befuckinforreal

Happy Pride Month, guys, gals and non-binary pals️‍

blondebucky

thanks for adding Not The Only One to your reading list!! i really hope you like it and would love to know what you think!! <33
          
          also i love your username and profile pic!!

befuckinforreal

Thank you for all your tips!
            xxx
            PS: Looking forward to the next chapter!
            
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blondebucky

that's really all of the writing tips i can think of rn.
            i have more tips on editing and promoting your story if you want to hear them when you are to that point.
            if you have anymore questions or want some more advice, please feel free to private message me!!
            keep me updated on your fic! 
            anytime hon!!❤
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blondebucky

just gonna ramble: 
            reading other people's fics is a great place to start. note what you like and what you don't. you can learn SO much from others
            make the basic decisions like which characters will be in your story. will it just be pre-established characters (like a Steve x Natasha)? or will there be oc's or y/n?
            come up with a good title, book cover, and story description. these are what are going to bring people to your story 
            rewatching the movies/shows is great for inspiration 
            https://marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/ has been great for doing research and looking at timelines. learned tons from it 
            decide how much of the pre-established universe and events you are going to include in you story (for example everything up to Civil War happens so Infinity War and Endgame don't happen or maybe Endgame happens but Wandavision doesn't) 
            coming up with your own outline/timeline for your story is very important. it's the frame the rest of your story will be built around 
            be flexible! i have changed major elements of my story overtime and deleted other bits 
            don't rush! the story will start to tell itself at some point and you will just be the vessel typing it up 
            write what you know and what feels natural. if you're forcing it, the readers will know 
            if you have a general idea of what you want to happen, but aren't ready to write it all out yet put a description in brackets. i literally had [Doll, Bucky, and Steve live together in an apartment] at one point
            you do not have to write scenes in order! if you just got inspired to write something that happens 20 chapters later then go ahead and write it!
            write in something other than Wattpad! Google docs, Word, notes, anything 
            editing is IMPORTANT! i see fics on here all the time that have a great story but are painful to read because they never edited crap, smh
            take your time! i started writing Not The Only One at the end of September 2020 and didn't post the first chapters until halfway into December 2020
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