Types of fanfic writers

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  • @dreamsofvoid2023
    @dreamsofvoid2023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4818

    I'm the "I have ideas but I'm just too lazy to post my fanfiction" type of person

    • @justmebeingmyself4679
      @justmebeingmyself4679 2 ปีที่แล้ว +595

      I'm the "I have ideas and written fanfictions but i'm too scared what other people would think to post them" type of person.

    • @tanishiganguly7679
      @tanishiganguly7679 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      @@justmebeingmyself4679 same-

    • @figleytm
      @figleytm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Hi thats me. Yeah i know im amazin *hair flip*

    • @Sketchers.WeGotThaDrip
      @Sketchers.WeGotThaDrip 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      mood

    • @Sketchers.WeGotThaDrip
      @Sketchers.WeGotThaDrip 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@justmebeingmyself4679 also mood

  • @OMsRandomWriter
    @OMsRandomWriter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3289

    Best part is that "That Writer" can be seen as both a Smut Writer and an Angst Writer.

    • @curious9904
      @curious9904 2 ปีที่แล้ว +244

      as a sadist, theyre pretty much the same thing to me lmao

    • @ZanaZoola14
      @ZanaZoola14 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      They're the same

    • @ThaGuyXaii
      @ThaGuyXaii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Can also be seen as someone who can’t take criticism

    • @liamfaoisidheold
      @liamfaoisidheold 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      As an angst writer this is true

    • @celticireland
      @celticireland 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Their both difficult in one way or another.

  • @SteviePorter58
    @SteviePorter58 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5317

    'The lost poets' hits different. So many, so so soooo many, great fanfics never get finished. It burns every time...

    • @barbaragarb9453
      @barbaragarb9453 2 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Yeah one of my favorite SebaCiel fanfics hasn't been updated since like 2020.

    • @smhhx
      @smhhx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      @@barbaragarb9453 excuse me - SebaCiel???? Bestie- the age gap between those two-

    • @SH1R0M_ii
      @SH1R0M_ii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      It is a completely different type of pain, I found an amazing Mastermind Makoto fanfic on Ao3 but they haven’t updated it in years :’)

    • @barbaragarb9453
      @barbaragarb9453 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@smhhx Yeah i know, i'm insane in the membrane but everything i read is mainly fluff.

    • @smhhx
      @smhhx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@barbaragarb9453 but still the age gap is huge

  • @_____2219
    @_____2219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2985

    I honestly ask myself why are lost poets writing fan fiction when they could’ve gotten a writing degree

    • @mushroomhehe370
      @mushroomhehe370 2 ปีที่แล้ว +301

      we lost poets are just perpetual wanderers of a wasteland homie

    • @666meowth
      @666meowth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +287

      some of them DO have writing degrees lol. theyre just write amazing fanfics and share them with the world

    • @pasta_eeee
      @pasta_eeee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      because we need good fanfics to read
      no but that’s pretty true tho

    • @johnporter9034
      @johnporter9034 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      And do what with it?

    • @pasta_eeee
      @pasta_eeee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @Marco Penso they’re called books

  • @theofficialkermitdefrog7612
    @theofficialkermitdefrog7612 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3837

    As a fanfic writer I can confirm this is accurate

    • @zombiedemon1762
      @zombiedemon1762 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      How do I find the murderer and the lost poet?

    • @theofficialkermitdefrog7612
      @theofficialkermitdefrog7612 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@zombiedemon1762 just go on A03 you should be able to find MANY types of writers
      But I must warn you once you go into fanfics you can’t go out

    • @gpettus9508
      @gpettus9508 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@theofficialkermitdefrog7612 You say that as though it’s a bad thing.

    • @note8857
      @note8857 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@gpettus9508 It really is. I started reading fanfics 2 years ago and I'm still going

    • @victoriathornton2973
      @victoriathornton2973 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@zombiedemon1762 Well, I'm definitely the "murderer" kind of writer. Literally killed off Deku's mom in like 7 stories.

  • @AliyahXena
    @AliyahXena 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2337

    It's so hard to understand when they have bad grammar, bad spelling, and such but the sad part is sometimes the story is actually good.
    edit:1.4k likes are too much for a comment so random but thx
    edit: now it's 2k : )'thank you!!

    • @penname-artist4537
      @penname-artist4537  2 ปีที่แล้ว +382

      Ah yes, I do understand. I have a fanfic writer buddy who is also dyslexic, so I'm their stand-in editor before they post, just to make sure their fics are grammatically correct and readable and such XP

    • @jlynn4187
      @jlynn4187 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      omg the woes of how true this is....

    • @thepanzerofthelake732
      @thepanzerofthelake732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      You are absolutely right man..

    • @JonduGaming
      @JonduGaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      I copied a fic and edited it so I could actually read it. It was really good, but definitely needed some work. (obviously I didn't post it myself, I'm not one of THOSE "writers" XD)

    • @pierrelaplant7926
      @pierrelaplant7926 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I've read some fanfics with spelling errors that were fine. But I've also read some that where a nightmare and that I couldn't make it past the first ch.

