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Title: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Masa on April 10, 2011, 01:40:00 PM
The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread

Our fanfic forum keeps getting more and more popular so we definitely need a general discussion thread. Feel free to talk about AKB48, fanfics, fellow writers etc. 8)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: riama on April 10, 2011, 01:58:16 PM
We need more Kojiyuu and Tomotomo fanfics  :peace:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mari07 on April 10, 2011, 02:09:06 PM
We need more Kojiyuu and Tomotomo fanfics  :peace:
LOL ive never seen anything TomoTomo before  XD unless i'm passing it  :O
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: alexiel17 on April 10, 2011, 02:49:32 PM
Wow!  :mon XD: Can I post here too?   :mon huh2: since I'm just a noob author (Am I even an author to begin with?...  :?  :sweat: ehehehe   :panic: here I go again.... hehehe   :sweatdrop: :mon sweat:) 

Ummm... actually since I'm just a beginner umm... could I ask, is there a Rule book for creating fics 'cuz I haven't created a fic that has several chapters... I dunno how to write such things (and my fics right now are.... let's say, aren't that good enough...  :on cloudeye:) Anyway, I dunno... I have some stories that are currently floating inside my head but I dunno how to write them... sigh...  :mon wind:

Oh pls.. I need help...  :err: huhuhu  :cry: I want to cry for even trying to be an author even if my fics aren't fun to read, compared with all the cool authors here..... I'm not worth it.... huhuhuhu  :fainted:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mari07 on April 10, 2011, 02:54:37 PM
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You still make me laugh xDDD sorry, i couldn't take you seriously with all those emoticons

But my suggestion is to post your fics, even if you think they're not that good, and you'll see what comments and suggestions youll get.
Your not supposed to expect praise from commenters LOL just expect comments.
Critiques are good becuz they help you grow as a writer xD thats what i have Crono-chan for~
But I personally like your writing!! So i hope you post them!!!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: pretend_2besome1 on April 10, 2011, 03:15:49 PM
^^ Readers have their own preference when it comes to fanfic, so even if you think your fics may not be good, for others it could be great.
And I did say I like your fics, right?
Now about the multi-chaptered fic, personally I find it hard to write one and I haven't so far. Because I can't seem to compile enough ideas and I don't have enough patience  XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mode107 on April 10, 2011, 06:23:47 PM
LOL ive never seen anything TomoTomo before  XD unless i'm passing it  :O
Dark-Atrox has wrote about the pair. :yep:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mari07 on April 10, 2011, 11:29:33 PM
Dark-Atrox has wrote about the pair. :yep:
Oh thanks! I'll check it out later, i like dark-atrox's work LOL never really commented though.

I just realized that everyone here is female :O
I didn't find a male writer yet

EDIT: except for Alexander LOL
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: crono1036 on April 11, 2011, 12:07:19 AM
^ That's true I noticed that too! I kinda expected at least more than one guy here.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ShibuyaDokiDoki on April 11, 2011, 12:34:25 AM
LOL its just cuz we females are awesome! no jk... WHERES ALL THE GUYS? LOL

alexiel17... you a cool author... LOL trust me! just keep trying your best~ i do like our fanfics... :D

i also like dark-atrox's work... lol its really good!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sorakamiya on April 11, 2011, 03:02:12 AM
hi guys....  :cow: :cow:

wooow.... i kind a surprise too that most of the member in here are girls...  XD XD even alexiel17 also girl?? :shocked :shocked :lol:

btw i love all your fict guys...  :grin: :grin: so please keep update  :thumbsup :thumbsup and alexiel17   where is my b'day present? :smhid
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mari07 on April 11, 2011, 03:46:29 PM
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LOL Alexiel is a girl's name xDD
You shouldn't be surprised Sora-kun! Or should i say Sora-chan?
Everyone thought you were a boy at first too!! XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: crono1036 on April 11, 2011, 04:01:52 PM
I wouldn't be surprised if people thought I was a boy... For obvious reasons
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ShibuyaDokiDoki on April 12, 2011, 06:32:00 AM
If my name was different, i might as well be mistaken for one too lol
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sorakamiya on April 12, 2011, 08:26:41 AM
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LOL Alexiel is a girl's name xDD
You shouldn't be surprised Sora-kun! Or should i say Sora-chan?
Everyone thought you were a boy at first too!! XD

he? really??? wooogh....  :shocked :shocked XD XD XD XD well, even in real life someone sometimes miss recognize me as a guy...   :panic: :panic: XD

btw where FoF san? is anyone know? :? :?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: alexiel17 on April 15, 2011, 05:38:15 AM
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from sorakamiya on: April 12, 2011, 02:26:41 PM
btw where FoF san? is anyone know? :? :?
Ummm... you know, I'm also wondering too 'cuz she (FoF sama's a girl too!!! ehehehe :]  :gmon shy: ) somewhat promised me that she'll update her POF soon but... well... I'm not really forcing her, but anyway... ehehehe  :mon sweat:

Guys! really so sorry that I really can't write cool fics (and I'm kinda insecure about my fics...  :on cloudeye: this is sooo embarassing.... :mon scare: ) Anyway, compared with the cool authors here, my work is... huhuhu  :fainted:
I'm also sorry since I haven't commented on all the fics here...  :kneelbow: (I have no net at home... huhuhu...  :gyaaah:) And I've been gone for soo long that's why....  :mon waterworks: I'm truly sorry  :mon POd:  :kneelbow:

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from Mari07 on: April 10, 2011, 08:54:37 PM
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You still make me laugh xDDD sorry, i couldn't take you seriously with all those emoticons
I hope you're now taking me seriously even if I'm using a lot of emoticons... ('cuz me serious  :mon wtfmm:)
I'm sorry, I can't stop myself for using them... it's like it's not Alexiel17 without it.... Do you agree?  :mon misch: ehehehe  :lol:

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from pretend_2besome1on: April 10, 2011, 09:15:49 PM
^^ Readers have their own preference when it comes to fanfic, so even if you think your fics may not be good, for others it could be great.
And I did say I like your fics, right?


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from ShibuyaDokiDoki April 11, 2011, 06:34:25 AM
alexiel17... you a cool author... LOL trust me! just keep trying your best~ i do like our fanfics... :D
Thanks a lot guys for supporting my fics....  :mon inluv: :mon crazyinlove: I'll try harder.... huhuhu  :mon waterworks: I'm soo touch for everyone who's supporting me....
Thanks a lot really  :mon angel:

last quote... ehehe  :mon sweat:

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from sorakamiya on: April 11, 2011, 09:02:12 AM
wooow.... i kind a surprise too that most of the member in here are girls...  XD XD even alexiel17 also girl?? :shocked :shocked :lol:

btw i love all your fict guys...  :grin: :grin: so please keep update  :thumbsup :thumbsup and alexiel17 where is my b'day present? :smhid
Wadaya mean 'bout "even alexiel17 also girl?? :shocked :shocked :lol:" Is it not believable?  :mon wtfmm: hehe  :lol: :lol:
And bout this "alexiel17 where is my b'day present? :smhid"............ I have nothing to say.... Pressure much?  :smhid :smhid hehe  :lol: Ok I'll try  :)

Ehehe  sorry 'bout my reply....  :mon sweat: I know that some of you missed me...  :wriggly: I'm sometimes a narcissist aren't I? *jokes* ehehehe   :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on April 15, 2011, 02:29:57 PM
NE ONE INTERESTED? (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=25530.msg881075#new)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: eSsIe21 on April 15, 2011, 05:47:25 PM
.can someone made a fiction about mariko-sama and minegishi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :D...., please some one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




i luv them!!!!!..... :banghead:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: alexiel17 on April 15, 2011, 06:46:36 PM
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Posted by: eSsIe21on: April 15, 2011, 11:47:25 PM
can someone made a fiction about mariko-sama and minegishi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :D...., please some one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is it ok if I'll try? I was planning it since I love the fics that have those weird couple in it (especially when those fics are Mendol :] ) but I'm not basing it with the Mendol story but they're the main char...  :) I hope I can do it  :panic: :panic: :panic:
 
Sorry, I think that my fic is kinda lousy  :mon sweat: compared with the other authors here  :fainted: but I'll try my best :]  :mon sweat:

I was planning it to be in multi-chaps but since I'm still a noob,  :banghead: I'll just try.... I really sorry eSsIe21 san...  :) I hope I can really do it... truly gomenasai...  :kneelbow: :kneelbow:

Oh, I'm alexiel btw :]  :hee: And welcome to Jphip :]  :welcome
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sorakamiya on April 15, 2011, 11:40:21 PM
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Ummm... you know, I'm also wondering too 'cuz she (FoF sama's a girl too!!! ehehehe :]  :gmon shy: ) somewhat promised me that she'll update her POF soon but... well... I'm not really forcing her, but anyway... ehehehe  :mon sweat:

owgh, so FoF san girl too... nice lots of girl member here....  :twothumbs :twothumbs

i see.... i'll be waiting for the POF update dont worry...  :thumbsup :thumbsup

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Wadaya mean 'bout "even alexiel17 also girl?? :shocked :shocked :lol:" Is it not believable?  :mon wtfmm: hehe  :lol: :lol:
And bout this "alexiel17 where is my b'day present? :smhid"............ I have nothing to say.... Pressure much?  :smhid :smhid hehe  :lol: Ok I'll try  :)

 :lol: :lol: :lol: dont pout my dear friend....  :grin: :grin: i just a bit surprise and maybe kind a unbelievable that u are a girl  :lol: :lol: XD qding...  :grin: :grin: and it's look like u already granted my wiiiish....  :w00t: oooow......thank u....  :mon cute: and uhhhmmmm... i also have update my OS based on your wish... i guess...  :mon psst:

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I know that some of you missed me...  :wriggly: I'm sometimes a narcissist aren't I? *jokes* ehehehe   :lol: :lol:

well yeah, u are SUPER MAX HIGH TENSHION narcissist...  :lol: :lol: but... thats ok i guess...  :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ShibuyaDokiDoki on April 16, 2011, 08:09:21 AM
.can someone made a fiction about mariko-sama and minegishi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :D...., please some one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




i luv them!!!!!..... :banghead:

LOL i can give it a shot... never tried it before so if i fail... I am truly, truly sorry. *bows*
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: eSsIe21 on April 16, 2011, 09:19:49 AM
..... alexiel17:    it's okay!!!!!!...., i just want some fics about mariko-sama and mii-chan....... :tama-bigheart:.....



...nice too meet you!!!! :kneelbow:.......




.....ShibuyaDokiDoki: really!!!1 :luvluv1:......, thank you very much!!!!!!!! :kneelbow:....
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Arakawa on April 20, 2011, 08:57:28 AM
Currently waiting for Katura, FoF (where did she go?), Immo and Japanime to update

Hehe :>
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: FoF on April 23, 2011, 06:15:21 PM
Currently waiting for Katura, FoF (where did she go?), Immo and Japanime to update

Hehe :>

I updated! You can erase me on that list now.  :lol:


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Ummm... you know, I'm also wondering too 'cuz she (FoF sama's a girl too!!! ehehehe :]  :gmon shy: ) somewhat promised me that she'll update her POF soon but... well... I'm not really forcing her, but anyway... ehehehe  :mon sweat:

owgh, so FoF san girl too... nice lots of girl member here....  :twothumbs :twothumbs

Right on! Girl power.  :thumbsup God that's lame...even for me. :lol:


So um...is this like a request thread? Coz if it is...
I'd like to order a MariHaru please. Or maybe a TakaHaru  please.  XD Am I the only one who's starting to like those pairings?  :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Arakawa on April 24, 2011, 06:28:55 PM
GUYS

RAY GOT MARRIED

http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/04/nishina-masaki-and-takigawa-hanako-enjoy-a-brilliant-wedding-reception/ (http://www.tokyohive.com/2011/04/nishina-masaki-and-takigawa-hanako-enjoy-a-brilliant-wedding-reception/)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mari07 on April 25, 2011, 04:09:20 AM
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NOOOOO!! THATS HOW YOU KNOW D: THERE WONT BE A MENDOL SEASON2!!!!
I doubt her husband would be okay with her kissing a women ... again.
I also doubt Atsuko would be okay with Takamina kissing another women. XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: FoF on April 25, 2011, 05:27:26 AM
^
^
I honestly thought she got married on January.
Ugh, looking at the pictures...my Ray/Kai/Nami heart is breaking.  :(
 :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mode107 on April 25, 2011, 06:02:43 AM
^ Ya you're correct; they registered their marriage a while ago, and now they've finally held a reception.

I like reading ppl's accounts of how they became fans of AKB48; there are a handful that watched Mendol first, and then found out about the group. I find that interesting. :yep: I have yet to find a fan that watched MG first.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mari07 on April 25, 2011, 05:58:54 PM
^ Ya you're correct; they registered their marriage a while ago, and now they've finally held a reception.

I like reading ppl's accounts of how they became fans of AKB48; there are a handful that watched Mendol first, and then found out about the group. I find that interesting. :yep: I have yet to find a fan that watched MG first.
LOL im one of those people-who-watched-mendol-first-and-then-became-a-AKB-fan LOL but then it died after a week. Later i watched MG and then i became really hooked to akb, so does that count?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mode107 on April 25, 2011, 06:09:19 PM
^
I guess it can count. :P
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Gakeri on April 28, 2011, 01:58:57 AM
There are 48 members in AKB, and even 48 members in SKE ! Then... Why it's always the same pairings ? xD
There are a lot of possibilities then ! xD

I'm complaining but I'm happy to read your fanfics ! =P
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ShibuyaDokiDoki on April 30, 2011, 06:02:55 AM
LOL i actually kinda wanna see some W Matsui... i love the pairing so damn much, i swear its unhealthy xD

Gakeri -thats true... but somehow... i cant see the pairings (KojiYuu, AtsuMina, MaYuki, SaeYaka, W Matsui, etc etc etc) being split up and paired off with others... somehow i just cant... LOL  :wth maybe im just weird that way...  :sweatdrop:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Arakawa on May 02, 2011, 09:28:08 AM
Immo updated on ffnet!!!!!

:)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kahem on May 03, 2011, 03:39:25 PM
There are 48 members in AKB, and even 48 members in SKE ! Then... Why it's always the same pairings ? xD
There are a lot of possibilities then ! xD

I'm complaining but I'm happy to read your fanfics ! =P
Because they are the most popular pairing and people like write about their favorite one, I guess. But if you want you can give me 2 names and I'll try to do something ^^
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Gakeri on May 03, 2011, 05:23:21 PM

Gakeri -thats true... but somehow... i cant see the pairings (KojiYuu, AtsuMina, MaYuki, SaeYaka, W Matsui, etc etc etc) being split up and paired off with others... somehow i just cant... LOL  :wth maybe im just weird that way...  :sweatdrop:

Don't need to slip up them ! =P
I wanted to say... Making new pairings with others girls ! ^^
For example, Akicha X Sasshi are a good pairing ! Or... Sasshi X Kitarie or, Reinyan and Chikarina ! xD

But you make me dream with Anna and Kumi's pairings ! I have never thought they can be together before I read your fanfic !
And now, they are one of my favourite pairings ! *_*


Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ShibuyaDokiDoki on May 04, 2011, 06:12:13 AM
Don't need to slip up them ! =P
I wanted to say... Making new pairings with others girls ! ^^
For example, Akicha X Sasshi are a good pairing ! Or... Sasshi X Kitarie or, Reinyan and Chikarina ! xD

But you make me dream with Anna and Kumi's pairings ! I have never thought they can be together before I read your fanfic !
And now, they are one of my favourite pairings ! *_*
Ahhhh! I see what you mean now! LOL yea i agree~ but arent they already kinda like a couple? I thought i saw it somewhere...  :wth LOL or i could be seeing things  :sweatdrop:

LOL i'm glad you like that pair... i kinda just threw them together cause i thought they would look cute after seeing a picture with them together...  :yep:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Arakawa on May 04, 2011, 08:48:19 AM
So... Japanime's wordpress is now private? :c

Did she stop writing or something ><
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Gakeri on May 04, 2011, 07:39:00 PM

LOL i'm glad you like that pair... i kinda just threw them together cause i thought they would look cute after seeing a picture with them together...  :yep:

You're right ! They are so cute ! *_*

Oh ShibuyaDokiDoki, I have a question.. Will you continue "High School Love Story" with W Matsui and AnnaxKumi ?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ShibuyaDokiDoki on May 05, 2011, 01:22:56 AM
You're right ! They are so cute ! *_*

Oh ShibuyaDokiDoki, I have a question.. Will you continue "High School Love Story" with W Matsui and AnnaxKumi ?

LOL want me to?  :O2
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: saeseki on May 05, 2011, 02:42:50 AM
You're right ! They are so cute ! *_*

Oh ShibuyaDokiDoki, I have a question.. Will you continue "High School Love Story" with W Matsui and AnnaxKumi ?

LOL want me to?  :O2

pls continue shibuya-san~
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Gakeri on May 05, 2011, 09:59:41 AM
You're right ! They are so cute ! *_*

Oh ShibuyaDokiDoki, I have a question.. Will you continue "High School Love Story" with W Matsui and AnnaxKumi ?

LOL want me to?  :O2

Yeah ! I really want ! =P
But I don't want to disturb you with that...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ShibuyaDokiDoki on May 06, 2011, 02:38:26 AM
LOL its aight~ i'll update it ^^
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Arakawa on May 31, 2011, 01:28:05 AM
Forums seems dead guys :l

Anyone here got a twitter? Mine in my sig.
we could have twitversations, lol
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: crono1036 on May 31, 2011, 01:36:00 AM
Nope. I still don't understand how it's so popular. I got a tumblr though
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Arakawa on May 31, 2011, 01:51:42 AM
It's fun for conversation I guess.

Tumblr is more of a solo thing imo :o
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: crono1036 on May 31, 2011, 02:08:01 AM
I guess but reblogging is fun and you get to learn about so much random stuff. Although I don't write my own blog posts anymore
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Arakawa on May 31, 2011, 02:19:55 AM
Same. I used to posted stuff, but now I'm 95% reblog LOL

I'm lazy
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: crono1036 on May 31, 2011, 02:31:36 AM
Yeah me too~ Maybe I should start
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Arakawa on June 18, 2011, 10:04:53 PM
Immo updated her fic today!

Ch31~ :D
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: FoF on August 19, 2011, 02:49:08 PM
WOW. The fanfic thread sure have grown. there are tons of fic here! :shocked
I so can remember the days when this thread was just starting with just a few authors writing. Ahhh those were the days.

Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: bou-j525 on August 19, 2011, 05:13:47 PM
^ I remember when I discovered your fic and went "OMG IT'S ACTUALLY A GOOD STORY." XD And when you were the only one I was waiting for and it was sooooooo long  :lol:

And seeing new members appearing slowly while some others became lurkers... LoL it's been quite a long time now that I think about it.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Arakawa on August 20, 2011, 10:12:45 AM
SLDKSCJDWIOSXDWX ITS FOF

Been a while :>
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: FoF on August 21, 2011, 09:57:49 AM
@bou-j525: yeaaaahhhh. I remember how people often send me threats just to update.  :lol:
@Arakawa: don't tell me you thought i was dead too.  :lol: though i have to admit...it really has been awhile.  XD

You know...with the massive fanfics around here now...I actually don't know what to read.  :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: crono1036 on August 22, 2011, 03:46:54 AM
I should start updating...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Vanui on August 25, 2011, 04:49:39 AM
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu~

I'm a new author here, since I got addicted to AKB48 through my Sensei, arisa03, who showed me Majisuka Gakuen to get me hooked.

Since I'm still learning everyone's personalities and quirks, it'll be a while before I leave the MG fanfiction world and into the AtsuMina, MaYuki, WMatsui, etc.

Just saying that the fics here are awesome, and every writer here inspired me to join Jhip and start writing my own. Arigatou  :kneelbow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: akinyan on August 30, 2011, 10:05:40 AM
 :mon curtain: Err... Hello, everyone... I'm one of the new authors here... Heh, just saying... :mon sweat:

Nice to meet you all and... Please try not to kill me.   :kneelbow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: crazywota on August 30, 2011, 03:28:15 PM
@ bou-j525, hey when are you going to marry me? i mean when are you going to update again?  :cry: XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: bou-j525 on September 02, 2011, 02:41:58 AM
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As soon as possible.  XD I don't know when I will update, sorry  :nervous I will try this week for sure, but the chap is not done yet  :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: crono1036 on September 03, 2011, 12:24:18 AM
I plan on making a mass update on all my fanfics (and segments). That should probably make up for my long absence.

@akinyan Welcome to the world of AKB fanfiction. Nice to meet you too and we'll try not to eat you alive.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: akinyan on September 03, 2011, 05:37:56 AM

@akinyan Welcome to the world of AKB fanfiction. Nice to meet you too and we'll try not to eat you alive.

Ehh?! ;A; So you mean you're going to kill me?! That sounds twice as threatening.. But.. Thank you for the 'warm' welcome. T_T
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: crono1036 on September 04, 2011, 04:21:33 AM
I said we're going to TRY not to do so. Fortunately, I'm not like that... all the time. Anyways! Enjoy your stay here and go read some fanfics~
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: akinyan on September 04, 2011, 07:27:19 AM
I said we're going to TRY not to do so. Fortunately, I'm not like that... all the time. Anyways! Enjoy your stay here and go read some fanfics~

Why add the word 'TRY'? ( ; A;)
I'll go read some right away... While hoping that no one would sneak behind me and eat surprise me.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on September 13, 2011, 06:53:40 PM
I just realized I have never posted here OTL. I am so happy that a lot of people reads my works m(_ _)m please continue to enjoy them as I try my best to write more. =DDDD And please do not eat me alive as well OTL. This was Arisa. =DDD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: SomethingWild on September 21, 2011, 02:49:49 PM
FYI, I merged the 'how did you get hooked' thread with the 'how did you become a fan' thread: http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=26344.msg946935#msg946935 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=26344.msg946935#msg946935)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Masa on September 21, 2011, 05:24:43 PM
(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/5243/akbar1.jpg)
More info: http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=30617.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=30617.0)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mode107 on October 13, 2011, 04:14:43 PM
Cross post


Just reminders and notifications for this AKB48 fanfic community

Law #3 This is the land of the dropping pants, so there’s no doubt that there will be promiscuous scenes in fanfics. Any chapter or one-shot with a fairly questionable moment should be sent to me for screening. Usually, sex scenes that are vague enough on details pass the test and are allowed to be posted. If I see something TOO direct like “she slipped her fingers in her lover’s –bleep- whilst biting her -bleep- “ I will send it to the perv xD
- Post your explicit perv stories here (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?board=155.0)
- Information on how to gain access to the Perv area (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=1002.0)
Lemons/Pervs are allowed, they just need to be posted in the right place.  If you're not sure about what's okay or not, then you can either PM me or Barrie the questionable scene/chapter.


Now from a little snippet of the JPH!P Code of Conduct
B. Mature Content

1. Any Perv talk/images/video/etc. of underage artists are not allowed.

Basically, do not post lemons or pervs involving members under the age of 18. If you're vague on details, then that's fine, but like the example that Yuu posted for writings like this in the regular thread; “she slipped her fingers in her lover’s –bleep- whilst biting her -bleep- “ , it gets moved to the perv thread. Writings posted like that involving underaged members get deleted.

Lastly, these aren't exactly new rules. They've existed with the H!P fics section (which came long before).

