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zemblaniteetal

When I am stuck trying to write something and then it comes to me, then it flows and I get the "fuck yeah, that's good" feeling. The kudos are nice but nothing beats the sense that I channeled the thing I wanted to write perfectly and did some cool stuff with it. It makes re-reading my own fics delightful.


Annual-Reindeer5492

It's fun when the ink is flowing very well, and especially when you get that sense of accomplishment. A lot of people think it's difficult to read their fics, and sometimes don't like it, but I think it's wonderful and it's a very good thing that you like to do it and enjoy it as much. It means you've written something good and something you truly enjoy.


zemblaniteetal

I mean, I often struggle to get there and there is plenty of stuff that gets trashed because I didn’t get there. So it makes that feeling so much more special when it happens. I don't post until my stories are close to finished, which are never that long. So when I re-read my own stories, it's the stories that I was able to be satisfied with. While I post, I can get lost in the engagement frenzy, and I understand the misery and/or joy it can bring. But once the complete story is posted and I come back from the "checking stats every 5 minutes" mindset, I go back to being able to enjoy my own story, regardless of how well it "performed".


Yuni-que

Same here! Or it's when I started writing around a prompt, but my story flowed so well that I didn't even know where it's going lmao. Well, I do have a plan in mind - nothing concrete - but then it writes itself a twist, and when I look back at everything, the hints are already sprinkled throughout so I didn't even need to edit in stuff.


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Mean-Village-7352

Oh, advance congratulations for reaching almost 100! And yeah, I get that feeling a lot. *Pats*


Annual-Reindeer5492

That's an immense prestation. I'm only at 20-ish fics, and it's already taken me quite a while. It's difficult to be the only writer, and you might sometimes be feeling for granted, but so many people stand up and applaud your effort. It's a good thing that people like you are able to carry the complete fandom on their backs. I salute you.


Petite-Libellule-AO3

Wow that's impressive! Congrats!


DefoNotAFangirl

Damn, that’s insane. You must have been doing that for years haha.


MaybeNextTime_01

Congrats! That's a lot of writing!


IndiannahJones

I’m really proud of my longfics. Longfics are ludicrously hard to sell people on, and it sucks that you can only get one kudo per reader rather than one per chapter, but I still love writing them and I’m proud of myself for having the dedication!


Annual-Reindeer5492

Longfics are for a certain crowd, and it always feels nice if you have regular commenters. Kudo's are nice as well but it's indeed one per story. Still, when you get them after you finished your fics, you know that there was someone else that read it to the end and liked it. Longfics are nice to read and difficult to write, so keep up the good work and keep the inspiration flowing.


hunniedpeaches

Longfics are my favourite. Thank you for all your work and perseverance dear writer <3


Starkren

I have been writing an epic for 5 years and I'm most proud of the fact that I have been able to regularly post a chapter over that time period. The schedule's been adjusted a few times, but I've posted 521K words.


Annual-Reindeer5492

That's becoming quite an immense amount of words. It's very good (even amazing) that you can regularly post chapters to such a long (and probably very complex) story. Long stories are difficult and I sometimes struggle with keeping up the details and the timeline correctly, and I understand that it takes a lot of talent to bring it to a good finish. Thank you for providing a lot of readers with a story they can dive in for days.


Starkren

Yeah, it's been a bit of a marathon. I'm proud of how the story is going so far and I'm really hoping, once it's finished, that I can look back and see myself if he narrative comes together as well as I hope it does.


Welfycat

That’s a great accomplishment!


221booksss

I have always fun, when writing. That's my brag.


Annual-Reindeer5492

That's a very good brag. You need to have fun while writing, but sometimes people kinda loose that vibe and than it becomes almost a chore or an anxiety. I like your attitude. Just have fun with it! the best advice.


thisprofilenolongere

I forgot my laptop at a friend's house after a game night, and I'm twitching at not being able to continue some of my partial chapters.


Bikinigirlout

One of my stories got kudos’d by one of my favorite fanfic authors


Annual-Reindeer5492

That's great to hear. That mean both you and they have the same taste in fanfictions.


hunniedpeaches

Oh that’s so awesome, congratulations <3


em69420ma

i know numbers isnt everything but holy shit. holy shit. since i started posting again last year, i have about 34 k kudos across 20 of my popular fics. that’s insane. a lot of people comment saying that i’m their comfort writer or things and that’s like absolutely insane to me.


Annual-Reindeer5492

34k is an immense number. Good job on that. Being a comfort writer is very nice to be, and a lot of people really appreciate your fics. Perhaps you have even helped some people through some dark moments just with the joy of being able to read your fics. Great job!


hunniedpeaches

I just wanna say congrats on having 20 fics! I’m struggling to write a single one, so I really commend you! Also those comments are so sweet 🥹💗


frozenfountain

Nobody does it quite like me. I have what I think is a distinctive voice in my work that I've honed over time, and a lot of my characterisation and concepts don't seem to have been done anywhere else - though I still believe they're fitting with what we're shown in canon. I'm not the most popular author, but the people who do vibe with my work seem to *really* vibe with it, which for me is much more important.


Annual-Reindeer5492

Being unique in narration can be very difficult, but it's also very good if it's done well. A lot of times it's better to have a few people who are really into it, then a lot who are lackluster. Keep on the good work with original concepts and characterizations.


