Fan fiction own up?!

Elsvieta · 17/10/2025 19:59

Yeah, I used to write slash. Distressed recently to discover I didn't touch my livejournal for so long it's been purged. All gone 😭

5foot5 · 17/10/2025 13:47

GymBergerac · 17/10/2025 13:33

Good thinking, but no, it was a bit of Ashes to Ashes and some Iron Man.... 😂

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Oh I liked Ashes to Ashes too.

GymBergerac · 17/10/2025 13:33

5foot5 · 17/10/2025 13:26

Is your user name a clue to that show?

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Good thinking, but no, it was a bit of Ashes to Ashes and some Iron Man.... 😂

5foot5 · 17/10/2025 13:26

GymBergerac · 16/10/2023 13:27

Have written and still read a bit, nothing M rated but discovered it years ago when a TV series I loved ended and I didn't want to let go! If you whittle through the bad there are some good stories. I still get very excited if someone favorites one of my stories!

Is your user name a clue to that show?

LeaderBee · 17/10/2025 12:58

labradormumandproud · 16/10/2023 12:56

Bit of light hearted fun.....

Who indulges in fan fiction......I'm guilty and in particular the naughty sexy stuff

Hands up 🤣👋

"Snape slowly crept into Harrys room, it was late and Harry was sleeping, after taking off his slippers, Snape slipped his hand under the cover and began to caress Harry's wand"

DaringlyDizzy · 17/10/2025 12:55

Panda89 · 23/11/2023 23:39

I love Ao3 - Dramione is my ship.
My husband thinks it’s hilarious but genuinely I read better stories on ao3 than from published authors. Manacled is a work of art, another one I loved is ‘The Fallout’

Ooohh a long shot youre still on Mumsnet but outside of Fanfic.net where can I find them? Dramione is my ship too and Manacled is in my top ten! Have you read Alchemised? Apparently theres other fanfics in the Maancled world that she inspired but dont know how to find them

Idontknowhatnametochoose · 17/10/2025 12:53

I used to read and write a lot of X Files fan fiction in my 20s.

DaringlyDizzy · 17/10/2025 12:52

Ok this is a super old thread but can anyone tell me how AO3 works? I was a massive user of fanfic.net back in the day - Esp severitus fics (snape as Harry secret Dad)

ShutTheDoorBabe · 26/11/2023 21:21

At the very bottom of the page, but only when you're on a story, there is a bit where you can toggle dark or light and the text size.

TheSweetEndOfTheLollipop · 26/11/2023 20:59

Is there an app to use for Archive of one's own?
I really struggle with font size on my phone. Can't work out how to make it bigger....

Tomorrowillbeachicken · 26/11/2023 03:27

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Ones probably the most famous one. Second is a smaller one. Its an old upload though, I mainly write original fiction and that one is partially OC

PhantomOps · 26/11/2023 03:14

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Tomorrowillbeachicken · 26/11/2023 03:12

Just realised it’s on two sites lol

Tomorrowillbeachicken · 26/11/2023 03:10

I have one on one of the larger sites that is spicy… I read it too.
and no I’m not saying where lol

TurningtheLightOff · 26/11/2023 03:07

Yup! I was well known in a 90s gay show fandom years ago. Also read prolifically in HP (Drarry and some Snaco) as well S some writing, and some reading and writing in Twilight and Lost.

MissdeeVine · 26/11/2023 01:49

@Figment1982 😊😊😊

Thank you so much! I never mean to write angst but it just comes out anyway, even if it always has to be a happy ending.

And Rear Window is a favourite film of mine too. ❤️

Figment1982 · 25/11/2023 22:49

MissdeeVine · 24/11/2023 03:26

@JuliaGoolias

Here's the StrikeFans link to some fics to get you started: strikefans.com/strike-fanfiction/

There's one of mine on there 😊 but I particularly recommend the ones by LulaIsAKitten, meansovermotive, 105NorthTower and Kate88 which are a bit less angsty than mine 😁 and so well-written.

I ended up having a very late night last night reading your fan fic @MissdeeVine . Absolutely superb, a brilliant read! Just the kind of angst I like! And made even better by the fact that my favourite film is Rear Window! 😀

Yellowdaysaregood · 24/11/2023 14:41

Thanks EllieQ, I will be doing that today!

EllieQ · 24/11/2023 08:25

Yellowdaysaregood · 24/11/2023 04:01

I think as someone who is ND and very into reading I've missed something 😂, these are surely my people, I want to both read and write this stuff. It's like reading a foreign language though, there's obviously stuff that's ' in' , I need to investigate.

The best way to start is to head over to Archive of Our Own (aka AO3), search for a fandom you’re interested in (tv show/ films/ books) and have a look through what comes up! Are there any TV shows or films you’re particularly into?

polkettle · 24/11/2023 08:02

"Living" is a loose term @MaudGone ...
I am a conventionally published author. My fic is for a very different audience.

MaudGone · 24/11/2023 07:34

@polkettle , do you mind me asking how you manage to make a living from writing?

polkettle · 24/11/2023 06:55

I read and write fic. It's not something I'm ashamed of or a secret to anyone, but neither do I advertise my fic outside the very very niche fantom it's for because it just wouldn't make sense to anyone whose headspace was not already filled with those characters!
I also write for a living and I can say that fic is SO much more satisfying because -instant publication! instant endorphin rush of people reading and saying nice things! you don't have to 'kill your darlings'!
No economic value to it but that's true of conventional publishing too 😁

imbolic · 24/11/2023 06:44

StrawberryWater · 23/11/2023 21:20

Been reading fanfic for decades. Mostly X-Files stuff. Occasionally write it to.

X-files is what got me into fanfiction many years ago. I used to haunt the TER/MA archive - now on AO3, along with many of the other old archives.