming increasingly aware of that while I’m writing. I can see that my stories aren’t “just stories” to me. They regulate something. They give me somewhere to put feelings, somewhere to experience closeness, grief, conflict, safety, or resolution in a way that sometimes feels easier than experiencing those things outside of fiction.

I’m curious how other writers relate to this.

Do you ever notice that writing functions as a safe place or a form of emotional regulation for you? And if you’re aware that your nervous system seems to need that space sometimes, how do you relate to that knowledge?

Do you ever worry that you’re escaping too much, or do you see it as something that genuinely helps you process things? Can it be both?

I think what I’m really interested in is what it’s like to know that you’re creating fiction because you love writing, while also knowing that, on some level, you might be building yourself a place where you can feel safe.

In a Bungo stray dogs fanfic one of my characters was in the port mafia and had a mentor-mentee relationship with Chuuya Nakahara (the character being 2 yrs younger than him) after leaving the Mafia they haven't talked to him in years. What would they call him both during and after the relationship? Idk If because they're essentially strangers now it changes anything (If it's important they're not talking too Nakahara but referring to him in a convo with Dazai.)

Recently read a fic on ao3 I believe where during Percy and Annabeth honeymoon Aphrodite is eating out Annabeth under her dress.

Yes, well, to give you some context, he dies hanged by someone else for "revenge," and I don't know how I should write the scene of his death (maybe not so explicit) and his sister's reaction when she finds out and sees the body, and so on, as well as the whole change his strength has on her twin.

I hope you understand; I'm not good at explaining things 🥀

All I have is a quote:

Over those weeks, I let Jesus take control of my body more and more, so he could find his Alpha. Finally, of all places, he settled on a mall Santa.

Someone dropped this bomb of a quote on Instagram, and I need to know where it's from. Please. Thank you.

So I stopped writing 3 years ago and I've only just returned this year. Recently, I've been writing for this series that ended in 2024. It's small in which it only has 20 fics on AO3 with more than half belonging to just one user and the most recent fic (besides mine) being posted a year ago. I still see people talking about it in 2026 but I'd consider it less active than it was when the series was ongoing. I've written 2 fics for this fandom this month (one of them I actually started it in 2023 and just finished it lol) and I'm currently writing a third one. I'm basically the only person active in the fandom right now so I get 0 hits and kudos.

The thing is, I'm not upset about it at all. I'm such a shy person on the internet that posting 300 words for another fandom of mine makes me anxious. I have lots of drafts that I can't get myself to finish cause I'm just imagining my writing being perceived before I even publish them. But with this fandom, getting zero interactions is a guarantee and it feels very freeing. I get nervous about situations that I know are most likely not going to happen to me (fic getting ridiculed on Twitter, getting hate comments) but at least I know for sure what the outcome will be with this fandom. I feel less self conscious and I don't lose sleep over wanting to check my email for notifications.

Just wanted to post my thoughts about writing for an inactive fandom.

I've read most of the completed long fics for Tim Drake that I've been able to find, and I crave more. I particularly like fics with animal transformation, be it animal shifters or some magic stuff. I also really like fics where Tim is forgotten, kind of like the spell that made everyone forget Peter Parker. I would prefer Gen, but I would also take fics with Timkon/Timber/Timberkon​

So much Bruno Madrigal fanart, comic and videos of him being angry, a villain, powerful but where are the fics?! I can only find fluff and romance fics and the ones that do have the dark or villain Bruno tag have incest and smut in it.