Hello!! My name is Olive!

Probably a very asked question BUT what websites/apps/whatever are you personally using to write your fanfiction/stories?? I've been writing on Google Docs for YEARS now, but I know (maybe??) that it just isn't the best website to draft on.

What would you recommend to a writer? Thank you!! ૮₍ • ᴥ • ₎ა

The house was quiet. 

Mom was in the kitchen, humming softly as she finished washing the dishes. 

Dad was in the living room, reading. 

And you were crouched behind the bushes outside, staring through the leaves. 

Something was wrong. 

Two men had been hanging around the street for the past twenty minutes. 

They weren't neighbors. 

They weren't deliverymen. 

And they kept looking toward the house. 

You narrowed your eyes. 

Absolutely not.

Mom was kind. 

Mom was beautiful. 

Mom was the sort of mom who would pray for someone who had just tried to rob her.

Which was wonderful.

It also meant that sometimes somebody had to make sure she didn't have to deal with people who mistook kindness for weakness, or wonderfulness for... 

...opportunity.

Fortunately, Dad had just bought you an RC helicopter. 

A chunky PS1-era mid-range RC copter with a terrible camera, three minutes of battery life, and a controller that looked like it belonged in a toy store.

You had made one modification. 

A small semi-automatic BB launcher, with a punch.  

Dad had helped with the installation.

He had also given you one very specific instruction:
 

"You have been well-trained, they will be no match for you. 

Also, don't be stupid."

You had nodded solemnly.

Now you gently pushed the throttle. 

The helicopter rose quietly from behind the bushes.

BZZZZZZZZZZ. 

One of the men looked up. 

"What the — ?"

The helicopter drifted toward him.

Pfft. 

A BB bounced harmlessly off his jacket, or, so it would have appeared, to the uninitiated. 

He jumped. 

"Ow!" 

Another BB. 

Pfft. 

"Hey!"

The second man turned around. 

"What's shooting at us?!" 

The helicopter swooped behind the hedge. 

They followed it.

That was their first mistake. 

It disappeared around the corner. 

They hurried after it. 

Second mistake.  

It reappeared directly in front of them.  

Pfft-pfft-pfft. 

"GET OUT OF HERE!" 

Your eyes narrowed with a (deadly, only in appearance, probably) focus. 

Inside the house, Dad looked up from his book. 

He heard shouting. 

Then turned to the next section of the newspaper. 

Mom continued with the dishes, her hum and her smile threatening to attract an army of woodland forest creatures. 

You realize this could work to your advantage as a screen-clearing attack, but dismiss the ideation for now.

As you chased the two grown men down the sidewalk, they quickly became not just bewildered, but furious, and one pulled a baseball bat from the car they had probably driven up in.

Unacceptable. 

This was the only word that your mind locused. 

A BB shot directly into the "wingman's" right-eyebrow, with force.

And then, came the forehead of baseball "boy".

"I'm bleeding Jammy! 

Get in the car!"

Because of reasons, I'm doing a lot of recording anyway, so it occurred to me I could read my fics out loud for anyone who prefers audiobooks, but I have no idea where to post them.

Any recommendations?

EDIT: Many thanks to everyone who recommended AO3, and there's apparently a tutorial: https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Podfic%20Tutorial

I haven't tested it, but it's a solid start

Feel free to give any criticism, questions and comments. (Leaving the copy and pasted from the Ao3 weekly thread 😅)

MK SMUT STORY: 1. Title: The New Emperor (Link to ao3)

Fandom: Mortal Kombat

Rating: Explicit

Genre: Fanfiction/Action & Romance

Status: on-going. Updated weekly.

Summary:

"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you."

The Elder Gods rewarded Fenrir Blackmore with a crown: Emperor of Outworld and Edenia. Yet, that was not all. Three queens will join him through marriage. Kitana, heir to Edenia, whose posture hides a lifetime of secrets. Mileena, the scarred and unpredictable daughter of Outworld. Jade, the guardian whose fate is bound to his by something even the gods don’t understand.

Loyalty and love will be put to the test. Will Fenrir rule like a conqueror, or try to become something the realms have never seen?

\-The story is a slowburn. So don't expect too many fights and Smut scenes outright. I like to make those moments carry weight in the story.