Questions or concerns? Ask

Continue writing, reading, and enjoying the fics in the AKBAR :kneelbow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Keichan ^_^ on October 16, 2011, 01:55:44 PM
x[ someone motivate me....i'm giving up...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Flean on October 16, 2011, 02:22:04 PM
Summon Keichan!!!!!!!!!!  :prayers:  please come back to life~~  :on hypto:  come back...

search for your soul again!!!  :scared:  here some spells to wake you up ~~  :mon spit:

a little motivation for you!!!  :mon slapself:  ganbare!!!  :mon headbang:  if still not working...  :on voodoo: and some more of  :gmon pissed:

Finally... lets take some pics together... hohoho...  :mon cam:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: anoni2 on October 16, 2011, 05:14:35 PM
 :mon lmao:

I told her to play something  :mon taichi:

or keichan just play a prank on someone!!!! ( )


bahhh just write something  :mon slapass:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: skytsuna on October 23, 2011, 09:04:42 PM
 :hee: Could anyone make a Takatomo fanfic please~~  :on cny1:
The ending could be Atsumina but I kinda want Tomochin as the love rival there~~  :luvluv2:
 :onioncheer: I'll be cheering for ya~  Ganbatte! :onioncheer:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: aruka on October 24, 2011, 01:33:20 AM
^

First of all, Welcome to Jphip skytsuna-san... :D

About Tomo being a love rival, have you read moekare-san's multichaptered Kirai Desu ga, Daisuki da... ?
It's actually Kai-Atsu-Tomo (not TakaTomo like you wished), but yes, Tomo's a love rival in the story.

Just suggesting. Happy reading... :D
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Flean on October 24, 2011, 03:14:13 AM
:hee: Could anyone make a Takatomo fanfic please~~  :on cny1:
The ending could be Atsumina but I kinda want Tomochin as the love rival there~~  :luvluv2:
 :onioncheer: I'll be cheering for ya~  Ganbatte! :onioncheer:
Well, Loveforever's Who are you? fic also has TakaTomo in it i think...  :dunno:  Tomochin as the love rival there..

and Welcome to Jphip skytsuna-san...  :gmon flowers:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: skytsuna on October 30, 2011, 11:08:20 AM
 :cow: Thanks aruka and Flean~  :)
I'm really enjoying spending my time here reading all those wonderful fanfics here~!!!
It is all so good and addicting and makes me crave for more and more~~~
I've checked both Who are You and Kirai Desu ga, Daisuki da... and it was great!!!
I didn't expect Tomochin to be a male though..  XD
And I'm excited about what will happen as the story develops in 'Who are You'~~~  :twothumbs
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: creamcracker on November 03, 2011, 02:00:45 AM
hi i'm new here :)

i hope i can be friends to other akb48 fans out there.

Yey!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: blueangel65 on November 06, 2011, 07:06:55 AM
I'm very Happy  :D, because some of the oLd Fanfics that not finish yet, has been reviving now..
At first, I'm shock  :shocked haHa! I want to Laugh, but I can't because that time it's already night,
so I'm Laughting but no sounds, it's difficult, haHaha!  XD :lol: But nevermind it's my own probLem..  :P

There are aLso some Fic, that I did'nt saw before, and there aLso some Fics that I did'nt know that they update before,
but did'nt know, so I'm shock and say "Why I did'nt saw this before?" so I have to re-read the Fics all over again,
But I think it worth it, so It's OK..  :yep: and I think some of the story before is Great, specially about MendoL and Atsumina..  XD

I want to THANKS all the Writers and Members here.. the reason is I just want to..  :P
Ofcourse! there's a reason, but I don't know how to say it, I'm not very good in engLish speaking..  :)

To all writers before who did'nt finish there Fics yet, pLease update again, I miss your Fics, I miss all the great Fics..  :D
so pLease update! and again, Thanks to all writers who came back again, WELCOME WELCOME BACK..  :welcome that's all I want to say, heHe! Thank You..  :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: qyyzz101 on November 20, 2011, 07:08:35 AM
Many say that sae can be paired with anyone. :P
so can someone make a:
saemayu
or
saeyuu
or
saemii

I'M GOING TO MAKE A SAEMAYU OR SAEYUU :roll: :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Keichan ^_^ on November 24, 2011, 11:46:59 AM
 :mon bat: RAWR!

Sooo... sorry I have been busy getting old and diseased since my last update. I am working on updating ABBTL<3 by next week but by the looks of my work schedule its unlikely.... as for PL... well i will try and work on that afterwards... and KIB... well someone give me a storyline they wanna see and i'll type one when i have time. However, I'm quite loyal to the royal (takacchan, kojiyuu, tomotomo, saeyaka and marikuu) since i havent kept updating myself of the progress of akb (my fangirlism is dying as there are too many groups and im started to see akb as a money machine rather than talented individuals). And i'm sorry to new authors, I havent read fanfics on here since oldschool authors stopped... When i have more time I will read them. Anyway, thats all! Thank you for reading my fanfics!

Keichan ^_^ <3
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Otochan on November 28, 2011, 07:28:45 PM
Can anyone write a fanfic about NMB members  Milky and Rina? please!!!!
or Takamina x Amina ><  or Aminaxsomeone  onegaishimasu ><
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: bou-j525 on December 03, 2011, 10:39:08 PM
Hello people!  :grin: Yes, I'm still alive! Lol does anyone here remember me  XD

Anyway, it's the end the term at school, so I don't have any time to write (though I think you guys already got the point...........) Im lazy too  :yawn:

But as soon as school is done, wait for a massive update! 3 OS+Addiction+PinkVitriol planned! *If I still have motivation when school will end lol, which I really doubt about*

Soooooo.... I will come back soon  :grin:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: crazywota on December 20, 2011, 03:32:58 PM
^ Of course I DO REMEMBER YOU  :heart: one of the most awesome, great, fantastic .... pioneer writer in here. Your loyal number one wifey fan here  :nya: forever waiting for your future updates   :thumbup im really looking forward for the next chapter of Addiction and the continuation of my most favorite fic ever Pink Vitriol.  :bow: :bow: :bow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: qyyzz101 on December 22, 2011, 03:40:59 AM
can someone make a saemayu fic? plsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caecus on December 28, 2011, 03:08:58 PM
Hi everyone :) I'm new here and I'm enjoying reading the fanfics here XD
They are all so gud :D

I ship Atsumina, Takatomo and Mayuki :wub:

Nice too meet you all :kneelbow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Flean on December 28, 2011, 05:54:44 PM
@caecus :   welcome to Jphip and nice to meet you to caecus-san...  :kneelbow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sok on December 29, 2011, 04:36:32 AM
Quote
@caecus :   welcome to Jphip and nice to meet you to caecus-san... 
I second that! Everyone here is super nice.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caecus on December 29, 2011, 08:59:50 AM
Thanks Flean san and Sok san :) Nice to meet you XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: aruka on January 08, 2012, 03:26:59 AM
Hi everyone.  :)
Hi again, anzai48-san! :D

I took many ideas/slank/quotations/lyrics from here and there. Is that count as plagiating? I hope not. :cry: (I develop my own re-imagination from the sources).
Since I saw none of the comments in your thread telling you about it, I assume what you did doesn't count as plagiarizing. How about you, everyone?

And who are the male writers here?
Not that I'm sexist or gender-bias, but it will be interesting to observe how differ the male writer and female writer will be when it come to writing-style,
and their mind/imagination.
I admit male writers are rare here, yet I'm one of these rarities. :grin: The only other males I know are the already-said Alexander-san and caecus-san (btw, welcome to jphip, caecus-san!)
And yeah, feel free to observe. :D


In the end, I realize I've often been the one answering your questions. :lol: Never mind.. I'm fond of answering them, and there's always this itch if I don't answer someone's question. Just ask more, I'll try to help if it's possible. :D
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mode107 on January 08, 2012, 07:22:25 AM
I took many ideas/slank/quotations/lyrics from here and there. Is that count as plagiating?
If the ideas/lyrics make up a strong part of your work, then it's usually a good idea to give credit to the original author/artist, or let your readers know that you've been inspired by others' works :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: SKARPSKYTER1 on January 08, 2012, 01:07:51 PM
AKB48 you own, you are king of music  :thumbsup  :jphip:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ny37z on January 09, 2012, 11:31:13 AM
hello everyone here, been lurking around this thread and read the fanfics. awesome!  :thumbsup
I really appreciate all ur works, but if u don't mind can I request something?

been into ske lately and I love kinoshita yukiko. so, if u have a fanfic (or two :P ) about her, I will really happy if u want to post it here.  :)
thanks and yoroshiku~ :heart:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: FoF on January 12, 2012, 05:54:00 AM
Uhm...I know there are a lot of KojiYuu fans here but...Can I request a MariKoji/MariHaru fic? Anyone? :nervous
I really love that pairing and TakaTomo seems to be pushing through inside me as well.  XD
I know I can write those two pairing...kinda tempted to...but...I want to do the fangirling thing.  XD I can't fangirl for my own story. That's just weird.  :nervous :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: crazywota on January 13, 2012, 01:39:49 PM
^ TakaTomo  :heart:

i think this is gonna be the first time im going to request something here.. A TakaHaru/KojiTaka fic please?  :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: FoF on January 14, 2012, 07:13:36 AM
^
Ooohh. I love that pairing as well. TakaHaru.  :heart: :heart:
 :hand: I second that request.  :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AFLynx on January 15, 2012, 11:04:00 AM
Hi Everyone!  :hee:
I have an old, one-shot TakaTomo songfic for everyone to read (though the pairing should have been a surprise at the end  :nervous ). Please feel to read and give a comment!  :) 

link to fic: http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=30078.msg928296#msg928296 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=30078.msg928296#msg928296)

Thanks!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on January 28, 2012, 10:21:03 PM
Hello.
Lately, I've been spazz over Shiichan (Oya Shizuka) and Shawako (Hata Sawako). I don't remember since when, but they are awesome in their own way!
So... if there's anyone who know and or have a or some fic about them, tell me, please?
Thanks.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Keichan ^_^ on January 30, 2012, 04:39:34 AM
 :mon innocent: Hello everyone~

 :mon geek: Would you like to take over my fanfics for me!!!!

I tried convincing bouchan for nearly an hour and she rejected me...

So -coughFofchancoughimmocough- would you be interested in writing my fics for me?

My AKB fandom kinda died a few months ago hence the lack of ninjaness...

If you are interested let me know~~~

If you are rejecting my offer let me down gently  :mon cry:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LeNosferatu on February 03, 2012, 11:27:41 AM
Hello, Eru here  :cathappy:

I'm a new writer here, so yoroshiku onegaishimasuuuu  :bow:

I write about MaYuki, WMatsui and SKE pairings for the most  :lol:

i see im writing such rare and new pairing in here such as RenAirin (their love-love heat in real life is mutual!) KuuYuria, KuuNon (happened after KataFinally :P) 

i never write about AtsuMina and KojiYuu though i want to lol (someday i'll write about them)

feel free to have request ^^ (tho i dunno whether my writings is good enough or a crap :( )
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Flean on February 03, 2012, 03:58:00 PM
^
welcome Eru-san~   :welcome

i never write about AtsuMina and KojiYuu though i want to lol (someday i'll write about them)

can I request Atsumina?? LOLOL.. :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: local-buddies on March 11, 2012, 12:10:51 PM
Hello.
Lately, I've been spazz over Shiichan (Oya Shizuka) and Shawako (Hata Sawako). I don't remember since when, but they are awesome in their own way!
So... if there's anyone who know and or have a or some fic about them, tell me, please?
Thanks.

could you be an Oya fan? =o because I am xDD

Hello everyone I'm new here :)) Please take care of me from here forth.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Loveforever on March 12, 2012, 07:45:55 AM
somebody, anybody...can i request takatomo? LOL  :hiakhiakhiak:

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0rek6VkqM1r92w83o1_500.png)

 :on bleed: :on bleed: :on bleed: :on bleed: :on bleed:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Flean on March 12, 2012, 12:42:18 PM
somebody, anybody...can i request takatomo? LOL  :hiakhiakhiak:

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0rek6VkqM1r92w83o1_500.png)

 :on bleed: :on bleed: :on bleed: :on bleed: :on bleed:
Gah!!! TakaTomo!!!  :mon bleed2: So irresistible!!!  :mon mischief:  but I must stay loyal to AtsuMina!!!!  :mon XD:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on March 12, 2012, 03:21:38 PM
somebody, anybody...can i request takatomo? LOL  :hiakhiakhiak:

(http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0rek6VkqM1r92w83o1_500.png)

 :on bleed: :on bleed: :on bleed: :on bleed: :on bleed:
Gah!!! TakaTomo!!!  :mon bleed2: So irresistible!!!  :mon mischief:  but I must stay loyal to AtsuMina!!!!  :mon XD:

Haha, HOT!!

I can't promise anything, don't wanna spoil things, but there is a possibility to find TakaTomo in one of my future updates, hehe  :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on April 21, 2012, 10:58:56 PM
Hello.
Lately, I've been spazz over Shiichan (Oya Shizuka) and Shawako (Hata Sawako). I don't remember since when, but they are awesome in their own way!
So... if there's anyone who know and or have a or some fic about them, tell me, please?
Thanks.

could you be an Oya fan? =o because I am xDD

Hello everyone I'm new here :)) Please take care of me from here forth.

Hi, there.
Yes, I am an Oya fan.
Even though I'm more familiar to SKE girls lately, eh...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: TakaminaBG on April 29, 2012, 02:02:45 PM
Hi there. I'm a new member here. I've been reading a lot of fanfics. Only AtsuMina fanfics though. And I'm a nood author, so YOROSHIKU ONEGAISHIMASU. :P
Here is my first fanfic. You can check it out if you are interested. :P
http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=32717.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=32717.0)
Well hope you like it! :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Flean on April 29, 2012, 02:17:15 PM
^
 :welcome  TakaminaBG-san.. enjoy yourself here.. and write more AtsuMina!!!  :twothumbs
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Nakamii on April 29, 2012, 02:32:28 PM
^ Second that...:welcome TakaminaBG-san, Your Fanfics was AmazinG! I'll wait for your Update! :thumbup
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LovelyGaki on July 15, 2012, 02:18:21 PM
This has been kinda driving me nuts for the past couple days. :banghead:

I'm trying to remember what story I read this quote from:
''I don't want to be the best. I want to try my best."
Something along those lines that's for sure :nervous

If anyone or the author can tell me, I would appreciate it very much. :panic:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Kuji on July 17, 2012, 02:46:49 AM
^ Typed it into the search bar at the top and this is what it shows me:

From:
05 – Twisted Expectations by "melon-lover" (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=33224.msg1064614#msg1064614)

Quote
With my towel, I wipe away the sweat that has accumulated around my neck. Everyone has gone home already, leaving me alone to practice on my own. Usually I practised my singing, and then I move onto the dance routines, overall an extra two hours. I try to fit as much practise in as much as possible. It wasn’t that I wanted to be the best. I just want to be at my best. 

Hope that was what you were looking for. :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LovelyGaki on July 17, 2012, 11:32:46 AM
^
Waaah! Thanks so much Kuji! :lol:

I've been skimming through the other fics that I forgot to check this one :doh:
Thanks again! :thumbsup
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: jurichan on July 31, 2012, 05:12:08 PM
Hello I would like to know the title of the fanfic or jurina is in another body. Haruna is her cousin svp?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: yukofan on August 01, 2012, 03:48:50 AM
@^ : the title is Two Roses.written by Vanui..
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: jurichan on August 01, 2012, 09:27:36 PM
arigato yukochan  :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: masokun on August 16, 2012, 01:49:53 PM
I haven't bump a post in here..
So, hello everyone  :wigglypanda:  I'm new here..

I love to read lot of great fanfic in AKBar48, lot of good fic plus nice writers, wow..you guys are awesome.. :thumbsup

My first two fic in here is about NMB member, not that I refuse to write about other pairing, but maybe 'cos I have tendencies to write the unusual pairing  :monster:

I still learn how to write a good fic, and learn how to change my crap fic into something more readable  :on study:

Please take care of me, everyone..


Yoroshiku~  :D
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: hitsuji_14 on August 16, 2012, 03:42:45 PM
I haven't post here, too.

I'm new here, my first and (maybe?) last thread is hitsuji_14's Trash Bin which contains my one-shot/short fanfictions. Up until now I've been posted SKE fics.



Oh, anybody remember SKE (or there's AKB too?) fanfic about Jurina being a basketball player; with Airin and Rena being the club managers?
I've read that but I forgot the title  :?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on August 16, 2012, 04:22:51 PM
@hitsuji_14

Ah, its an SKE and AKB fic. I think that fic is Synchro Tokimeki by yukofan since she has Jurina as a basketball player with Airin as a club manager, however, Rena is a basketball player there....Here's the link, check it out: http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=33068.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=33068.0)

I hope I'm right though, unless my memory is failing me and there's actually another fic but with that plot, very likely the same as what you've stated then I'm sorry about not getting it right. :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: hitsuji_14 on August 16, 2012, 04:33:23 PM
Ah yeah, it's that!
Thanks for helping me  :w00t:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Dreamstalker on August 18, 2012, 10:09:44 PM
Hi to all! I'm just new here and i know i would enjoy reading all the fanfics that is in here. .
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: daigong on August 26, 2012, 11:13:01 AM
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Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: BbSis on September 10, 2012, 06:17:04 PM
Hey guys o/ I'm kinda new here. I'm having so much fun reading your fanfics here o/ that fired me up to write my own fanfic, so I don't know if this is the right place, I'd like to ask for help ;D I already have the idea, but I feel I miss some details... Can someone please help me? *.*
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on September 10, 2012, 07:04:13 PM
 :welcome

You can PM to anyone you like, people are really nice here, and we all will help you in anything we can. So don't hesitate to PM to any of us and ask anything.  ;)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: BbSis on September 12, 2012, 03:04:34 AM
Thaaaanks o/ I'm just too shy to do that >< So I'm actually writing my idea and I'll post it. And see what happens.

When get a bit of braveness, I'll send someone a PM o/ 
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: m00nchild on September 12, 2012, 10:39:56 AM
After I read some fic in this website,
Something I dont really feel right with it,
Previous when I'm not really getting in with AKB48, actually I was stick with a K-pop group SNSD (Girl Generation)
I have in their forum and with they fanfic,
It is Different from this forum,
and even I get some website with fanfic (example : gundam, Final Fantasy, and ...)
due those a Gay fanfic but still feel the different with this forum.

The different;
 - more dramatic (kidnapped, accident, parent reject their marry, and others)
 - even they love each other but some reason they dont get each other too easily (I read some fic in this forum, they dont get their lover too easily)
 - having bad ending (someone died, get separated by other dimension and ...)
 - less action fic on this forum ( write to much about sex due I know is others request but i think is too over )

After I wrote this, I think I will get busted or banded for some reason, I just wanted to give my opinion to others.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on September 12, 2012, 11:02:58 AM
Hello, maybe you'd benefit to reading these suggestions of mine, maybe to see a bit of light in the fanfic section?

http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=30078.msg1010658#msg1010658 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=30078.msg1010658#msg1010658)
http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=30558.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=30558.0)
http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=30612.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=30612.0)
http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=30513.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=30513.0)

Well, you can check more from the 3rd page of the fanfic section, I suppose. :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: aruka on September 12, 2012, 02:59:25 PM
There are such good recommendations you got there, m00nchild-san. And your post's a good opinion too. :D Not seeing any reason to bust and ban.

One fic again to recommend, AFlynx-san's Love in the Fast Lane (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29893.0).
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on September 12, 2012, 03:29:18 PM
The different;
 - more dramatic (kidnapped, accident, parent reject their marry, and others)
 - even they love each other but some reason they dont get each other too easily (I read some fic in this forum, they dont get their lover too easily)
 - having bad ending (someone died, get separated by other dimension and ...)
 - less action fic on this forum ( write to much about sex due I know is others request but i think is too over )

I agree that this forum is different compared with the forums you have seen, especially for SNSD, SNSD has a huge fanbase with a massive pile of fanfics and there's a lot of variety that ranges from light to dark in terms of story set, but just a note for this, don't compare the difference of AKB48 stories to SNSD since firstly, we are a small community compared to SNSD's and especially the anime and game communities. :(

I know that the difference here and from those are rather big in terms of varieties in fanfic themes, ratings and such, but still, do take note that the authors themselves are trying their best to make fanfics with a lot of varieties, and some or most of the authors would like to delve more into complicated cases at some point, be it their idea or drawn from an intense emotion or craving to write such themes. Of course, they can also make happy fics and other stuff if they ever want to with the help of their inspiration and imagination. I'm not trying to make war here, I'm not, I'd just like you to take it into consideration that the authors can write what they want (as long as it sticks to the rules of course) and most of the authors here happen to like writing the differences that you've stated, it's not a big fault, and I'm not saying you said such a thing. :sweatdrop:

Of course, I myself am very aware of the difference of the fics here from the other communities since I myself read there, but I guess all the authors here just have a different way of thinking. Sometimes seeing too many sparkly themes, happily ever afters and impossible tales of happiness is just too bittersweet, and mostly, it is impossible to get everything you want and have a happy end. Life isn't built just for satisfaction and mere happiness; the power of love sometimes does not work, and mostly, you can't always have your way with whatever you wish. Life is complicated. It has trials. Even famous novels are like that, so it won't be a surprise to see dark fics here since if you base it in reality, it is somewhat as dark and bitter as that. :)

Also, you aren't gonna get banned for your post. Your post did help in a way for the authors to see the differences, though, try searching more around the thread, you'll see a lot of happy fic and some variations around. :)

And, I hope I didn't sound a bit offensive or snarky there, I do not mean any harm or offenses, just my own side from what I understood from what you have posted. :sweatdrop:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: m00nchild on September 12, 2012, 07:12:22 PM

Also, you aren't gonna get banned for your post. Your post did help in a way for the authors to see the differences, though, try searching more around the thread, you'll see a lot of happy fic and some variations around. :)

And, I hope I didn't sound a bit offensive or snarky there, I do not mean any harm or offenses, just my own side from what I understood from what you have posted. :sweatdrop:

Don't worry it didn't harm or feel offensive,
They suggested lot of fic to me now that I'm busy with it,
After I post my opinion out, I don't think will get any positive reaction on it,
after they saw and suggest more fanfic to me this make me feel more confront in this web,
even I wanted to see more spark in this website then I can stay more longer in the web.
I just joined this web around 2 week I think (not confident with it).
hope all the author dont really mind what I wrote on previous, I just wanted to share some of my opinion, do your best and update the fic.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: masokun on September 15, 2012, 03:49:53 PM
@m00nchild: I think there's  lots of open-minded good writers here.. imo, critics are precious.. and probably your opinion can be their inspiration too..
no, not me, I'm just a stupid writer

And there's lot of good fic with dark side story in here too..

No, you won't get busted.
Instead of busting you, I would like to thank you because you just give me more ideas to write in my fic.  :D
(Let's see, how about Geki kidnapping Yuki and torture her?
 Or make Geki accidentally bite Yuki and kill her?
 Or make Sasshi got into a car accident and kill herself?
)

Well, I don't know if you like vampire fic.
But I have a kidnapping-scene (Sasshi/Rabu) and a lot of fight-scenes, death scenes, bad endings, S&M, also a hilarious sex problem (Atsumina).
If you want to see your oshis fight each other, got tortured (Acchan & Airin), even got killed (Shinoda Mariko), then you might check my fic.  :)
But then maybe you have already read it, and you think it's boring.  XD
Anyway, I'm open for critics.


EDIT:
And if you want to see your kami-oshi acting like a real b****, you might check Basket Case (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=31804.0) by FOF.  :twothumbs :twothumbs :twothumbs


and that reminds me how you kill my oshimen, Anzai-san  :shifty:

+1 for FOF's Basket Case too  :D
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: anonymousdowner on September 15, 2012, 05:49:28 PM
My bet is entirely on Fof-sama's Basket Case too.  :cathappy:

If you want something different, that awesome shiat made me laugh, made me injure myself, then I even cried man tears...Fuuu~  :pimp:

No regrets, one of the most unique fics in the history of Akb-Epicness. Ever.  :thumbup
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on September 15, 2012, 06:27:15 PM
It's not the genre or the story that becomes the problems.
It's the amount of some mainstream pairings that was used too much as the main characters.
Even though the story is different, it's the characters that made it boring.
Too much using them for fanfics may cause the dead end and lack of creativity for the authors of the fandom.