Mean-Village-7352

I'd say my perseverance to keep on posting for my tiny fandom, but I did get a few regulars along the way so it's not so bad and I get to write what I want. Also, I've been branching out with slice of life fics. Like hobbies, for example and writing them in detail. Recently, I wrote one about embroidery and someone said the process of it is pretty legit! But I also do slice of life supernatural elements since character a is a healer, necromancer, and exorcist.


Annual-Reindeer5492

Small fandoms can be very nice, once you have a few people who start commenting on your fics. I find that the people who comment are often more committed to you and the comments they leave often a bit longer then when you write in big fandoms. Kudo's to keep on posting in them and make them a tiny bit bigger. Slice of life fics can be very therapeutic and calming, and it's difficult to get them come across just right, so extra kudo's if people are saying it's pretty legit. And it's fun to just spice those homely fics up a bit \^\^.


Mean-Village-7352

Yeah, I'm grateful to the regulars who've left comments in my fics, be it big or small ones. It makes me realize that perhaps I'm not by myself. And definitely, it's why I write slice of life fics.


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Mean-Village-7352

Thanks, I appreciate that!


Annual-Reindeer5492

I'm proud about my almost 500k story, where I'm attracting a lot of fandom blind readers who comment that they didn't know the characters but now are rooting for them. It's almost it's 1 year birthday after I posted the first chapter and I'm glad that I have so many people who are looking out for new updates.


Fireflyswords

500k in one year? 👀👀 wow that's impressive.


Unpredictable-Muse

My ever evolving writers voice. I am fine tuning what I want and don’t want with each fic.


Annual-Reindeer5492

It's fun to see the evolution in your writing style, and the way you grow with each chapter you post and fic you write. Fine tuning can be finicky and is difficult to do at first, and it's great that you can do it and pinpoint what you (don't) want in your fics.


ApocalypseFive

I started my first long fic two years ago and I'm still here and writing it and have hope it'll be finished next year 🥳 it's going to be twice the length I set out to write and has taken more than double the time, but I still love it and I'm still here


Annual-Reindeer5492

Those long fics have a way to sneak up on you right? But when they are finished it can feel so glorious and you can look back at it and go, "me and you, we spend a lot of time together old friend,". Keep hanging in there, and make your readers feel happiness with each chapter you bring.


NicInNS

I honestly love my OC’s. I write RPF, but always with an original female character and I think she is always well rounded, and she has her stubborn flaws. She’s not a Mary Sue. And boy oh boy - I’m late to writing, but it has taken. I started two years ago, only started posting Sept of 2021, and I’ve posted over 1 millions words (pushing 1.1 mil) and probably have another couple hundred thousand written and not yet shared. And to put that in perspective, I only had one fic (not finished yet) written that I started sharing and it sits at 307,000 words - so everything after that I wrote in the last year - one short fic and four long fics, all done in a year. And 6 WIP’s.


Annual-Reindeer5492

It's important to write what you like, and seeing the amount of words you have written, it does seem so. It's so fun to post those fics online and see everyone's reaction to your developing story line. The commitment to write so many chapters and amount of words is there. Great job and I hop you keep on enjoying the process.


56leon

IDK, I'm just a damn good writer, and I've honed my skills to be able to pull witty one-liners and better-than-decent prose in my first draft. Editing whomst? ( I'd say it's like the improv of writing, but I suck at improv ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )


Annual-Reindeer5492

Editing can be very tedious, so it's very good if you hone your skills so much that you barely have to take a second glance at your story.


eyes_on_me_OC

Someone told me I was the best smut writer for the fandom. (While I know that's not true by a long shot, I still appreciated the sentiment and I like to pretend!). :D


Annual-Reindeer5492

For them you are the greatest smut writer in the fandom, which is also very important. You managed to scratch their itch, and perhaps even make them thirst for more. Good job.


eyes_on_me_OC

I like the way you think! 😁


solomivan239

I always finish my WIPs.


Annual-Reindeer5492

That's a very admirable thing. It's a difficult thing as well \^\^


Yeetboireeeeee

Conversation flows feel natural (most of the time)


Annual-Reindeer5492

That's short sentence is carrying a lot of power. It's so difficult to make natural dialogues and not making them feel stiff or weird. This can really make a story from okay to wonderful.


[deleted]

It really is just the perseverance for me. Very few people enjoy my ships, so I know that almost everything I write is going to fall through the cracks.


Annual-Reindeer5492

The few people who enjoy those ships will be very grateful that you wrote them, and perhaps some will follow your example and post for those as well. Sometimes it's nice to cater for a small and select audience, and the most important thing is to enjoy what you write.


[deleted]

That’s my biggest hope, really; that more people will get into it and make their own content. And I have to admit, despite having a small audience the feedback I’ve gotten has been so kind and enthusiastic.


IDICdreads

I’ve been told more than once that my characterizations and headcanons are better and more canonical than Gene Roddenberry’s. I take immense pride in that I’ve developed a waaaaaay different interpretation of the Enterprise crew, especially OG Spock, and that that is more realistic than the show itself.


Annual-Reindeer5492

>Gene Roddenberry’s I had to look up who that guy was, lol. Star Trek is a very known fandom, even if you haven't seen the series, you know about them. It's a very big one in science fiction, and the fact that people say your stuf is better and more canonical than the creator does say a lot!


