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Writing tips for long fics that helped me that no one asked for.

1.) Don't actually delete content from your WIP unless it is minor editing - instead cut it and put it in a secondary document. If you're omitting paragraphs of content, dialog, a whole scene you might find a better place for it later and having it readily available can really save time. Sometimes your idea was fantastic, but it just wasn't in the right spot.

2.) Stuck with wording the action? Just write the dialog then revisit it later.

3.) Stuck on the whole scene? Skip it and write the next one.

4.) Write on literally any other color than a white background. It just works. (I use black)

5.) If you have a beta, while they are beta-ing have them read your fic out loud. Yes, I know a lot of betas/writers do not have the luxury of face-timing or have the opportunity to do this due to time constraints etc but reading your fic out loud can catch some very awkward phrasing that otherwise might be missed. If you don't have a beta, you read it out loud to yourself. Throw some passion into your dialog, you might find a better way to word it if it sounds stuffy or weird.

6.) The moment you have an idea, write it down. If you don't have paper or a pen, EMAIL it to yourself or put it in a draft etc etc. I have sent myself dozens of ideas while laying down before sleep that I 10/10 forgot the next morning but had emailed them to myself and got to implement them.

7.) Remember - hits/likes/kudos/comments are not reflective of the quality of your fic or your ability to write. Most people just don't comment - even if they say they do, they don't, even if they preach all day about commenting, they don't, even if they are a very popular blog that passionately reminds people to comment - they don't comment (I know this personally). Even if your fic brought tears to their eyes and it haunted them for weeks and they printed it out and sent it to their friends they just don't comment. You just have to accept it. That being said - comment on the fic you're reading now, just do it, if you're 'shy' and that's why you don't comment the more you comment the better you'll get at it. Just do it.

8.) Remove unrealistic daily word count goals from your routine. I've seen people stress 1500 - 2000 words a day and if they don't reach that they feel like a failure and they get discouraged. This is ridiculous. Write when you can, but remove absurd goals. My average is 500 words a day in combination with a 40 hour a week job and I have written over 200k words from 2022-2023.

9.) There are dozens of ways to do an outline from precise analytical deconstruction that goes scene by scene to the minimalist bullet point list - it doesn't matter which one you use just have some sort of direction. A partial outline is better than no outline.

10.) Write for yourself, not for others. Write the fic you know no one is going to read. Write the fic that sounds ridiculous. You will be so happy you put it out in the world and there will be people who will be glad it exists.

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what the fuck is going on this year. january through june didnt happen. july is a distant memory. august and september were the longest months of my life. october ended in 5 seconds. why is november here already this isn’t right

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Sorry I think it’s hilarious when Zionists try to come at me with “you should go to Gaza and see how they treat you!” Because that shit actually does not work when you have family who’ve literally been to Gaza and were treated with so much kindness

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You gotta write for funsies sometimes. Everything doesn’t have to be groundbreaking. Like. Who cares if it’s a little silly it is made out of love

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its so scary to put yourself out there but a SINGLE message saying "hi i loved what you made it touched me in some way" makes it all worth it 10000%

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“how did you get into writing” girl nobody gets into writing. writing shows up one day at your door and gets into you

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do you like franmaya cameos? do you like maya roping phoenix into her shenanigans? do you like gay tension? work mandated galas?

well, gay tension! at the annual work mandated gala by 3musketears may be the perfect fic for you!

more under the cut (beware of spoilers!) 👇

i have said before that i greatly enjoy the way 3musketears writes relationships and interactions between characters, and that holds true for this fic!

the way phoenix and maya interact is just perfect and i really like the way phoenix so clearly cares for maya on a deep level, and how maya, despite jokes, deeply cares for phoenix as well - it's showcased incredibly well even through their smaller interactions in this fic.

the humor in this fic also hits the mark well. from phoenix's horrible graphic tee to the bouquet of coral roses being unfortunately presented to edgeworth, this fic has comedy that is both funny and engaging ^_^

i just really enjoy how phoenix is characterised in this fic too, his sarcasm and sass are game accurate in the best way possible

i also really love the mia appearance, she definitely needs to start appearing in more fanfics STAT i love my girlboss lawyer wife

also, i think the blue badger tearing it up on the dance floor is genuinely the most hilarious idea ever presented in a fanfiction before. massive squid seal of approval on that one

the final scene with phoenix's penchant for chaos being fully taken advantage of is one of my favorites in any fanfiction, too.

this fic is really good, one of my favorites! give it a read if you have the time, you definitely won't regret it :3

#☆ txt #☆ my recs! #ace attorney #narumitsu #wrightworth #fanfiction #fic rec #could you tell i gave up on the english essay style writing in this one . if you see me switch up majorly between two styles of writing #no you dont

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do you love maya bonding with edgeworth and bringing him out of his shell? do you love hearing maya and/or edgeworth nerd out about the steel samurai? do you love magisteel as a parallel to narumitsu?

well samurai swear by 3musketears is the fic for you!

more info (possibly spoilers?) below the cut 👇

i absolutely adore the way that relationships are written in this fic, maya's relationship with phoenix really shines through even through their brief interactions and later their texts.

i also really enjoy the way edgeworth is written in this fic, his initial caginess and awkwardness really feels true to the character and is done in a way that doesn't want to make me die of embarrassment, more in a way that makes me want to see him work past his issues and enjoy watching warrior of neo olde tokyo with maya ^_^

maya's written really well also, i appreciate the way she steps back when she realises she's gone too far with edgeworth (like when she grabs his arm and immediately realises her mistake and apologises) - far too often i've seen interpretations of maya where she takes things too far and makes people uncomfortable, when in the games it's really the opposite. (read: stopping phoenix from showing edgeworth a picture of his dad's dead body) i'm always a big fan of a good maya fic too :-)

all the steel samurai content here is also really cool as someone who enjoys seeing different writers' (strangely cohesive with each other's) interpretations of the show (and by extension, the steel samurai and the evil magistrate). huge fan of the 'magisteel is actually narumitsu' thing that a bunch of aa authors have going on and i especially love when they expand on it, i just love media inside other media, it's one of my favorite things :3

definitely give this fic a read, it's a good one!

#☆ txt #☆ my recs! #ace attorney #narumitsu #wrightworth #fic rec #fanfiction

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hi im aether and i write fic recs and on occasion actual fics

ask box stuff

in my ask box you may ask for recs for a certain fandom, with whatever parameters you like ^_^

fandoms ive actually read fanfic/actively read fanfic for are as follows:

genshin

sk8 the infinity

project sekai

gekkan shoujo nozaki kun

but feel free to ask me for pretty much anything, if i know the fandom well enough i'll rec you some stuff :3

my askbox is also open to oneshot requests for ace attorney!

rec tag: #☆ my recs!

#☆ txt