  • @arizonasucculent8632
    @arizonasucculent8632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +592

    My favorite writers are the ones who you can tell have read a lot. Their words are really high level, they describe things so well you can almost imagine it, and they know how to pull your heart strings. Unfortunately, they have one condition and its called "disappearing" 😭

    • @LVD3NS
      @LVD3NS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +100

      As (I would like to believe) that type of writer, there are a few insights I could offer you as to why this happens so often with good writers.
      1. Often, quality requires time to create -- time not always available to the writer, or, sometimes, the writer does not want to invest that time.
      2. Keeping the quality of one's work to a consistent standard is stressful, and may take a toll on the writer, causing them to adopt avoidant behaviors when it comes to writing.
      3. Sometimes, because those authors are of a high caliber, they move onto other, bigger projects in their lives, leaving behind their fanfictions.

    • @hangezoeseyepatch150
      @hangezoeseyepatch150 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Samee

    • @whyamihere523
      @whyamihere523 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@LVD3NS And adding onto the first point--Since it takes a lot of time, some writers may be less passionate about the fandom after a while, so it leaves the story unfinished as their interest expires before they can complete their vision.
      I have that worry all of the time because the current fanfic I'm writing has so much planned for the plot, but takes so long to update because I'm such a perfectionist. I almost feel like I'll move onto a different fandom before I can wrap it all up

    • @LVD3NS
      @LVD3NS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@whyamihere523 I avidly roleplay and have matters IRL to take care of. That generally means that when I get to sit down in front of my document to write/edit the story I'm too tired to really get it going, on top of being a perfectionist

    • @hearthearter
      @hearthearter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They probably went on to become authors or other more important things

  • @cornonthejob7529
    @cornonthejob7529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +866

    I’m the “has a lot of lore but inconsistent writing ability”. Running five major plotlines at once while bouncing between two different works with a menagerie of different characters is fun but hard.

    • @stormystorm7549
      @stormystorm7549 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      *sigh* i am also one of those authors

    • @faustinascafe6690
      @faustinascafe6690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I ... Do not appreciate you calling me out like this

    • @seminark
      @seminark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm quite frankly also in this category, in that I'm currently working on a massive isekai deconstruction novel, but as are most.
      You'll eventually get the hang of things as you gain experience, but I would suggest keeping a timeline for your works; it'll save you the hassle of reading through 400 chapters just to refresh your memory.

    • @le_meme_man8983
      @le_meme_man8983 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oi oi, stop calling me out! Though that's why I decided for 4 books all dealing with different parts of the story.

    • @sand_eater101
      @sand_eater101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I do oneshots. When something takes weeks, or in my worst case HALF A DAMN YEAR, it’s just awful.

  • @flowerontoast
    @flowerontoast 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1923

    This video was PURE true things. Also, the newbie thing… yeah, the not connecting sentences and badly written words are pretty stressing

    • @dominatroy
      @dominatroy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I mean Google docs have autocorrect which is pretty good. Gramarlly exist

    • @TheRatedOniChannel
      @TheRatedOniChannel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      How about when it is just one wall of text, no separation whatsoever?

    • @ethancrash2554
      @ethancrash2554 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Not even that this one story I was reading made no sense it was in one location then suddenly we are in another and characters emotions switching constantly with conflicts that shouldn’t even happen and the worst part is the ENTIRE story was literally written very stupid there were so many grammatical errors and not even that every word you had to guess what it was because apparently someone decided not too read their story over or use spellcheck before publishing it my English teacher would flip if she saw that many grammatical errors and misspelling it was like a 3 year old wrote it I didn’t even bother finishing it cause it gave me a headache with that many mistakes

    • @astracrits4633
      @astracrits4633 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@ethancrash2554 I wouldn't suggest reading My Immortal. You'll probably have a heart attack, even if you know it's a trollfic.

    • @yoosung6967
      @yoosung6967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      “Please no hate this is my first fan fiction”
      Or
      “English isn’t my first language”
      ^^^^ I see these too often 😂

  • @angelz4life7040
    @angelz4life7040 2 ปีที่แล้ว +328

    I'm the "I have ideas and form entire stories and AUs in my head, but I'm not a good writer and I'm scared people will judge what I post" type of person.

    • @Gachiya
      @Gachiya 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same

    • @philippschwarz4539
      @philippschwarz4539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me

    • @sadjoysplode
      @sadjoysplode 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I'm quite the opposite lmao; I like to think I have good writing skills but I literally cannot come up with any ideas whatsoever

    • @leila13dnd
      @leila13dnd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      As someone who has gone a few years with this type: you will always be scared of other people judging you. But for every person hating your story there will be another person liking it. Go write that fanfic. Go post that fanfic. Go make stuff.