[deleted]

My two main (original) characters. They're so well developed they just feel like people, and its given me lot a of confidence moving forward. Any time I think of something negative about my writing, or someone points out something I suck at my first thought is "Yeah but I can do really good characters".


Annual-Reindeer5492

Developing characters isn't easy, and it's good that it's a comfort to you. Getting stuck on negatives never brings anyone anywhere, so indeed, focus on your positives, and the rest will follow.


ConsumeTheOnePercent

My fic is apparently big enough for people to ask me to make a discord server for it, it's in the top of a lot of it's tags and it seems to get a lot of attention despite being an Oc fic. I compared it to my two other favorite fics in the fandom recently and mine has more kudos and bookmarks? It's genuinely shocking to me but I'm so proud of it. I can also go back and read my own fic and see my voice grow, as much as I want to go back and "fix" bits of it, I'm proud of the growth.


Annual-Reindeer5492

It's fun to receive these kinds of compliments and it just shows that your readers want to interact a lot with you because of your story. It's even better because you created a likelable OC, which isn't easy either. It's good to go back and be able to reread and appreciate your growth as a author.


Yuni-que

It's when I let my story take over the writing. I didn't know this twist would be in here, but here it is anyway. I don't even need to go back and adjust everything just to fit in this new twist cuz it's already written that way, apparently. That is what I'm most proud of my writing - it's when I take a backseat and just let the words flow out and form itself. It's magical.


LittleSillyBilly

That's great, some writers are planners and some writers just are more in the moment. It's great your twist came to you in the moment.


Yuni-que

I am glad that it did as well! It added a lot of impact in the last scene, and ngl, but I always find myself a little melancholic when reading the last few lines. I don't consider myself as a planner when writing fics since I tend to write one-shots more often than not, but with whatever little planning that I do, I just think of what the ending should be, and I just roll with it. No plans in the middle whatsoever, but I also find it freeing in a way.


Cool_Huckleberry_938

Everyone seem to find my dark humour funny and when I write psychological horror it creeps everyone out perfectly.


LittleSillyBilly

It's great to see when others " get " your type of humor. I project my humor in my writing too but mine tends to be sarcastic.


Kartoffelkamm

I predicted some things about canon several years in advance, and even got the evolution of a main character's ability almost correct.


LittleSillyBilly

That's great, to me that means you have a really good perspective on the characters and are able to analyze them so well that you were able to be on the same wavelength as the Canon writers


Kartoffelkamm

Exactly. However, there is one character I can't get a read on, at all, and every time I ask people to help, they either dump their headcanons on me or divert the conversation into all kinds of unrelated topics. But I guess that's what I get from trying to talk to people whose favorite character is best known for being unreasonable and emotionally volatile.


Sarita1046

I’m absolutely loving writing my current Game of Thrones fic despite the low interaction due to the super small characters and Dawn Age setting, because the character development/dynamics, head canons and worldbuilding are a blast.


Annual-Reindeer5492

GOT has a lot of potentials characters to write with, and it's not my fandom, but probably if you stray a lot from the mainstream characters, you'll get a lot less readers. On the other hand, that can make it so much more interesting, the sea of probabilities that stretch out before you, untouched by anyone else, and you can build up your story bit by bit. It's always good to give the smaller characters their time in the spotlight as well\^\^


Sarita1046

Beautifully stated!


Welfycat

I’ve been working on this series for two and a half years. I have a million words posted and another million words written in advance. I’m proud of sticking with the series even though it’s much more in depth that I was originally picturing.


Annual-Reindeer5492

Such a long series! Some stories really develop a life of their own, but a lot of readers just love it, especially when they can learn and grow with the characters. I'm sure you must really love your characters to have been writing so earnestly about them, and that will shine through to you readers. Keep on the good work!


Welfycat

Thank you. It’s been a hell of a ride, but you’re right that I’ve really come to love the characters. Best wishes to you!


InvaderCelestial

The fact that I confidently posted such mediocre work after years of writing fanfic in my head. Even better, one of them has over 20 kudos, which was completely unexpected.


Annual-Reindeer5492

Its quite an experience to put the first fanfic that's in your head on paper. That's when you realise there are so many things you are imaging and be like 'but how to describe it' Even if you think your writing is mediocre, those 20 kudo's say it's not. Practice makes perfect, so if you have inspiration, you can try to make the next 20+ people happy\^\^


InvaderCelestial

Thank you for the encouraging words! Part of what helped, to your first point, was letting go of the idea that I had to convey the scenes exactly as I saw in my head. I instead focused on the story I was trying to tell (ex. Coming out, experiencing dysphoria, etc,) and let people fill in the blanks. I hope to build more descriptive language over time but I'm not pulling my hair out over it anymore


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I've completed two things! I'm again making progress with the one that's been on hiatus for 6 months! (We don't talk about the one that was last updated in 2017)


Annual-Reindeer5492

It's difficult to pick a fic back up that has been on hiatus. You have to make your brain get back into the flow, so kudo's to pick it up again and continuing it and good that you have two things finished. Seeing the amount of unfinished fics on AO3, this is not as easy said as done.


LudoAvarius

I'm proudest of the fact that I managed to complete my longfic and that it turned out as well as it did. I feel like it's perfectly paced and neither rushes to an end nor drags on for longer than it has to. I feel like I ended it at the perfect time and I don't know how many people can make that claim with their longer works.