Maybe lots of people likes it, the mainstream. But if they read it over and over again, they would bored and then left the fandom.
Even though the whole stayed or left is their own decision to make... But from my experience as one of the authors in FanFiction.Net, it won't do any good.

It's like claimed yourself as an otaku but the truth is you just knew some animanga. Moreover, those you knew is what people could say as 'already popular'. Shame on it.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on September 16, 2012, 03:06:14 AM
It's not the genre or the story that becomes the problems.
It's the amount of some mainstream pairings that was used too much as the main characters.
Even though the story is different, it's the characters that made it boring.
Too much using them for fanfics may cause the dead end and lack of creativity for the authors of the fandom.

Maybe lots of people likes it, the mainstream. But if they read it over and over again, they would bored and then left the fandom.
Even though the whole stayed or left is their own decision to make... But from my experience as one of the authors in FanFiction.Net, it won't do any good.

It's like claimed yourself as an otaku but the truth is you just knew some animanga. Moreover, those you knew is what people could say as 'already popular'. Shame on it.

You see, there are fandoms with limited characters, such us So Nyeo Shi Dae, Morning Musume and other groups that do not have hundred of members. You're only saying that because there are a lot of possibilities in the 48 group because there are a lot of members, and you want dynamics.

But that's just you being selfish with your opinions.

The fact is, most writers in this fanfic section commit 'cliche' plots. No matter who they use, if they are out of character (acting similar to someone not themselves) and the same concept is written over and over again I doubt you'd enjoy any.

You're being subjective instead of figurative, because your opinions are your wants and not what is really happening.

True, there may be too much atsumina, too much kojiyuu, too much mayuki, too much wmatsui and gekiblack and all that, but can you count on how many of them are 'original', 'unused', and most of all well written ? I'm not pointing out any names.

Everyone can improve as long as they continue to write, and I admit most of the fanfics now are pretty bad. Some are out of character, some doesn't use correct grammar, some even write in script form! (Acchan:, Takamina: yada yada yada). These are all bad, they're all literally but barely correct writing.

Reading other people's correct writing make people correct their own, this is why people should read ones that are well written.

But because of the demands of selfish people like you, the writers who write well have pretty much disappeared now, because this fandom really have selfish fans.

Well that's all. :D
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: alpacas on September 16, 2012, 03:45:26 AM
It's not the genre or the story that becomes the problems.
It's the amount of some mainstream pairings that was used too much as the main characters.
Even though the story is different, it's the characters that made it boring.
Too much using them for fanfics may cause the dead end and lack of creativity for the authors of the fandom.

Maybe lots of people likes it, the mainstream. But if they read it over and over again, they would bored and then left the fandom.
Even though the whole stayed or left is their own decision to make... But from my experience as one of the authors in FanFiction.Net, it won't do any good.

It's like claimed yourself as an otaku but the truth is you just knew some animanga. Moreover, those you knew is what people could say as 'already popular'. Shame on it.

As an author/reader who's been on Fanfiction.net and LiveJournal.com, I don't think this is necessarily true. Sure people get bored of pairings and move on but there are people out there who are very committed in a couple and wouldn't like someone with someone else. For example an Atsumina shipper might dislike/are not interested in Atsuyuu so they'll stick to Atsumina fics. It wouldn't be boring because they love Acchan and Takamina together.

It's not all about variety.

And being mainstream shouldn't decide if a fanfic is good or not. If it's written well and if it's interesting should be what decides it.  :peace:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Calyrica on September 16, 2012, 04:30:07 AM
True, there may be too much atsumina, too much kojiyuu, too much mayuki, too much wmatsui and gekiblack and all that, but can you count on how many of them are 'original', 'unused', and most of all well written ? I'm not pointing out any names.

Everyone can improve as long as they continue to write, and I admit most of the fanfics now are pretty bad. Some are out of character, some doesn't use correct grammar, some even write in script form! (Acchan:, Takamina: yada yada yada). These are all bad, they're all literally but barely correct writing.

Reading other people's correct writing make people correct their own, this is why people should read ones that are well written.

On this note, since I already QC for fansubbing, I figure I should put myself out here for QC, too.

If anyone has a fic they want proofread and polished up, as long as it's not one in script form, I'm willing to do so over PM or etherpad or whatnot before it's posted.  :)

(Not trying to say I'm super good at writing or anything, because I don't think I am. However, I have a lot of technical knowledge, and two pairs of eyes are always better than one, regardless.)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: noomuumuu on September 16, 2012, 04:58:22 AM
It was interesting reading this thread, because as someone who writes (don't do that much reading because of lack of time and aforementioned lack of quality) occasionally, I only write to amuse myself.  With regards to plot and drama and stuff like that... I don't really do that.  It's generally rare that someone can write genuine drama without compromising character, and to be honest I don't have the time to invest in writing something like that.  With regards to the ooo48 fics, I often find that they might as well be original characters who look like the girls because of mis-characterisation.  (Not that it's unique to this fandom, of course.)

I've also tried writing stuff without my oshimen, often failing to finish it or just canning it entirely because of lack of interest and the self-realisation that I don't have a firm enough grasp of the personalities of the members whom I'm writing about.  So I can understand the prevalence of fics of hugely popular couples based on hugely popular members.  At the same time though, I'm completely uninterested in them and refuse to wade through badly-written stuff for good stuff, so I guess it's my loss in the end.

As a side-note, lulz is really easy to write as one-shots if the premise is original and you keep it simple.  The characterisations don't even have to be completely on because hilarity can justify or even hide some OOC.  As long as it's not too jarringly obvious, I mean.

Just a few thoughts.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on September 16, 2012, 06:36:44 AM
There's no right or wrong in fanfic writing. Writing is all about expressing your creativity and thoughts and more often than not, indulging in your OTPs and preferred genres. That's the main point of writing fanfics - to express your love for your favourite idols and OTPs. It's up to a writer what he/she wants to write and it's also up to the reader what he/she wants to read. It's pretty much a free community here as long as you follow the forum rules. Readers all have what they want to read in mind and sometimes, they will make requests to the writers. However, it's ultimately the writers' decision to accept that request or not. As someone who writes and posts stories here, I make it a point not to take requests and stick to doing what I have planned and hopefully, surprise my readers. Of course, all my readers' comments/requests are still taken into consideration because they may give me fresh ideas that have never crossed my mind. If it's something that I believe will work for my stories, I will add it in.

As for well-written fics, I guess we all need to start somewhere. I applaud all writers for taking that brave first step to post their stories online be it "well-written" and grammatically correct or not. As you write, you learn. As you read others' fics, you learn as well. As arisa03 said, there are stories that don't have correct grammar around. Not everyone is well-versed in the English language so we can't expect all stories to be "well-written" and have good grammar. I think it's great that people are still sharing their fics despite the language obstacle because some of them have very interesting ideas that others can learn from too. We are not writing professionally and we don't sell our fanfics for money so no one is obliged to post only "well-written" stories. What we are is a community of AKB48-loving people so the bottom line is, we share in spite of our differing standards.

Some of you may think I'm trying to be diplomatic and politically correct here. Maybe I am, maybe I'm not. I just want to share my thoughts on fanfic writing and reading. I hope I didn't offend anyone with what I've said because that is truly not my intention :deco:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: yukofan on September 16, 2012, 07:38:00 AM
About pairings.. I agree that mainstreams pairing are dominate the fics. But, you can’t blame the writers. They want to write about their fav pairings. And you can’t blame the writers here for not knowing all of AKB member or knowing all of possible pairings in AKB. You can’t force other people to use certain pairings that you want.

Basically, I don’t think the pairings are important. Most of the fics are out of character. You can give the character any name you want. I’m a silent reader in H!P fanfic section. I even do not know the members at all. But, because the stories are great, I really enjoy reading them. It’s the same in AKB fic, no matter which is the pairing, as long as I like the story, then I love the fic.

I don’t know what criteria that be used to judge whether the fic is good or not. I think there is no good or bad fic. It’s just you like it or not.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on September 16, 2012, 09:12:28 AM
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You see, there are fandoms with limited characters, such us So Nyeo Shi Dae, Morning Musume and other groups that do not have hundred of members. You're only saying that because there are a lot of possibilities in the 48 group because there are a lot of members, and you want dynamics.

But that's just you being selfish with your opinions.

The fact is, most writers in this fanfic section commit 'cliche' plots. No matter who they use, if they are out of character (acting similar to someone not themselves) and the same concept is written over and over again I doubt you'd enjoy any.

You're being subjective instead of figurative, because your opinions are your wants and not what is really happening.

True, there may be too much atsumina, too much kojiyuu, too much mayuki, too much wmatsui and gekiblack and all that, but can you count on how many of them are 'original', 'unused', and most of all well written ? I'm not pointing out any names.

Everyone can improve as long as they continue to write, and I admit most of the fanfics now are pretty bad. Some are out of character, some doesn't use correct grammar, some even write in script form! (Acchan:, Takamina: yada yada yada). These are all bad, they're all literally but barely correct writing.

Reading other people's correct writing make people correct their own, this is why people should read ones that are well written.

But because of the demands of selfish people like you, the writers who write well have pretty much disappeared now, because this fandom really have selfish fans.

Well that's all.

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1- I think it's a bit harsh to repeatedly call caghaunt "selfish".  I understand an author's frustrations.  I, too, have been inundated by requests from such "selfish" people.  Yet, keep in mind their disadvantage and frustrations.  You may like a popular pairing and so you have numerous stories available to you to read.  A fan of a less popular OTP might be considered lucky to find just a couple stories to read.

If your OTP is underwritten and you come across an author whose writing you enjoy, I don't think it can be considered selfish of you to ask if he could write a story about your OTP.  However, DO NOT bombard that author with requests.  If he tells you no, simply accept it.  If you're desperate, try to go one more step and write your own story about your OTP.

Keep in mind that authors tend to write about the pairings they enjoy.  NO AUTHOR IS OBLIGATED TO DO OTHERWISE.

I didn't mind being called selfish and I had expected it will coming, because all the people could be called selfish at some point. I hope you didn't feel insulted with my opinion.

For me, all fandoms are full of possibilities when it comes to fanfiction. As for the fandoms of RPF (Real Person Fic), the possibilities is infinite. All could be written into fanfics. It didn't have a so-called "crack pair" or "crack fic". You (in general) couldn't really know what's going on in the reality.

For the Out of Character characterization, for RPF, there is no originality, especially when it comes to idols. They might as well act friendly or close to the others in front of the fans. But no one knows what is s/he thinks or feels in reality.

I didn't want to say a fic is "good" or "bad" as it depends on the person who read it. I didn't state any of the "mainstream" as it could be different for each person.

For "well-written" fics, have you read your own and call it "well-written"? Have you read others' and called it "well-written"? It's more subjective. When you read your own that the others said it was well-written, you might feel it isn't. When you read what the others said it isn't well-written, you might said it well-written.

Correct grammar. What is actually a correct grammar? When you spoke something (not in text) is it has a correct grammar? When you read something that you feel it didn't have a correct grammar did you actually think that the one who wrote it was still learning it or did it on purpose? Correct grammar is something you can't explain to. Correct grammar depends on where is the writer comes from. Let's take Singlish as example. Singaporeans used English as well as Malay and Mandarin. Their English is affected with Malay and Mandarin. They called it Singlish. Singlish didn't have what international called "correct grammar", so they separated it to "English (Singapore)". Just like "English (UK)" and "English (US)". So, no. There's no what was called as "correct grammar".

Read might as well help people to correct their own. But of course they didn't write it as the "formulas" for sentences stated like " S + Verb + Object + Adjective/dll". If they wrote like that, it's like writing something in their native language (if English isn't their first language) then translated it per words.

Demands or requests from readers, as Hitobo said, could always be ignored and continue writing as your own wish. The writers couldn't always stay in one fandom forever. They might have seems "disappear" because they didn't really following a fandom as much as when they first knew it. As time goes on, the fandom they knew has changed, made it difficult to follow it again. It's not always because of the readers.

Popular pairings are popular. I get it. But sometimes there are people who bumped into a pairing that isn't really new but has caught their interest and after some moments of following it, they decide to search for its fic. Not everyone who experienced that are lucky enough to found at least one fic about it. Even if they made one for themselves, isn't it quite awkward to spazz over your own? (Just like I wrote about SKE pair ShawAkarin (Hata Sawako/Suda Akari) but didn't feel any satisfaction when reading it).

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"Fan Fiction Readers' Ethics".

-DO NOT repeatedly make requests of an author.  "No means no."
-DO NOT pester an author to make updates.  Contrary to what seems to be popular belief, writing a good story is not easy.
-DO NOT denounce a story simply because you do not like the pairing, setting, plot, etc.  No one is forcing you to read it.

-DO leave positive messages.  Constructive criticism is always welcome.

I agreed with this. Ever since I read and write fanfics I promise to myself to not forced any writers to update or continue their fic.

So please. If I ever do something like that, feel free to telling me via PM, tumblr, or twitter.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: karomuwi on September 16, 2012, 09:15:34 AM
Hey guys o/ I'm kinda new here. I'm having so much fun reading your fanfics here o/ that fired me up to write my own fanfic, so I don't know if this is the right place, I'd like to ask for help ;D I already have the idea, but I feel I miss some details... Can someone please help me? *.*

 :welcome Welcome to the forum, BbSis! I'm sure that everyone here is glad that you're going to write your own fanfic, so we'll try to help you as much as we can. ^^
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on September 16, 2012, 01:56:26 PM


arisa03, you might agree with me on a concept which I will label "Fan Fiction Readers' Ethics".

-DO NOT repeatedly make requests of an author.  "No means no."
-DO NOT pester an author to make updates.  Contrary to what seems to be popular belief, writing a good story is not easy.
-DO NOT denounce a story simply because you do not like the pairing, setting, plot, etc.  No one is forcing you to read it.

-DO leave positive messages.  Constructive criticism is always welcome.


I won't reply to everything else you said, but I agree with you here, and that's that. I hope other writers and readers read this as well and learn that what they always want do not happen and that waiting is always needed. ;D
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mode107 on September 16, 2012, 08:37:27 PM
"Fan Fiction Readers' Ethics".

-DO NOT repeatedly make requests of an author.  "No means no."
-DO NOT pester an author to make updates.  Contrary to what seems to be popular belief, writing a good story is not easy.
-DO NOT denounce a story simply because you do not like the pairing, setting, plot, etc.  No one is forcing you to read it.

-DO leave positive messages.  Constructive criticism is always welcome.




Also, this is completely unrelated to the discussion, but I've been thinking that this forum needs a bit of organization.  (You have all been very productive!) Perhaps some sub-classification pages?  One for ~48 group member-centered stories, one for Majisuka Gakuen themed stories, and one for crossover/other stories?

Until next time,
Hitobo
Those are some great ethics points Hitobo, and  think everyone should adhere to them.

As for the sub pages/child boards, I don't believe it's necessary now. Yes the fic section is quite active and bustling, but I don't think it's enough to consider a sub section for MG and crossovers. For now, writers can continue to label their stories as MG or crossovers.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on September 19, 2012, 01:30:27 PM
I don't really want to make any more direct comments as to not spark anymore in comings.

I briefly apologize for my 'well-written' comment for I have no other words to describe a story that is 'written properly.' I suppose if I refer to them as 'written properly' then we'll be on the same page. I believe all of us knows what a 'written properly' story is.

Pointing out a writer's flaw is called 'criticism' and I suppose that hopefully most of the users here know how to do that, but they don't. For example, I was barely criticized for my writing, I need it in order to improve. I wasn't criticized until I posted here and criticized another person, so what's holding back all those criticism, laziness? Replies make authors update faster and write more.

Writers reduce writing when there are no more readers, replying and giving criticisms and comments help.

Also Hitobo, on the topic of Out of Character

I don't touch OOC that much, because a person's characterization of a human being is their own perception of that person. I believe in fanfic writing, there isn't such a thing as 'Out of Character' but just a 'difference in opinion.'

That's All.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: penguin-chan on September 23, 2012, 04:59:44 PM
I know I'm new here but I've been lurking around forever and actually seeing a proper discussion going on here is rather... surprising  :nervous



...on the topic of Out of Character

I don't touch OOC that much, because a person's characterization of a human being is their own perception of that person. I believe in fanfic writing, there isn't such a thing as 'Out of Character' but just a 'difference in opinion.'



It's true that for RPF the characterization is mostly our perception of that person but I do believe that OOC-ness can still happen. Maybe it's a bit harder to classify OOC-ness for RPF, but for me, there are unique traits of the girls that we know which distinguish them from the other girls and when I see writers write differently.. I would still consider that as going OOC. Just think of it, if there is no OOC-ness then you can just easily swap the characters between fics since there is nothing that can differentiate them with each other.

I'm not sure if I have gotten my point across clearly but I'd just like to point that out. And characterization is really one of, if not the most, important elements in a fic for me.  :)
 
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: m00nchild on September 26, 2012, 09:21:53 AM
Hi Hi... I need help,
I like to read Shinoda Mariko fiction,
Anyone introduce some for me?
due I abit lazy to find page by page,
and I think this is the fastest way to get,
and Mariko Fiction also can.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Calyrica on September 26, 2012, 07:24:26 PM
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( write to much about sex due I know is others request but i think is too over )

Relating to this, I just want to toss something into the discussion. This is only my opinion, but it'd be interesting to see what others think about this.

I often have to remind myself that we're writing about real people. These aren't anime characters or video game characters or anything else. There are actual people that go by these names and live semi-normal lives and have to deal with the consequences of whatever they do.

Years and years ago, I want to say back in 2003, but I could be wrong, a crisis hit the mega-site Fanfiction.net. I can't exactly remember what happened, but it seems to me that a few celebrities got upset at the RPF (real person fiction) section on the site and threatened to sue if the section remained. The category and all of the stories within it were deleted. Before that, it was a fantastic resource for finding RPF.

I've personally been writing fanfiction long enough to not feel too strange about knowing that I'm writing about real people (and RPF was my first type of fanfiction I ever wrote back when I was in elementary school, which helps), but there are still certain situations that make me feel a bit uncomfortable, specifically in writing sex scenes. I don't know, but maybe I think it's an invasion of privacy or something? I mean, there's definitely a market for such scenes, else there wouldn't be countless websites dedicated just to that concept (porn and erotica, oh boy), and I really really enjoy writing sex scenes as well.

I'm not a member of the perv forum yet (this post will be #20, so I'll go ask for access right away), so maybe once I'm there, in a forum that's not accessible by the public, I'll feel a bit more comfortable, but... I don't really know.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: m00nchild on September 26, 2012, 08:05:57 PM
So the point is .... is it okay for me to continue those scene or what? Demn! Actually I want to do it in a romantic way, yes I had wrote too many AtsuMina make out scene in my fiction but it's PG-16 I think? I'm straightforward with my word just in PERV section... so now I'm doubted is it okay to continue make out scene in my story? I just think that the reader only read the make out scene part in my story...urgh.... shoot! What a cheap story that I have in my fiction...ARGH??!!!  :OMG:


BUT THE TRUTH IS I STILL LOVE MY ATSUMINA MAKE OUT SCENE IN MY STORY LOL!!  :bigdeal:

Is not wrong for those sex scene, but just hope dont be writen too much of it,
some how I scare that there are some fiction with nice story line but end up with all sex scene,
I know that sometimes author really dont have idea to continue the fiction,
when no idea for the fiction, (yeah u can add some sex scene for getting idea or comment from reader)
but not too much of the sex scene for it.

this is my own opinion
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on September 27, 2012, 07:41:23 AM
It just so happens that "M Rated" Stories does not only include Smut but also Gore, Blood and Violence. I'm not sure what it is, but some people might confuse "Smut" with "M-Rated Story" here. But I'm not pointing that out for anyone, but I'm just stating.
I know I'm new here but I've been lurking around forever and actually seeing a proper discussion going on here is rather... surprising  :nervous



...on the topic of Out of Character

I don't touch OOC that much, because a person's characterization of a human being is their own perception of that person. I believe in fanfic writing, there isn't such a thing as 'Out of Character' but just a 'difference in opinion.'



It's true that for RPF the characterization is mostly our perception of that person but I do believe that OOC-ness can still happen. Maybe it's a bit harder to classify OOC-ness for RPF, but for me, there are unique traits of the girls that we know which distinguish them from the other girls and when I see writers write differently.. I would still consider that as going OOC. Just think of it, if there is no OOC-ness then you can just easily swap the characters between fics since there is nothing that can differentiate them with each other.

I'm not sure if I have gotten my point across clearly but I'd just like to point that out. And characterization is really one of, if not the most, important elements in a fic for me.  :)
 

Also, I stated that with the "Unique traits" also as a default. Sure, the girls have unique traits with them and it's a default, and that's how we classify them. However, how they react in certain scenes, such as sex scenes, surprises, drunk scenes and such, is a matter of our own perception.

Like if I wrote a drunken Kojima Haruna as a more honest person, you can't tell me "That's OOC." because in my perception she'll be an honest person when drunk, but you may or may not agree with me. But I still wrote her as the "Quiet but Troll" Type of character, which is her default characteristic.

I'm not sure if I stated this well, but that's what I meant by my previous post. I apologize if it was confusing.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: penguin-chan on September 28, 2012, 05:01:48 AM

Also, I stated that with the "Unique traits" also as a default. Sure, the girls have unique traits with them and it's a default, and that's how we classify them. However, how they react in certain scenes, such as sex scenes, surprises, drunk scenes and such, is a matter of our own perception.

Like if I wrote a drunken Kojima Haruna as a more honest person, you can't tell me "That's OOC." because in my perception she'll be an honest person when drunk, but you may or may not agree with me. But I still wrote her as the "Quiet but Troll" Type of character, which is her default characteristic.

I'm not sure if I stated this well, but that's what I meant by my previous post. I apologize if it was confusing.

I'm not saying that sort of thing is wrong. Definitely, there is some degree of flexibility in characterization in writing. Like I said before, it's hard to classify the degree of OOC-ness for RPF characters because, well, we don't know what's going on behind the cameras do we? And yes, you can write the girls as an honest drunk or a happy drunk or anything that fits the story and I would accept that sort of character. I think the key point for the ideal characterization I had in mind here is that the personalities of the girls are blended to fit the story, while staying true to their default traits? Of course, when it's an AU situation, the flexibility is even greater because then it will depend on the author to shape their role in the story. Like, how there's gotta be the badass one, the nice one, the smart one, etc. in those kind of stories.

Not sure if you get my point there, it's pretty hard to explain. But I'm not that mean. I'm not gonna bite every author who writes my girls differently than what I thought of them. What really frustrates me is that some authors who potray them like, for lack of a better word, horny pornstars.  :smhid  I have too much respects for the girls and seeing them like that, even if it's just in fiction, makes me... sad.  :(

Is not wrong for those sex scene, but just hope dont be writen too much of it,
some how I scare that there are some fiction with nice story line but end up with all sex scene,
I know that sometimes author really dont have idea to continue the fiction,
when no idea for the fiction, (yeah u can add some sex scene for getting idea or comment from reader)
but not too much of the sex scene for it.

Unfortunately, it is my belief that this happens too often.  It seems to be that the popular opinion is that smut = a good story.  As stated in one of my earlier posts, I am not impressed when writers use smut as a crutch.  (By this, I mean that they use it to 'save' or 'support' a story.)  Yes, smut is popular, and yes, its inclusion will get you more hits, views, and comments.  However, if tactlessly placed/used, a smut scene (or scenes) can ruin a good story.  Honestly (and yes, this is just my opinion), smut only has a place in a story when that story's sole purpose is to be a smut story.

