@Fire-Redhead
Hey, I’m a super huge fan of your work and you’ve been a huge inspiration! I was wondering if you’d be willing to read one of my stories possibly? Totally okay if no, I just thought I’d ask cause I saw some of your advice was to plug your stories to people with similar interests
Hi! Been a huge fan for a while and have started writing my own story, I was wondering if you’d be okay sharing any tips you have for getting out there since so far no one seems to like it
Sorry for the late response! Been on vacation.
It’s hard to tell what will be successful with people. My suggestions:
1. Plot Summary: Make sure your plot summary is short and concise. Too much detail or information can overwhelm a reader casually trying to find something to read. The summary is like an advertisement so short, sweet and attention grabbing is essential.
2. Niches: sometimes the ideas we want to write are too niche with tiny audiences so it’s hard to gain readers if your plot/characters are part of a small “fanbase”. Sometimes they just won’t get a lot of readers but if you want to write it, write it!
3: Time/patience: sometimes it just takes time for your stories to gain readers. I’m pretty sure my numbers were pretty paltry and by internet standards I don’t have that many either. And I know the frustration but just give it time. Art/writing isn’t always a hit with everyone and it might take the right reader to finally recognize it and spread the word
4.Communities: if your story falls into a certain genre or fandom find groups with these interests and plug your story with them. That can really help and you can gain helpful advice/relations.
I’m not guaranteed success but this is what I did and what I notice
Hi! I’m such a huge fan of your stories! They are some of my favorites!!! I love your characters!
@Fire-Redhead okay thanks! I just wanted to check because your story inspired me and now I’ve got sort of an earworm for a story. Thanks again and love your stuff!
I mean you’re free to write what you like as long as it’s not plagiarism
I was wondering if you’d be okay if I wrote something that was a little similar (in it that it features a stone giant who lives in a forest that he guards)? Idk I just wanted to check with you because your stories are what really inspire me
I know you all are probably or have read my story Stranded on a Tiny Planet on Wattpad. But I've got it posted for a contest on Inkitt. So if you feel so inclined to reread it go there so I can get some popularity votes :) I'd be greatly appreciative!
(since Wattpad gets touchy about links just go to Inkitt and type in "Stranded on a Tiny Planet"
I just read your transformer ones and loved it! I’ll go check this out next ❤️
Hey, can you check out my story? I started writing almost a month ago and I need more people to read it, but like most of my followers aren’t reading it.
@PrpleLily you should consider something giant related
It’s not like that. It’s mafia related.
@PrpleLily maybe start something with size difference or vore?
Hello I just wanted to say that your thundercracker fic has been one of my all-time favorites since its release. I do have 2 questions for you, 1] what's your perfect voice for thundercracker? Did you have anyone in mind when writing his story? 2] would you ever be considering to take commissions and expand their story? I love it so much.
Aww. Thank you so much! It’s such an old fanfic…I’m glad to see people still read it.
1. Oo. Perfect voice…well I always enjoyed his original G1 voice actor but I think Keith David could pull it off.
2. It’s been more than a decade since I finished these 2 fanfics but I don’t know if I’d ever expound upon it as I feel it ended concisely for the story I wanted to tell
WOOHOO! 100k for Stranded on a Tiny Planet! Thank you everyone who gave it a chance and read it :)
@ Fire-Redhead That's fine too! No stress, I just thought about it nothing more and first finishing a story, before starting a new one sounds better anyway! ^^
@MdchenderNacht maybe so? I’ll probably finish Lights that Guide My Hearts first and think about my next moves.
@ Fire-Redhead Well, that is just screaming for a spinoff, don't ya think? Maybe a short story about Pixie and Merco's granddaughter (After she got a bit older), that might be fun! Seriously though, I just miss these characters and I just want to see what they did in the future, maybe they even got a new leader and stuff :,P
Just like to say, I love your stories and you’re a really big inspiration for my own writing!
Aww!☺️ thank you so much! I’m so glad they are enjoyable for you and bring you inspiration
I just read the ending of A Human Friend, and it was so tragic and bittersweet at the same time. But i guess we understand why you did it, when it comes to war their relationship was already at risk, especially with the warp traitor knowing. And it also made TC realize that caring its not a weakness but what defies a friend from a fake and it gave him a purpose that isn't as senseless as the war, I'm not sure what is that purpose he made to Lana's grave but maybe is to protect the home of his friend and find a more fulfilling life and maybe , since Lana wouldn't want him to be sad and alone, he will find the 'passenger' he yearns for and even if they can't replace Lana they will allow him to heal, like Buster the dog TC got in a comic.
And maybe he also made the Autobots question whether ALL deceptions are bad or a lost cause, and there is more to them than meets the eye. For us as well as TC was the first deception that i read about that wasn't a complete bad guy.
@Fire-Redhead Also i forgot, i actually first learned/heard of TC through your story when I was still new to TF. Maybe one day TC will meet someone, either bot or human (or maybe a certain dog) that will help him heal and give him a more meaningful purpose and the desired to be cared for
@Nicky-chan0021 Thank you! It was an ending that I felt was the only way TC would ever see a way or see a reason to change for the better since he wasn't fully devoted to the cause. Though it was tragic. TC was one of those I felt would change sides or defect
Question for my readers of The Lights that Guide My Hearts: how much drama do you guys want regarding Janara's crush on Kendrick? Should I make her pursuit of him aggressive or just subtle? I could write it either way but I don't want to "stir the drama pot" if no one is interested in that.
@Rob91oo agreed. I initially was going to make her more of an antagonist but as the story progressed I feel that's not really in her personality. And I certainly don't want the "obsessed psycho woman" trope to be foisted on her. But I think I know what I want to do now thanks to you and my other readers' input
@PrpleLily thanks! I was wanting something to happen but I didn't want to destroy Janara's character. She's not bad and she's definitely not the obsessive BUT she is attracted to him and typically a female Jotunn is very assertive with her wants.
@Fire-Redhead The only thing I need is for Janara not to become obsessive and to be more friendly as she has shown until now and probably being flirtatious or even making dirty jokes like that, and for Kendrick and her to become friends, and with this see what dilemmas this generates in Twillow, jealous of how close Janara is to Kendrick, nervous thinking that Janara can take Kendrick away from her, although I doubt that Twillow can think that Kendrick will leave her and more with everything he did for her, although there is the magic, that irrational fear that Twillow will have of, what would happen if...