Wishlist Of A Fanfic Writer

Wishlist of a Fanfic Writer

Small, easy things you can do:

Like my post about my story.

Leave kudos on AO3.

Bigger things you can do, but still pretty easy:

Reblog my story link, so that people who aren’t following me will see it too. Maybe add a comment or tags about how much you enjoyed it.

Leave a short comment on AO3.

Biggish things you can do that will make an author very happy:

Make your own post reccing my story, and telling people what you enjoyed about it.

Leave a detailed comment on AO3, telling me what you liked about my story, what moved you, what made you laugh, what your favourite part was, and asking any questions you happen to have about it.

Huge, amazing, omg things you can do to make an author love you forever:

Draw art based on my story.

Ask to borrow one of my OCs for a story of your own.

Ask to translate one of my stories into your own language.

I made sw memes for me and my friend

Thank you and goodnight

The last one is me 😂

canon: they died

fanfic: fUCK YOU

How to develop your characters

As I  was rereading my own writing for the millionth time, I realized - am I the only one who knows so much about my characters? Will my readers be able to answer questions about my characters? the answer is NO. So, I’ve decided to fix that, how? 

Realize their background; We all come from different backgrounds, what is your characters’ background? What were their family like? Where did they grow up? Consider a character’s background while writing about it, try to figure out how their past intertwines with their present. 

What do they want? It could be the tiniest thing: a good grade, more friends, etc. obviously, the main characters will have more meaningful goals - but each character should have something they want, no matter how big it is. 

Find their voice; Look around - everyone has something a bit different about the way they speak. Some people curse a lot, some have words they insert to every single sentence. Finding a voice means finding a quirk. 

Be specific. One tiny detail could change your character; do they hate pickles? do they bite their nails? what is one thing they do that most people don’t? think about the little things, they mean more than anything else. 

Characters were meant to interact, let them out of their cage! allow your characters to contrast each others’ personalities. An introvert around an extrovert, for example, brings out those traits as soon as they get together. 

I’ve lost my trail of thoughts, so if you’ve got anything else to add, please do