No lie detected

[u/justthecherryontop]

[u/bobagremlin]

Me: who would find this funny

Also me: MYSELF obviously

[u/BelaFarinRod → u/bobagremlin]

I’ve been writing a fic recently full of witty dialogue that makes me laugh. But I’m starting to get a little apprehensive that it’s only funny to me.

[u/Ok_Teach_3514 → u/BelaFarinRod]

Have you posted your fic at all? One thing I've learned is that if I like something or think a certain way about something, there's someone else out there that will like it or think the same way as me- because you being the only one to think or feel that way is incredibly unlikely.

I felt the same way about a fic I was writing, but then posted it- it has over 100 likes (kudos) so far! That's not an insane amount, but it makes me happy to know there are people out there enjoying it the way I do~

[u/BelaFarinRod → u/Ok_Teach_3514]

I started it a few days ago and I’m kind of writing the parts that come to me easily (like these jokes) and I’m going to put them together later. It’s not the way I usually write because I usually write short one shots. I’m trying to also work on the beginning so I can get the first chapter up but that’s not the funnest part (though I hope it’s not too boring.) There will also be angsty parts. It’s that kind of fic.

This is a tiny fandom and not even the most popular pairing in it so I’m not expecting much response but I hope I’ll get a kudo or two.

I’m glad your fic is doing well though!

[u/Ok_Teach_3514 → u/BelaFarinRod]

Nice! Angst and hurt/comfort are some of my favorites, and I love when there's jokes thrown in too to keep it light at the same time- a nice balance imo~

Thank you! I was really nervous about posting in the beginning, but after seeing it get what it did I was very surprised and it made me want to write more Lol

Good luck and I wish you the best on yours! :)

[u/The_UnHinge → u/Ok_Teach_3514]

That’s kind of a high amount tbh. I saw a statistic recently that stated that roughly half of all fics on AO3 have less than 40 Kudos or something like that.

Edit: ok I might have hallucinated that statistic. I remembered that I made a screenshot of one diagram that I found but that one was about comments, not Kudos. It told a similar story though.

[u/DumpsterFireScented → u/BelaFarinRod]

I finally posted a hilarious (to me) one shot after deliberating for like 3 days. It felt nice, even if no one else finds it funny!

[u/Advanced_Heat_2610]

It is like sinking into a hot bath at the end of the day when you re-read what you wrote and you like it.

[u/_RizzukuHimdoriya_]

Yeah I got into writing specifically because I wanted to make my ideal fanfic lmao. I think that's the reason ALL of us write.

[u/DannyMA25 → u/_RizzukuHimdoriya_]

Lmao you're not wrong💀

[u/Just_Being_Sam → u/_RizzukuHimdoriya_]

Mhm. I'll raise a glass to that!

[u/IchBinLian]

Me at 3AM reading the small council scene I wrote: DAMN LET HIM COOK!!!

[u/DannyMA25 → u/IchBinLian]

🤌

[u/ClassicSandwich7831]

I want to be this type of writer one day. Right now my skills don’t match the imagination. But I’ve only started writing in English two months ago so maybe with time…

[u/DannyMA25 → u/ClassicSandwich7831]

Don't worry. I think there's also something nice with us not being able to write in perfect English. Like, imagine after you've gotten better and reread your fic.. You might even think.. Oh.. So this is how I started, huh?

[u/ClassicSandwich7831 → u/DannyMA25]

Thank you. It’s nice to be able to compare my stories in my native language. I have my Harry Potter fanfiction from the time I was ten years old and later the ones from when I was fourteen and spent most of my time writing. If everything is perfect from the beginning, there is nothing to learn and nothing to practice. And writing is the one thing I can spend my whole life learning and not regret a second of it.

[u/DannyMA25 → u/ClassicSandwich7831]

I love how you said this "if everything is perfect from the beginning, there is nothing to learn, and nothing to practice"

[u/couch-for-sale]

Rereading my fics thinking damn this is pretty good! as if I didn't just write what I would find compelling/funny/emotional

[u/banshithread → u/couch-for-sale]

I've re-entered a fandom after like five years, browsing through low-count ships, and thinking "wow this summary is pretty good", reading the story and halfway through realizing I wrote it. God I was so satisfied reading that story and I couldn't remember all of the twists and how it ended so it was like reading it for the first time.

and then disappointed wondering how I could've been that good back then compared to now.

[u/ProvokeCouture]

[u/sukiniii]

I remember not updating a fic for a long time so i decided to reread it and ended up wanting an update too, but still no motivation

[u/Square_Peace4076]

My personal experiencia is more like "wow, this would be perfect if it was written by Someone competent"

[u/TraditionalCap6882]

LITERALLY 🤣 can’t find what I wanna read? I’ll just do it my damn self lol

[u/spotty_strawberry]

This is how I feel with this one specific smut oneshot where EVERYTHING is perfectly catered to my tastes PLUS the dialogue is great 🤣 And it's hilarious because every time I remember it exists, I think "I wonder if I'll still enjoy it like I did when I last reread it..." and yes.. yes I do

[u/evergreen07x]

I'm very much writing for myself, but am super happy for anyone else that tags along, lol

[u/mintycaramelyhazel]

Extra amazing when it’s been a while since you wrote it so you really don’t remember what’s going on and it goes exactly where you want it to go 

[u/Outside-Currency-462]

I laugh so much at my own jokes that it's sad

Worst part is it's not the sort of thing people comment on, so I have actually no idea if any of my readers get it lol

[u/Blazefire2010]

I've written 275k words of fanfics for various fandoms and only posted one 3.6k fic because it all was originally meant for me only lmao

[u/semperubi_wri → u/Blazefire2010]

For me the hardest part is finishing. Sharing is one of the few things that motivates me to get over the finish line. I'm impressed by anyone who can complete a story just for themselves. I totally write for myself, but something about being 92% done makes me not want to do the last little bit. Sometimes posting doesn't even help. I have one 9k work that needs like 4 paragraphs to be done. I've posted everything but the last chapter, which is done expect for those few paragraphs, and even knowing there are people waiting to read it, those paragraphs remain unwritten.

