I like to write fics sometimes. I'm on ao3 too with the same name :)
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Usually it’s video games instead of music but this is pretty much accurate hehe
self care is writing a fic that you’re literally the sole target audience for
Tutorial on how to do it: https://archiveofourown.org/works/41214669
Mainly a reference for me bc I always blank when it comes to tags. Sharing in case it helps anyone else, but not intended to be prescriptive. Further references:
Ao3’s Rating System Explanation
Difference Between "A/B" and "A&B"
Fanwork Ao3 Accepts Beyond Fanfic
How tagging a pairing in the “Relationship” field vs in “Additional Tags” changes search results
List of Writing Genres
Trope Examples
Most Popular Tags on Ao3
My humble plea for people to cross-post their meta & other fannish nonfiction to ao3, and tag it with “meta analysis” so I can find it and adore it
“why would you write fics for small, unpopular fandoms? you’re not gonna reach that many hits in fandoms not many people know about” ?? because I’m not writing fics for hits or kudos, I’m writing them for me because these characters are my blorbos and I have so many ideas, so much thoughts about them that my brain might explode if I don’t write them out.
i actually dont care whether or not the characters in a story being non-human actually affects the plot in any meaningful way. stories with non-human characters are just dope and swag
that guy from that show sure has done a number on me
... and I'll never learn
sometimes i say things on twitter and then make a little graph about it
Me, three seconds after posting a 1k fic: I wonder if anyone has read my fic yet c:
coworker: oh, you like writing? cool! what about?
me, who writes the most horrifying, disturbing and tragic stories known to man:
reading over ur own stuff and finding sentences that make no sense, a lot of typos, and random words that aren’t capitalized sucks. but i know i won’t go back and fix it. not for the life of me
Literally me
me thinking that posting the first chapter will give me motivation to get more writing done:
Sometimes it truly do be like that
Me trying to leave a comment on a fic I love but not knowing what to say
THE SONG OF OUR PEOPLE
Me writing