    • @dysphoriaax
      @dysphoriaax 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you just perfectly described me in one sentence wha

  • @lodus4802
    @lodus4802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +624

    Something a lot of people don't know is that there's a very good reason for the poor spelling and grammar in fanfics, and it isn't just people being bad writers (at least a lot of the time). Almost all fanfics are written in English, and so there's a shocking amount of people who don't speak English, but will read or write in it using translators. You'd be surprised how many fanfic authors post in English, despite writing everything in their native language.
    My only point is: don't be too harsh on people. You never know when a writer is a kid, has dyslexia or something similar, doesn't speak the language... there are lots of reasons a fanfic might have plenty of issues other than the writer just sucking.

    • @penname-artist4537
      @penname-artist4537  2 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      Absolutely man, absolutely. I know of...three of four people off the top of my head where English is not their first language but they write English fanfiction, and it's awesome (even if there are typos and such or not). I always find it so cool when people write fanfic in a language that isn't their first one. They're definitely very dedicated people! XP

    • @Re-2005
      @Re-2005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Sometimes Autocorrect can an issue you might feel like your write something right but then the autocorrect just changed it for some reason

    • @Dazai_Osamu037
      @Dazai_Osamu037 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      English isn't my mother tongue, but I like to read and talk in English more than in my actual mother tongue. (I'm by the way from Germany) For me it's not that hard to write something down, but when I write I magically forget to write some words down, that I see missing when I read over it and sometimes I forget how some words are written or what word I usually know I am searching for. I am a perfectionist and I highly doubt that someone would want to read my story's. Yes, I am very insecure about my writing and I try to find the right perspective to write.

    • @lodus4802
      @lodus4802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Dazai_Osamu037 If you enjoy writing, then don't worry about who enjoys it, or if people will be rude online. Just write for the sake of it, and you'll naturally get better over time, in whatever language you write!

    • @Dazai_Osamu037
      @Dazai_Osamu037 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@lodus4802 My problem is my mental health can't do that. I can't stop overthinking even though I know the story idea is good, but I am so afraid of sharing, that I don't do it. One thing I am unsure of is if I write from an Anime a mental ill person do I have to put a trigger warning? Because the Anime character I'm talking about is my username and my profile picture. He is suicidal and has a lot deep down stuff going on in his mental health. So there is one part in me that is really unsure of it and I hate asking, because I feel like I am annoying like I am right now. 😅

  • @OwlKitto
    @OwlKitto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    The "overexplainer" should be grouped together with the "THAT writer"
    They practically work together like bread and butter!
    /Joke

    • @Leaf_Bucket
      @Leaf_Bucket 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No because im both of those 🕴

    • @ThatabberationLevi
      @ThatabberationLevi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I mean, it ain't a joke if it's str8 fax XD

    • @originalname5598
      @originalname5598 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      A smut writer and an overexplainer would be an unstoppable force together tbh

    • @sophiamariamaties9554
      @sophiamariamaties9554 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ThatabberationLevi no way u used XD and str8 in 2022

    • @AngelDustMyBel0ved
      @AngelDustMyBel0ved 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sophiamariamaties9554 no way you're commenting on the way someone types in 2022

  • @empress_eve
    @empress_eve 2 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    I'm the type of writer "that was peer pressured to post my "good fics" online and not many people read them because the fandom is slowly dying" but I can relate to the other types as well.

    • @ethancrash2554
      @ethancrash2554 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I have some amazing stories I’ve thought of the only thing I have to tweak is having more scenes were characters connect because the dialogue In my head when characters talk is pretty much as if they were talking blandly However I don’t know if a story I write would even get noticed because it doesn’t fall under a genre people usually read like normally when ever I do go on there it’s because I notice a character in a show I’m amazed by however they don’t get enough screen time so I try finding stories about them or I’m bored and wanna read stories with massive battles that regular media doesn’t have I don’t know much about it but if there is a colum on fan fiction we’re people can freestyle write so the stories on their even get noticed?

    • @Baconator-sg9pr
      @Baconator-sg9pr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like the Tron and non whump Spider-Man community!
      Jesus christ, what is with those people!

    • @roserain7034
      @roserain7034 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wrote for a dead fandom because I was pissed off that my pairing didn't get love. That's how I started writing fanfiction even though I was just a reader. Although to my surprise, I got comments by the same 7 people who discovered it and they were there from start to almost finish (shame, I was near the finish line before I stopped) Although the fandom is truly dead because even after 8 years, probably only got 9 extra comments (3 by the same person) from a 15 chapter story.

    • @dekxu6673
      @dekxu6673 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Literally every fandom I entered and wanted to write for already had its peak

  • @the_sky_is_blue_and_so_am_I
    @the_sky_is_blue_and_so_am_I 2 ปีที่แล้ว +574

    How has this not blown up yet It's the most accurate thing to date.

  • @rainedans8684
    @rainedans8684 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    You forgot the "actually good writers who made fanfics in their free time" group

  • @mayahawkesgf4943
    @mayahawkesgf4943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    as a fanfic author i can confirm that this is accurate.