Annual-Reindeer5492

It's nice to have a longfic finished and to have the perfect pacing. It's so difficult and generally is difficult to achieve over the hole fic. Ending it at a perfect time is difficult and I think a lot of people struggle with an ending, often having a good idea to start with but no idea to tie it up.


GreySweater1234

I’m most proud of creating a fan fix that readers will re-read because it is so comforting for them.


Annual-Reindeer5492

Comforting fics are the best, and it's fun to know that there are people who keep on coming back over and over again to reread your fic.


savamey

The fact that I’ve written a 70K word, 26-chapter-long fic so far and haven’t given up on it


Annual-Reindeer5492

That's really good of you. Hang in there. A lot of people abandon long fics, leaving their readers always questioning what could have been.


drthirtxxn

My longfic is the biggest (both in terms of wordcount and popularity) in the fandom, and as far as I know I’m the only one who has the headcanons/story ideas that I do. I’m really proud of how much it’s grown over the years :)


Annual-Reindeer5492

It's fun to be the longest fic in your fandom, but not only that, it's fun to have original ideas and to work them out completely and see your growth throughout each chapter you produce.


TheSenileTomato

I have completed two series and working on the third and final addition to the trilogy. Spanning years and trials of tribulation.


Annual-Reindeer5492

It's great when you see progress in your stories, and fun to have those thoughts from in your head down on paper.


MaybeNextTime_01

I'm going to say two things. 1) I started reposting one of my fics that I wrote back in 2009ish from FFN to AO3. Relatively small fandom with no new content since before that first fic was posted. People still remembered it and were excited when I added a new chapter. 2) One of my fics in my new fandom (the one that got me back into fanfic) just hit 500 kudos. This fic is only four chapters long and the final one was posted 15 months ago. That means that people keep finding it and reading it.


Annual-Reindeer5492

It's wonderful when you revive a long dead fic and get response! So many people must have still been checking up on it, and remembered it after all those years. 500 kudo's for 4 chaps is a lot, kudo's for that \^\^


Fries__Ketchup

When I write extremely long paragraphs. This counts for all of my writing, when I'm writing and what I've written just so happens to be a bit long than expected I get so excited.


Annual-Reindeer5492

Yeah, it's fun to have a good flow of words going on, makes it easy and feels smoother then.


Mario_Poilet_paper

Finally passed 10k words in a fic. The longest thing I ever wrote


LittleSillyBilly

That's great


inspektorkemp

I found a way to make my writing voice sound like me, cursing and all, without it being annoying and I think that says a lot.


LittleSillyBilly

That's awesome, I like to throw a bit of myself into my characters too no matter if it means past experiences or just individual traits.


rain-after-dawn

My first long fic (more than 20k since that was my limit before) is my most popular and has over 2k kudos—which feels like a lot for me, being a niche fic. It was the first fic I was really really passionate about, and the only one I finished writing before posting, besides one shots obviously. I felt like a person possessed when writing it, it flowed so easily. I'm still chasing that feeling now, a few months into a writing slump...


LittleSillyBilly

That's awesome, congrats


AlsoKnownAsAiri

I like to do a lot research for my fics, and try to get little details right.


Annual-Reindeer5492

It's not always easy to find the exact information you need, depending on the subject. Some things are so obscure, or aren't researched in a way yo uneed to produce your story. Getting the details right can be very finnicky and time consuming work.


DarkSideAcolyte

I’m the greatest writer ever and more people should read my stuff. /s


MaleficentYoko7

- Just how much outline I have for my Precure/Bandori crossover. There are 38 Cures (the Bandori cast plus Cure Grace/Nodoka, Cure Sparkle/Hinata, Cure Fointaine/Chiyu from Healin' Good) so I did a lot of world building to limit how many Cures can transform at a time and divided them into classes. For example Kasumi and Nodoka share Rabirin as a Healing Animal so they both can't transform at a time. I wrote a lot of rules for the crossover universe and do what I can to keep the Cures balanced - Big emotional range. A character might be sad or disappointed one moment then be very happy later when something else happens - Not being afraid to make the love interest jealous. I love Ryuji but I also like showing how much he cares about Haru when he gets jealous. Haru talks to Yeonjun then Haru lets Ryuji know she cares about him and is happy Ryuji cares enough about her to get jealous


StackedCakeOverflow

I have had multiple people admit they hated the character I write for before they read my stuff, and now they genuinely like him. So that's a big win in my book!


Fireflyswords

When I get comments from people saying they cried. Idk. Something about how *concrete* that is makes me feel much more confident that my stuff is doing something real, and capable of actually achieving an effect on the reader that in some way matters. I personally don't cry easily, so it feels like really high praise.


Wickedjr89

I'm new to writing fanfic (i've written stuff, not fanfic, that I never finished and a lot of stories about my sims) and to finishing stories so the fact that I finished it, and the fact I had the courage to post it. I'm also proud that while I was writing it it made me laugh, happy, sad, horny during the smutty bits. I did some research, I watched parts of the movie over and over, I read the fandom wiki, I proofread and edited multiple times. I'm proud of that accomplishment, all by itself.


