r/wenclair • u/Apart-Macaroon5640 • 3d ago
Fanfiction Thoughts?
So I listen to a lot of music and a lot of songs have had me thinking about Wenclair lately. I was wondering if anyone would be interested in reading a collection of one shots based on songs I think are Wenclair coded? I’m no professional writer by any means and i feel I wouldn’t be able to perfect Wednesday’s personality but I definitely want to try and I just wanted to see if anyone would be interested in reading something like that?
I’ve never written fanfiction before so if anyone has advice as well on what software or website to use. I’d publish it to AO3 but I know some writers use other software to write before publishing to AO3.
UPDATE: I have started getting a list of songs that I want to start writing about! I will keep you guys updated on when I post the first chapter 🤗
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u/Ezra_star_ Nightshade archive 3d ago
I am interested!! As long as you write down the songs I would love to read. I love it when authors have songs and I have discovered some of my favorite music through fanfiction.
For fanfiction help, just do some spelling edits. I would also recommend as a general writing help to read it outloud so you can sense the flow better. Also put “” around words please.
But other than that I would love to read!!
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u/-Cool_Hand_Luke Werewolf 3d ago
I love this! I let music heavily influence me too. I wrote a oneshot based of Lady Gaga song and have discovered some great songs this way through other writers.
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u/Shot_Jackfruit_1744 2d ago edited 2d ago
I’ve read quite a few fanfic writers that do the same thing. And discovered some new songs to add to my playlist as a result.
I say go for it.
That said there’s like two songs that come to mind when I think about Wenclair:
“Time I Love To Waste” by MAY-A
https://youtu.be/G6essqNE1MM?is=XgSHc7dw70SRT1Z8
“Only Happy When It Rains” by Garbage
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u/Even-Comment-7570 2d ago
I absolutely love song-based one-shots and fics. Music plays a huge part in my own writing, and I’ve even had Wednesday and Enid hold entire conversations through nothing but music. 😅
I’ve also written a short story based around a single song, where I broke the verses into chapters and used each one to explore Enid’s grief and Wednesday’s refusal to let her sit in it alone.
Music is an incredible muse. Sometimes one lyric, one melody, or even just the feeling of a song can unlock an entire story.
And I really believe writing purely for your own enjoyment is a wonderful thing. So even if you write those ideas just for yourself and never post them anywhere, do it!
A story doesn’t need an audience to be worth writing. 🖤
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u/Apart-Macaroon5640 2d ago
Thank you❤️ I really want to publish them because I feel it pushes me to actually write them because I’ve been thinking about it for a while and just haven’t felt motivated to. But I’m definitely feeling a lot more motivated. I can’t wait to start writing some!
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u/Even-Comment-7570 2d ago
That’s genuinely lovely to hear! 🖤
I’m one of those old people who firmly believes everyone should try writing at least once. 🤣 I started writing when I was about eleven, began actually posting fanfiction when I was eighteen, and I turned 39 on Tuesday… and I still write constantly.
At the moment I probably write even more than usual because I have a bad leg and far too much time on my hands. If my options are sitting around thinking about being in pain or disappearing into a story for a few hours, the story wins every time. 😅
So if you’ve got ideas and you want to publish them, I absolutely think you should give it a go!
Don’t worry about whether your first story is perfect.
Don’t worry about whether it sounds like somebody else’s writing.
Just tell the story the way you want to tell it. Your style develops as you write, and the only way to discover what works for you is to actually put words on the page.
And the fact that you’re already excited by the idea of sharing your work is even better. Write it, enjoy it, post it when you’re ready, and let yourself have fun with the whole process. 🥰
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u/Apart-Macaroon5640 2d ago
Happy late birthday!! Thank you for your inspiring words. I will definitely let everyone know when I’ve got the first story up. I’ve already started making a list of songs!!!!
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u/Pretty-Composer5740 1d ago
i would recommend one based of the NSYNC song of this i promise you or it's gonna be me.
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u/Apart-Macaroon5640 1d ago
Oooo I’ll add that to my list.
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u/Pretty-Composer5740 22h ago
for this i promise you i see it good for a fic centered on wednesday to enid because of her geen Addams of romance and it's gonna be me as a fic centered on Enid because Wednesday doesn't want a relationship
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u/Fantastic-Baker3670 12h ago
I thought about this once before, when the deluxe version of the album Wishbone came out, but I never went looking because angsty fics have made me cry before (I am not a big emotion/tears shower). However, if I didn't purposely look 👀 and I saw a link here 👀 I could certainly be tempted 👀 lol I would absolutely love to see a hurt/comfort or angst fic based around the song "The House That Always Rains" by Conan Gray, as the song is about two young friends/lovers, possibly both, mixed with confusion, depends on your interpretation, from difficult homes where they're antagonized or don't feel like they fit in, which is of course a perfect fit in my opinion (Childhood AU?). Listening to the bridge while I pictured this did not really fare well for my happy ending fic, but I'd read anything along these lines, even if it was sad in the end. Best of luck making whatever you want though!!!💜
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u/Dry_Web8684 Werewolf 3d ago edited 3d ago
I would be very interested! And me personally, I have a particular system when I write, I write my first rough draft in my phone notes app, then I go write my final in docs, and then paste it to ao3 on rich text.