  • @FloweringFennec
    @FloweringFennec 2 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    The lost poet on reminded me of a fanfic i used to read,it was really nice had a good plot was well written and stuff,sadly i came to find out that the author died before they could finish the fanfic,so i keep it as a memory of their work and i hope they rest in peace
    Edit: thank you for the person that brought me back here,i had forgotten in which video i had posted this. Sadly it has been a long time since i read it like 3 years ago and i no longer use wattpad(where it was posted) and cant currently go look for it,but i still remember the plot if anyone is interested in going on a fanfic hunt

    • @ThomasCurrie1024
      @ThomasCurrie1024 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Aww, that's actually sad. I hope to have all my niche works finished before I shuffle off this mortal coil.

    • @SkillSpider1908
      @SkillSpider1908 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Yeah I had multiple stories I was reading ended because the writer either accidentally overdosed or commit suicide. His mother went into his account and posted what had happened to the writer and it was really sad to see.

    • @colonel_yuri
      @colonel_yuri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      well now I know why they're called lost poets

    • @bigtreeguy7336
      @bigtreeguy7336 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do you remember what the fanfic was called?

    • @parad0x.76
      @parad0x.76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      dang whats the title?

  • @Kb-ky2mk
    @Kb-ky2mk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    I am "the murdere" but also the "rewrites cannon" and "can't write smut or romance so writes vIoLeNcE" pretty fun 😅

    • @sundancelokidottir1942
      @sundancelokidottir1942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This is me. Torture and violence is fun.

    • @Asteri0519
      @Asteri0519 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      >> can't write smut or romance so writes vIoLeNcE

    • @SomethingNameArchived
      @SomethingNameArchived 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Ah yes, torture and violence 😂.

    • @mayurakshimondal5972
      @mayurakshimondal5972 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      OMG SAME😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @YataTheFifteenth
      @YataTheFifteenth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      See, on one hand I _can_ write smut and romance. Badly.
      On the other, _violence_

  • @kawaiicookie3751
    @kawaiicookie3751 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Im the lost writer skdjks
    I always start fics really well, but end up losing motivation and never finishing them

  • @VikkiVibe
    @VikkiVibe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    I write my own stories too and oh. My. Gosh. This is more accurate thatn I realize

  • @cassieisnothere
    @cassieisnothere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    As a whumper who doesn't kill I don't feel represented

    • @penname-artist4537
      @penname-artist4537  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't worry, a sequel will very possibly be coming up, eventually XP (and same here! I love me some good hearty whumpfic XP)

  • @wilhemtehlynx
    @wilhemtehlynx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    So my fanfics were always taking a pre-existing world and expanding on them. Adding new characters, new places, new ideas, just... taking what's already there, repurposing some things, and just making a brand new story out of it.
    Fanfics really aren't as bad as people think. They only see the bad side of fanfics, which are the bad ones written by people whose talents are something that isn't writing.

  • @blade_ranger301
    @blade_ranger301 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    THE OVEREXPLAINER IS MY FRIEND KASSIDY-

  • @ohono0o0o0
    @ohono0o0o0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Sometimes, I’m the “Annoying proofreader”. Sometimes, I’m the “heartbreaker”.
    But no matter what, I will always be a “I don’t want to ship anybody in the fanfic but I did it anyways” type of person.

  • @lillyhong7819
    @lillyhong7819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I’m the, “I’ll update! I promise…..”
    *A few days later.*
    “Hey guys.. so I starting this new book (and I’ll probably post 23 chapters and start a new book lol)”
    I have 8 incomplete stories with desperate readers waiting for an update 👁👁

    • @Jjjjjjjames
      @Jjjjjjjames 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same thing here. I said I was gonna take a break from writing after having a few people reading because I was tired. I try to make another story, fail, and just leave.

    • @penname-artist4537
      @penname-artist4537  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just eight?? I have somewhere between thirty-nine and forty-six, on good days xP
      You're gonna get there though, I believe in you!!

  • @scarletwolf9910
    @scarletwolf9910 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The lost poet one hurts. I can't tell you how many times I've stumbled upon a fan fic that I fell in love with only to discover that it will most likely never be finished.

  • @vexgnos5184
    @vexgnos5184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Im a mix of newbie and “i got alot of ideas but how the fuck do people making beginnings and titles?!?”

    • @spypigeon7292
      @spypigeon7292 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same, I'm really jealous of people who can come up with names for things

    • @vexgnos5184
      @vexgnos5184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@spypigeon7292 its so hard 😭💅

    • @spypigeon7292
      @spypigeon7292 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@vexgnos5184 If it's any help, most of the time I can't come up with a name it's usually because I'm overthinking it. So I just write the first thing that comes to mind and then while I'm editing the chapter, I see if I can think of a better one. Or sometimes I just say "screw it" and use a soundtrack as inspiration

    • @vexgnos5184
      @vexgnos5184 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@spypigeon7292 im gonna try that and see if it helps. Thank you!