These two opinions, I couldn't agree more. I know scenes like that fish out more comments  (oh this sad, sad reality)  and naturally authors would like to get more feedback from their readers but, a smut, for me, is never a good story. Now, if you write a story with mature scenes that will help to expand the plot, that my friend, sounds like a better story to me.
Call me old fashioned, call me a hopeless romantic, but I'd prefer a nice romance story full of emotions rather than some tasteless smut/make out/sex/ scenes. I thought we have porn and literotica for those dirty things.... But yeah, if people still wanna go read all those things, I'd prefer if they just keep it in their head the perv section.

What happened to the good ol' romance anyway? Surely it's not dead?  :nervous Or kids these days prefer to just get it on and over with. LOL
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on October 01, 2012, 11:16:33 AM

Not sure if you get my point there, it's pretty hard to explain. But I'm not that mean. I'm not gonna bite every author who writes my girls differently than what I thought of them. What really frustrates me is that some authors who potray them like, for lack of a better word, horny pornstars.  :smhid  I have too much respects for the girls and seeing them like that, even if it's just in fiction, makes me... sad.  :(


Lmao, yes, this seriously. True, if you write romance, you can't help but have some 'smut' as well, because even if a lot of people doesn't believe, sex is a necessity in romance. But that doesn't mean they're always sexually frustrated towards each other. That just by standing beside each other, they already want to make a jump on them and take them there lmao.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: stv_wong on October 13, 2012, 06:41:44 PM

These two opinions, I couldn't agree more. I know scenes like that fish out more comments  (oh this sad, sad reality)  and naturally authors would like to get more feedback from their readers but, a smut, for me, is never a good story. Now, if you write a story with mature scenes that will help to expand the plot, that my friend, sounds like a better story to me.
Call me old fashioned, call me a hopeless romantic, but I'd prefer a nice romance story full of emotions rather than some tasteless smut/make out/sex/ scenes. I thought we have porn and literotica for those dirty things.... But yeah, if people still wanna go read all those things, I'd prefer if they just keep it in their head the perv section.

What happened to the good ol' romance anyway? Surely it's not dead?  :nervous Or kids these days prefer to just get it on and over with. LOL

Sorry for butting in, but I do think the same with you. It's kinda sad when you saw a nice story and in the end it was turned into a smut story :banghead:
Perhaps I am a hopeless romantic, but I rather read a romance with a minimal bed-scenes rather than a smut



Lmao, yes, this seriously. True, if you write romance, you can't help but have some 'smut' as well, because even if a lot of people doesn't believe, sex is a necessity in romance. But that doesn't mean they're always sexually frustrated towards each other. That just by standing beside each other, they already want to make a jump on them and take them there lmao.


Yeah... I agree sex IS a necessity in romance life, but when I read a story full of it (smut) that is just... kinda destroying the story.  :smhid But, that's my opinion.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: SomethingWild on October 27, 2012, 05:18:53 PM
Please read the new guidelines regarding kiss scenes involving underaged members in fanfics: http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29813.msg1111412#msg1111412 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29813.msg1111412#msg1111412)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on October 27, 2012, 05:49:22 PM

These two opinions, I couldn't agree more. I know scenes like that fish out more comments  (oh this sad, sad reality)  and naturally authors would like to get more feedback from their readers but, a smut, for me, is never a good story. Now, if you write a story with mature scenes that will help to expand the plot, that my friend, sounds like a better story to me.
Call me old fashioned, call me a hopeless romantic, but I'd prefer a nice romance story full of emotions rather than some tasteless smut/make out/sex/ scenes. I thought we have porn and literotica for those dirty things.... But yeah, if people still wanna go read all those things, I'd prefer if they just keep it in their head the perv section.

What happened to the good ol' romance anyway? Surely it's not dead?  :nervous Or kids these days prefer to just get it on and over with. LOL

Sorry for butting in, but I do think the same with you. It's kinda sad when you saw a nice story and in the end it was turned into a smut story :banghead:
Perhaps I am a hopeless romantic, but I rather read a romance with a minimal bed-scenes rather than a smut



Lmao, yes, this seriously. True, if you write romance, you can't help but have some 'smut' as well, because even if a lot of people doesn't believe, sex is a necessity in romance. But that doesn't mean they're always sexually frustrated towards each other. That just by standing beside each other, they already want to make a jump on them and take them there lmao.


Yeah... I agree sex IS a necessity in romance life, but when I read a story full of it (smut) that is just... kinda destroying the story.  :smhid But, that's my opinion.

I just noticed this now, and for me it seems quite important.

I agree on both of your sentiments. Where exactly is the romance from before? When everything is just pacing around slowly instead of...you know okay, I don't really need to expand. I also agree on that, the smut scenes should just be used to move the plot or complicate it, well, for me I like the use of smut to complicate the character's life and make them feel bad in their demise because that is exactly how I use smut, its a lot powerful actually to use, just that how you use it and how you write smut is the main problem. :sweatdrop:

Smut is used mainly for powerful and emotional scenes in a fic, I need not want to say that it was there for the pleasure of just feeling...well, just feeling as an excuse, it just ruins the fic if its straight out smut without plot, or rather, lacking in a concrete plot that can move or convince a reader more on the plot and less on the smut scene. I'd like to point out that the best example of a fanfic with a good plot that overpowers the smut scene, but makes it a perfect addition to the whole read is LeNosferatu and melon-lover's Never Let Me Go. Also, the fact that LeNosferatu-san and melon-san didn't so as to bluntly write the words out and instead beautified it in a way that it didn't sound so foul was wonderful to the eyes because it was the best option. I'm quite surprised at how well it went to be honest...not a lot of people try to make it seem that way...and I'm quite pleased in what they did.

Bluntly writing out the words makes it seem so...foul and...vulgar you can say, I've read a lot of fics and came across with a lot of smut, and I can say it destroys the mood and set of the scene with just the vulgarity of the words, it makes the fic rather dull.

I however don't agree that sex is a necessity in one's romantic life. :lol:

If one really just loves the other, that itself is enough...but I guess humans are too insecure and distrustful that they need something to prove that their partners love them by asking for a confirmation of something that would solely be theirs alone.......but then again...is there ever such a pure thing like that now? Hmmmm....

Also, I noticed the new post, all writers should keep an eye on what they write, especially on underage members. If ever they want to delve into such a topic, they should place it somewhere else, or, lessen the intensity level to a much more friendly and adequate level. ^ ^
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on October 27, 2012, 08:33:05 PM
I LOL-ed reading those discussions.

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I however don't agree that sex is a necessity in one's romantic life.


I could not agree more.

Idem. To be honest I don't really enjoy reading a smut. But sometimes there's some smut that I could enjoy.

I would like to confessed something here, and I hope you didn't feel insulted by this.
I don't like genderbend fics. If it was just a crossdressing things I might still read it. But not with genderbend (total genderbend with female turns into male or otherwise around). Especially when the story involving a real person and not the facts.

Genderbend on AKB fics, it feels like disrespects the girls (for me). It was like denying the truth about their gender.

Even Urakawa Minori (Urayama Minoru) in AKB49 is just crossdressing to get into AKB.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: aruka on October 27, 2012, 08:36:06 PM
I hate to admit it, but the smut polemic in these recent months has only increased the confusion in me concerning the actual context of this 'smut' word, unfortunately.


For now I would stick to what Hitobo-san said about 'smut',
In regards to smut in fanfiction, as many of you have said, first-and-foremost: leave it in the perv section.

If you're not sure whether or not your story can be on the main board, please check the, "The Golden Laws of JPH!P Fanfiction" thread.

Smut only has a place in a story when that story's sole purpose is to be a smut story.
Being a tasteless wide-opened vulgarity or a beautifully wrapped sweet romance, there's already the proper place and rules that offer us the chance to write those kind of things. After this, it's personal taste.


Pleasing readers and oneself while maintaining self-control in writing is so difficult indeed (and this is kind of discouraging me to write something at the moment)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: SomethingWild on October 27, 2012, 10:52:20 PM
As you all know this forum is run by fans for fans. To keep up with AKB48 is a massive task (in addition to everyday life), so the time we have left to keep an eye on every story and thread is very limited. Fanfics aren't my personal hobby, so most of my time goes towards the "news and releases" and general AKBar48 threads.

If you see something that you think is crossing the line or might be offensive, feel free to hit the "Report to moderator" button on the bottom right corner of that particular post. That way we will be alerted and can take appropriate action if needed. It helps us to use our time more efficiently, which will hopefully lead to a forum where everybody can feel at home and can enjoy their hobby.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on October 27, 2012, 11:29:48 PM
I have a question. If for example a story has a child abduction, some sexual abuse, but that child is made eighteen in the story, though in reality that child is younger. Is it also inappropriate?

Or should I just mention that it did happen, but do not explain or describe the scenes?

It still is in the making process, the scene, so I really want to know what to do... Changing the child would be vital to the whole plot...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on October 28, 2012, 12:36:13 PM
We are of the same opinion, it seems.  I too don't often read total genderbend stories (wherein some members are presented as males from start to finish) for these very reasons.  (I do enjoy some cross-dressing stories.  I believe many of us here are fans of Mendol.)

In my mind, if one wants to read stories about AKB's members, then one likely wants to read stories about the girls as girls.  Personally, when it comes to most total genderbend stories, the changing of a member's physical sex strikes me as a statement that the girls being in same-sex relationships is somehow not acceptable or 'good enough'.  It just... irks me.  (Interestingly enough, most of the total genderbend stories I've read (which isn't many) are laden with sex scenes.)

However, in writing fan fiction, the truth is that we often must deny some facts of reality.  In regards to genderbending, some authors have chosen to change that certain aspect about the members.  Thankfully most of the authors here are kind enough to mark their genderbend stories, so they can easily be skipped over if one so desires.

Aah, this! When read genderbend stories (with or no sex scenes) I often talk to myself, "Why did you wrote straight when the fandom you wrote is yuri/shoujo-ai? Why not make an original character (but not self-insert) if you want to write it as straight?". With a displeased looks on my face and all.

Of course, we often must deny some facts or reality. Even all the romance things might be all-imaginations.

But I often found most of genderbender stories here cannot be tell which one is the genderbend and which one is not without have to take a peek into the story (except the Mendolx fics). Like a SaeYuki story wherein Sae being pictured as a (totally) male and no notice about it.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mode107 on October 28, 2012, 07:15:38 PM
I just want to make it clear that if you make a girl older in your fic than she is in real life, that doesn't mean you can write perv scenes with her.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mode107 on October 28, 2012, 07:28:04 PM
 ^ The rule goes both ways ;)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on October 30, 2012, 05:45:38 PM
Okay, this might be totally out of the blue, but I can't keep silent about this anymore...

I always loved writing. Be it at school, at home, on the bus, having a picnic, preparing for some feast... I always wrote poems and stories. But I rarely showed them to anyone, and I did not feel confident about it. But one day I came to JPHIP, and my life turned upside down. I felt this is a place where my creativeness is appreciated, where I can post freely any kind of topic, and still get some feedback, even if I feel it's badly written. I felt this is a place where a person can shine despite his/her gloomy past/background, despite the fact that he/she has a bad or abusive family, or is bullied at school. A place where you can escape and feel like at home, get warmness and kindness. Get negative or bad comments, and find the step where to improve.

But with time something changed. I don't know what it is, but I feel like an outsider here... All the new writers, people comment on their posts, press 'thank you', put it on their bookmarks... Even all the other 'old' writers, they get lots of feedback, people press 'thank you' on their posts... but I feel like an outsider.. I wonder if my writing went bad or something...

I mean, the same stories before were highly appreciated, people wanted continuations, pressed 'thank you', asked questions about characters and stuff, about the plot. Now, when I update the stories, I see those people, that were interested in those stories before, commenting on other posts, but my stories are not interesting anymore, they pay no attention, nobody is commenting on them, and I get so few 'thank yous' that my inspiration and all the joy of updating is fading away so rapidly like never before.

For others it might seem like a nonsense that I wrote here, but it is how I feel this last month.. And even some time before.. I know that people appreciate highly only AtsuMina, KojiYuu or MaYuki, and it's fine in it's own way. But even when I write about them... You know, it feels like I said or wrote something that offended people and so they backed away from me. I might be overreacting, hallucinating, being paranoid, but... I even feel like crying, when I update a story, and week after it's still empty without comments...

I know some of you might even laugh at this rant of mine, but I feel like not writing anymore.... I love writing, I have many ideas, and I often hear my friends saying I'm good at English, but... The lack of feedback is making me sulk in the corner, pull my hear and stop writing, because inspiration is leaving me... I'm sorry if this rant was offensive or boring... I'll still try to update stories, though I'm not sure how long I'll be able to do that, if no feedback is coming...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on October 30, 2012, 06:16:35 PM
sakura-san, I felt that before, like many times I'd sulk over the popularity over other pairs, of comparing my work to others and how I might be lacking more than what I know, but it didn't last long. I asked myself before why I write and what's my motive to write, and I find out that the very first motive was to enjoy writing, to learn more how to write and to express my ideas into text. I wrote all my fics out of my own wish and joy, I never tried writing it just so I want to garner everyone's attention and get feedback. I don't really care about it anymore. I do still feel sad, but that only comes a bit and fades since I feel satisfied that I finished writing something anyways, and I still write now because I want to, and I post it because I want to share it, I still do write, I'm just too busy in my own things to post anything.

Also, before, when I was writing Chinmoku, I tend to get distracted, disappointed and unmotivated, I attempted to discontinue Chinmoku for more than once, but I didn't. I've had a lot of conversations with some writers and readers in skype and talked about it before, but the question itself repeats, what was my aim to write this? My aim was to improve in writing. Making fics are just my hobby, its just my pet project and my training ground for writing documents and such. I also write because fics are my outlet for my own frustrations, depressions and happiness. Whatever emotions I place in my fics it what at times reflect on my mood and mind.

Why did you write your fics in the first place? To get feedbacks? To become popular? or to share what you like and love with other people?

You might not know but there are people out there you reads your fics, they just don't leave anything, they are always in the dark. Everyone has a lot of silent readers, this thread is basically open for read anyways, you should even try counting just how much a lot of people lists you as a favorite author, you'd see a lot. I always look around in all three pinned threads here in the fanfic thread, and I know who's famous around here in the fic thread.

This might come rude, but I'm just asking you, what was your aim...maybe if you try asking yourself the reason why, you might realize that it doesn't matter. There are still some writers who still write, no matter how little comments they get, and its because they enjoy what they write. Writing becomes a task when you're always thinking of wanting to get comments, and surely, it'll be the reason for your poor performance. Don't think of it, just write what's inside your mind and what you feel and incorporate it in what you write.

I do hope I didn't sound too rude there.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: BbSis on October 30, 2012, 08:49:06 PM
Sakura-san, I think Sieka-san is right. I passed through the same feelings when I posted my writings on another forum. You know, the people who used to comment on them, didn't commented anymore, though on others fics they still commented. Their forum didn't have the "thank you" button. And I get really sad with that. I know that get comments and "thank yous" is great, but another great thing like what you are writing. One day I realised why I liked to write fics. In my case it's because I like to create stories (even though I still think I have no creativity and that my stories are to predictably xD). But that feeling was also because something changed in me. Something changed on my on my tastes; my opinion about few things changed as well. I changed. People change with time. Please don't get me wrong, but maybe that might also be happening to you.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: m00nchild on October 30, 2012, 09:00:11 PM
Totally Agree with @Sieka

@Sakura_drop u write the fiction is for sharing ur idea and showing ur love toward the member u love,
u dun need to care so much about those comment and like/thank you,
maybe this sound selfish, the more u care, the more u get disappointed,
everything have like and dislike, there are always people like ur fiction or dislike it,
you cant satisfied everyone request, because there are always a lot of request from reader or author,
I know that sometimes author get idea from reader comment, due I'm not an author,
As long as u enjoy ur story and ur writing that enough,

Just like @Rukaeru previous she is always having problem with fiction, because of those smut scene,
there always have reader or author dislike her smut scene on the fiction, because too much of it,
but now she overcame it, she just didnt care about those dislike,
as long as she enjoy writing those smut scene with the member she love the most.
I'm also the member that didnt like about her smut scene too much fiction,

Maybe I sound selfish,
But in this forum I always feel that I was home when i access,
I just do what I wan, due there are rules for every threat,
due that sometimes will againts the rules, but still have to follow the rules
sometimes I will criticize some fiction, especially @Rukaeru fiction,
that why sometimes I end up argue with her.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on October 30, 2012, 11:42:54 PM
There, there, sakura-san.
Don't take too much care about it.
Just write what you want. There's always people outside jphip who search for something other than the mainstream.
Think of writing as a way to express your supressed and negative feeling into a fiction that anyone could read without telling anyone that it was your pure thoughts.
You could think of it as a way to reflect yourself and try to find what you lack of when you read your own fic.
Don't think of getting feedbacks. Set your expectation low.
Enjoy the writing activities. Someday, if you take a TOEFL test, maybe that's the one that will help you, for both reading section and writing section.

Keep writing, sakura-san. Make your negative feeling into the positive ones.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: m00nchild on October 31, 2012, 05:30:55 AM
^ Please stop mentioning my name!!!  :angry1:

@moonchild : Do, jjinja chugulle~  :shifty:


Relax my friend,
why it need to end up like this~
let's come out having a tea huh~~
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on October 31, 2012, 12:58:59 PM
Just don't think of change for getting "fame" or whatever it is. Except if your writing is really bad that is. You have to change it no matter what.

Let others thinking whatever they want to think. But look at what they've done. If they did worse than you, you might ignore them. But if they did better than you, don't let what they said affect you and you have to took it as a clue that you need to introspecting your own works and do better in the future to prove that you could done better than your last works.

The sad part is so many people tends to leave a good comment while we writer need more is the constructive critics.

EDIT:
Sieka-san, I just want to tell something regarding the fic you will make as a gift for me. If it seems hard, you don't have to write it, really. But if you think of it as a challenge I won't stop you from trying.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: anonymousdowner on October 31, 2012, 01:12:00 PM
Everyone here is just wonderful aren't they?  :deco:

I think as fanfiction writers we've all gone through or has distraught about this at one point and with my personal experience...flowers don't bloom without a little rain. Like many of the people above had already mentioned, turn the negativity into something positive.  :yep: Sakura_drop_, you've been concerned about a change, but that doesn't necessarily mean your writing has become bad or that people don't appreciate it anymore... (I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK) Change has a considerable psychological impact on the human mind. To the fearful, it is threatening because it means things may get worse. To the hopeful, it is encouraging because things may get better. To the confident, it is inspiring because the challenge exists to make things better. (Inspiring quotes always cheers me up  :peace:) There are tons of reasons why people may not comment, but don't let that stop you from doing something you love. You always have to remember that the most powerful person to influence your amount of inspiration is you yourself ':) I don't always receive comments either and it does not help that my fics are always being put on check lol, but just the thought that at least one person is out there smiling because of the work I share is heartwarming enough to make me want to continue :thumbup

A note to everyone I follow/will follow/haven't followed yet, I usually leave long feedback to show you how much I appreciate it. I understand that they boost up motivation and a happy author means happy readers hehe, but if I don't comment...I apologize, life is crazy seriously... (We all should be able to relate not commenting on a fic we enjoy lol) My love and appreciation is still there though and know that I'm so glad and thankful for all your hard work and efforts! They've made me smile~  :heart: & that means everything really.  :thumbsup 

@ Hitobo - Still waiting patiently for portraits, don't forget how much I love your realistic style lol.

@ Rukaeru - I admit to jumping ships away from my original Atsumina, but you always seem so positive, prideful, & loving towards your work that it's a great inspiration for me haha.

@ Everyone else - Stay positive, love yourself, love your work, & keep smiling. (Oh yeah and follow the rules as long as you're on here hahahah!) :pimp:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Calyrica on October 31, 2012, 04:29:36 PM
I agree with everything that's been said here. In the end, we all enjoy seeing our beloved AKB members in all sorts of ways, and we enjoy writing and sharing our own thoughts. Everyone has something different to bring to the forum, and I think that's really special. I don't consider myself to be a very creative person, so I love seeing all the situations everyone else thinks up. I may not ship all of the pairings, but there are others who do, so every story here has an audience. In some ways, I think having less comments on a story means it's more unique. XD It's definitely not a bad thing.

Also, I know that I'm personally really really bad at leaving comments. I often read something, say, "This is so good!" and then when I go to leave a comment, I'm like, "What can I say about this that I don't say about every other fic?" I want my comments to feel personalized towards that story, so I usually just end up giving up and not leaving one at all. :nervous But that doesn't mean I don't appreciate the story!

And I only signed up for an account to share my own fics (and get access to the perv section). If I hadn't, I'd be just like any other lurker, unable to post comments thanking all of the wonderful authors for their hard work, but still appreciating it just the same!

@anonymousdowner: I've been wondering where you've disappeared to! Miss your comments (and your fic)!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Keisthename on November 01, 2012, 11:15:30 PM
...also I want to be honest in here, that eherm (please don't be mad at me, okay~) I'm reading only some interesting part in ATSUMINA story, I'm not reading all of it.... it's not like the story is not interesting or something, it's because I'm lazy to read and hate to read a long story~  yeah! I'm the bad one in here I know~

One more thing, sometime I can't really understand their paragraph when they're using a beautiful words in writing a story, in your case I think your words erm, quite easy to understand but maybe I think I must read it again to understand the story line? hehehe~

PS: I'm not the person who like to read a novel~ I'm the person that love reading an anime manga and comics ...

No offense taken.  I know my story is a bit lengthy and that not everyone has a taste for long stories.

To be honest, I have a hard time writing short stories because in my head everything becomes so intricate.

As for vocabulary: if ever anyone has trouble understanding something in one of my stories, please don't hesitate to inquire about it.  I'll try my best to explain.

Oh my gosh my fics are so long I think I have to end it immediately! Like now! ~END~

Okay stop being ridiculous at once, my soul is currently moving away from my body since I got no sleep yet since yesterday XD. So pardon me. XD

I was lurking around to take some break and found this which somehow took effect on me. Coz I know my stories were long as well. Haha. Not really against about @rukaeru's opinion but I think reading a fiction that is long and only reading some parts that you feel like is 'appealing' to you somewhat makes that fan fiction/story a bit senseless. You won't feel different feelings that the fiction is about to make you feel:

(1) The greediness that's growing over some scenes you've been longing to read and feel as the story goes by,
(2) The feeling of you got a 'jackpot' prize when you finally read hints that your OTP's scene is about to appear. Like ---> "OMYGOD THIS IS IT, MY OTP's scene!!!! OMG I can't I.. ahhhh.. *dies.. then after emoting you'll continue reading like crazy..."
(3) the emotions and purpose of different characters being mentioned on the 'long fiction' connected with your favorite OTP,
(4) the sense of variety as well as adventure of the story being complete
and finally...
(5) The achievement and fulfillment that you will feel when you successfully read a "long" fan fiction.

I maybe exaggerating a bit (yeah I know completely exaggerating) but I'm telling this with basis as I was "ONCE" a reader like @rukaeru before. But I quit it right away because I feel like If I continue doing such habit I won't learn how a "novel" or a long story works out. Because you know I know to myself I am fond of writing a long story. Just like @hitobo, I also find myself hard to express and elaborate more on what I wanted the story should flow. I've known it when I tried to write one short story, I feel like the flow was soooo questionable and events were sooo fast that it feels like the story became emotionless. And yeah I'm working on this weakness of mine, I really have full respect and admiration towards those people who writes OS so effectively. Ahhh I love you guys, pls marry me... *cough cough* Okay that was out of the blue. LOL

And about that "beautiful words" you're saying that is hard for you to understand. I bet if you read such stories... that will make you grow as a good writer. If that person writes those beautiful words effectively in a long story and is grammatically correct, you'll definitely learn a lot from them. And eventually you'll find out that those are "author's style" of writing things. Don't close doors in your mind about just reading easily written fictions, because you know "adventure and experience" is again gonna be missed in it. (It's good to read short and long ones :D)

But of course I'm just saying my opinion and experience about "LONG FAN FICTIONS", and I'm not telling you to stop your (rukaeru) habitual way of reading fan fictions if that what makes you happy and enjoy everything ;) I know we all have different effective ways in having fun and I respect that.

