Hi readers,
Hope you’ve all been well. Another quick update — I am, and have been, dedicating most of my free time to a project I’m aiming to complete before year-end. Unfortunately, this means fan fiction is going to take a back seat. While I’ll continue to write the fics I’ve had planned out, I’m afraid you can’t expect speedily releases for them, not for the rest of the year at least, until I’ve concluded my other project.
Outside of that, as far as fan fiction is concerned, my current WIP is a multi-chaptered MHA fic featuring Izuku and Ochaco. I’d like to get all the chapters done before releasing them, about 4 or 5 in total. I’ve already completed the first two. However, I’m toying with the idea of writing and publishing one-shots after I complete every chapter. Of course, this means the story will take longer to be completed, but on the other hand, the gulf between releases won’t be as great. The recent Bea-centric one-shot, Bea-ting The Heat, is a fic I wrote after completing the second chapter of my current WIP. So the next step would be to write chapter 3, then write another one-shot and release that, and so on and so forth, until I complete the MHA story.
I don’t know. If any of you have a strong preference on how I should go about it let me know. Should I rather dedicate my focus on completing the MHA fic, or keep dropping one-shots between every chapter I write etc?
Either way, I thank you for your the patience, and have an awesome rest of your day/night! 🙂
ooh, mystery project! I say you complete the MHA fic, but if you get inspiration for a one shot then go for it. Don’t force yourself to do things one way or the other, ya know?
Thanks for your input! More or less, I’ve been dipping in and out of writing the MHA fic as my inspiration for it keeps yoyoing around. I don’t want to force myself to do it but at the same time I worry it will never get done if I don’t ^^’ It’s proving to be an exercise in discipline as I’m constantly getting inspiration to write other fics that I don’t always succeed at resisting. In any case, I’ll continue to try my best and try not to feel guilty about it either way. 😀
Do you have any plans to repost your closet capers fanfiction?
I did originally have plans to do that. It’s just fallen down the priority list, but I’ll definitely get to it.
Already a year since this, don’t know if you abandoned that model of publishing, it seems like the correct way to keep the audience tied in
Don’t know much about your creative process, but i feel that making a story and releasing One-Shots between chapters would be really tiring, i would rather concentrate in finishing the story instead of getting sidetracked by other ideas, however, i get that the motivation and inspiration for a story is not always high and sometimes chasing another idea is the ideal way to recharge the creative juice
What’s more interesting is the fact that you had the Izuku x Ochaco fic in your mind this early, and that you already completed some chapters, when i first read this, i though you mean the Tsuyu x Bakugo Fic, it’s interesting to see how much time can an idea be developing in somebody’s mind, at the same time i get it, because let’s be honest, writing is a chore sometimes hahaha, i haven’t even fimished one chapter of my story hahaha
What i think you can do to not leave this section so empty is to make it into a Brainstorming/suggestions place where you can not only see the suggestion of people, but also share the different ideas that you have for a fic/scene/setting, that way people might be able to help you be a little more clear about the direction that you want to take in your stories and ideas
Wow, has it really been a year? Time flies when you’re juggling plot bunnies and fighting off writer’s block! On paper, this sounds like a good strategy. In practice, though? Maybe it still is, provided you can be disciplined enough.
To your point, sometimes it’s not so easy switching between a WIP and one-shots. When I’m deep in the minds of the characters I’m currently writing, it feels like I should stay there until the story is done. Sometimes jumping to another set of characters, with different mindsets and dynamics, then back again, can give you whiplash! These days, I’m leaning towards focusing on one story at a time unless writer’s block forces me to switch gears. Sure, fresh ideas can be tempting but sometimes resisting that excitement is the only way to see a project through.
That said, chasing new ideas can feel like a creative refresh button, too—even if it looks like procrastination from the outside. And yep, writing can definitely feel like a chore some days. If you’re stuck on one chapter, you know the struggle! I guess that’s where discipline comes in. At the end of the day, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution—every writer’s process is unique.
Ha, I actually forgot how far back I’d started the Izuku x Ochaco fic, too! It’s crazy how long ideas can simmer before they’re fully cooked. It’s funny because I don’t think the Tsuyu x Bakugo story had even crossed my mind when I wrote this author’s note, and yet that one got finished first! Meanwhile, the Izuku x Ochaco fic is still cooking, and I haven’t even nailed down where I want it to go yet.
Hm, you know what, you might be on to something there. I often struggle with what to say in author’s notes besides the usual “sorry this is taking so long, life is busy” updates. The idea of using this space as a think tank for creative ideas sounds way more engaging. The only drawbacks I can think of to brainstorming is if people feel discouraged if I end up not using their ideas after a long back and forth going over them, or the process of brainstorming muddying my thought process on current WIPs. Also, I’m not sure how much time I’ll have to engage, if it takes two to three weeks for me to respond to people’s thoughts and ideas, I dunno, they might not be too enthused to keep engaging.
I’ll have to think about this some more.
All that to say, your idea is miles better than just leaving this space empty. Plus, it would keep the brainstorming separate from the comments on unrelated fics. I’ll definitely think about it some more. Here’s hoping I can make better use of this space next year—who knows, it could end up being a fun little hub for smutty creative collaboration. 😛