\-All comments, Kudos and hits are appreaciated. Do please interact with your fellow readers. I want to form a community for this story.

If you like my work I have two more stories in my profile. One an original one set in greek mythology and the other in TWD universe.

The story is also posted in Webnovel if you to support it over there as well 🙌🙌

Some members have mentioned wanting this sub to talk more about romance and shipping, specifically with rare pairs. As this subreddit is meant to be a low-pressure space to share enthusiasm and writing support, we are trying out a weekly (or monthly, depending on popularity) Rare Pair/Shipping Showcase to show some love to those rare-pairs writers.

So…

Rare pair shippers, this thread is for you!

Drop your:
• rare ships
• underrated character pairings
• unpopular dynamics
• niche fanfics/WIPs
• favorite obscure works
• self-promo
• fic recommendations

…or any other shipping or romance-related content!

If you are sharing a story, feel free to include a link to that story and share your thoughts, opinions, ideas, and what makes you love your ship/story.

Let’s give some love to the rare pairs that keep us alive 🫶

Stats of my fics for two different fandoms. The disparity is blinding, I feel humbled.

You just gotta come down from the sky sometimes. 🤣😭

I'm writing a Dw Horrorfic, Its got nice short chapters(usually only 100-1000 words long) and mostly daily uploads, It's my first fic and I would love to see people ACTUALLY READ IT INSTEAD OF BOTS, :3 uhhh I'm not good at doing promotions soooo PLEASE READ IT I'M SICK OF ONLY GETTING BOTSSSSSS Fic's name is The torture of gardenveiw so Link to fic lol :3

I'm working on my first published fic; I wrote it the whole story and am finalizing edits thanks to some lovely advice from friends and family who beta read for me. I actually want huge into reading fanfiction until I started writing, and now I'm wondering if my chapters are too long.

I'm my head I broke my story into six chapters, each chapter is between 2k-6k words, but the more I read the more I wonder if I should have more chapters that are shorter. Is there a consensus or am I overthinking? Thanks!

For example, a character has he/they pronouns, do you use he/him for one paragraph and they/them for the next? I've also seen people use it to differentiate when two characters are speaking (example: another character uses he/him, so they/them is used for our character at the moment).

Sticking to a script is so hard. I've deviated from my original story so many times now...... 20k words into the story, I remember that I didnt set a time for the setting. This is so hard. Also getting hits and kudos feels amazing (genuienly better than my latest bonus and promotion from work).

I just wanted to share my story here. Feel free to let me know what you think and let's chat about the fic! :)

Things we Carry

I am writing a fic about a low key niche pair:Ea-Nasir (aka. The infamous mesopotamian merchant)/Nanni (the man he famously scammed). I wish for my fic to be read by actual people and not bots.

I had so much fun with fanfic but now some of my ideas I wanted to adapt into original fiction but keep a similar storyline. But world building, I'm struggling with that, help! Should I just focus on the characters and their background, or building up the setting? Fanfic is easy to work with because I know all of that & sometimes add to it, or pull out things that won't for my fic. has anyone adapted their fics into original works, and how did that go for you?

Hey everyone - Chapter 29, la Ville Lumière, is up on AO3!

Je t'aime, Paris.

If you wanna start from the beginning, feel free to check out Chapter 1 - The Octopus!

Also, each chapters got a song to it, so check out the playlist!

I'm thinking of writing a minecraft fanfiction, but I'm not sure where exactly to post it... I feel like the Minecraft game has soo much lore and organizing it all into one huge storyline would be really fun.

I don't know where people interested in this...

Salve, si possono promuovere le proprie fanfiction qui?

Chiedo per star sicuro di non fare nulla di sbagliato...

Grazie mille.

Please check out my fic if you want to its a series ive been writing just finished book 1 and starting book 2, book 1 is called Billy's journey to find Tommy by Archive_bitxh

Its what if billy and tommy where reborn in our world.

Hiiiii I have two series out that i wanna promo...shhhh Together once again my billy and tommy reborn in this world and My D.I.D Y/A series, based on my own life with D.I.D (https://archiveofourown.org/series/6476241) please check them out xxxx