Also I really am not a good writer and I'm still learning from amazing authors/writers on this forum and everywhere, so don't mind me if you find my statements senseless to you or to anybody. haha gomenasai and peace y'all.. <33333
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: paperbagkun on November 02, 2012, 04:05:26 AM
 Believe it or not, I actually enjoy reading long chapters(despite being a slow reader). That unless they format their story well like adding paragraphs(I don't read gazillion words without paragraphs they're hurting my eyes then I lost where I read)/decent English(understandable). I really look up to writers who could write so many words in one chapter. There's that sensation when you read one chapter and finally you finished reading- "Aww what? To be continued? Daww I really wanna know what happens next!" this feeling is nice really haha! Btw hello everyone, nice to meet you! I'm fresh and new here. :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on November 02, 2012, 04:43:41 AM
Length shouldn't be an issue. Story should be the issue. If you want to read a story, read it for the story, of course people in it is also a factor. Although I personally think that skipping some parts of a story just because it doesn't interest you is a disrespect to the author. But we all have our own opinions and likes and all, so this is my opinion.

I'm saying this, because I'm a writer, and I'm happy as long as people read my work, not skim it.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: paperbagkun on November 02, 2012, 05:09:43 AM
If nobody minds, I'd like to share this http://www.memrise.com/language/eng/eng/ (http://www.memrise.com/language/eng/eng/) it's a good website that can improve your writing! They have options for other languages too! I'm learning there just so I can improve my vocabulary.  :jphip:  :cow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: paperbagkun on November 02, 2012, 09:46:09 AM
I could still read the examples you've shown, Hitobo. You just knocked some sense in me, I have my own format to think carefully too. What I'm trying to tell is that some writers like to write so much in one paragraph. For example, 100 lines or maybe over in one paragraph with dialogues, other elements(sound effects etc.) mixed in it. How do you say it... compact? Packed so much? I don't know, perhaps the writers were really into the writings until they forgot the earth. lol Their stories became uninteresting to me then. Hmm... I can't help but feel like an ass who doesn't appreciate people's works. I'm so sorry

Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on November 02, 2012, 10:22:04 AM
I don't really think too much about my style of writing. I don't really care to bother what the readers prefer because I already have to tune some of the plots to something far more readable and acceptable. Also, whether you try to change your style or not, its always the plot that the readers want to see. I doesn't matter how long or short it is, as long as it suits their tastes, they'll read it, though I am aware that more readers prefer shorter ones as opposing to long ones. I fancy longer ones considering how they are packed with details and descriptions rather than hanging you on somethings or making you feel the lacking.

I don't however fancy the novel type way of writing, it hurts my eyes without the spaces, like I don't know where to pause for a moment, especially when I'm reading a wall of text since I tend to read and read until I get to the next chapter. :3

Oh, I'm an otaku for animes and mangas, but I quite fancy reading long stories. :lol: Reading more actually improves my knowledge on vocabulary. :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on November 02, 2012, 10:31:02 AM
And those are my very reasons to read any kind of story on my phone. Because if there's a space or not it will always be the same.
If I read them on my laptop or any computer, I don't know if I could manage to read them.
Besides, by reading from phone, self-proof reading is much easier to do than read it on laptop.

But it's also why I don't really leave comments. And if I do, I tended to forgot some parts.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on November 02, 2012, 12:14:33 PM
Writers (of fanfiction) write what they want to write, for as long as they want. Of course the format matters. There are rules, you know?

In one paragraph, Only one person is allowed to speak. This is a common mistake made by new writers and they should take note of this. Take note of this. Once you have this in mind dividing paragraphs should never be an issue again.

I don't normally impart words of wisdom because they don't usually work on people in this place anyway. I write long ones because I think it's the length that people should read in order to know the story, and/or it's going to be this short cause it should be.

Meanwhile requesting for a "continuation" is a nice feeling, but when the author says it has "ended" respect them and just accept the ending, not force them to "please write a continuation!" or "an alternate ending!" when the Ending didn't sit well with them. This is from a personal experience, and as a person who used to write a lot for AKB, this is irritating. /o/

In the end:
- Length shouldn't matter.
- Paragraphs should matter. (REALLY.)
- Respect is one thing you should never forget.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: BbSis on November 04, 2012, 07:27:10 AM
Just answering Hitobo's question:
1- I like to read stories of all genres, though I'm a bit sensitive about Genderbend (I got bit demotivated when the author make the girls as actual boys. Only when the story really catches me is that I keep reading ><" sorry if I offend someone ><).
2- I like to see the writer's creativity and how he/she will develope the story. So I'm open to all kinds of settings as well.

Sorry for being a moody person who likes to read about anything ;.;
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: stepk on November 21, 2012, 09:10:22 PM
amm can someone help me...
when i tried to read this links http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=34388.new#new (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=34388.new#new)     :banghead:
i can never read it... why.. can someone tell me   :thumbup

thanks
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on November 21, 2012, 10:23:59 PM
amm can someone help me...
when i tried to read this links http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=34388.new#new (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=34388.new#new)     :banghead:
i can never read it... why.. can someone tell me   :thumbup

thanks

Because it's in a perverted section, where people can go who have +18, and also posted at least 5020 normal posts... you have to ask for permission also, when you did all the requirements
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Calyrica on November 22, 2012, 05:58:15 PM
Twenty posts, actually.  :) If you go to the rules thread, there will be information on how to obtain access.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: stepk on December 07, 2012, 07:13:57 PM
where are the rules thread?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mode107 on December 08, 2012, 05:40:20 AM
^ Fic rules are right here: http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29813.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29813.0)

Overall Forum Rules: http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=3014.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=3014.0)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: stepk on December 08, 2012, 06:18:36 AM
Thanks for tell me  :D  :D
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: freakymonday on December 18, 2012, 11:34:16 AM
wow... I'm new here and for some unknown reason, stumbled across this thread and really! I'm learning a lot!! thank you very much for sharing your thoughts!!!


In regards to ~48 fan fiction, what kind of stories do you like to read and in which settings?
Note: This is not an inquiry about pairings.

Different genres include but are not limited to: Action, Adventure, Angst, Crime, Crossover, Drama, Fantasy, Friendship, Genderbend, General, Horror, Humor, Mystery, Romance, Sci-fi, Suspense, Supernatural, Tragedy

Different settings include but are not limited to: Family, Historical, Military, Real-world, School/University

Like BbSis, I'm not a reader of Genderbend genres as well (probably because it's giving my imagination a hard time processing that 'she' is a 'he')... But I love stories that has tragedy, drama, humor, and romance in it. Mystery and Sci-fi with complicated plots interests me too..

As for the settings, Real-world are the easiest to write so most of the stories i've read so far was written in this setting. I'd like to somehow read a unique setting.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: paperbagkun on December 21, 2012, 06:16:36 PM
Anybody alive?  :rofl:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: m00nchild on December 23, 2012, 11:04:28 AM
@paperbagkun: (Please click here.) (http://youtu.be/e-yuqhK-WLw?t=1m14s)
have a nice link there...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mode107 on December 30, 2012, 06:52:30 PM
I'd like to ask about, Story formats. Mostly fanfics are written in prose and paragraph formats. Shouldn't it be part of the rule that "Script Format" stories should not be allowed? Like for example, fanfiction.net does not allow these because they are not prose. I am only asking tho and maybe suggesting on the side /o/
Good topic of discussion. Personally, I don't like script format. I would like to get an input from the community. Should they stay or go?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: BbSis on December 30, 2012, 08:00:33 PM
I don't mind it, really, though I prefer prose and paragraph formats. But I guess there are people who find difficulty in writing in prose and paragraph.

That's my opinion. Let's seen what others think^^
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on December 31, 2012, 02:32:22 AM
No fanfics adapt in script format

Script formats are used for screenplays and stages and movies and not for 'literary writing.' Script formatted books are released for stageplay purposes and never as a story.

No story develops more in script format because it lacks details that makes the reader more creative in imagining the scenario.

Takamina: But that's nonsense! (throws the book on the ground)

^ Just what kind of creative adaption would you get from that.

EDIT:
Also, anyone can learn how to write prose.

Writing prose starts with essays.

Is there someone who can't write an essay here?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on December 31, 2012, 03:28:49 AM
Well considering English is not necessarily every writer's first language yet they are still making an effort to write something for other people's enjoyment I think we can give them leeway on the style they write in  :)
Saying that though I'm not a huge fan of script format but people seem to read them so I don't really see the harm of it being included or rather I don't see what would be gained from banning/removing script format stories  :?
So if someone could explain to me I would appreciate it but until then I think they should stay :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on December 31, 2012, 03:38:46 AM
Script is necessarily not a type of fanfic. Are you gonna direct a play? A Stage play? Are you making a film? These are the only places that script should be used. My first language is not English, but I do my best to write in prose and not in any other formats. Script doesn't justify "story writing." Because, even if William Shakespeare wrote Scripts, these stories are written these way because they are stageplays, but these stories have their own novel/prose counterparts, because script is not readable.

Removing script formatted stories is not to stop them from writing, but to encourage them to improve their writing. This is all about improvement, if you don't move on from laziness then you have no more space for improvements.

So... everyone is here just to say they wrote something? What about the readers? Sure scripted things are easiest to read when you have limited English. But writing in prose improves the writer and improves the reader because it convinces them to consult words to the dictionary and learn more.

If you guys don't want these improvements, oh, I am giving up on humanity.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: miyumi on December 31, 2012, 04:00:42 AM
Writing is a way to express one's thought, feelings, ideas or any other form of self expression. It is done in any way and some ways are different than others. If you take away these ways then people will find it harder to express themselves. We as writers have the right to write down what we want in whatever way we want. I understand there are some rules that we should not step over but this one is something that may cause a disturbance. I speak as a writer who writes in both script and paragraph form. I know how there are some writers who struggle with English and that is there thing. However this does not give one the right to restrict the ways writers can write.

Originally, script format was originally written for plays and film. But poeple have found ways to use this format in a creative and fun way. When writers have an idea and they don't want to make it long or too in depth, they make small exerts called drabbles. When you look at them they are kind of like short sketeches in a comedy act. They don't lead to something big and they don't end leaving the reader hanging. Script form is a way for writers to let out the small stuff. Some writers only write in this format and if you take it away and force them into writing in long paragraph form then it's only making writing a less enjoyable experience.

Writing is meant to be fun. It's meant to let people express themselves and bring entertainment for the readers. Here on the forum we are writers that enjoy what we do. We shouldn't fight over the thing that we do best. Every writer has their own style of writing that fits them. If we change it then we are only putting restraints on those who come here for freedom. If you disagree with me that's fine. But remember that writing is meant to be a form of freedom. Not a school or a prison. I've said my thoughts. Now it's up to the admin and those who stand up and fight for their cause. Every writer in entitled to their own opinon and as a human being I will respect. But there is nothing against me disagreeing and I speak as a writer of this forum with the concern of other writers who may find this new rule upsetting and irrational. It is now up to the others. Thank you for listening.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on December 31, 2012, 04:06:31 AM
You have a great point. However in anyway I am not arguing for this rule, I am simply saying that there should be spaces for prose literary and that writers shouldn't limit themselves into script. Script is fine if they're exerts, but not as a full-length story. Would you read a 100,000 word Script just because?

Writing is meant to be fun, but there are people who does writing as a job and writing is not always fun. It should be fun for the writer and so it should be for readers too. Like I said, this is just a suggestion. I was only encouraging prose writing but not limiting it to it. I'm not either restricting anybody.

The least we can do is have a sub forum for 'script formatted' stories and have them stay there for segregation lol.

But seriously, You want to stay lazy, then okay, stay lazy, have fun and yes. Stay the way you are for the rest of the year. This is what you like.

Form of expression? Didn't they just admit it was out of laziness?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on December 31, 2012, 04:15:11 AM
I see what you mean about the idea of forcing writers to improve by removing the script format so that would mean rather than entire story is written like this
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Takamina: But that's nonsense! (throws the book on the ground)

You would rather all the speeches written like this?
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"But that's nonsense!" Takamina said as she threw the book on the ground.
^That would be a form of prose but isn't exactly improving the quality of writing that much its just rearranging the order in which you type

Quote
So... everyone is here just to say they wrote something? What about the readers? Sure scripted things are easiest to read when you have limited English. But writing in prose improves the writer and improves the reader because it convinces them to consult words to the dictionary and learn more.
I didn't mean that in anyway in fact I only read and have no intentions of writing any stories and as for improving the readers I can sort of understand what you mean but can't really comment any further since I've never had that problem. However I do agree with the fact that laziness isn't the most satisfying excuse to hear
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: miyumi on December 31, 2012, 04:19:52 AM
I agree that long drabbles are difficult to read but most of them are short. If there are some who write their entire story in that format then that is there thing and we should not interfere. I understand that you are trying to come up with a compromise and I do agree with some of it. We may be able to come up with some sort of solution if we can come to a manageable agreement. Your suggestion about a separate thread is possible but you will need more supports if you wish to continue the action. I for one am ok with it but we must take into consideration about what the other writers think don't you agree?

Not all writers are lazy. Sure there's a small percent but not all. Plus those who write in script form use it as a way to get out the small ideas in their heads but they still have stories that are longer and still continuing. Laziness is just one of the things we humans are. There is nothing wrong with it's just the way we are. As a human we should respect each other and not conflict about our ways of living. Again, I agree with your suggestion of a separate thread but let us see what the others have to say shall we?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on December 31, 2012, 05:24:42 AM
As a writer who loves to write in prose and paragraphs, I must say that writing in script for doesn't really get you anywhere but laziness...this might sound rude but I'm sorry because that's how I see it. I've been noticing quite a lot you know, a lot of new writers who post in the thread write in script form, basically because its easy and isn't that time consuming, well, that's fine cause the thread would get more fics by then, but that just promotes laziness. Since script forms are easy to read because they aren't that too detail and are short for read, it promotes the readers to get used to reading short texts, meaning, they won't even like to read anything long like those in prose and paragraphs, and that's the problem now since people this days don't often read that much anymore.

There's actually something good that comes out of writing lengthy ones because they expand your vocabulary use and challenge you, I actually learned a thing or two from doing this and it basically helps me in my essays, and also the fact that fics written in paragraphs are actually ones that are enjoyable to read because they give something to imagine with all the hints dropped by, I find myself captivated and awed by those writers who write in this format because you can clearly see their styles in writing.

I'm not trying to say that script forms are bad, but seriously, sometimes it doesn't make sense of its all just lines with little description, it doesn't really give that much background to the story if it stays like that too. Sure, script form is good, but its good for comedic purposes, but if an author is trying to aim for a story with an actual plot, I think they should give more background to the story since script form does not in anyway give out that much details but lines only, I've read most of them and not one fic in script for can easily move me to tears if they were trying to bat for the angst genre, but it works for comedy.

Also, using drabbles as an excuse, did you know there's actually a rule for drabbles? I haven't heard such a thing as a long drabble actually. A drabble consists of exactly 100 words. It's a rule, and the very reason why its limited to 100 words is to challenge the author on how to place their ideas while limiting it to 100 words and if you were to violate the 100 word rule, then that wouldn't be a drabble anymore. There's an actual historical background on this so I'm not making up anything about this.

Anyhow, I do think script formed fics should be separated from the prose and paragraphed ones. I'm not that much a fan of script unless its comedy, I'm more the type to read paragraphs, so this would really help for an easy browsing process.

And again, I am not saying scripts are bad, its just that you should moderate the use of it and also try to write in paragraphs. Its alright to write in scripts, but you should also try to switch sometimes instead of just staying in one place.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on December 31, 2012, 05:29:21 AM
arisa has brought up a very interesting topic of discussion. The fact is there are writers and readers here who enjoy or feel more comfortable writing in script format. Yes, writing should be an enjoyment and should not be restricted (as long as it doesn't go against the forum rules). That's why we should not ban script format here. However, I also understand where arisa is coming from and her intentions mean well. Isn't it a good thing if the community can improve together?

Therefore, I'm suggesting that we create a child board (sub board) for stories written in script format (I'm taking so long with this reply that arisa and miyumi have already suggested it :nervous). It is definitely daunting for writers who are not so well-versed in the English language to write a story in prose format right from the get-go. The child board can be a training ground for writers who want to build up their confidence and readership. Once the writers feel ready to write in prose, they can move on to the main board. This is a way to encourage writers to constantly improve their skills and it's always heartening to see writers putting in the effort to upgrade themselves. I'm going to use miyumi as an example here (hope you don't mind, miyu-san :) ). I'm sure many of you have read her stories. She started with Mad House (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=33249.0) which was not in script format but was written in a very straightforward manner with lots of dialogue and less description of the characters' actions and feelings. I thoroughly enjoyed Mad House and her subsequent stories because her delivery was simply hilarious. Then one day, she showed me her pilot for Silent Killer (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=34070.0) and I was truly impressed by the change in style and the amount of attention she paid to details like the settings and the characters' actions. I was happy from the bottom of my heart that she was moving out of her comfort zone and challenging herself. This goes to show writers can improve themselves if they set their minds to it.

I see what you mean about the idea of forcing writers to improve by removing the script format so that would mean rather than entire story is written like this
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Takamina: But that's nonsense! (throws the book on the ground)

You would rather all the speeches written like this?
Quote
"But that's nonsense!" Takamina said as she threw the book on the ground.
^That would be a form of prose but isn't exactly improving the quality of writing that much its just rearranging the order in which you type

^ Frankly, it isn't just about rearranging the order in which the writer types. It's about sentence construction. The script format example shows a sum of its parts but the prose example is much more than that. You have to be mindful of using the right grammar (e.g. be consistent with the tense used) and punctuations. It definitely takes more effort to write in prose.

On the other hand, writing in script format does have its good points. It's easy to write and read and is useful when the writer just wants to get an idea out. Many times, short script stories can be plot bunnies for greater stories in disguise. Of course, if we don't regard script format so deeply, it's simply another form of writing that we can appreciate - be it that we purely enjoy writing/reading them or our brains are just not in the mood for the heavier prose.

In conclusion, I support the idea of a child board for stories written in script format. It allows writers/readers to continue enjoying such stories yet it encourages writers and readers alike to challenge and improve themselves :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on December 31, 2012, 05:55:09 AM
Indeed, you are right there seigus-san that script plots make up for a greater plot in the making. :lol:

Anyhow, since all of us writers have our own perspectives in writing, let's not just push this anyhow, yes? We can't have everyone change complete in how they write or force them to write in a way they aren't comfortable. And yes, we have a lot of writers who write in script form, so if we have a rule like this it would discourage everyone from sharing what they have in mind.

I would still like though if the writers could also be balanced with this, and I've seen a lot of people improved and I hope everyone could be like that, but you can't change everyone's opinion anyhow.

But seriously, if this thing would become a rule to discourage all the new authors from writing, we might as well not place it into a rule. But if it can't be helped that other authors want this, let's all agree for a sub board. It wouldn't hurt anyone at all if we have one.

Forgive me if I sounded rude on my first post, it was more of on the opinionated side anyhow, but I do would like to consider all the other new writer's to be comfortable since we do have a lot of them who write in this form, so if its for the sake of the thread, let's just work this all out without having the need to actually make a tyrannic rule, shall we?

Also, I thought of something, rather than using paragraphs and prose to help the writer's improve, why don't we all just give out good commentaries to help them expand? Like a bit of criticism on the side since it would help out well in a writer's development if they receive something like this, if the readers and more experienced writers could give out their own feedback in the stories they read and point out things they think need improvement, then it might work well with that, wouldn't it? :)

Though Hitobo-san...I don't think new threads for each type of fic would work well. ^ ^lll And I don't think genderbend fics need their own board...ahh, the writers should just label their threads properly to inform everyone if its genderbent so to differentiate it. ^ ^
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on December 31, 2012, 07:34:43 AM
I'm merely stating that by creating a separate thread for one thing (in this case, script), it sets a precedence, thus making it nearly obligatory to create a new thread for any other type of story that some readers dislike (the example I used being genderbend).

Let's move away from thinking that we want to create a child board /new thread for stories that readers don't like. The aim of creating one is to encourage writers to challenge themselves and up their writing skills. Examples such as genderbend and Majisuka Gakuen fall under different types of genres and settings which are subjective to the readers' likes and dislikes so as what Sieka-san has said, writers can help by simply labelling their stories :)

Also, I thought of something, rather than using paragraphs and prose to help the writer's improve, why don't we all just give out good commentaries to help them expand? Like a bit of criticism on the side since it would help out well in a writer's development if they receive something like this, if the readers and more experienced writers could give out their own feedback in the stories they read and point out things they think need improvement, then it might work well with that, wouldn't it? :)

This is a good suggestion but the writers themselves have to be open to criticism first. I love it when I receive constructive criticism but I also understand that some writers are more sensitive about it while some just want to share what they have and don't wish to change the way they write. I think the issue now is readers don't dare to offer criticism in fear of offending the writers. To help manage this, maybe writers can specify in their author's notes whether they want criticism or not. Of course, while the writers have to keep an open mind, readers need to be tactful too :deco:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mode107 on December 31, 2012, 07:55:42 AM
I find script format to be a bit difficult on the eyes (unless I’m auditioning for a role, which is never), and that’s usually why I don’t prefer them. However, I couldn’t see myself restricting them.  Scripts are welcomed. Really good arguments on both sides.

Should they have their own section? No. I don’t think the magnitude of scripts is so big that a new section is needed. Perhaps authors can add “(script)” in their titles from now on.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on December 31, 2012, 07:58:28 AM

Please don't misunderstand.  I'm not saying that this is something that I want to happen or that needs to happen.  I'm merely stating that by creating a separate thread for one thing (in this case, script), it sets a precedent, thus making it nearly obligatory to create a new thread for any other type of story that some readers happen to dislike (the example I used being genderbend).

I did not misunderstand your words. I think it was how I word out my statement, forgive me for that. What I was going on about was that the moderators wouldn't really bother making up new threads just to separate the things the readers dislike because it would then mean that it would double their work with making another and transferring things in place just because it nearly seems obligatory. Besides that, genderbend or any other type of story is a genre, something like those we like or dislike in those doesn't need to be categorized because there isn't any major rule in genres as long as we keep things under a safe rating and to inform our readers of anything dire about our written works before the actual start, meaning, placing a proper label on them or stating what kind of genre it is on the author's note, while scripts and paragraph formatted stories seems a little more serious than the genre, which is why it calls up for a need to be separated from one another if we are to likely avoid the making of a no-script-format rule in the fanfic thread. ^ ^


This is a good suggestion but the writers themselves have to be open to criticism first. I love it when I receive constructive criticism but I also understand that some writers are more sensitive about it while some just want to share what they have and don't wish to change the way they write. I think the issue now is readers don't dare to offer criticism in fear of offending the writers. To help manage this, maybe writers can specify in their author's notes whether they want criticism or not. Of course, while the writers have to keep an open mind, readers need to be tactful too :deco:

Indeed, not all writers are open for criticism because they would easily be discouraged if they were to get anything that they deem as a bad comment. Of course everyone wants a good comment because it makes them happy inside, I guess the notion wouldn't really work that well if the writers themselves wouldn't want to be criticized or if the readers don't want to offend the writers. Its always a common issue, in every forum I've been about criticism, haha, oh well, nothing too serious about it anyhow. But yes, it would be good if the writer's were to notify their readers whether they want criticism.

I don't think it's bad though to comment a bit on the story though, seeing as how everyone is free to let show their stories, why not let everyone have a free reign on what they wish to say? Haha, I'm joking though, don't mind me. :lol:

But if a reader ever does want to give a criticism, they shouldn't be too harsh and should be mindful of the writer's feelings while still being true to their opinion, if that is even ever possible.

