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Instead of looking through multiple prompts, this time everyone has the same one: which excerpt are you proud of?

Include a little summary about why you picked it. Did you love the word choice or descriptions you came up with? Maybe it was one you finally finished after being stuck for so long? Or you felt a meaningful, personal connection to the scene/character? Any reason is valid!

You may post multiple excerpts, but in separate comments. As always, interacting with others is encouraged!

I thought it might be nice to do this again, and find out how your projects are moving along or if you've started anything new!

We all have our open projects, those new chapters or one-shots which aren't quite ready to release into the wild yet. So here is your space to yap about them and let us know what you're working on. Whether it's still at vibes stage, actively in production or coming soon, we want to hear about it.

This is also a space to discuss WIPs with other writers: chat about research, commiserate about editing woes, anything at all really. So come on in, pull up a chair and let us know what goodies you have in store for us.

Leave your top five most-used ship tags and let people make assumptions about you.

It’s been a bit since we did “most common fandom” or “most common character” tags, so I thought it might be fun to do ship tags this time.

Drop your five most-used ship tags below and let people make good-humored assumptions about you based on them. If you want, you can also include an image of your most-written ship so people can see the dynamic.

Bonus round: you can also include your five most-shipped characters and let people make assumptions from those too.

This is meant to be lighthearted and fun, so please don’t be overtly mean in the replies.

You can also include how many times you’ve written each ship, what percentage of the tag is yours, or any other stats you feel like humble-bragging about.

Hello everyone! I thought this would be something fun to try. A good excerpt game is always a great time, so here’s one all about verbs. There are a lot of them, so your goal is to find an excerpt that really captures the verb that’s posted.

Rules

1. Post up to 4 verbs.
2. Reply with excerpts you know of that showcase those verbs in a cool way or, if you’re super bored, write a quick original excerpt. (I’d suggest keeping it around 100–400 words per excerpt.)
3. Read what others post. Leave comments, give upvotes for the excerpts you enjoy, and just have a wonderful, hopefully relaxing day/night/whenever.
4. Reading others’ excerpts might spark inspiration, give you a new idea, or make some random flashbulb go off for a stylistic choice in your own writing.
5. And of course, mark your excerpts as NSFW when needed.

Hey there, everyone! Hope you are having a nice weekend!

We all write for characters we love, as well as ships we enjoy quite a lot, often shipping the characters themselves, our ocs, or ourselves.

So for this activity, I thought of trying to ship fellow writers! For this purpose, comment what kind of characters you like, both in personality and physically, and if you have done oc/canon or selfinsert, feel free to tell which characters it was with for an extra help! Also, tell us if you have any preferences (example: you prefer to be shipped only with women) Then, go answer other people's comments and give them a character to ship them with! Can be one of your ocs or a canon character!

Since there's a chance the person might not know which character you are referring too, pictures and gifs of them are allowed! In the case of book characters that don't have an adaptation, make sure to credit the artist if you are using a fanart!

I was thinking this might be something to put out, and it might be something people enjoy participating in as well. For this, the locations can be specific (certain town, certain place) or general (kitchen, beach, park. etc.)

Okay, here are the rules

1. Post three locations you want to read as the location of the except (you may post up to four locations as prompts)
2. Reply to the locations with excepts you know of, and think are cool, or if your super board write a quick except. I would suggest around 100-400 words per except would work just fine. Make sure of course to leave spoilers for NSFW stuff in your excepts.
3. Read the excerpts people post, comment and give up votes for excepts you like and have a wonderful and hopefully relaxing day.

We've all done research for our fanfictions at least once. After all, when we tend to be passionate about our stories, whether it's the concepts, characters, etc. we tend to do a little research just to make sure you've gotten something right. But sometimes, the things you research are outright bizarre, concerning, or may even make your personal FBI agent feel a little suspicious about you. That's what this discussion post is all about.

So what was the most bizarre, concerning out of context, or otherwise THAT thing you had (or even not had to) research for your fic?

For me, I may have a few things, but the one I can remember from the top of my head is doing a little research about >!cat penises, looking up if the penises are retractable, if all felines have barbed penises, and if intercourse was painful with the barbs.!< One of the characters in a fanfic series I'm writing is an anthropomorphic ocelot, and I wanted some funny dialogue in a scene where he and another character are going to >!have sex!<, he brings up having a >!barbed penis. !<Now could I have gone a different route and gave the anthro animal characters >!human penises !<instead? I could have. But come on, it would have made for some funny dialogue if I went for giving my anthro characters fitting >!penises.!<

And speaking of >!animal penises,!< the next tidbit I didn't research myself but was rather flashbanged with when watching a video about gorilla facts was the fact that gorillas have >!tiny penises.!< And now, whenever I write smut with one of the canon characters, who is an anthropomorphic gorilla, I give him a >!tiny penis!< just for that reason.

So now it's your turn. What was THAT thing you researched for your fic? And if you'd like, feel free to share the context.

Here is a fun activity for anyone who enjoys writing characters or roleplaying them in small bursts. Fill out the short questionnaire below to introduce your character so others have a baseline for who they are. After that, people can ask your character questions, and you answer in the character’s voice and tone.