    • @nubilafayaz9286
      @nubilafayaz9286 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      RIGHT??

  • @Luminouslearners143
    @Luminouslearners143 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    "I have ideas but I'm just too lazy to post my fanfiction" type of person

  • @kirri2643
    @kirri2643 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    my friend is THAT writer

  • @KitKat17700
    @KitKat17700 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    As a fanfiction reader, I can also confirm that this is scarily accurate! Also you’ve got a new subscriber🥰

  • @rowan404
    @rowan404 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I’m the Happy-go-Fluffy because I use fanfiction as an escape from reality. I stay away from angst because I don’t need my mental health to be even worse. I also stay away from smut because, even though I’m almost 18, it still makes me feel sick. If I were to enjoy smut, it would probably have to be focused more on the intimacy; making love rather than just fucking; and that circles back to fluff.

    • @chimmy4940
      @chimmy4940 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      gurl i read angst to feel something-
      how does it makes ya mental health worse -

    • @rowan404
      @rowan404 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@chimmy4940 It triggers my C-PTSD from years of emotional abuse.
      I have the numbness too, but, when I want to feel something, I self-harm instead because it hurts less. Also, some angst fics involve self-harm, which usually leads to me self-harming too, so I’d probably be self-harming either way.
      Also, please don’t call me any variation of “girl”. It gives me gender dysphoria.

    • @chimmy4940
      @chimmy4940 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@rowan404 oh i say gurl to everyone tho but okay how should i refer to u as?

    • @rowan404
      @rowan404 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@chimmy4940 You didn’t have to add anything at the beginning. You could’ve just started with “I read…”

    • @chimmy4940
      @chimmy4940 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@rowan404 i was just tryna be polite human chill okay?

  • @fortitudo-9552
    @fortitudo-9552 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I'm the "I write fan fics since ages, probably have 100+ on my hard drive but never published even a single one because anxiety"

  • @mungunshagaibuyantugs8189
    @mungunshagaibuyantugs8189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    You forgot the one that combines all the movies animes games and novels you’ve ever read and watched, into a big jumble of mess that really shouldn’t but somehow enjoyable ( I am talking to you ruqing rusu!)

    • @Baconator-sg9pr
      @Baconator-sg9pr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think I tried to sit through reading one of their fanfics.
      Needless to say, if I ever wrote something like that, please shoot me.

    • @darkiusmc979
      @darkiusmc979 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That sounds like something that could possibly work if it was given enough planning to make sure things worked well together... and I doubt there's much that is.

    • @Baconator-sg9pr
      @Baconator-sg9pr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@darkiusmc979 Have fun planning that nightmare.
      Tip: Write a synopsis of the story. Not too in depth, but enough for a good outline.

  • @evobrand1210
    @evobrand1210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm the type who actually is writing right now but decided to watch this instead

  • @kjdee140
    @kjdee140 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    For those rare few who have written and COMPLETED awesome fanfictions, you guys are the GOATs!

  • @seminark
    @seminark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I consider myself a mix between "the murderer" and what I call "ruthless deconstruction", though I am dangerously close to fitting into the "lost poet" category due to a lack of motivation as of late.

  • @anuamir2107
    @anuamir2107 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    As a fanfic writer myself; I'm an odd mix of happy-go-fluffy and bloody angst. I like cute fluffy stuff, but can't help but enjoy a bit of hurt and/or no comfort. Perhaps even some Dead Doves. My toxic trait is I struggle with posting my countless list of fics. XD

  • @me5810
    @me5810 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    YESSS 1000 USELESS POINTS!

  • @shelbyg.8867
    @shelbyg.8867 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’m either the happy-go-fluffy or I’m the murderer and there’s no in between

  • @woofberry
    @woofberry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm the "Writes a new fanfic every single day and never finishes any of them unless its a oneshot" writer.

  • @jellygoe-mul1116
    @jellygoe-mul1116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'm the happy go fluffy writer, but some time I have really strong urge to write really really toxic shits

  • @younggamer7218
    @younggamer7218 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    HAHA yes I have found that I am the over-explainer

  • @anemonerainfall
    @anemonerainfall 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    i’m the overexplainer, i usually give background info before the actual story and usually the info is longer than the story itself which isn’t exactly short 😅

  • @noneofyourbusiness2437
    @noneofyourbusiness2437 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    As a fanfic author, there's also the type who genuinely try to make a good story.
    I generally write crossovers, and I try my best to make those crossovers as good as possible, though I will admit I don't always succeed.
    (I have a problem where I frequently use characters who are too powerful for the crossed over world, like Alex Mercer from Prototype in My Hero Academia, which generally ends up ruining the story.)

    • @jplays2167
      @jplays2167 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah, I’m a crossover writer, too! Unfortunately, when I try to actually write my stories, my mental image of the plot is so far along that I have a hard time figuring out how to get there. And even when I do write a lot, my motivation only stays for like 10-15 minutes before I get bored and go back to daydreaming about how cool it could be (mainly because I imagine them in the format of the anime I’m writing about, which doesn’t correlate to having to describe it).