Anyhow, if someone gives out criticism, please don't grill the writers alive. XD


Should they have their own section? No. I don’t think the magnitude of scripts is so big that a new section is needed. Perhaps authors can add “(script)” in their titles from now on.

Hmm, that's good for me already. At least we can differentiate them apart from one another. ^ ^
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on December 31, 2012, 10:31:00 AM
Is it weird if I say I enjoyed these discussions more than writing a story?

I don't think I could say anything about this topic because what I want to say had been said bu Sieka-san and Hitobo-san.
But I would like to give some of my thoughts about it.

For the script-formatted fics, I don't see why this forum should banned it. I see scripts as sketches or doodles (if I put it on drawing terms).
Those sketches or doodles could give any inspirations of a longer, prose/paragraphs-formatted fics. And I don't think separated them from the main board will do any good. I just hope those who writes script-formatted fics are open-minded and didn't mind to get criticized to get better.

Adding [script] on the title will do.

For genderbend fics, even though I don't like to read them, I would like to give some suggestion.
On the title, when you (in general) write what pairing or who do you write, if it was genderbend, could you add some label like "male!xxx"?

For example:
Instead of write "KojiYuu" on the title of the fic wherein Kojiharu or Yuko is portrayed as male, could you write "male!Kojiharu/Yuko" or "Kojiharu/male!Yuko"?
And for all that kind of fics?

I'm just giving some of my thoughts. Don't be offended, please.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on December 31, 2012, 01:53:14 PM
That's mostly the reason why I made my drabble bin.. So people, who are too lazy to write or just want to toss some ideas, they can write their drabbles there. I don't see anything bad in script writing. It is creativity too, after all. We are all writers and this is not a place where you come to win something.

Sieka-sama and others asked me before if I write for the 'likes' or for it to be read. Well, I write because I like to write and I want others to acknowledge it. But no matter what the number of 'likes' is, I will continue to write, be it drabble, script or prose. I will do it not because some rule says so, but because I want to.

You just can't prohibit in what style or way to write, as you can't prohibit eating habits or with which leg should I get up out of my bed. I believe in freedom and I hope this forum will still keep being open to all writers and great minds.

Just because we write drabbles/scripts, doesn't mean we are not writers... (it's like you try to compare white skin with black...) We are all equal, no matter what kind of story we write or what kind of format we use.

I am not offended by what you wrote, I like comments be it negative or positive. I just stated my opinion.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on December 31, 2012, 02:29:09 PM
I do not want to reply to any of the arguments here, but I would like to leave this here.

"I'm sorry for using the word ban, let's change it to 'limit' then."


Also, like I've always said, prose literature starts with Essay Writing, sure script can be a form of writing something creative in a small way, and relaying them as easy as possible. However personally, I do not see improvement in this kind of writing, may they be as short as 2 scripted lines or not.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: aruka on December 31, 2012, 03:23:41 PM
"I'm sorry for using the word ban, let's change it to 'limit' then."

How would the word 'limit' gets measured? What are the parameters?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on December 31, 2012, 03:31:23 PM
Limited: characterized by an inability to think imaginatively or independently; lacking originality or scope; narrow: (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/limited?s=t)

oh wait, that's not right.

Limited: confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed,  (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/limited?s=t)

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I wouldn't sit through a 100,000 word "Script formatted" fanfic. I can't stand that.

Limit it to drabbles <500 word stories.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: miayaka on December 31, 2012, 03:41:44 PM
Very well said..
thank you for the last sentence mod107
Quote
Perhaps authors can add “(script)” in their titles from now on.

I think this is crystal,
that script format is always welcome..
Happy New Year!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: miyumi on December 31, 2012, 03:43:45 PM
The suggestion of a separate thread for those who write in script form is a possible solution as well as labeling just the titles to let readers know what they're looking at. I have to admit you guys have come up with some very agreeable solutions. There are many solutions to the problem but the question is which one is the right one. We are all trying to help and make this place a fun place for writers to be themselves and have fun showing their love for AKB. I understand there are some who struggle and we only mean in trying to help them. But if a writer is struggling and wishes to seek help they can contact any of the writers who know more Enligh for help. I myself have peer edited stories of other writers before and I would happy to help anyone else who needs it.

This place is a place that was created to have fun. By putting in this new law we are only taking away what this website was originally created to do. There are ways for others to get help and if we all come to a workable agreement then maybe we can settle things. I'm sorry if I sound rude but I'm just saying this from a writer's point of view who writes in script format. If we separate the catagories such as genderbender or script I think that will only be a slight irritator to the writer. Putting things into separate catagories is a neat way to help organize things and spearate things out and I understand it is all behind good intention. However by doing this it sounds like we're pushing all the writers into separate sides.

The forum is like one big family. We all get along fine and share ideas and stories. Work together on collabs and support any of the new memebers. We all work together as one and we should not be pulling people onto different sides. A house should not be divided because this could lead to furture problems. All I'm saying is that putting everyone into different places is something not highly recommend. It's like a form of discrimination and people may not thnk kindly of it. We all come here to have fun and be ourselves. Let's not be the ones to disrupt the peace. I know we all have our own intentions and well good reasons for doing such things. I too want to help the writers in the best way I can.

The solutions that were proposed sound like good ones. I agree with just labeling the titles so people know. I don't we think we need to go as far as separating everything into separate sections. I agree with most of everyone who has had a saying in this debate. I just hope we can all reach an agreement that will help all the writers.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Flean on December 31, 2012, 03:44:11 PM
I wouldn't sit through a 100,000 word "Script formatted" fanfic. I can't stand that.

Well~ borrowing Hitobo's words.. hope you don't mind Hitobo-san..  :grin:

If you don't like it, don't read it.  Just click the back/close/whatever button; it's not that hard to do.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: wynaut on December 31, 2012, 03:52:48 PM
As a reader here..
i don't mind if its a script format or para format
as long as the story is there, the pairing is there and as long as you can understand it..
that's my opinion as a reader guys no hard feelings and no siding sides
because i know most of you here exchanging words are writers.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on December 31, 2012, 04:23:23 PM
I think we should stop with this discussion already. There is already a solution placed by the moderator and the rule will not be placed anymore. Isn't it enough already?

I find script format to be a bit difficult on the eyes (unless I’m auditioning for a role, which is never), and that’s usually why I don’t prefer them. However, I couldn’t see myself restricting them.  Scripts are welcomed. Really good arguments on both sides.

Should they have their own section? No. I don’t think the magnitude of scripts is so big that a new section is needed. Perhaps authors can add “(script)” in their titles from now on.

Anyhow, everyone's stand is right. No one is right or wrong here because everyone wants whats best for all the writers, if you can or cannot see it, it's alright, I myself see that everyone wants what's good, its all a good argument, for the prose and script side, but if we're all just going to heat this up like this when there's already a solution placed, then would we be ignorant of what the moderator suggested?

Also, please do not try to do anything like teasing or irritating each others' sides any further as we won't get anywhere but childish flames in this discussion thread.

Let's all respect each others' opinions too anyhow, we can't change them and we can't ask people who like the format to limit what they like.

Anyhow, for the sake of being clear, let us repeat this:

1. There is no need for a section for the script formatted fanfics.
2. There won't be a rule like that that will be placed. Scripts are welcomed.
3. If you still can't get over it about the scripts, let's all just agree to label our threads properly now.
4. Our clear motive is to help improve each other right? Let's just help one another instead of trying to limit each others' potentials.

It's getting tiring when there's this much steam over the format, I actually don't like it at all that we're fighting over this when its already clear enough that this can't be taken out so why the need to continue on trying to drag this down? Seriously, let's just get over this, and its nearing New Year too...can't we just let this go peacefully and enjoy the last day of 2012?

Let's just get over this.

If some of us don't like to read scripts, don't read them. It's your decision after all.

Anyhow, Happy New Year from the Philippines!

Maligayang bagong taon sa inyong lahat! ^ ^
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Amakuchi on December 31, 2012, 04:27:59 PM
LOL. THIS FORUM IS MADE FOR FREEDOM OF NON-PERVY WRITERS LIKE US TO WRITE. GOOD THING THEY DID NOT PASS IT.
IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH SCRIPT WRITERS LIKE ME, YOU'RE WELCOME TO TRY MY AXE'S BLADE ANYTIME.

LAST THING? IF YOU DON'T WANT SCRIPT, THEN DON'T READ IT. IT'S JUST 1 VIEW. NO SWEAT. WE DON'T NEED YOUR VIEWS. WE NEED OUR FREEDOM IN THIS FORUM. THAT'S ALL.

SORRY, I'M DRUNK. XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mode107 on December 31, 2012, 04:33:57 PM
^ AGREED!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Arisa chan~~~ nyahahah~~~~~   :on gay:
I know you're quite the energetic one, so I'm not sure if this post is a burst of energy or if it's meant to be sort of teasing tone. Let's keep things cordial.  ;)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on December 31, 2012, 04:47:07 PM
Looks like I'm getting all kinds of hate from everywhere, well, I don't mind so. The most important thing here is this was brought to attention.

Looks like the fixed solution would be To label your threads properly.

Let's just hope that everyone follows this solitude then, also rukaeru, Happy New Year to you as well. 

Also Flean: Thank you for the tip, but I already do that to 80% of the things posted in this forum, haha.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: melon-lover on December 31, 2012, 07:58:59 PM
Just popped over to say a quick Happy New Year and hope everyone had a nice Christmas  :D
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on January 01, 2013, 02:07:32 AM
I fervently beg to differ the "all the hate" and "leveled argumentative conversation" but we will be out of topic for what this thread stands for. In any case, it was a nice discussion with the few normal people.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on January 01, 2013, 04:14:39 AM
@melon-lover

Happy New Year to you too, melon-san. ^ ^

@Hitobo

Very well said. :)

@arisa03

I don't actually hate you, nor did I hate anyone here. I liked the arguments placed, everyone was right in their points. And your topic actually shed some of my little untold worries somehow, which I personally thank you for that. I am really thankful for this. ^ ^

@HashirePomeranian

Mah, you can say majority really does make up the rule here, just hoping though that the writers would stick to the suggested labeling because if they didn't, we would have wasted some arguments over the topic. lllorz

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Also, I really understand where the prose side is coming from here. Its really hard to write in details, adding as much as you can tell about your characters and their feelings. It's no joke and requires a lot of patience and time to be able to come up with something truly satisfying, but afterwards, its very fulfilling when you finish because you can see your work come to life in the work of words that beautify and give color to the contents. This isn't something for argument, mostly just my feelings as a prose writer, I actually find writing my updates really time consuming, even writing one-shots takes up more time to the point that most of my updates are lengthy for some the reader's own liking.

I actually thought at first that people hated me because no one liked to comment on my thread most of the time if I'm not updating Chinmoku or writing KojiYuu and AtsuMina, mah, not really my kind of problem, but its discouraging seeing how much support the script stories get, but then I don't really mind it that much because I love writing what I write, be it in any format or in pairings people wouldn't even like to read, I love what I do.

Anyhow, I am sincerely proud of all the prose writer there that are still updating taking their time to do their works, hope you continue on, you guys have been doing a good job.

Script writers, you too are also doing well, just keep doing what you like, but also strive to improve when you deem it best.

Also, whether English isn't your first language, it doesn't really matter, most of us aren't native English speakers here I know and we shouldn't use that as a counter argument in discussions because all in all, its actually the effort that counts in what you write, doesn't it? :) Whether its perfect or not, its the thought placed in it that counts. ^ ^
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: stv_wong on January 01, 2013, 05:33:11 AM
This isn't something for argument, mostly just my feelings as a prose writer, I actually find writing my updates really time consuming, even writing one-shots takes up more time to the point that most of my updates are lengthy for some the reader's own liking.

......

I actually thought at first that people hated me because no one liked to comment on my thread most of the time if I'm not updating Chinmoku or writing KojiYuu and AtsuMina, mah, not really my kind of problem, but its discouraging seeing how much support the script stories get, but then I don't really mind it that much because I love writing what I write, be it in any format or in pairings people wouldn't even like to read, I love what I do.

......

Also, whether English isn't your first language, it doesn't really matter, most of us aren't native English speakers here I know and we shouldn't use that as a counter argument in discussions because all in all, its actually the effort that counts in what you write, doesn't it? :) Whether its perfect or not, its the thought placed in it that counts. ^ ^

These... are... so... true, Sieka-san.  :bow: :bow:
I respect you more and more.



Ah, by the way, Happy New Year to all writers and readers.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on January 01, 2013, 09:20:35 AM
First of all, Happy New Year to everyone! :deco:

Since we've moved into a new year, shall we have a sharing session as we reflect on the struggles and joys of writing we experienced in the past year? Then we can also share our wish for this fanfic board and writing in general. I had this idea as I was reading Hitobo, HashirePomeranian and Sieka's latest posts this morning. I believe this will help us better understand where each of us is coming from and help us see things from each other's perspective.

Of course, let's keep this sharing cordial and that means no flaming of any sort. We are here to exchange thoughts and hopefully, learn from one another. Now, let me start the ball rolling :)

I take pride in my writing and most of all, the effort I put into making each story a reality. Plot bunnies attack me left, right and center all the time and I often wish that I could just drop my job and other real-life responsibilities and escape to a secluded mountain where I could dedicate my time to writing fanfics. Sadly, life just doesn't work that way. (And where do I find electricity and internet access in the mountains? :nervous) As a result, I have to push all these plot bunnies to the recesses of my mind and hold them there till the time is right to extract one and put it in writing. I admire writers who can effectively juggle multiple stories simultaneously. With that, I mean they are able to put out quality updates on a regular basis. I don't have the confidence to attempt a feat like that because I know my busy schedule just wouldn't allow it. Many times, I'm tempted to write and post pilot chapters of all the new story ideas I have but I don't do that because I feel a sense of responsibility towards my readers. As a reader myself, I understand the frustration of reading a promising start to a story and being all excited about how it will progress only to get my hopes shot down when I realise the writer has already abandoned the story. I don't like the disappointment so I don't want to subject my readers to the same thing. Hence, I limit myself to posting only one multi-chapter story at a time and the occasional one-shots. Yes, writing is supposed to be enjoyable and free for the writer but as I am posting my works in public, I can't help but feel responsible towards my readers and want to offer them the best I am capable of. There's the pressure which drives me to work harder with every update.

And that brings me to the joys I find in writing fanfictions for AKB48.

Characters
There is just so much fun in imagining how our idols will act in different situations based on the impressions they have given me in both print and video. I'm a sucker for alternate universe stories and I love the process of making the characters my own, meaning to give them defining qualities and personality quirks that are within the believable range based on my observations of their real-life counterparts. And the next step would be to develop them from the initial skeleton I've given them while keeping them in character in that universe.

Satisfaction
I enjoy writing in my comfort zone which consists of my OTP, writing in third person and inserting comedic moments in my stories. However, I like challenging myself every now and then too. A couple of months ago, I decided to write a serious and dark one-shot in first person POV. It was really hard and I found myself cringing at a lot of the things I had written initially but I persevered and eventually came up with something I thought was decent. The grammar, the vocabulary and the plot seemed fine but what about the delivery? Right before I clicked the 'Post' button, I was afraid. For the first time, I was not confident and wondered if the story will come across as a joke to readers. It was all because I was venturing out of my comfort zone. Thankfully, the story was rather well-received and I got some really constructive feedback. I felt as if I had conquered the highest mountain in the world. I had proved to others and most importantly to myself that I could write an enjoyable story in first person.

Vocabulary
I'm touching on vocabulary here because someone once wondered how I managed to write the way I do. This was my answer to the reader:
With regards to vocabulary, my best friends are dictionary.com and thesaurus.com when I write. My vocabulary is actually not very extensive so I have to put in extra effort to vary the words I use. As I write, I always re-read what I have written to make sure there are no words that have been used too frequently.
And I don't just pluck any word I find in the thesaurus. I always double-check its meaning in the dictionary to make sure it's suitable for the character and the situation. There are a lot of work and thought put into writing each update as mentioned by Sieka and HashirePomeranian. It's not just about throwing in beautiful words. The tougher and more time-consuming part comes when you put everything together to make the story and the characters come alive.

My New Year Wish
I love Jphip forum a lot and I've made very dear friends with some of the people here. I only wish for the best for this forum and especially for the AKB48 Fanfic Board because this is where I started. I wish to see the fanfic community develop as a whole even as we welcome new writers and readers. We continue to share our stories, yet at the same time, we don't forget to strive to improve our writing and make this forum the go-to place for AKB48 fanfics :jphip:

I know my post is very long and I hope I haven't bored some of you to tears :nervous If I did, I hereby apologise :bow: Before I end off, I'd like to share just one last thing that I had posted sometime ago in my fanfic thread.

My motto when I write - "I am my own reader and critic." I've mentioned to some before that I spazz over my own fics and characters. It's a little embarrassing to admit it but I use my own spazz level to do a quality check. If even I don't feel much for my stories and characters, it just goes to show that they haven't reached the desired quality level.

That's all. Thank you very much for your attention and I hope to hear from everyone else your own reflection and wish for the new year :deco:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: paperbagkun on January 01, 2013, 02:30:13 PM
Happy New Year everybody.

Oh, and paperbagkun: Here's hoping that discussion was 'alive' enough for you!

Maybe too 'alive' than I expected.  :cow: I actually...knew everything going on. I felt like an invisible third-wheel I couldn't side which one. I don't want to talk about it.  :smhid
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: chibiusa on January 01, 2013, 02:31:14 PM
HAPPY NEW YEAR  WRITERS/READERS/ADMINS!



I usually read fiction stories in Tumblr, then I found this Forum which was suggested by a comrade in social sites too.
This topic got me because honestly script format and paragraph format thing is different.
But basically its not bad, I love script formats I find it humorous and i love paragraph formats too as well.
Every writer has a right to write freely if that her/his style. So this topic must come to an end because in my opinion
I find this non-sense (this is my opinion) the admin already answered the solution and writers are free here to write whatever they want as long as they're sticking to the original rule that the forum implies. I hope my comment is not rude, I'm just stating my own words too.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: paperbagkun on January 01, 2013, 02:37:29 PM
Let us all watch this ベジタリズム (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKT7zE_0Zg#ws)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on January 03, 2013, 01:51:24 PM
Okay...

I hope mods are not going to ban us all for arguing about these matters.... It's not like I argue for myself, I defend all the others who are not that good with English and cannot defend their opinion. I am not a perfect English speaker, as I am Lithuanian, but I really can't stand it anymore watching these immature comments appear.

These childish comments... Is this a place ONLY for novel writers? Is this a place ONLY for perfect vocabulary fanfiction? Is this a place for ONLY you or ONLY me? I believe this place is for ALL people who love reading and writing fanfiction. You all sound like if we write something less creative then you are totally underrated. Isn't it the same for us then? Shouldn't we complain too then? "I'm sorry can you remove or limit the awesomely written fics because my works then are like sh*t and no one is reading them!!" No, it's not like that.

This community here is open for everyone, that's what I believe in. When I first came here I was just a reader and I never thought I should log in. Then I read R I V E R and I was done for good. I just had to register and comment on it ASAP. And that's when inspiration hit me to the max and I started writing. I was not good, I was really bad at the beginning and yet I received warm welcome, people commented on my stories and liked them. At first I felt like I really want them to comment and to 'thank you' the stories... But then... I got this question asked and it hit me it's not the most important thing.

You have to ask yourself. Are you writing only because you want to receive comments and 'thank yous' or you write because you enjoy writing?

Yes, apparently I love comments and 'thank yous' but not to the point where it can ruin my creativity. The thought that there are many people who (like me in the beginning) are not logged in but read them is enough for me to continue on.

One reader is already a reader.

It doesn't matter if only one person reads my smut story or my hardcore story (if I ever write one). What matters is I was able to post and share it. Why I write things like that? You never got into the mood where you just wanna go all out? Like, you are really pissed and just wanna hit someone but you can't? Well, I have these moods and that's where writing comes handy. By writing you let your steam off, you write out your ideas and frustrations and then you share it. When you share it and get at least one view you become lighter and the pain, it lessens. What I mean by this?

This place is not ONLY for prose writers or for people who wish their fanfiction to be made into a book.

This place is for every writer and reader out there, no matter his writing style, vocabulary or skills. If you think I hate you for your opinions and arguments and I now just go back at you, well... You're wrong. I admire those writers who have wide vocabulary, nicely done stories, perfect plots and etc. Sieka-sama, Divine Vengeance-san, muwi-chama, seigus-san, daddy Flean-kun and others are the ones I look up to, they are my gods of fanfiction. I don't know them personally and I might not always agree with their opinions but their works are gold worthy.

And yet there are also many people in this place who have amazing plots without using clever words, or funny stories without any plot that I enjoy reading. This place for me is sacred, I feel here like at home when I come and can read whatever I want. When I am in a sulky mood I wanna read some funny drabble or fluffy story or Sieka-sama's angst works. When I am in a good mood I go and read serious stories or perv stories or just any story I'm up to read.

If you wanna get lots of feedback, just write popular pairings.

That is kinda the thing everyone by now probably noticed. Really. Either you have to write a very popular pairing like AtsuMina or KojiYuu (I have nothing against the pairs) or your story has to have a very good plot/vocabulary. So what? Should I stop writing my OTP and things I like to write just because some people enjoy popular ones more? no. I continue writing things I like and enjoy as this (as I remember) was the place for EVERYONE to put their creations NO MATTER the style and vocabulary or skills.


I just noticed Sieka-sama's comment. Yeah, because my vocabulary is not perfect and because I'm not that good as you are I can't state my opinions that easily. I'm not offended by your words, I never was. I like critique as it helps me move forward.

What I meant by try to make things okay for everyone was my idea of stating in the title what kind of fic that is. Wouldn't it be okay for everyone to know whether its hardcore or fluffy? Labeling your fic is the thing I see as the best option if there are many people against hardcore things. I agree with bochang-san about the gender and age thing. There are may people who love hardcore and many who love fluffy. We just have to try to understand each other. My idea still stays: let's label our fics.

I was okay with all the comments who have nice arguments as long as they look from both POVs. But when you can see only your side and ignore ours, that's where I get angry. I understand you, that you want it lighter and stuff, so yeah, let's label the fics and it will be okay then, nee?

And bochang-san, it's okay, the harsh comments, at least then I can see that my thoughts were read and taken into consideration.

This is not too long I hope. Also, sorry if it doesn't have a nice vocabulary. I am not that good in writing prose. I just hope you can understand my thoughts this time. Don't be offended. We just discuss this, nee?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on January 03, 2013, 02:14:44 PM
Hey hey~~~ SAKURA_DROP_ is HERE?!! So who's gonna write it back? anyone? where's the other people who wanna talk about it? ABOUT THOSE BEAUTIFUL SMUT STORY?!! SO MAKE IT IN HERE THEN~~!!!!!! I'll be waiting for IT!! nyahahah~~~~    :on gay:

Can you PLEASE not post irrelevant posts in important threads? Thank you.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on January 03, 2013, 02:17:17 PM
Hey hey~~~ SAKURA_DROP_ is HERE?!! So who's gonna write it back? anyone? where's the other people who wanna talk about it? ABOUT THOSE BEAUTIFUL SMUT STORY?!! SO MAKE IT IN HERE THEN~~!!!!!! I'll be waiting for IT!! nyahahah~~~~    :on gay:

Can you PLEASE not post irrelevant posts in important threads? Thank you.

THAT. Ruka, stop it. *kicks jiichan* either state your opinion properly or shut it.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on January 03, 2013, 02:24:58 PM
^ so are you pissing off arisa chan? It's my right~ so what? I can POST AS MANY AS I WANT IN HERE~!! Nee..OKOTTERU~??!! NYAHAHAH!!!!!   ~~~~~    :on gay:   :on gay:

oh, excuse me, I do not have time to be pissed off at you. You're not worth my time. What I am saying is, you are irrelevant here, and you say nonsense. Don't wait for a mod to set you to your place.