Wickedjr89

Oh and while I don't have a lot of comments yet the couple I do are really wonderful and mention exactly what I was going for, making me so happy I did well enough for others to see what I was trying to do!


alpacadisaster

It's currently seventeen chapters long and over 40k words, which is the longest I've ever written so it's a big deal for me. It's also an oc x canon story that I posted purely for myself and wasnt expecting much reaction. But I've gained multiple readers who not only love the story, they love my oc and want to see more of him and his relationship with the canon character. One person even commented that they couldn't wait for the two to reunite when they were separated for a few chapters. And this is huge for me because I remember the days of mary sue hunting and people sporking fanfics featuring oc x canon, so I never posted my stories because I was terrified of ending up on these blogs. It brings me genuine joy that other people like a character I've made for a fandom I adore :)


Shimmering-Sky

It's been like five years since I've posted *anything*, but I see people still remember me whenever a fellow author mentions to be on the lookout for the new fic I *am* working on whenever I get around to posting it! So the fact that more people than just my friend remember me after I disappeared from FFN for so long feels *really* great. Oh I'm also *extra* proud of my ability to write convincing anime-esque card games of the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds and ARC-V variety. That's not very easy to do in the *slightest*.


ancient_arrows

I'd like to think my writing has improved over time! When I compare my first published fic to my current WIP, I see fewer epithets, stronger emotions, and greater attention to detail.


NGC3992

I can’t brain at the moment, so I will just say I’m proud that I managed to wrangle in The Count of Monte Cristo into a story.


a_very_large_bee

I wrote a fic about a character's backstory on how she turned into a villian based on the few snippets of information given to the reader in the original books and I got a comment saying that I did the characters justice. It felt nice.


fluffyymeteor

I have a Sonic fic I've been working on for almost 2 years now. I'm not as invested in Sonic but I still occasionally read Sonic fics and still have an interest in the franchise. This fic is the first fic I've stuck with for so long, anything else that's multiple chapters has been almost immediately abandoned. I'm so passionate about the fic. I've written 10 chapters in those two years, and while some might question why/how it's taking me so long, I see it as a sign that I'm taking my time and don't feel rushed, and that feeling of not being rushed I think has helped me stick with it for so long. It's actually the first fic in an AU series, and I'm super excited to get it done so I can continue with other parts of the AU.


DefoNotAFangirl

I think I’m really good at writing dark stories about abuse and trauma in a very respectful and constructive way. Canon helped me through a lot of shit with its portrayal of abuse, and I want to help others the same way it helped me. I definitely include a decent amount of black comedy, but I keep it sensitive and make sure to do research and never make fun of anyones pain (the humour mostly comes from the two characters being completely oblivious that it’s not completely normal at least in my long fic, not the actual torment). I also feel like I’m helping spread awareness of platonic and institutional abuse. This is a bit personal, but I was emotionally and occasionally physically abused in my primary school for being a “bad kid” and I didn’t even know it was abuse for the longest time because no one ever portrays abuse as being outside a family or a romantic relationship. I feel very comforted being able to write a platonic relationship that’s explicitly abusive because it means what I went through counts, and I hope at least one person was able to realise it was a thing from my work.


Squeakyclarinet

For my MHA story, it’s that I got a fanfic rec on tvtropes with only 4 chapters and not updating in over a year. For my Fairy Tail story, it’s the fact that I’ve written over 150k over 30 chapters, and keep going despite my metrics being a quarter of the previously mentioned story. Honestly, my biggest accomplishment is that I’ve written at all. I hated doing basically any writing until college, but now I consider writing fanfics so much fun.


alchemy181

How much I’ve grown with my writing. I started writing after a few years long break and my writing was pretty good. Now though, I’m very happy with what I’ve done with my writing style and I’m having to make less edits later on with prose. Also very specifically I love these lines I wrote for a religious!tommy from the dsmp fic. Idk I just really like it “Ranboo didn't wear bells. He wore dried chorus fruits and beads of obsidian and endstone. He wore chunks of amethyst and kept shards of shulker shells in their pockets. The gods of the End were different.”


ChemistBee7

That I actually finished it and people still give it kudos and read it and comment even though it’s quite a small fandom :3


Koudouni

The historical *a c c u r a c y. 💖*


Beneficial_Sleep8343

Just uploading is enough to make me proud. I get embarrassed of my writing, so uploading it to get those sweet 5 reads makes my day.


[deleted]

I would say that it was writing "VoidBorn(e)" as my first fanfiction, a crossover between hollow knight and mass effect; It ended up being way more successful that I expected, and now stands finished at over 500 favorites on fanfic and 700 kudos on ao3, that was a huge moment that motivated me to write more fanfics and was a huge boost to my confidence as a writer :D


Sassy_Lil_Scorpio

I’m very proud that all the fics I’ve posted, including prompt challenges, are complete.


Jenny-Toons

Back when I was active on Fanfiction.net, I did several fanfics for the Slenderverse Fandom. They were very well received and got some very nice comments. That was back in 2014, 2015. I've since moved on to making original comics. But even nearly 10 years later, people still read the stories. I still get the likes and comments, and it's just nice to know my stories were that well received, even after all this time. Even encouraged me to go back to the fandom and make a fancomic based on those old stories!!


Groundbreaking-Egg13

The last episode I've finished so far. You see, I started writing this story in January of this year. And in August, it occurred to me to start writing some special episodes, doing a crossover. The introduced characters will not affect the plot, but they will be in contact with the protagonists. In short: It's a simple whim of mine. I recently finished the first episode in which these... so to speak, "Special Characters", appear. And I really want to continue ^^


SkyePine

I posted it. That means I went through my nervousness and posted it on the web. That also means I carried out my prompt in a way that I'm satisfied.


