[ SECRET POST #6984 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6984 ⌋

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Transcript by OP

[fscom]

I want to know how to properly linger in a fandom after a show ends, because I almost always have unfinished fan fiction ideas (or full fledged stories) in my Google Docs, but as soon as the main story ends, my brain’s like “Well that’s all well and done!” and won’t let me write anymore.

How do I tell my poor brain to stop that and actually let me finish the stories I’ve started to write?!

[(Anonymous)]

Well, if this happens every time, start by figuring out why you feel the need (even if subconsciously) to drop your ideas at the end of a series' run.

For example, are you worried everyone else will lose interest in fandom related things after the main show ends, so you feel there's no point in writing for an audience that doesn't show?

Or maybe the story felt complete every time and you felt that it didn't need your "what if" scenarios?

If you can figure out the why, you can work with that. Of course, it doesn't guarantee the resolution will be an outpouring of fanworks, but maybe the outcome will be different next time, whatever that may mean.

[(Anonymous)]

Or maybe the story felt complete every time and you felt that it didn't need your "what if" scenarios?

This is usually it for me. If I'm happy with how the story and the individual character arcs wrapped up, I don't have any desire to write or read fiction. Maybe I had an idea for a fic, but then canon itself wrote something that I liked and so now I no longer feel like I need to write it.

[(Anonymous)]

Wow, this is so foreign to my fandom experience! I mean, I believe you and I see it happen to people, but to me, a canon ending just gives me more freedom to write.

[philstar22]

Same. If anything, I have a hard time leaving old fandoms and finding new ones. I cling to favorites and struggle to find new ones that inspire me as much.

[(Anonymous)]

Ask yourself why you're writing these stories in the first place. Is it only about the characters/IPs you are engaging with, or is there a greater story/idea that you're itching to share? That IP with those characters may still be the best vessel to tell that story, and completing an unfinished work always feels good.

If you have a subconscious fear of engagement dropping off because the show's over, I highly encourage you to complete your fic and post anyway. You'd be surprised by how much lingering interest there is in thousands of fandoms. Think about how people still write Firefly fic, House MD fic, Star Trek TOS fic, etc. you know?

[(Anonymous)]

Unfortunately you must cultivate more neurodivergence in your brain

[(Anonymous)]

I totally relate, OP.