[ SECRET POST #2588 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2588 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 05 pages, 103 secrets from Secret Submission Post #370.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[inevitableentresol]

I love tags and tag the fuck out of my work on AO3. I feel I should almost go anon to admit this...

I wish other ficcers would tag more, not less. Every minor character, every plot device, every kink, have at it. There have been times I've missed really good fics because they didn't tag enough. I could have read them years ago if they'd tagged.

Searching by pairings and/or by kudos is my current favourite way to find fics.

[comradesmiler]

The plot devices and kinks should be tagged as long as they don't spoil the story, but I think the problem is when readers get excited when they're fave is tagged in a story, but are let down when it's either just a mention or outright bashing.

[inevitableentresol]

Tagging outright bashing in fics, yes that would be horrible. Like the Tumblr approach of tagging hate.

But I don't mind even background mentions of pairings or characters I love. I'm often into quite minor characters and even a tiny mention gets me all excited and often helps me see them in a new light.

Usually it's clear from the summary that they're not the main focus. I don't think I've been disappointed yet, and I've read thousands of fics on AO3.

Actually... I have. I've read easily over ten thousand fics there. Since 2009, probably 10 fics a day. That's about 18,000 fics. That's scary.

[comradesmiler]

Thankfully, I'm in relatively small fandoms in fic-searching terms, The only exceptions are two fandoms where there are specialised sites for their fic, and for when I want to read an cool as fuck crossover.

[inevitableentresol]

Crossovers - and there's another focus for hate.

Some of my favourite fics ever have been crossovers/AUs. Even if I hated the fandoms before I read the fic, I often love them crossed over because it highlights interesting connections.

I remember one fic I wrote a long time ago, and I got comments saying that because I actually stayed in-world and in-character they weren't annoyed, like with other fics. It was my first fic for that fandom, which is why I did it. It's not necessarily what I want to read that all the time in a fic myself. It seems kind of bland.

[comradesmiler]

I think crossovers have the potential to explore character dynamics and similarities in settings, that's why I like to observe the Dreamwidth RP scene occasionaly.