xinyanhowell:

u wanna post fanfics to tumblr dot com??? well that is fan-fucking-tastic m’dude, but b4 u go off and copy paste ur 300k steveXbucky furry porn onto here, pls just keep these couple of things in mind: 

•  READ MORES R UR FREN. honestly. there r ppl who will just not read/like/reblog ur thing just out of spite bc it takes so long to scroll past it. after ur summary and whatever else, pls pls PLEASE put your fic under a read more. it just makes the viewing experience a lot more pleasant 4 everyone
•  READABLE DESKTOP THEMES R P CHILL 2 HAVE 2. if imma read ur fic, i wanna b able to read ur fic. not everyone is on mobile all the time, and if they open it on desktop and its pale pink writing against a white background in like .0003 sized wingdings, they might not read it. tumblr has lots of themes!!!! u can write ur own!!!!! whatever u do, pls have it readable. u want to make ur fic as easy and accessible as possible so ppl will b more likely to read it!!!!!
• UR SUMMARY AN TITLE WANT 2 B COMPELLING & UNIQUE. if u put “lol this is dumb u probs dont wanna read it” at the end of ur summary, chances r ppl probably dont!!! ur summary can b whatever u want, if its the first paragraph of ur fic or an excerpt of it or a stanza of a poem or quote or an actual summary!!! if u dunno what to do for ur summary, pick up the trashiest YA novel u can find. look at the back. basically copy that except, like, fill in what happens in ur own story. BOOM. DONE. SUMMARY COMPLETE. and as for titles, if ur writing for a popular fandom, then u might not wanna use that song title as the title of ur fic, as there may b duplicates, use a line or phrase from the song instead if ur rly heck bent on using the song!! thats cool too!! mostly, make ur fic seem appealing an worth the read!!
• BETA READERS!!! find a fren 2 read over ur fic!! its rly nice 2 have a fresh pair of eyes to catch any plot inconsistencies/grammar errors/stuff like that. reading it aloud helps too!!!
• TAGGING SHIT: u dont wanna tag ur fic as ‘major character death’ bc spoilers??? thats ok!!! thats for u 2 decide!!! if someone comes 2 u and asks u to tho, well, then u gotta work it out w that person. u probs wanna give warnings tho if ur dealing w possibly sensitive subject matter, like drugs, abuse, self harm, etc. u can say stuff like “general warnings for ___ and ____, pls ask me for clarification if u need it’ U just wanna not surprise anyone, thats all, esp w sensitive and possibly triggering subjects
• NO ONE’S READING UR FIC??? shit man, i’m sorry, it happens 2 the best of us. sometimes i’ll post a fic that is rly long and ive worked rly hard on, only 2 get like ten notes. THATS OK. breathe. ur doing great. its rly hard for fics to gain traction, esp if ur a small blog. DONT LET THE LACK OF NOTES DISCOURAGE U FROM WRITING!!!! its all ok!!! 5 notes is great!!! 5000 notes is great!!! one note and its a like from ur fren is cool too!!!! try 2 find ways to get ur fic out there!!! see if there r any fic hubs for ur fandom u could submit it to, or ask a bigger blog 2 reblog it!!! i know that it might seem like no1 cares abt ur work, but u gotta push thru that!!

THANK U FOR LISTENING AND NOW U CAN GO AND POST UR FICS W CONFIDENCE AND STYLE *AGRESSIVELY THROWS CONFETTI*