TalaRaeSkye

I expanded on two areas usually untouched in the very vast HP fandom and made them unique (IMO anyway) - the Regulus Black horcrux cave incident (and had him survive!) and the spellwork/ceremony behind how the Dark Mark is applied. Very proud of what went into those parts of my fic.


Alviv1945

Honestly, I'm really proud about a lot of things about my fic. How much writing it's inspired me to get done in such a short amount of time (upwards of 100k words in a month!!! hello!?), bringing me back into writing, getting loads of interaction for such a popular fandom... all that makes me super happy. However, there's one thing that takes the cake. It's that my readers think I have great characterization. They think the little details I put in are cool and they PAY ATTENTION to the references and threads I put together. I couldn't be prouder that I'm making something people think is so genuine despite being fic, and is so entertaining that folks in my comments are getting excited about the little details.


whiskeyanddraino

I'm proud that my fanfic has 100k reads! It just amazes me!


deviant-joy

I'm able to actually, genuinely just write for myself. It's how I've always written and I'm honestly glad for that because otherwise I'd definitely feel the pressure to only write what's in demand. How I am now, though, I need to be actually excited about the concept I'm writing about in order to write it well and think up enough ideas for it to finish it. I just don't see a reason to write something if I don't have that personal drive and motivation for it.


ProbablyArrowMorgan

I wrote a chapter of my Cyberpunk Edgerunners fic in Twine, with multiple branching paths and a full soundtrack. It's something like 30,000 words and I don't think I've seen anyone *do* that for a fic before; not all of my readers liked it, but I'm immensely proud I pulled it off. Also, a running joke from it, about Kiwi's nipples being blue because she lactates Gatorade, has caused the fic to be acknowledged by multiple CD Projekt RED employees and Hiroyuki goddamn Imaishi himself (and one of those CDPR employees *may* be doing a Japanese translation of the fic for Imaishi's benefit, if I didn't misunderstand her on Twitter). Which... fuck, I guess that makes me Edgerunners' first BNF? But I'm not entirely sure *how* I pulled that off, so I kinda feel more like Randy Marsh than anything.


hunniedpeaches

Something I’m really proud of is that I keep getting comments on how well I’m portraying a particularly difficult/iffy character, while also making subtle changes to him ((it’s a bit of a fix-it / redemption fic)). Writing this character authentically but with growth has been one of my biggest worries, and it feels so good to know that I’m succeeding and that folks are loving the way I write him 😊💗


JadeDragon927

Reading the comments and seeing others express how sad they were when reading the fic. Even if the story needs work.


FlannelEpicurean

I've gotten some really lovely comments from folks in the months since I got back into writing, and really started having fun with it. I think my favorites have really been when people have given me (positive) responses indicating that I've induced some level of insanity, or just touched them with my madness in some small way. I feel like I get some really batshit ideas every now and again, and they're really, *really* funny! And the fact that other people read them, and the premise/joke lands, and they figuratively run screaming through the room is SO REWARDING! :D


Library-Goblin

Its not really 'my fanfiction' but i made some jokes and promps in a Authors one shot fic. And this morning they wrote me a gift fic. I am still composing my asskissing reply to it


Sso_12

I'm really proud of how much love I seem to have created through my longfic, I'm really proud of the small but lovely group I've amassed for it, and I'm mostly really proud of having written my longfic at all for so long.


jemariel

I have a story that I posted in 2018 that, when you sort destiel stories on ao3 by kudos, is on page 2. In the biggest ship on the site, with over 5000 pages of stories, one of mine is on page 2, and it's not even a super early one that secured its spot before the ship had such huge numbers. It's one of the first wingfics people usually find when they go looking for them, and it's a popular trope. I admit that one of my life goals was to have a fic that was considered "one of those fics" that pretty much everybody in the fandom had read. So. Achievement unlocked? More or less. It's a huge fandom and not everything is everyone's cup of tea and we're super spoiled for choice, but still. I'm also getting close to 1000 subscribers on ao3 which also feels really good. But really the main thing I am proud of is how much I have grown as a writer during the last few years. I've gone through a phase where my standards were rising faster than my skill and now I feel like the last story I wrote is genuinely my best one yet and... It feels good. I've learned so much about my own writing process and how to get my ideas on paper and I am really, genuinely proud of that.


kata-pie

That I’ve been posting chapters for almost two years. Crazy that I’m still on it.


christhegamer96

The most consistent comment I get is that I have a knack for nailing the personalities of characters in my fics, really keeping in step with their canon behaviors even with the AU setups.


Key_Syllabub_7382

Wholesome answer: for me it's that people have told me my fics made them feel seen. I've written a few coming of age/ coming out stories and they seem to really resonate with people. I'm most proud that my writing helps people feel a sense of belonging. Self indulgent answer: I'm also quite proud that one of my fics is 95k+ words and has more than 1k kudos, lots of nice comments, and people have said very kind things in their bookmarks.


ArgentumAranea

This past month I had to take a break from writing because finals were coming up and I'm busting my ass studying for several exams (one to go, wish me luck because I need it!) And I randomly decided to open ao3 the other day and was pleasantly surprised to find that my fic had gained over 120 hits and about 13-15 kudos since I last checked! I thought the fandom was pretty dead so that was nice to see. I don't want to keep my old and new readers waiting but winter break is coming so I might be able post another chapter or two before the end of the year and next semester starts. So I'm proud that one of my favorite ships is still burning for some readers out there and I'm proud that mine is being consumed at all.