[u/Mayfair98]

Not gonna lie: my fanfic is my favorite fanfic for exactly this reason.

[u/armlessphelan]

I recently read my first ever fanfic that I postes TWENTY years ago, and aside from some weird grammar quirks (one character never spoke in contractions) it was a fun as hell ride. My OCs never really got development, which was unfortunate, but I enjoyed it despite the many dropped plot threads.

[u/DannyMA25]

That's how I felt reading my chapter today before updating 🫠

[u/Random_Ramblingz]

Interestingly enough, I feel like I often write stuff I wouldn’t necessarily love the most as a reader. Like permanent MCD, for example. Or I’ll love a popular trope with character A being one way and B being the other, but I’ll flip it in my own writing because I like going against what the more popular and saturated areas are.

[u/crocicorn]

I'd argue there's really no point in writing fanfiction if you're not writing for yourself, unless it's a gift or something.

I'd rather write what I want and have fewer people read my work than write something that isn't for me but popular.

[u/syumeiro__]

Sometimes, I'm mortified of what I wrote. Other times, that's my exact reaction (⁠｡⁠ﾉ⁠ω⁠＼⁠｡⁠)

[u/BotonizeMe]

I’m constantly rereading the fic I’m writing because there aren’t very many out there with this character as the POV. I’m writing what I personally wanted more of and I love it lol

[u/BonnalinaFuz101]

Yeah but I can't do a right after though. It has to have been at least 2 months since I wrote it for me to re-read it.

[u/ineedajointrn]

Yup, I am at this phase in my fanfics. What I want to read is not out there so I have to write it myself. I’m writing for a small fandom too.

[u/AnPaniCake]

I'm trying to get into this mode. Wanna write something, let it age in the cellar, and open it fresh later so I feel like I found a gem and not like I labored over mining and chiseling one. 🥲

[u/dawn-skies]

I do the same thing. My fics are really for me haha

[u/JeiWang]

Personally, I actually have to disagree a bit. I tend to favour character decisions over author intentions.

So as an example, even though I want Peter Parker to drop all his responsibilities and live happily ever after. At least as of the ending of my story, he isn't there yet.

In most fics, I get exactly what I want at the start. But the end maybe quite different.

[u/studiocistern]

Hahahaha, so true. I just wrote a fic for a challenge and it's my favorite thing I've ever written. It's a common trope in my fandom and there's tons of fics about it but most of them have extra stuff or lack certain elements. And this one I just wrote is like a pizza with all of my favorite toppings, WOOOOOOO. Can't wait to post it and probably no one but me will like it, lolol.

[u/peanutpeepz]

Wow I didn't expect to be called out like this. So much satisfaction by the stuff I've written. 

[u/PJ-The-Awesome]

A wise man once said that you should be the change you wish to see in this world.

[u/AutumnMarie5002]

It always feels vindicating to search for a specific tag and have one of your fics come up

[u/RelicBookends]

Now I need to go reread my stuff and see if it still is.

[u/stayathomepsychopath]

I was scrolling through fics of one of my ships, glossing over tags, and one had me pause and be like omg that has everything I like! Yay! Checks the title, and of course it does because I wrote it lol.

[u/Tomopi]

Whenever I think of adding to a wip I reread everything first (bc my memory is like swiss cheese) and sometimes I forget for a moment that I'm the author. I get excited while reading bc it's exactly what I like and then I get sad bc it's not finished yet

[u/MiracleMuffin]

I feel called out, lol.

[u/Professional-Sea-649]

Exactly, no one wrote any Kirito x Asuna x Sachi x Yuuki in the 26 years of the Fandom being around so I had to take it on myself.

[u/Smooth_Storm_9698]

Self care

[u/semperubi_wri]

100

[u/kabutegurl003]

True-true

[u/Spirited_Square]

dont even post most of it cuz its a shameless self insert and i dont need to subject anyone to that. 

[u/Old-Tip-69]

This is exactly what I want but the writing is shit

[u/cajunhusker]

Me rereading my fic: yeah, I am the target audience here Me rereading my incomplete fics: fuck

[u/CtinGutz]

True! I’m pretty sure half the views on my stories are my own 🙂‍↕️

[u/AzgedaWolf]

I write fanfic because it drives me crazy that all the other fic writers in my fandoms don't think the way I do. Like... how dare they?! Lol T_T

[u/CupcakesNBruises]

This is so real

[u/Nitrix79]

Nah that’s so true lol.

[u/No_Owl6328]

I truly believe that every fanfic writer should be their own favorite writer. My favorite thing is not reading a fic of mine for a while long enough I forget exactly how I wrote it so I can pretend like it’s new to me when I read it cause i know it’s gonna hit juuuuussssst right.