    • @youcantkeeprunninginandout7240
      @youcantkeeprunninginandout7240 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I've been trying for MONTHS to write this crossover fic because I really feel like I could make it work but as you said, there is a serious power disparity between fandoms and I also feel like it just won't work at all. Do you have any advice to combat this?

    • @noneofyourbusiness2437
      @noneofyourbusiness2437 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@youcantkeeprunninginandout7240
      My advice? Hm... Maybe use a villain from the more powerful story? Or maybe have some of the more powerful story's power start leaking into the weaker universe? For example, in my Prototype x MHA crossover, I sort of had the idea to make some of the villains get their hands on Alex Mercer's variant of the Blacklight Virus, thus becoming just as powerful as him. I never followed through with it, but that was my plan for combating the power disparity.
      I don't know. Those are just some very over generalized ideas off the top of my head. I would have to read the specific crossover for more specific advice. Either way, I hope it helped give you a general direction to start thinking of solutions.

    • @Baconator-sg9pr
      @Baconator-sg9pr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jplays2167 Bruh same, but I force myself to listen to music relating to the topic for me to focus.

  • @girlyboss703
    @girlyboss703 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    As a fluff writer, yes

  • @fishysc0okielife
    @fishysc0okielife 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm the fanfic writer who writes way too much chapters and feels constant pain whenever I publish a new chapter

  • @froyenathestar
    @froyenathestar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm the "Writes everything fluffy with both lore and angst" type of writer

  • @dyingrat9
    @dyingrat9 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I can’t believe I got invested in the story of Tanner and Molly only to be hit with the “Is anyone actually stopping to read this thing?” 😢

  • @NurseAmamiya
    @NurseAmamiya 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    I can guarantee, that the Happy-go-fluffy type of stories are the definition of cringe in the majority fanfictions. Most of the time, you'll find a female protagonist, and it's always a female protagonist, either a teen, or young adult.
    Character introduction varies depending on what story it may be. But all of a sudden, the plot would then slowly transition into some random, or better yet, cheesy scenario before the cringe would then come full swinging. The worst part is, when actual characters (not OCs) are forced to be involved with said cringe

    • @zombiedemon1762
      @zombiedemon1762 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      If I ever become a fanfiction writer, some of my protagonists will be super old ladies who tear younger people in half with their bare hands.

    • @4Radi0
      @4Radi0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@zombiedemon1762 I like you :D

    • @zombiedemon1762
      @zombiedemon1762 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@4Radi0 . Thanks.
      Now I need an anime moth waifu like Juniper Actias to eat me alive and give birth to my new body.
      Or infect me with something that makes me grow a giant human cocoon for metamorphosis into the same species.

    • @4Radi0
      @4Radi0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@zombiedemon1762 I’m scared of you now :D

    • @zombiedemon1762
      @zombiedemon1762 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@4Radi0 . Don't worry I'm just your friendly neighborhood idea spawner.
      I know you love me.
      Everyone in the far future loves me.
      You see, that familiar sensation in your mind is not your thoughts.
      It was me this whole time.

  • @shumai1618
    @shumai1618 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Well, I don't write fanfics, but if I wrote then I most probably be a murderer type. I LOVE SEEING MY FAVOURITE CHARACTERS PAINFULLY DIE IN MY IMAGINATION WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME.

  • @princesoraru7268
    @princesoraru7268 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the lost poet one hurts internally, so many great writers go GONE at some point and i have no idea if they're dead or they just dont wanna write anymore, and at some point the account will become an orphan account 💀

  • @clover_n_socks
    @clover_n_socks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i'm the "murderer" 100%
    (the amount of characters i've killed off could fit into a minivan)

  • @SomethingNameArchived
    @SomethingNameArchived 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I'm not already fanfic writer but as a mapper (storymapper), I can relate.
    Also, I write an story too but for mapping. And it's mental blocks sucks me. Honestly, aimed for 30-50 pages for 30-90 minutes of mapping videos.

    • @dentangaji6161
      @dentangaji6161 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Whats mapper?

    • @SomethingNameArchived
      @SomethingNameArchived 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dentangaji6161 Storymapper is someone who makes story based on map (like country talking to other country, etc.). The example of this is Korean Mapping, Astral Mapping, etc. They make Alternate Future of World, Alternate Future of Europe, Pax Britannica Nova, etc.

    • @dentangaji6161
      @dentangaji6161 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SomethingNameArchived Thats nice! Is this restricted only to existing real world map or has a complete freedom over our imagination?

    • @SomethingNameArchived
      @SomethingNameArchived 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dentangaji6161 Complete freedom over our own imagination. Not only restricted on real world map, but you can make storymapping based on fictional maps, it's called Alternate World, for example of this is History of Famana by Sunset Productions.
      Also, you can add characters from other games and utilise it as leader of the country as you want. Example : Stranded, the series I working on.