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These childish comments... Is this a place ONLY for novel writers? Is this a place ONLY for perfect vocabulary fanfiction? Is this a place for ONLY you or ONLY me? I believe this place is for ALL people who love reading and writing fanfiction. You all sound like if we write something less creative then you are totally underrated. Isn't it the same for us then? Shouldn't we complain too then? "I'm sorry can you remove or limit the awesomely written fics because my works then are like sh*t and no one is reading them!!" No, it's not like that.

We never said this place is ONLY for (insert kind of people here), you said that.

This community here is open for everyone, that's what I believe in. When I first came here I was just a reader and I never thought I should log in. Then I read R I V E R and I was done for good. I just had to register and comment on it ASAP. And that's when inspiration hit me to the max and I started writing. I was not good, I was really bad at the beginning and yet I received warm welcome, people commented on my stories and liked them. At first I felt like I really want them to comment and to 'thank you' the stories... But then... I got this question asked and it hit me it's not the most important thing.

You have to ask yourself. Are you writing only because you want to receive comments and 'thank yous' or you write because you enjoy writing?

Yes, apparently I love comments and 'thank yous' but not to the point where it can ruin my creativity. The thought that there are many people who (like me in the beginning) are not logged in but read them is enough for me to continue on.

Basically, you like popularity and do not write for yourself, you write so you get comments, you do not want improvement because it ruins your creativity. Good job.

One reader is already a reader.

It doesn't matter if only one person reads my smut story or my hardcore story (if I ever write one). What matters is I was able to post and share it. Why I write things like that? You never got into the mood where you just wanna go all out? Like, you are really pissed and just wanna hit someone but you can't? Well, I have these moods and that's where writing comes handy. By writing you let your steam off, you write out your ideas and frustrations and then you share it. When you share it and get at least one view you become lighter and the pain, it lessens. What I mean by this?

I agree that writing is something to vent out your anger but not when you're not being creative because there are certainly more words than penis, dick and vagina.

This place is not ONLY for prose writers or for people who wish their fanfiction to be made into a book.

This place is for every writer and reader out there, no matter his writing style, vocabulary or skills. If you think I hate you for your opinions and arguments and I now just go back at you, well... You're wrong. I admire those writers who have wide vocabulary, nicely done stories, perfect plots and etc. Sieka-sama, Divine Vengeance-san, muwi-chama, seigus-san, daddy Flean-kun and others are the ones I look up to, they are my gods of fanfiction. I don't know them personally and I might not always agree with their opinions but their works are gold worthy.

And yet there are also many people in this place who have amazing plots without using clever words, or funny stories without any plot that I enjoy reading. This place for me is sacred, I feel here like at home when I come and can read whatever I want. When I am in a sulky mood I wanna read some funny drabble or fluffy story or Sieka-sama's angst works. When I am in a good mood I go and read serious stories or perv stories or just any story I'm up to read.

Again, I never said that you said it. My argument is for 'improvement,'. Don't like it, don't do it, these are the words you go by don't you?

If you wanna get lots of feedback, just write popular pairings.

That is kinda the thing everyone by now probably noticed. Really. Either you have to write a very popular pairing like AtsuMina or KojiYuu (I have nothing against the pairs) or your story has to have a very good plot/vocabulary. So what? Should I stop writing my OTP and things I like to write just because some people enjoy popular ones more? no. I continue writing things I like and enjoy as this (as I remember) was the place for EVERYONE to put their creations NO MATTER the style and vocabulary or skills.

This is probably one of the rare things you wrote that I might agree with.

I just noticed Sieka-sama's comment. Yeah, because my vocabulary is not perfect and because I'm not that good as you are I can't state my opinions that easily. I'm not offended by your words, I never was. I like critique as it helps me move forward.
But no one here makes criticisms cause people here get pissed off by it. Tell you off for writing script (because they think it's not creative and it's their personal opinion/criticism) they blow their top off at you because YOU CAN'T MEDDLE WITH MY WRITING STYLE yes.

What I meant by try to make things okay for everyone was my idea of stating in the title what kind of fic that is. Wouldn't it be okay for everyone to know whether its hardcore or fluffy? Labeling your fic is the thing I see as the best option if there are many people against hardcore things. I agree with bochang-san about the gender and age thing. There are may people who love hardcore and many who love fluffy. We just have to try to understand each other. My idea still stays: let's label our fics.


This is not too long I hope. Also, sorry if it doesn't have a nice vocabulary. I am not that good in writing prose. I just hope you can understand my thoughts this time. Don't be offended. We just discuss this, nee?

I am from the Philippines and English is not my first language, but I want to improve so I seek improvement and that's by not sticking to just what I have, people here don't want it? then don't.

Simply labeling doesn't fix anything.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: korin48 on January 03, 2013, 02:27:08 PM
@arisa03 and everyone

Please stop fighting! I hate to see you fighting! Did you guys read the rules!? The rules say "Don't fight!"
This forum is like a family! Let's us all forget this small matter.... especially you, Rukaeru...

Arisa, i didnt mean to hate and hurt you okay...i just hate to see you all fighting...



Okay! Let's us forget this small matter... d***... it happens with me several times...fighting over small matter....
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on January 03, 2013, 02:29:33 PM
@arisa03 and everyone

Please stop fighting! I hate to see you fighting! Did you guys read the rules!? The rules say "Don't fight!"
This forum is like a family! Let's us all forget this small matter.... especially you, Rukaeru...

Arisa, i didnt mean to hate and hurt you okay...i just hate to see you all fighting...



Okay! Let's us forget this small matter... d***... it happens with me several times...fighting over small matter....

Umm....

1.) I am not fighting anybody, we're "discussing".
2.) Can people please tell me why whatever I say looks like I'm against the world? lmfao
3.) Uh... I don't think I want to be part of a family that only thinks for themselves...
4.) Uh.. What have you done to me?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on January 03, 2013, 02:31:38 PM
Rukaeru-san, please...if you can't say anything to the topic but just that...just stop it because its an insult to other people. I wish you'd try to act sensibly when the discussion is serious. If you have nothing to say on the topic but to actually try to irritate any of us here, please, just don't comment.

I'm asking kindly...its actually not polite to do something like that to someone. Its really rude.


btw limiting or change the term of sexual reproductive organs i think is unavoidable in a smut..
but you can try to. :3 but if you didn't find any other way to change the term.. it's okay i think. :3 It's a smut.


There's actually a way to avoid those anatomic terms using simple words, you don't have to use blatant vulgar words to be able to create an effective smut, all you need is a sensual approach to it enough to make it effective. ^ ^ And I don't need to list them for you anyhow because I already told you of them, hahaha. XD

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Also, I never said about anything about novel writers or this place only for "awesome stories" as you point them or anything about vocabulary. I never said anything, please do not misunderstand me for I never pointed that out, I feel like you are placing words into my mouth when I am very conscious that you aren't, I know of course, you aren't. And again, the reason why I use your words against you is to place my own points, I am not doing it just to criticize you of not being an English speaker because I am not an actual English speaker, I'm a Filipina and English is my second language and believe me, I am not too good at English, its just the effort that counts to actually make everything good.

And I also agree with arisa-san, sometimes just labeling wouldn't work, I doubt the agreement with script labeling would even work either...I'm afraid not everyone would comply with it.

Also...this:

Shouldn't we complain too then? "I'm sorry can you remove or limit the awesomely written fics because my works then are like sh*t and no one is reading them!!"

You hardly know my feelings, you shouldn't say something like that. I've never once said all of my worries in this thread, with the prose subject it was only about a quarter that I let out. Only Eru and Mint-chan know my worries, you have not the slightest clue, but I'm aware of that, isn't that why I wrote a reply to you before, about how you felt? I know how hard it is, but for me, you don't see my side at all.


And no, I'm not trying to argue here.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: CheesyBits on January 03, 2013, 02:37:02 PM
I believe that this is nothing to discuss about.

I know that SOME people are pissed about script writing and vulgar words like e.g penis, etc.. But that's just how we write it.
If you don't like those in the stories, then you should stop reading or just find another fic that you that will suit your taste.

Complaining about it just creates trouble. WE LOVE AND ENJOY HOW WE WRITE SO THAT'S THE REASONS WHY WE ARE AGAINST YOUR IDEA.
Please.. I beg you.. Stop it already.

Sorry for butting in.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on January 03, 2013, 02:40:10 PM

Also, I never said about anything about novel writers or this place only for "awesome stories" as you point them or anything about vocabulary. I never said anything, please do not misunderstand me for I never pointed that out, I feel like you are placing words into my mouth when I am very conscious that you aren't, I know of course, you aren't. And again, the reason why I use your words against you is to place my own points, I am not doing it just to criticize you of not being an English speaker because I am not an actual English speaker, I'm a Filipina and English is my second language and believe me, I am not too good at English, its just the effort that counts to actually make everything good.

And I also agree with arisa-san, sometimes just labeling wouldn't work, I doubt the agreement with script labeling would even work either...I'm afraid not everyone would comply with it.


Even though I do not read your fanfics (not shipping the same ship), you have restored my faith towards Filipino writers in this place hahaha. Onto a more serious note, I doubt that in this place anyone wants any kind of improvement they want to have their 'freedom and creativity' so they don't like you judging their ways of writing.


Also...this:

Shouldn't we complain too then? "I'm sorry can you remove or limit the awesomely written fics because my works then are like sh*t and no one is reading them!!"

You hardly know my feelings, you shouldn't say something like that. I've never once said all of my worries in this thread, with the prose subject it was only about a quarter that I let out. Only Eru and Mint-chan know my worries, you have not the slightest clue, but I'm aware of that, isn't that why I wrote a reply to you before, about how you felt? I know how hard it is, but for me, you don't see my side at all.


And no, I'm not trying to argue here.

Please tell me your worries too, I am more than willing to listen.

I believe that this is nothing to discuss about.

I know that SOME people are pissed about script writing and vulgar words like e.g penis, etc.. But that's just how we write it.
If you don't like those in the stories, then you should stop reading a just find another fic that you that will suit your taste.

Complaining about it just creates trouble. WE LOVE AND ENJOY HOW WE WRITE SO THAT'S THE REASONS WHY WE ARE AGAINST YOUR IDEA.
Please.. I beg you.. Stop it already.

Sorry for butting in.


Let me say this again, we are suggesting ways FOR YOU TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING.

We are not commanding in anyway on which you make us out to be, sure that's how you write it, but there are always 'other ways' and you people don't look at it.

We're trying to help, but lol looks like it's better to just give up.


Also, complaining? Wow, you think too highly of yourself, I wouldn't even bother, not worth my time. Why should I care about other people?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: bochang on January 03, 2013, 02:45:46 PM
I have written more smut than my fingers can count, and not once have I said the words P****, V*****, and other words close to those. It's not 'unavoidable.' If you want something you can find ways to get it, if you're not lazy.


Labeling cannot fix everything.
I do not think Sakura's suggestion will work, but this is my PERSONAL PREFERENCE on this issue.

The main issue now is LAZINESS and the FAILURE TO COMPLY TO EVERYONE.

for arisa san.. well. sorry for not being a smut writer.. :3

maybe it's true some of us find it too troublesome to change the term..
well, maybe we didn't realized we can change it, maybe we're too lazy, have a little vocabulary, etc..

but for me, or maybe some people it's kinda difficult..
and maybe we won't realized it until someone tells us.

like how Sieka show me how to change the term at twitter..
i won't realized it if she didn't tells me..


and i found your argument kinda harsh to the others..
so basically your argument imply that people who write smut with a sexual reproductive organs in it are lazy people.
and you, since you can find another different terms for it, you're dilligent.


i'm not offended by this argument, but maybe most of other people do. XD

and for failure to comply everyone.
i think that's impossible.. to comply everyone.. i don't even know the meaning of that words. XD

well, as i said before. everyone have a freedom, but their freedom is limited by other's people freedom.
so it's an impossible task to keep everyone happy, because maybe his/her happiness can be a disaster to another person.
so, they need to be considerate with their freedom.

and you asked my why it seems like you're fighting againts the world?
maybe because you're using some bold and underlined.. even italic words. :3
like how i used them up there.

XD

edited because the oknum(?) doesn't want to be mentioned. XD


btw:
you said that you're helping us by giving advice, but actually, that's not the right attitude when giving an advice.
even if your advice is helpful, but other people can percieved it differently when you delivered it with a wrong way. :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on January 03, 2013, 02:49:33 PM
I believe that this is nothing to discuss about.

Complaining about it just creates trouble. WE LOVE AND ENJOY HOW WE WRITE SO THAT'S THE REASONS WHY WE ARE AGAINST YOUR IDEA.
Please.. I beg you.. Stop it already.

Hi CheesyBits, no offense but just a gentle reminder that discussions help people to understand each other better and move the community forward. We don't want to block out communications, do we? :)

Also, it's been reiterated in The Golden Laws thread that the initial posts on this topic are suggestions and not complaints. Just want to clarify that. Thank you.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on January 03, 2013, 02:51:57 PM
We never said this place is ONLY for (insert kind of people here), you said that.

Actually, from the things you stated it looks like that. You talk only from your point of view. I talked here from both points of view. Because there are people here who love to read hardcore. Should we ignore them and limit it so you could be happy? Or should we stop labeling and continue with it as usual so us can be happy? NO. We label it and then it's fine. You see the label "HARDCORE" and you do not go there if you don't wanna. Done. Sorry, but you are using a harsh tone, so I got in the mood too.


Basically, you like popularity and do not write for yourself, you write so you get comments, you do not want improvement because it ruins your creativity. Good job.

I think you misread it. I stated clearly. Yes, apparently I love comments and 'thank yous' but not to the point where it can ruin my creativity. It means, even if no feedback is present I still keep writing, because I LIKE writing.


I agree that writing is something to vent out your anger but not when you're not being creative because there are certainly more words than penis, dick and vagina.

You forget that not all people are the same. We all are different. Maybe for you its not like that, but there are people who think like that. So am I a sicko if I think blue grass is more beautiful than green? Am I a sicko if I love pears more than apples? It's the same. We all have our preferences. Banning it or limiting it will solve only your problem, but for these who love stories like that it will be not a solved matter.


Again, I never said that you said it. My argument is for 'improvement,'. Don't like it, don't do it, these are the words you go by don't you?

Wait is this place ONLY for improvement then? I do not apply for it to be as a book. I do not go for some price. I have my pace and I live by my rules. Then if you say writing a drabble is not an improvement, I can also state that leaving these comments and pointing out things is too immature. I mean, come on, if all of us start pointing out every little thing we dislike, it might turn into a nonsense. Try to look from our POV too. I get your idea, so I suggest how to improve things (like you say, we need improvement in some areas) not how to remove them and make it better only for you.


This is probably one of the rare things you wrote that I might agree with.

I'm glad at least something was okay to you :)


But no one here makes criticisms cause people here get pissed off by it. Tell you off for writing script (because they think it's not creative and it's their personal opinion/criticism) they blow their top off at you because YOU CAN'T MEDDLE WITH MY WRITING STYLE yes.

The point is how you state it. Your arguments are only from your POV (I'm too tired to repeat it, but this is really the thing I noticed). There will always be a person who is not content by something (in this case, sorry, it's you). Getting critique doesn't mean you have to do everything the criticizing person says. There are people who dislike the critique, I get it, so I don't criticize them. I can't push my opinion on others, it would be rude, you know?


I am from the Philippines and English is not my first language, but I want to improve so I seek improvement and that's by not sticking to just what I have, people here don't want it? then don't.

Simply labeling doesn't fix anything.

I talked about these things oredi, so I won't repeat myself.


A/n. Where do you apply for the mods? I wanna share my ideas and try to make this place as nice as it was before, stating clearly this is a place for EVERYONE who loves reading and writing... *sighs* I miss the old JPHIP, where there were no wars and you could just enjoy yourself there...



About others commenting... Sieka-sama, I didn't say you stated it. I mean overall, like what I could get out of you all commenting. You say for us to try understand you, but you forget we want to be understood too. Just as bochang-san said, it's impossible to make everyone happy.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on January 03, 2013, 02:56:54 PM
I have written more smut than my fingers can count, and not once have I said the words P****, V*****, and other words close to those. It's not 'unavoidable.' If you want something you can find ways to get it, if you're not lazy.


Labeling cannot fix everything.
I do not think Sakura's suggestion will work, but this is my PERSONAL PREFERENCE on this issue.

The main issue now is LAZINESS and the FAILURE TO COMPLY TO EVERYONE.

for arisa san.. well. sorry for not being a smut writer.. :3

maybe it's true some of us find it too troublesome to change the term..
well, maybe we didn't realized we can change it, maybe we're too lazy, have a little vocabulary, etc..

but for me, or maybe some people it's kinda difficult..
and maybe we won't realized it until someone tells us.

like how Sieka show me how to change the term at twitter..
i won't realized it if she didn't tells me..


and i found your argument kinda harsh to the others..
so basically your argument imply that people who write smut with a sexual reproductive organs in it are lazy people.
and you, since you can find another different terms for it, you're dilligent.


i'm not offended by this argument, but maybe most of other people do. XD

and for failure to comply everyone.
i think that's impossible.. to comply everyone.. i don't even know the meaning of that words. XD

well, as i said before. everyone have a freedom, but their freedom is limited by other's people freedom.
so it's an impossible task to keep everyone happy, because maybe his/her happiness can be a disaster to another person.
so, they need to be considerate with their freedom.

and you asked my why it seems like you're fighting againts the world?
maybe because you're using some bold and underlined.. even italic words. :3
like how i used them up there.

XD

omg this is so fun~!
thx for sieka and eru because they keep talking about this in twitter! LOL


btw:
you said that you're helping us by giving advice, but actually, that's not the right attitude when giving an advice.
even if your advice is helpful, but other people can percieved it differently when you delivered it with a wrong way. :)


Oh, my apologies for being a straight forward person. The truth is always harsh.


Also, I use bold, italic, and underlined words just to make sure people read them. There are people who reads only what they want to see, that's offending you know? Well I don't really care that much anyway.

Also, can't you see? they, themselves call themselves "lazy" so I'm using a term that they always use. Isn't it generalized? I never said I was diligent, these are your words, please stop putting words in my mouth.

"This is no the right attitude to give advice?" oh dear god, I'm not even trying to give one. I look like I'm giving advice? Thank you, LOL.

Also, I'm not an idiot, I know "complying to everyone" is not possible, like right now. So I don't even know why Sakura would even use such a phrase.

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In return to this issue, jphip has turned on word filter. That solves quite a few things.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LeNosferatu on January 03, 2013, 03:03:42 PM
Hello everyone  :)

I never thought the simple question and suggestion I just did could actually lead into something like this  :O2 I've been watching this forum from now and then and still, over your repetitive and tedious issues and arguments you brought back, I still cant find my answer for my question in Golden Law thread. I'm only seeing you guys bringing back the old matters, which I thought already died down, adding them to your arguments again and again. I'm here simply only saying what I'm thinking and I don't mean to offend anyone here. Thank you in advance  :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: CheesyBits on January 03, 2013, 03:07:27 PM
I believe that this is nothing to discuss about.

I know that SOME people are pissed about script writing and vulgar words like e.g penis, etc.. But that's just how we write it.
If you don't like those in the stories, then you should stop reading a just find another fic that you that will suit your taste.

Complaining about it just creates trouble. WE LOVE AND ENJOY HOW WE WRITE SO THAT'S THE REASONS WHY WE ARE AGAINST YOUR IDEA.
Please.. I beg you.. Stop it already.

Sorry for butting in.


Let me say this again, we are suggesting ways FOR YOU TO IMPROVE YOUR WRITING.

We are not commanding in anyway on which you make us out to be, sure that's how you write it, but there are always 'other ways' and you people don't look at it.

We're trying to help, but lol looks like it's better to just give up.


Also, complaining? Wow, you think too highly of yourself, I wouldn't even bother, not worth my time. Why should I care about other people?


No. I don't think highly of myself because that's the thing that I always never want to do in my life. I promised myself not to follow my grandparent's footsteps of thinking highly of themselves. But heck, I don't want to argue about that nor do I want to argue with you.

I know that you care about us, about our writing and improving it. I love your idea about improving but changing what we love to do is just.....
But I would like to thank you for thinking about improving ourselves.

I'm a Filipino too and Tagalog is my first language and English is my second language so I'm also not really that good in English too considering that we speak broken English in Singapore..
I'm sorry if you thought that I'm arguing with you.

I believe that this is nothing to discuss about.

Complaining about it just creates trouble. WE LOVE AND ENJOY HOW WE WRITE SO THAT'S THE REASONS WHY WE ARE AGAINST YOUR IDEA.
Please.. I beg you.. Stop it already.

Hi CheesyBits, no offense but just a gentle reminder that discussions help people to understand each other better and move the community forward. We don't want to block out communications, do we? :)

Also, it's been reiterated in The Golden Laws thread that the initial posts on this topic are suggestions and not complaints. Just want to clarify that. Thank you.

I shall take note of that. Thank you Seigus-san.

I shall not comment about this discussion further since I'm too busy eating rice .
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on January 03, 2013, 03:09:35 PM
Hello everyone  :)

I never thought the simple question and suggestion I just did could actually lead into something like this  :O2 I've been watching this forum from now and then and still, over your repetitive and tedious issues and arguments you brought back, I still cant find my answer for my question in Golden Law thread. I'm only seeing you guys bringing back the old matters, which I thought already died down, adding them to your arguments again and again. I'm here simply only saying what I'm thinking and I don't mean to offend anyone here. Thank you in advance  :)


I believe this place is meant for discussions. Apparently, some people still can't get over some things, so we just state our opinions and try to reach an agreement (even though it's probably impossible).
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on January 03, 2013, 03:13:42 PM
First of all to be clear:

1. We are not complaining.
2. We are suggesting.
3. Don't misunderstand us because we are really suggesting this, but if you approach us harshly, likely you really will misunderstand us to thinking that we are complaining.

----

@arisa03 - Thank you for the offer, but it's already been taken for...more like for the third time already, and I've already discussed a solution to all of my worries with someone and I'm already planning on making a step towards this solution. But thank you very much. ^ ^

@bochang - Oppa though, actually, you don't need to have someone tell you how to do it, you have to try to find it, or actually pick up from the other authors. Perseverance is the key to things you want to reach, if you want to do something, don't wait for someone to tell you that. ^ ^

@seigus - Well said. Thank you for those words. ^ ^

@sakura_drop_ - I know, I'm sorry for that though, I guess talking with many people can make you misunderstand sometimes. ^ ^ And I'll use your words again, hope you don't mind;

you forget we want to be understood too.

You always place people you deem awesome in such a high regards, you always tend to forget we are just once like you all, starting out with what you say is limited vocabulary and not English speakers. We didn't start out as what we are right now, we struggled and persevere to improve and to be what we are now, receiving harsh criticisms one by one, being shot down by people, getting lots of complains that only tend to hurt you and saying mean things behind your back just because you keep on failing to write something or fail at your grammar, spellings and vocabulary.

I understand you because I went through those process, we aren't entirely awesome, I also got those criticism, but here we are, doing what I still like best even though I fell so many times and cried over all those harsh words directed to me.

You just don't see it because you always place everyone you see awesome in high regards, you forget too...we also wanted to be understood.

I and the other writers might not explicitly show it, but we know what you're going through in the process of writing and developing as writers.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on January 03, 2013, 03:16:50 PM

No. I don't think highly of myself because that's the thing that I always never want to do in my life. I promised myself not to follow my grandparent's footsteps of thinking highly of themselves. But heck, I don't want to argue about that nor do I want to argue with you.

I know that you care about us, about our writing and improving it. I love your idea about improving but changing what we love to do is just.....
But I would like to thank you for thinking about improving ourselves.

