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For those of you who've written fic both anon and unanon, what are your thoughts on when and how to go unanon?

I've been writing a fic series anonymously on a kinkmeme for a long time, and I've just gotten it beta'd and started to move it to AO3. The kinkmeme has a system that allows you to still post even on AO3 anonymously, which is what I've been doing. Writing anon has been great, mostly because I feel more pressure to actually finish what I start than when I'm logged-in (I keep starting fics and never finishing them when I'm writing stuff under my username).

But...it's been a quarter decade. The series is still going strong, despite the fact the fandom is dying out now that the show is over, and I've still got almost half the series to go. I'd been planning on de-anoning once I finish the series, but that feels like a long way off, and...IDK, I want to de-anon now?

But I feel like de-anoning now would be "quitting" my original plan of waiting until I'm done with the series. I'm worried that whatever it is that drives me to finish a fic when I'm anon will go away if I de-anon.

At the same time, I haven't written much else to my name in a long, long time and I would like to have this to my name. Also, I want to be able to spread the word about the fanfic more via LiveJournal and Tumblr - which makes me feel shallow for wanting to "quit" my original plan just so I can get more attention on my fanfics from the dying fandom.

Gah. What are your experiences with writing anon vs logged-in? Were there fics where you never revealed yourself as the author, and if so, why? Why did you write fics anon (especially if it's not kinky/porny/dark fic)?

How do you make agonizing fandom decisions like this? ~~Do you ever feel ridiculous for agonizing over fandom decisions like this in the first place or is that just me?~~

Personally I've never written anon, so I can't speak to that. I think you are thinking about it too much. If you want to deanon and promote the fic I say go for it!

If this is the fic I'm thinking of (and I'm pretty sure it is), I think people would love to have you de-anon just so it's easier to track the fic. A lot of people, me included, really love it. Maybe that'd be the motivation you need to keep going even unanon?

Just to be on the safe side - what fic are you thinking of? I read/track a lot of anon fics myself so I don't want to come across as someone I'm not.

Merlin fic: 'Tear the Lies Asunder' and sequels.

Ah, yes, that one's me.

...and now I feel like a liar, because we talk on here when I'm logged-in and I feel like I'm lying by not telling you who I am, so I should go unanon. But that also just makes me want to stay anon so I never have to deal with "revealing myself".

I am definitely overthinking this.

We talk when you are unanon! Oh my gosh! Now I really want to know who you are!

And, yeah, you really are overthinking it. Don't feel like a "liar" though. It's no big deal to want to stay anon, but you agonizing over the reveal too much. If you want to do it, do it. Either way, it's not as serious a thing as I think you are making it out to be.

Imo, you don't have to do (or not to do, as a case may be) anything just because of the plan.

Well, if I go anon, then I stay anon. I think I'll deanon if I ever write a long multichaptered finished fic, at least for archieving purposes.

(As to your last question - Yes, all the time. *g* I've written some things for anon kinkmemes that I later reworked and posted on Ao3 ... and then later orphaned when one of the Spawn's friends said, "Oh cool, your mom writes fanfic, what's her user name?")

As to whether to stay anon? I think it's reasonable, if you're proud of your work, to want to put a "name" to it, but I can see the appeal of being anon, too. It's a no-pressure position: if your enthusiasm for writing the rest of the series is waning overall, certainly staying anon lets you abandon the story with -- well, maybe not less guilt, but certainly less accountability. ~ Otoh I truly believe that if a story is strong enough, if it's really tapped into you on a deep level, it won't stop rattling around in your brain til you've finished it -- whether you're still anon or not.

Edited 2014-07-20 02:58 (UTC)

You should de-anon if you feel like the fic you wrote is something you would like to have on your fic archive's account. You could also create a sockpuppet to de-anon first, just to claim the story as yours, and then migrate it over to your main account later.

Just... don't wait too long - I've had some stories I was thinking about posting de-anoned, but it had been so long since I wrote them that I wasn't even sure anymore if I had been the one to write them X''D

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