  • @floopfloop8516
    @floopfloop8516 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    very cute and accurate video! i would classify myself as more of an angst writer, but most of the fics i read are fluffy or hurt/comfort. that probably says a lot about me.
    quick tangent: i don't tend to enjoy angst fics, just because a lot of the time the writer isnt speaking from experience and it *really* shows.

  • @sheacorduroy5565
    @sheacorduroy5565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    God I fit the overexplainer archetype so well lmao.
    (not to a super extreme extent but I sometimes go maybe a bit too deep with character backstories and describing situations lol)

  • @ItzRokkiYT
    @ItzRokkiYT 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I got into writing fanfiction about maybe a month ago, and have been extensively working on this one fanfic that kind of has a little bit of everything, but has it's genuinely nice beats, alongside some more darker or heavier bits. This is pretty accurate to a lot of other stuff I've seen tbh

  • @AlexanderTheBloodraven
    @AlexanderTheBloodraven 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As a fanfic author, I’m laughing my ass off right now, cause this is 100% true.

  • @lunar.howl.
    @lunar.howl. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Your art style is so cute!

    • @penname-artist4537
      @penname-artist4537  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you so much! :P this is far from my best work, but from a video standpoint I am pretty proud of it XP

  • @r.s.111
    @r.s.111 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    when I was 'the newbie' I directly wrote my fic in ao3, not even in notes or a separate doc first 😭

    • @M00N3CL1SPE
      @M00N3CL1SPE หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      omg I'm so glad I didn't. I used advice from my favorite writers and wrote it in notes first!! Brought it to docs to finish the rest of the chapter

  • @dfmrcv862
    @dfmrcv862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yeah. Writing fanfics makes good practice for writing though. When one of my fics got on TV Tropes i felt SO accomplished.

    • @dfmrcv862
      @dfmrcv862 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Rainbow Rose Princess Mishti Thank you!

  • @Bruh-vd8os
    @Bruh-vd8os 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I am here before this becomes popular

    • @penname-artist4537
      @penname-artist4537  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Man I've been watching it since it went from quiet 200 to whatever its at now, I think 3k? XD

  • @saffi_taffi
    @saffi_taffi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Super accurate and super cute! Keep up the good work ;)

  • @spadeace8881
    @spadeace8881 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I appreciate the 1000 "actually useless points" but I don't think I can live off them.

  • @Squaredasher
    @Squaredasher 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have never once looked up anything on youtube related to fanfiction, and yet this somehow manages to find it's way to my recommended within a day of me posting to AO3 for the first time.

    • @markjcm8968
      @markjcm8968 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What kind of fanfiction?

    • @Squaredasher
      @Squaredasher 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@markjcm8968 It's just a generic "what if main characters were ebil?" fic, but the game it's about (Bug Fables) has a very small fandom so I want to give it some love (or angst, I guess)

  • @slimypaws
    @slimypaws 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    0:42 Why... is that me-? I swear to God, I need to add every last detail, otherwise, I might not survive. Luckily, I only write One-shots... The plot would literally go nowhere. /hj

  • @MsIDKwatmynameis
    @MsIDKwatmynameis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Why must you call out my overexplaining ways

  • @aguajulia
    @aguajulia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When the over-explainer popped out I lost it. I'm probably this one

  • @RobertPage562
    @RobertPage562 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My brother is the "I promise ill upload the next chapter in a few days" kinda guy only to keep his readers waiting for months at a time

  • @Wter-oy1dh
    @Wter-oy1dh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    With my upload schedule being about six months, I’ve gotten a lot of requests asking if my series is discontinued or not
    It’s not that I discontinued it
    It’s that I spend so long editing everything it takes six months (also laziness, I apologise for my tardiness)

  • @277srai
    @277srai 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like writing angst with a fluff ending, nobody deserves to be hurt

  • @Sue_D_Nymn
    @Sue_D_Nymn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At first I thought I was the newbie, then I thought I was the Happy-Go-Fluffy, but I can now confirm I am THAT writer.

  • @TrademarkedIPAdress
    @TrademarkedIPAdress 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm that "lmao, you love this ship? Me too! _Too bad one of em dies and they go through the stages of grief but in a more angsty way_ " kind of guy :'D
    but when Im in a good mood, I become the "Angst first, but the two main characters realize they aint so different and learn to overcome their challenges together fluffy ending" guy lol

  • @mattnar3865
    @mattnar3865 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'd like to add "the repeater", character 1 explains something to character 2, character 3 comes in and character 1 repeats everything they said in the explanation to character 3. It's frustrating when you just want to get on with the plot but they just keep repeating the same explanations over and over again with barely enough of a difference that it might as well be copy-pasted.