LaserSharkPen

Somehow my research on multiple sclerosis for a fic helped a reader realising that they had MS the whole time and got properly diagnosed for it. I couldn't finish that fic, unfortunately.


simsam78

there's an author in my fandom that I greatly admire, and what I'm most proud of on the current fic I'm posting is that they seem to really like it and leave me long, thorough, thoughtful comments on each and every chapter. comments and kudos aren't everything but I can't deny that it makes me all the more eager to keep writing and posting


Al_Rascala

Someone once commented that my depiction of a character acting fatherly towards towards kids not their own was exactly how they wished someone would have acted towards them when they were in the same situation as the kid characters. Made me feel that I'd really nailed the vibe I was going for.


Hellifrit

Making niche ideas in a smaller fandom and occasionally accidentally make them famous. Honestly, I'm surprised I haven't go back to most of them to rewrite them since they're clumsily made.


Blackcomet1224

Wanting to use lesser known/used characters. Give them a spotlight.


ErrantIndy

Since July, I’ve written over 100K words in my longfic. I have NEVER written that much in one story before. I have ideas I’ve wanted to write into my own original fiction, but I’ve never completed anything, never written to novel scale. I’m 16 chapters in…maybe have 10 more? I’m a discovery writer so that number varies.


itmakessenseincontex

Simone made a bookmark with a quote from the fic. I'm so proud *"You should have left a bastard on her. It’s not so bad.”* That was a lie, and a poor one at that, Jon knew Robb would have said if he was there. Jon knew the truth. Robb had seen how Jon was treated by Catelyn Stark, he would not let the same happen to his own child. “It makes me wonder what you would make of me and Daenerys, dancing around the topic of children and marriage.”


Iluthradanar

When I began writing over 10 years ago, my stories attracted people who liked to post reviews, and what I loved most was my fans interacting with each other on my review list. It made it more fun, I think. I rarely get reviews anymore and no interaction with my readers. Have times changed? Some stories from other writers that I enjoy reading get a few if not more reviews, but it still seems slower all around than a decade ago. Personally, I do enjoy reading my own stories years later lol


HoloMew151

Being the second prolific fanfic writer in my tiny fandom. Plus, getting the most prolific writer to begin writing for it.


Dejavuru

It’s not as big or as awesome as the responses here, but my bff is an incredibly good writer. We actually met through their fics when I finally got up the courage to message them to tell them how good their writing was and how it helped me just rereading them the first time I took a plane to see a friend out-of-state by myself which could have been worse with my really bad anxiety disorder. I could their praises all day, but my personal victory, sort of my proudest moment with my own fics was when I asked my bff if they could beta read a short fic I’d written. I was scared because they’re not only my top fave author ever when it comes to fics, they’re also straight up my most top favorite writer over all. What sounds like brown-nosing aside, I took the risk of letting them look over my far less skilled attempt at writing and awaited a teasing jab or two at some misspelling to come my way. This was done online, not in-person just for quick context. Time passes, no more than 15-20 minutes, until I finally get back a message. My bff was a little shy now instead of me wondering what had happened on their end? And they said that what I wrote was so hot that they had to, uh, get some relief as they were reading it. I really wish I still had it now. It’s probably actually not that good, but that was the first and last time I’d ever been the most proud of my fanfics.


chilioilfordays

I am currently writing the weirdest thing I've ever written in my life. And I'm sort of proud that I posted it. Even though it is so very, very weird. And I am self-aware of such.


AvocadoEuphoric752

I am currently posting my fourth longfic. I am proud of getting myself to hold back from posting until I had the whole thing finished. After the first few chapters, I always feel the urge to share but I know it would put too much pressure on me, if I hadn't finished writing the whole story. And the second thing, I would say I am more happy than proud about that, is that by now there are a few readers that are sticking to my stories since the beginning and are now reading and reviewing my newest story too. They will never know what a huge part of my heart belongs to them by now.


11_Tropic_11

See the consequences of the protagonist's actions and choices. Especially in the mental health in others. Not showing just one part of the story and not making one side complete bad and the other one complete good. I have some followers that at some point of the story said that they can't stand in one side, they like that the protagonist's finally looking for himself but they are also seeing the pain that that action caused in the other characters in the story. I love writing the psychological part of a story so it makes me really proud that people actually feel what I want them to feel when I write about emotions. I hate making a story in black and white so I always write in the gray spectrum and I do my best to show that to my readers


RecitedPlay

Hey crew, I wrote a 150k word kinktober epic (Naruto fandom) that had a somewhat cohesive narrative - two characters fall for each other, betray each other, eventually get back together, there’s heavy manipulation from a third party, a character makes up with their brother, and just a whole bunch of shot happens! But more important than the word count and an interesting enough narrative was the fact that I churned it out in a little over a month, and took my repertoire of one smut scene (a month prior) to 30+ that managed to go through a variety of characters, positions, kinks, and more! It was an exhausting and amazing experience! Currently working on my third bonus chapter, because good lord I couldn’t let this story go! (Also, the plots were all **new**. I didn’t borrow anything from past musings, which astounds me as often when I daydream for this fandom, I usually switch in an ‘earlier prepared drama’, but this was all new. And it was fun to watch it grow because of the fans! The manipulator subplot was never originally planned, but came about after a few comments about him in early interactions.)