Think of it as a mini interview panel where everyone brings someone from their story or fandom.

Character Questionnaire

What fandom is your character from?

(If they are multiverse or AU, feel free to mention that too.)

Are they an Original Character or a Canon Character?

If you had to sum up your character in five words, what would they be?

What are the most important things in life for your character?

If they are an OC, what is their connection to canon?

(Example: student at UA, clan member, side character from a hidden village, long lost sibling, love interest, etc, etc.)

If they are a canon character, how is your interpretation different from the usual canon version?

What is your character’s main goal in your story?

What is the character’s greatest challenge in life or within your story’s plot?

What are three unique things about them that make them stand out?

G'day, mates!

Anyone feeling fluffy? Sweet? Swoony? Feeling like reading so much fluff, you'll need to go to the dentist to get your cavities fixed?

Well, you've come to the right place. Welcome to the Fluff Exchange!

Now, this fluff can be anything. Platonic. Romantic. Domestic. Family. Come with a slight touch of angst. (But be predominantly fluffy.) Even a bit of NSFW fluff. Basically, if you've got fluff, we want it.

Now, you can enter up to three (3) fics/chapters that contain fluff. The typical information is required - link, rating, tags (anything NSFW/triggering needs to be spoilered per Rule 13), etc. In return, you'll have to review three (3) fics from three (3) different authors (one from each). 50 words per review (not including quotes from the fic). ConCrit, fandom blind, and 'from Reddit' are all opt-in only.

DEADLINE TO ENTER: 12th May 6pm AEST

DEADLINE TO REVIEW: 19th May 6pm AEST

Reminders will go out 48 hours before the deadline. Here's a time zone converter if anyone needs it.

But above all, have fun and happy reading and reviewing!

Since a lot of us are often fandom-blind when reading each other’s work, I thought this might be a fun way to get to know everyone’s favorite characters a little better.

First, share the character you write the most. This can be your favorite, your comfort character, your usual POV character, or just the one who keeps stealing the keyboard from you.

Tell us a little about them and why you enjoy writing them.

Then, share one character you haven’t written yet but really want to try someday. What makes them interesting to you? What would you want to explore with them?

Reddit only allows one image per post, so feel free to include one picture and describe the other character, or link them if you want.

And of course, feel free to reply to each other. Ask questions, gush a little, and help make this a fun character-sharing thread. 💛

Ah, the AU. Whether you're changing the setting, the characters themselves, or just sending their canon adventure off on a brand new course, it falls under some definition of AU.

For this exchange, everything from canon divergence to full out new settings to melding fusions and everything in-between counts. (Crossovers that don't really alter either world's setting or cause a canon divergence from either fandom's canon don't technically count for this exchange, but I'm not enforcing it so use your best judgment.)

To enter, you may submit up to 3 links and in return you must read and review 3 chapters/one-shots by different authors.

Please include in your entry: Title/Link, Fandom, Rating, Word Count, Summary, Warnings (use spoiler for NSFW or triggering content), and a Review Counter

Entry Deadline: Tuesday, May 12, 11:30pm, CDT

Review Deadline: Sunday, May 17, 11:30pm, CDT

Reviews must be genuine, thoughtful, detailed, and a minimum of 50 words about the fic itself, demonstrating that you have actually read the story. Constructive feedback and mentions of being “fandom blind” or “from Reddit” are opt-in only. Only include these if the author has explicitly stated they are welcome.

How this works:

your m/m relationships should have a ”wholesome/ non toxic” relationship.

It’s ok if your story contains heavy theme/ trigger warning/ sad endings as long as the main romantic/ sexual relationships are what is typically known as wholesome.

To participate:

post a link up to 3 one-shots or chapters from a longer fic.

Please make sure to include:

1-Rating.

2-Word count.

3-Content warnings.

4-approval or disapproval of “from reddit” or “fandom blind”

In return you must: 3 reviews on 3 works/ chapters/ one shots from different authors (Leaving a kudos would be nice too.) Then, after you have left them a review, reply to their post on here to let them know.

Deadline for entries: *Tuesday 12th of may/2026, 12 pm in AST utc+3

Deadline for reviews: *Tuesday 19th of may/2026, 12 pm in AST utc+3

Timezone converter [https://dateful.com/time-zone-converter]

At the end of your post on here please keep track of the number of reviews you have made with something like 0/state number of fics to be reviewed.

Happy reading and reviewing!

It's always great when people ask questions about our work. After all, who doesn't love getting a chance to talk about things like their favorite characters, inspiration or the specific details of their story?

So for this activity, leave an excerpt (up to 400 words) from one of your works (posted or still in progress) in the top comments. Then go to other people's excerpts and ask up to 3 questions per excerpt, and answer the questions people leave on your own excerpt. (You can opt out of answering any questions if they get too personal or uncomfortable.)

I hope you all have fun with this! 💛

Let’s write a crackfic together! Start with one sentence, then the next person continues, and we’ll see how ridiculous it gets. Anything goes — crossovers, out-of-character behavior, chaos, absurd AUs. As long as it's humorous, it works!