  • @skyking4557
    @skyking4557 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I am the type ' write an fanfic until get some recognition,and then drop it because of the writer block'

  • @harsheetaverma7338
    @harsheetaverma7338 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm the "I have fic idea, i wrote 50k words in my docs but i won't publish cuz no one is gonna read it anyway."

  • @chaoticfloralarrangement8741
    @chaoticfloralarrangement8741 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ive read fanfics and books for so long i can tell when the writer is young. its in the writing of the story if you pay close attention

    • @chaoticfloralarrangement8741
      @chaoticfloralarrangement8741 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      esp the way the characters interact and treat the mc, the personalities of the characters and the subtle self insert with at least one. oh and the scenes where its purely for the sake of making the reader take emotional damage

  • @deadtired6359
    @deadtired6359 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m the ‘I’m going to churn out as many well made chapters of a fic before abandoning it when I burn myself out, and moving onto a new fic to repeat the process’

  • @NotASnaccImAMel
    @NotASnaccImAMel ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Me after getting this on my front page for the fiftieth time: God, *FINE,* I'LL WATCH THIS. AS MUCH AS I DON'T WANT TO BE CALLED OUT AS SOME HORRIBLE TROPE, I'LL ENTERTAIN THIS.

  • @cutiefox19
    @cutiefox19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I keep killing my favorite characters and I can't stop it makes to much sense for the plot AAAAAAAAAAAAHH

  • @Ravengirl0814
    @Ravengirl0814 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m the “I have ideas and am able to sit down and write, but need background noise to work and end up distracted”.

  • @blackhole8029
    @blackhole8029 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fan fiction is a very wonderful way to show your skills in poetry. Some people also start their poet carrier in this section and then gose to bigger sectors . I have my friend who use to write fan fic and now he writes in the magazine and newspaper. Big achievement for him as a student right .

  • @BelkanEngineere
    @BelkanEngineere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m the “writes a meme-y chatfic with all of the anime characters, then after few chapters goes to get some milk” tipe XD

  • @paisleerose8976
    @paisleerose8976 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don't forget the depressed one. (The one that only writes angst and stuff lol)

  • @murkywateradminssions5219
    @murkywateradminssions5219 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As an over-explainer when it comes to fanfic writing
    It's true. For me personally, I tend to write mini essays just to explain a small section of said fanfic...

  • @dazzed1
    @dazzed1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I do like writing fanfics but its something i kinda like to keep to myself

  • @calliethewolfcat2183
    @calliethewolfcat2183 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Honestly my favorite is the happy-go-fluffy

  • @sumiko_1384
    @sumiko_1384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I actually like “the murder” fanfic writers. I enjoy the angst 😌✨

  • @Mitch...Gregory
    @Mitch...Gregory 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That fanfic writer that always makes the main character cry and have panic attacks.

  • @sakupanda250
    @sakupanda250 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s the angsty, hurt/comfort fanfic writer for me XD

  • @MANLIESTMANEVER
    @MANLIESTMANEVER 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You forgot my type.
    The one who adds angst to absolutely everything.

  • @underfellgirl1375
    @underfellgirl1375 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm definitely the over explainer.

  • @pappanalab
    @pappanalab 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Lmao I'm definitely "the murderer". You can tell who my favorite characters are based on how much angst I have for them.

  • @Thepeopleinmybrainloveyou
    @Thepeopleinmybrainloveyou 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The last one is me taking a cute fandoms and making angst out of it, showing it to my friend, and her being mortified-
    It felt too real-

  • @kloud8447
    @kloud8447 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i’m the “updates once a year” writer, and also the “starts a new multi-chaptered fic every day” writer, but also also the “never finished a fic in my life” writer

  • @ravvik1402
    @ravvik1402 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have an updating schedule of once a month and everybody keeps saying "oh they're long dead" and BAM that's when you update ladies and gentlemen

  • @toromontana8290
    @toromontana8290 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    fanfic writers and meme man would get along just fine

  • @jedi_connor3030
    @jedi_connor3030 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You missed the one who makes literary masterpieces that hasn't updated since 2016

    • @pasta_eeee
      @pasta_eeee 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      that’s the lost poet

  • @DK6Marius
    @DK6Marius 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    currently writing my first fandic and my first story period in well over a decade, honestly in a constant struggle agaisnt the stereotypes of fanfiction I drilled into myself from back in the dark ages if my middle school/hs days and write an actually compelling story that's part character study, part Clancy-esque action thriller, and part domestic fluff

    • @penname-artist4537
      @penname-artist4537  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just remember the number one rule first: enjoy yourself!! Have fun with it! That's the best advice I ever learned writing fics :)

  • @GluttonyBiscuits
    @GluttonyBiscuits 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm the "Cannot stop writing smut even if my life depends on me to do so" fanfic writer

  • @bubbledafoxy
    @bubbledafoxy 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    i'm the "i have so much lore i started writing 10 fanfics and now i don't know what to do anymore."
    also i try to put as much angst into this as i can just because "the story is interesting that way and it makes me feel sorry for the characters" 😈