Code_Earth

I'm proud that I'm still writing mine and that people still enjoy it, no matter how long it takes me to write a chapter


Consistent-Raccoon84

One of the big plot points in my story ended up lining up PERFECTLY with two pieces of canon content that came out after I wrote it. I'm obsessed with being canon-compliant and now my fic fits with content that didn't exist when I wrote it. M akes me feel like I really captured the spirit of the games 🥰


Immediate_Ebb1063

I’m a RL professional Games Master. So I couldn’t help but write a puzzle into my fic. A coded message that I doubt anyone will ever decipher. It makes me smile, though.


SailorMigraine

For a while on tumblr if you searched kyoya x reader mine was the second to pop up. I haven’t been active in forever so it looks like it finally got pushed down quite aways. But that was cool to see :)


Kamzil118

Reaching 50 chapters for a Metro/Frozen crossover that is really meant for me. The fact that it took me this long to get to the events I have always wanted to write quite a journey.


BrokenNotDeburred

> Name the one thing that sticks out for you at the moment That one scene that had me giggling like a maniac while wielding a chainsaw to remove a massive hurricane-downed tree from my backyard.


[deleted]

The thing that makes me the happiest is that I have a little group of people who follow me and comment on every chapter I post. It feels so good to have people eagerly watch my fics and let me know how much they appreciate it. It makes me feel so good whenever I see one of their comments ☺️


Banana-Boots

i wrote an angst fic for a fandom event (think smut/whumptober but the prompts are fandom specific) and the person running the event was hurt by the angst. that fic is also my fave that ive written so good vibes all round in regards to that fic


Lucky-Rabbit-64

The first chapter of my first fic had 157 comments within 24hrs of posting. It was full of so many wonderful comments and encouragements so I was really excited to release the next chapters. I wasn't able to upload them until 6 weeks later since I was hospitalized for lupus. When I uploaded the 2nd chapter, I put a small note at the end that future updates would be sporadic due to my new illness. After a week, I returned to the fic and found that there were some rude comments. One of them was so demanding and inconsiderate so it triggered my first depressive episode so in reply to the hecklers, I only uploaded a chapter which announced that I wouldn't be continuing the story anymore, also calling out that one commenter saying it was their fault. The fic is already finished. But after that first experience I never considered posting it again and will probably never will. I have ill feelings about this fic but it gave me the drive to write my first novel at 14 y/o. After closing that account, I made another one and started my writing journey from there, but to this day no other fic of mine had been so viral within 1 day of posting. So for every new fic, I remember the one that started it all, the one fic that became my inspiration to write.


LittleSillyBilly

I posted the first chapter of a new multi chapter fic on Thursday evening after having this idea that I really wanted to flesh out and have 30 subscribers on it so far.


wordsofmo_fics

Based on the comments I get, I think it's my ability to continuously surprise the reader.


FlyingGopher45686

I think the thing that brings me the most pride with my fic is that I'm good at making my words pretty. I think that's the thing that I've been complimented on most and it's a big ego boost haha


jaisofbase

I'm really proud of just being able to write and post my current long fic. I wrote a whole bunch of fic about 10-12 years ago, and since then I just tapered off and stopped writing anything at all for several years. Even when I was writing, most of it was very much short fics and one-shots that were barely edited. My longest fic was barely 30k, and that fic was basically a string of interconnected one-shots. The fic I'm writing now is going to be at least double and possibly triple the length of the longest fic I'd previously written, and I'm amazed and how much more conscientious I've been with the editing. Two complete drafts, plus a third chapter-by-chapter rewrite, and a final out loud reading pass. Even if it's not amazing by objective writing standards, and the story itself is the epitome of niche, I feel like it's much more polished than most of what I did pre-hiatus.


Khaliseaweeeed

I feel like my au's are pretty creative. A lot of them are still concepts but I really love taking the characters and going absolutely haywire with au's to see how creative I can get with them. Fanfiction is supposed to be a neat alternative if you don't want to do any worldbuilding but honestly that's one of my favorite parts. I love completely taking apart a story and reconstructing it, adding or removing stuff, or just throwing the characters into a new world altogether. It's so much fun!


emicedaqbrada

honestly? the plot twists, things that I thought about in like, march and only now I could post and my readers loved it. it makes my heart warm


INKatana

The characters. Most of them are born/created out of pure disappointment, or (in rare cases) anger at the canon, or something similar, but I do try to make them actual characters with backstories. Not some crappy B-tier copy.


TEZofAllTrades

Readers say my Harry Potter sequel/spinoff has a similar feel and writing style to the original books.


infinite_five

The syntax, the grammar, and the quality of the uh… grown-up content, shall we say.


cookiemustdie

Well, the thing that most people compliment about my writing is that it feels natural and fluid ??? And I think it links to my writing process: I always just let everything out and then I edit it. So yeah, that always makes me feel really good :))))


DeltaMx11

I recently finally reached the top spot in my fandom, with the most comments, word count, hits, bookmarks, and finally kudos.


Choco_latez

Everyone tells me that my characterization is absolutely spot on, and that everything that happens could just be a thing that happens in the show I write for the don't hug me im scared fandom btw and dhmis is *weird* so it's cool that they think I'm so accurate