A Dummy's Guide to AFF

Description

Do you want to write an amazing, feature-worthy story? Do you want to have tons of subscribers and upvotes? Do you want to just be plain awesome? Then you've come to the right place! In this guide, I will enlighten my fellow AFF members with a list of all the they're doing wrong. I'm going to teach you guys how to not piss off your readers and the mildly correct way to managing your life so you don't end up as a screwup.

Sounds fun. Right?

Because from the oh-so common disclaimers that make you want to flip the nearest table to the generic mary-sues that show up everywhere, I'm going to tell you the ins and outs of what your readers really want from you. Nothing is off limits unless I don't want to write about it and not all suggestions are welcomed. ^^

Foreword

Warning: This story contains all of my personal opinions on things that I see constantly on AFF. If you find anything offensive or don't like something, well too bad for you. I don't give a .

Disclaimer: English IS my first and only language so if you see any grammar mistakes, then you should totally tell me / point it out. There really isn't any reason for them to be there (unless I wrote it horribly on purpose),

 

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I changed the title and description to lure unsuspecting readers in for my own amusement. Don't worry though, it's still the same guide you all know and love.
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struckbyxiubaek #1
Chapter 4: HAHAHAHAHA! THIS. Thank you! Someone finally pointed this out. ugh
dramabunster #2
Chapter 4: Wish my dad would just give me his credit card and leave.....
Jjuniell #3
Haha, thank you for writing such a funny guide! ^^
xNeonColors #4
Chapter 8: I agree with this. Omfg. Reading a fic like that makes me cringe and is an absolute turn off. It's even more disappointing when the fic seems like it has potential and a good and interesting plot, but then they throw in so many romanized Korean words that it makes it unreadable and cringe-worthy. Ew.
changethegame #5
Chapter 2: You Maam, Or sir (Lol i didnt pay attention for any hints of your gender ,Sorry ) Are hilarious. And For your dad not remembering your birthday , Its okay . My dad Doesnt remember my birthday either but he Seems to remember what he had for lunch last year so clearly -.- Cheers To Our dads !
vivivivr #6
Chapter 8: Ow i like this post! Make me wanna plan a story *cough*plan*cough. Yeah i ever read some fics with a load of korean and chinese, without translation. But i read again in the next update accidentally because it has interesting title and forewords
Same here~ i love juniel so much so i want to recommend you juniel fanfic define neverland, paperplan, many oneshots in juniel tag actually (mostly with kai). There's oneshot i like, but it's deleted by its author :( (maybe i'll be brave)
In livejournal i found fanfic by cafebreak
And youuuu~ also have to recommend me XP (i like khunyoung, taoris and juniel)
LuAnn98 #7
Chapter 8: Right. I use Korean words sparingly, but I don't understand why you would use it in every other sentence if your fic is in English in the first place?
mysoulisstarving #8
Chapter 8: (totally out of topic) I've never tasted a kiwi in my life. hehehe I remember when I first started writing fics and I know the feeling of wanting so bad to add korean words in the fic you know but now I don't any more, maybe the honorifics but that's it...
Ever_Lasting_Friend #9
Chapter 6: I really really liked this! Seriously, you covered just about everything that bugs me about AFF stories. Everything was really clear with a nice laugh here and there.
Also, I don't want to go all grammar Nazi on you, but you did tell us to correct you if you made any mistakes...I noticed that you were using "you're" incorrectly a few times, like when you talked about "you're fanfics." You're is a combination word for 'you are' and in this case, the possessive "your" should be used, making the sentence "your fanfics."
Now I sound like a nerd, but in my defense I'm an English major. Again, seriously awesome job with this!
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