I'm a Filipino too and Tagalog is my first language and English is my second language so I'm also not really that good in English too considering that we speak broken English in Singapore..
I'm sorry if you thought that I'm arguing with you.


It's fine lol, I know you're a Filipino, you invited me to join some FB thingy before, I feel good not joining it now lol. I don't like arguing because it's not worth my time, I should be doing something else productive, but glad to see someone with sense here.

Also, I'm not 'changing' anything I don't have the right to do such things, that's why we're suggesting because there's nothing else we can do. But we're taken offensively, so what kind of people are these people. Don't want to improve? Fine, not my loss.

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@Sieka: You're welcome. You can take that offer anytime.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: bochang on January 03, 2013, 03:21:24 PM
so arisa-san, that's not the point in my post. :3
i'm only try to tell you how people can percieved something differently. :3

you maybe thinks that with bold, italic, and underline, your argument will be read by the others.
but the other may find the bold, italic, and underline something harsh or commanding(?)

so suggestion is not the same as an advice?
well, sorry if i got there wrong. :3
so let's change the words "advice" with "suggestion"..
because you said it's a suggestion, not an advice. :3

and also i didn't state you said those words, but yes, those words implied in your arguments. :3
and maybe other people will think the same as me.

:D


@sieka: then write some new smut so i can read it and learn form it.. XD

but if i don't want to pick up your suggestion, is that okay?

since it's only a suggestion?

because.. maybe i'm too lazy.. or i can't find it.. or i find it too troublesome for me.. or it's the way i want to write my story.. or i didn't have enough time to pratices how to write a lighter smut.. or i just don't want it? :3

 
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on January 03, 2013, 03:31:15 PM
so arisa-san, that's not the point in my post. :3
i'm only try to tell you how people can percieved something differently. :3

you maybe thinks that with bold, italic, and underline, your argument will be read by the others.
but the other may find the bold, italic, and underline something harsh or commanding(?)

so suggestion is not the same as an advice?
well, sorry if i got there wrong. :3
so let's change the words "advice" with "suggestion"..
because you said it's a suggestion, not an advice. :3

and also i didn't state you said those words, but yes, those words implied in your arguments. :3
and maybe other people will think the same as me.

:D

Sure go ahead lmao. Everything is perceived differently, I'm not even saying about people should just see through my eyes. Them getting offended by words because I bold, italicize and underline stuff is their problem and not mine.

Also, I wasn't the one who made the suggestion. Please check the thread lol.

Also, I'm not even arguing, implied by my words is what the people think they read and I could careless about them. The issue here is not my attitude nor the way I speak to people. I speak the way I do, because it's the way I am. The people here are the same no? Like right now, I think you're really arrogant, and what you're saying on the issue now is irrelevant. Right now, you're just someone "Who doesn't like arisa03's way of talking"

maybe other people will think the same as me

:D
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: SomethingWild on January 03, 2013, 03:33:40 PM
lol damn, let me catch up for a minute or two because I have no idea what just happened  :lol:

1. First of all, let's avoid any personal attacks. I understand fanfic writing is something you all love, which is why everybody response in a passionate fashion. Discussion is fine, but let's try to keep it cool and civilized. In addition, writing in all caps is not going to get anybody's point across better.

2. Can some explain the term "script writing" ? I'm trying to grasp the essence of the argument but I am not familiar with the terminology used.

3. Regarding creative/freedom. Bottom line; there are no set guidelines for writing fics when it comes to plot, setting, characters, numer of words used and whatever. Everybody is free to write what they want, how they want. The only thing we ask as a forum is to follow the rules regarding minors and whatnot.

4. Regarding non-native speakers of English/feedback on writing. I am well aware the majority who posts here isn't English. That's perfectly fine and we understand that vocabularies may be limited and some grammar errors may occur. However! There are simple tools that can help anyone improve their stories. Firstly, a spelling and grammar check on any word processor. I've seen various stories with really basic mistakes that would have been picked up by any spelling checker, even the build in one in most browsers. It takes 30 seconds and I'd recommend you use it. Secondly, you can improve your vocabulary/choice of words by using a thesaurus (http://thesaurus.com/). In general, you might want to re-read and edit a story multiple times before posting it. It's not just spelling, grammar and vocabulary, but also think about punctuation and paragraphs --> Think of your reader.

5. What is the main idea behind labeling threads? I'd like to hear it, since it might help organize things a little better.

6. Anything else?

edit: ah, just noticed the discussion in the rules thread. Gimme some time to catch up.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LeNosferatu on January 03, 2013, 03:38:36 PM
My actual question in the Golden Rule thread, SomethingWild-san  :) if you don't mind to take a look and please give out solution to prevent further arguments out of this. Thank you in advance  :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: arisa03 on January 03, 2013, 03:41:59 PM
Hello SomethingWild-san

Script Writing are stories written in:

Speaker: <words> (action)
Speaker 2: <words> (action)

and everything else, pretty much what they do for Stage play Scripts.

Labeling such is, putting on the title of the thread a very brief summary of what it is. (AtsuMina) (Title), or more like nowadays (Script)(AtsuMina)(Title), or very much in the near future (Script)(AtsuMina)(Title)(Contains Vulgar Language)

Also, I cannot agree more with Number 4. The attitude of the people in this forum is a different idea and I would like to keep that to myself lol
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on January 03, 2013, 03:48:28 PM
You know, suddenly I see this discussion time consuming and the one who does not deserve my time. I have my opinion, but if people take only things they like out of it and then continue commenting about how poor they are, how bad they feel, even though I NEVER MENTIONED HOW BAD I FEEL OR THAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THEM... There is just no point in trying to go somewhere with this discussion.

Things I understood from this discussion (don't ban me, I'm just stating my opinion as the others above).

1. Creativity means you have to use only pretty words and wide vocabulary, you can't write drabbles, you have to work at least a week on one chapter.

(I disagree with this, but oh well, you say you know. I still am going to keep it my pace.)

2. You had it so bad, going through such hardships so you understand us and you help us all you can.

(sorry, I don't get it... I mean, I never said to you that you had it all the time good. I never stated we are poor beings and you are not. And how you help us? Is it by saying we can't post things we like (such as drabbles, hardcore words, poor vocabulary stories)? Is it by stating that we look down on you because we post poorly written stories so your stories loose its worth? Well sorry, but as for me, I never look down on things I like. Don't blame us for your stories being underrated.)


Somethng Wild-san, you stated the things I was about to state here as 3,4 and so on. Just one thing. What if the person doesn't have as much time as to reread the story lots of times and use thesaurus every time they want a new word? Can't he post a simple story as it is? Yes, I think about my writers, but sometimes the grammar is not a most important thing for me, as when I read the story, if the plot is good, I get so into it, the grammar is just of no importance then.

I am really glad you cleared up the thing about the free ways of writing. Sorry, if we all sound too offensive or heated up.  :bow:


Oh, btw, where to apply for the mods and what are the things I need to know if I want to become one?



P.S. I am not gonna post anything else regarding this heated discussion unless I find the need to really defend the opinion of those who can't state it themselves.  :mon bye:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: bochang on January 03, 2013, 03:53:01 PM
@arisa: well, just say that you're right, and i was wrong since i'm tired about this thingy. XD

@eru: the solution, already stated in number 3-4 by somethingwild. :3

@sakura: be you and be considerate. :3 i know how it feels. XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on January 03, 2013, 03:56:06 PM
Labeling such is, putting on the title of the thread a very brief summary of what it is. (AtsuMina) (Title), or more like nowadays (Script)(AtsuMina)(Title), or very much in the near future (Script)(AtsuMina)(Title)(Contains Vulgar Language)

With this example, it clearly shows that labelling is going to clutter up the board and in case anyone is unaware, there is a limit to the number of characters you can put in a thread title.

So we should try to think of a better solution to satisfy both sides or at least come to a compromise.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: bochang on January 03, 2013, 03:59:42 PM
how about change the labels with the tags like in livejournal. :3
but it'd be troublesome for the higher-ups. :3
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: aruka on January 03, 2013, 04:06:48 PM
With this example, it clearly shows that labelling is going to clutter up the board and in case anyone is unaware, there is a limit to the number of characters you can put in a thread title.

So we should try to think of a better solution to satisfy both sides or at least come to a compromise.

What's the usual purpose of author notes before one story starts?

Scroll down if curious, or click back if don't want. If readers later regret for reading it, don't tell the writer hasn't warned them in the beginning.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: SomethingWild on January 03, 2013, 04:09:20 PM
OK, thanks for clearing that up. Let's see:

Mostly fanfics are written in prose and paragraph formats. Shouldn't it be part of the rule that "Script Format" stories should not be allowed? Like for example, fanfiction.net does not allow these because they are not prose.

No, any form, any style or genre of writing is allowed. However, I'd like the writers to think about how the chosen format will affect the reader. Certain stories are better suited to be written in a certain format, but the writer is free to make this choice.

I think there has to be revision on perv fic rule as I now keep seeing fanfics which is very uncomfortable to read. How about banning or limiting the usage of blatant words of the anatomy such as p***s and etc.

We will not be banning or limited the usage of these words. However, once again I recommend that writers use the thesaurus (http://thesaurus.com/) or a similar site. There are many ways to avoids repetitive use of words and use words more appropriate to the context. This will also make the stories of higher quality and more fun to read.

Secondly, we might want to consider the labels to indicate the level of 'perv.'

I think what they meant is that, AKB is a girl-group, and the excess usage of "Penis" for a girl-group fanfic (when it's supposed to be Yuri) is quite unsettling?

I understand the point, but if people want to write genderbend (I believe that's the term used) they are free to do so. Once again, I think the labels may help here so people who aren't interested can easily avoid them.

Even though its in the perv, I still think there should be moderation when it comes to how vulgar they are, whether it not be underage members.

This will not happen, but again, labels may work.

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I think what they want is for writing to be more creative.

This is what I'd like to see. Think about your story! the setting, the characters, the plot, etc. Use a spelling/grammar checker, edit, re-write, re-read. Think of your reader. Put some real effort into it.


Bottom line, I think we might use the label approach for the perv section for now. At least to make a distinction between 'smut' and 'vulgarity/more hardcore.' I'll discuss it with the rest of the staff.




New replies while I was typing:

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How about change the labels with the tags like in livejournal. :3

Example?

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What if the person doesn't have as much time as to reread the story lots of times and use thesaurus every time they want a new word? Can't he post a simple story as it is? Yes, I think about my writers, but sometimes the grammar is not a most important thing for me, as when I read the story, if the plot is good, I get so into it, the grammar is just of no importance then.

I'm simply saying a simple quality check can't hurt. One minute for a spelling/grammar check can make a big difference. The more you use a thesaurus the less you'll need to look up words because your basic vocabulary becomes larger. Of course small grammar mistakes can be forgiven, but I've seen stories that were completely unreadable because of endless mistakes.

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Where to apply for the mods and what are the things I need to know if I want to become one?

We'll have an audition when we need one.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: bochang on January 03, 2013, 04:17:15 PM
like this one?

(http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8544/47428312.jpg)

but yeah, it'll took some space at the bottom. :3
with this tags, you also can find other story with the same genres or pairing.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on January 03, 2013, 04:23:40 PM
like this one?

(http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/8544/47428312.jpg)

but yeah, it'll took some space at the bottom. :3
with this tags, you also can find other story with the same genres or pairing.

I wonder if inventing the tags here is going to consume a lot of time for the mods...

Labels for the perv section sound totally fine for me, that was what I was suggesting :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on January 03, 2013, 04:30:57 PM
SomethingWild, just to give a brief summary of what I’ve observed. On the surface, it looks like people are debating over story formats and terms to be used in perv fiction here. However, the underlying issues that cause this heated discussion are more than just that.

*Note: These are merely my impressions and I could be wrong. If I am, kindly clarify and don't shoot me. Thank you.

Camp A:
- Hope to see writers put more effort into their writing. Such effort refers to trying to construct proper sentences instead of writing in script form, using spell and grammar check, etc.
- View writing as something sacred that needs to be respected by putting in abovementioned effort.
- Hope to see the quality of fictions on this board increase through effort.

Camp B:
- Want to write the way they like and feel Camp A is trying to restrict their writing.
- View this forum as a place where they can express their feelings through writing and have fun while doing so.
- Value freedom to express more than anything else.

Bottom line: Both sides love this forum but have different expectations for it.

If we can resolve this Great Divide, people might feel better.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on January 03, 2013, 04:40:35 PM
I simply believe that the discussions that happen in this thread is for improvement and not for changing everyone. So I will saying this for all people who knew that there is a discussion and following it.

(in jungian cognitive function words)
Let yourself use your Se and Fe functions towards all the arguments here and use your Ti and Fi functions decide what is best for your own improvement and if you know something useful use your Te.

(in much simpler words)
Let yourself use your ears (or eyes in this case) towards all the arguments here and use your logic and feeling what is best for your own improvement and if you know something useful tell what it is with cool head.

And I should say PLEASE do it.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: SomethingWild on January 03, 2013, 05:25:12 PM
Ah, I see. We cannot do tags like that on this board.

I think Aruka makes a good point about including author notes. If the writers include notes about the pairing, genre, etc. at the top of their post that that might be helpful to know what you can expect from that story. I think that's an easy way of solving things as it would not require long and cluttered thread titles.

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If we can resolve this Great Divide

I don't see this as two camps, because the two sides you describe (i.e. quality VS freedom) aren't mutually exclusive.
It almost sounds like people are using terms like "freedom" or "creativity" as an excuse not to put more effort into their work.
Anyway, like I said, people are free to write what they want and how they want (as long as it follows basic forum policy). 
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on January 03, 2013, 06:18:59 PM
I don't see this as two camps, because the two sides you describe (i.e. quality VS freedom) aren't mutually exclusive.
It almost sounds like people are using terms like "freedom" or "creativity" as an excuse not to put more effort into their work.
Anyway, like I said, people are free to write what they want and how they want (as long as it follows basic forum policy).

You may not view it as two camps based on the reason you gave but the fact is, the camps are there and that's why there is so much unresolved tension on this forum. It'll be good if we can ease it by having people discuss in a levelheaded manner and come to respect each other's views. However, the earlier discussions were basically going around in circles without someone to properly facilitate them. And I kind of get the feeling that people are too tired to actually continue this even if discussions were reopened with a mod watching :nervous

Anyway, I thank you very much for stepping in and preventing things from getting out of hand :jphip:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: SomethingWild on January 03, 2013, 06:35:29 PM
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the camps are there and that's why there is so much unresolved tension on this forum.

Consider the following:

1. Writer X can write a story following a specific format, don't pay attention to spelling and grammar but in the end the story can still suck.
Writer Y can write a story without following any format, pay attention to grammar spelling, but in the end the story can still suck.

Many variations exist because people are all different. Which leads me to what I feel if a more productive area of discussion:

2. What kind of writer do you (referring to any writer) want to be? What is your aim, what is your motivation?
- If you want to enjoy writing by yourself, don't care about quality or feedback or comments, then you might want to consider not posting your work.
- If you want to improve your skills you can do as best as you can, invest time and ask for feedback.
- Etc. Etc. Etc.

Again there are many, many options and all have different consequences as to how one approaches writing.
--> Think about what your own personal goal is and how that affects your writing, and in turn your readers.

The bottom line is that everybody has different goals and a different styles. Respect those differences and learn from them.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on January 05, 2013, 08:54:37 AM
I'd like to propose a thread where writers can kindly share English and writing tips; what they believe makes a story better.
Example:  "Try not to write long lists of details because they tend to distract from the story and are often unnecessary," not "Don't write lists of details; it's just wrong."

I'm all for this idea. We need a separate thread to compile a list of tips / guide for writers. The guide should be the very first post of the thread and updated whenever a new tip is suggested. Hence, we will require a mod to play an active role in it to decide what goes onto that list and help keep it updated.

Now, since this is a guide, it is fully up to writers whether they want to take the suggestions offered there.

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It could also serve as a place where writers that might be having trouble can ask a question and gain a polite answer.
Example:  Q: "How can I write this sentence so that it doesn't sound so _____?"    A: "Try switching _____ and _____, so that_____.")

I am fine with this too. However, I would like to strongly advise writers to first try the suggestions listed in the guide before they ask for help. The main aim of the thread should be to encourage writers to improve their writing and not be a one-stop place where they go to get quick-fix solutions. That means writers use a spell/grammar check, look up the dictionary or thesaurus, etc. before seeking for help. The most effective way to learn is to fumble around and search for the answer on our own. Through this searching process, we will bump into a lot of new words and phrases or writing tips that may not be the direct answer to our question but will be helpful in future writing. We learn best when we figure out the answer on our own instead of having it spoon-fed to us.

So when we have tried our best to search for the answer but still can't find a satisfactory one, go to the thread and say we've tried but still need advice.

Example: I want to project a very heart-thumping effect in one of my action scenes. I have decided on the weapons (a metal stick and a small knife) and found some words to describe the fight but how can I enhance the scene further and make the reader feel like he is watching the fight up close?

Answer: Describe not just what the reader can see but what he can hear as well. For example, instead of writing "she hit him on the head with a metal stick", try "With a growl, she raised the rusty rod high above her head and rammed it against his skull, producing a satisfying crack." Keep up the vivid descriptions and the reader may even feel that he's going to get pummeled any moment :lol:



If anyone feels that the above process is too tedious then I believe you have missed the whole point of improving yourself. Remember, if we want improvement, we have to actively search for ways to attain it.

I propose that we go ahead with the creation of the pinned thread even if interest level isn't high now. It wouldn't hurt to provide a venue for writers to look for ways to improve, right?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on January 05, 2013, 01:14:20 PM
There's a chance I might have misunderstood you and that we actually have the same idea in mind in regards to the initial post (and if it is the same, ignore this next bit), but just in case: 

You did not misunderstand me. Instead, I was the one who did not fully get what you were suggesting in your previous post. So thank you very much for clarifying with your examples and yes, I believe having a table of contents as the initial post on the thread is much better than having a compilation of tips from all over. Classifying tips according to writers is certainly less confusing and the person who needs help will have a wider range of advice to choose from rather than a fixed list at the top of the thread. All writers who feel that they have something to share should be allowed to contribute and have their own post. Contributing writers should not be viewed as superior or high and mighty by the others. Remember, we are here to share and learn from one another, not to create a caste system.

In addition to tips, writers can also share their thoughts on writing just like what I did in my New Year post (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29068.msg1138433#msg1138433) so that other writers (and even readers) can come to understand and respect each other for the work they put into writing.

As for the FAQs part, I'm not quite sure how it will work now. Maybe that can be implemented after the thread gets more questions and we can see what are the burning hot topics that are troubling writers. Or if I'm not understanding what you mean again, please pardon me and clarify :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on January 05, 2013, 02:54:14 PM
This is a great idea and I hope it happens but I just want to check if readers can also provide advice?
Its just that so far the conversation has only mentioned author's giving advice so I wasn't sure  :nervous
Also if enough people are willing then could some sort of proofreading/editing section be added to this, it could be as simple as a list of people who are willing to do it,  or would the inclusion of this mean less time is spent looking at the advice and people just hand over their work to have it corrected which would defeat the point of the new thread. I personally think having someone else read through your work is very useful but if it means the suggestion section is overlooked then it would be better off without the proofreading part since the advice is a really good idea and probably more important and accessible :)

EDIT:I should also add that even if this doesn't go ahead I am willing to proofread for people if they want/need someone to  :thumbup
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on January 05, 2013, 03:52:46 PM
This is a great idea and I hope it happens but I just want to check if readers can also provide advice?

Thank you very much for bringing that up. Readers are a very important part of the fanfiction community so yes, I agree to readers providing advice too. In fact, sometimes writers are so caught up in writing that they miss out certain important aspects of it that the readers have noticed. Perhaps the Table of Contents in the thread can include a section for links to readers' suggestions of what they think would make a "good" story. I'm using the term "good" loosely here as it's subjective.

Of course, contributing readers should keep to giving suggestions on writing and not what pairings or genres they would like to see. Things like that should be kept in the discussion thread.

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Also if enough people are willing then could some sort of proofreading/editing section be added to this, it could be as simple as a list of people who are willing to do it

I see no harm in including a list of proofreading volunteers. Proofreaders can be anyone who is confident of his/her editing skills, meaning readers can volunteer too. Proofreaders work directly with the writers so that means a more intimate and efficient way for writers to improve. Proofreading will not override the function of a suggestions/tips section due to the following reasons:

1. The suggestions section provide a wide range of advice that can expand a writer's knowledge about writing in general.
2. Proofreaders may not always be available.
3. It is still good to have someone proofread a story for grammar or sentence construction errors that the writer may have missed out. If the proofreader wants to go the extra mile of providing more feedback on the story's plot or pace, that's even better.

Thank you for your suggestions, nori! Keep them coming so we can come up with something that's really useful to propose to the mods :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: stepk on January 09, 2013, 04:30:47 AM
how can I put a image when i'm going to post   :?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mode107 on January 09, 2013, 09:17:49 PM
^ I prefer to use an image hosting site such as imgur. Then you post the forum embed code that they give you.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on January 12, 2013, 10:18:52 PM
Its been about a week and I was curious about what is happening about the idea Hitobo suggested and if there is enough interest for it?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on January 13, 2013, 02:42:57 PM
As for interest, it's just been the handful of people whose names you can see as having left thank yous for the relevant posts.  (What happened to all the members that participated in that last debate?  Where did they all go?  Here we are, all chummy, and they probably think that there's still an argument taking place.)

I guess that is a little surprising, considering how many people kept going on about that discussion, but with something like this I think a lot more people will make use of the forum/service once its up and running :)

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I did think of another section for the initial post: a links section, meant to help others find quick and easy access to helpful sites (i.e., the English language learning sites that were shared elsewhere in this thread.)  Any objections to this idea?  If not, any sites to suggest?
Nice idea so people can do some research of their own; can only think of simple sites like dictionary.com or thesaurus.com but people underestimate just how useful they can be :thumbup
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on January 14, 2013, 04:59:03 AM
I apologise for the late response. My brain was being fried by a fever of close to 40°C and I wasn't capable of typing coherently, especially on a serious topic such as this. I'm still burning (though with a lower temperature after taking the medicine) so pardon me if my words don't make much sense.

I was planning to do up a proposal this coming weekend when I have more free time but if Hitobo doesn't mind, can you draft a proposal since you have a clearer idea of how the first post should look like? Then nori (if nori doesn't mind too) and I can work with you through PM to finalise the proposal.

I did think of another section for the initial post: a links section, meant to help others find quick and easy access to helpful sites (i.e., the English language learning sites that were shared elsewhere in this thread.)  Any objections to this idea?  If not, any sites to suggest?

This is a good idea and I do have a couple of websites to share - WordReference Forums (http://forum.wordreference.com/) and Marked by Teachers (http://www.markedbyteachers.com/).
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on January 14, 2013, 06:26:02 AM
(What happened to all the members that participated in that last debate?  Where did they all go?  Here we are, all chummy, and they probably think that there's still an argument taking place.)

I'm sorry for not taking part in the conversation, I was kind of busy last week due to university's call and such, and frankly, I still am busy because classes had just started for me. Anyhow, I'll try to participate as much as I can given with my time. :sweatdrop:

For learning sites...not much on my part because I mainly do my studies by reading lengthy stories and novels on my spare time, it helps a lot to cultivate you, also watching English shows also helps too, on some occasions anyways. For writing though, I mainly use Webster as my weapon when writing and dealing with inputting words/vocabularies. Also, one of my habits to expand my vocabulary is when I see a word unfamiliar to me, I tend to list them and afterwards, I look for the meaning through dictionaries/sites and try to remember them by associating them with another word (thesaurus comes in handy there).

Anyhow, if there are some concerns for anyone, I'm free for discussions through the pm system. For anyone who needs something, help or questions, feel free to message me, I'll reply back as soon as I can.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on January 14, 2013, 11:13:55 AM
Then nori (if nori doesn't mind too) and I can work with you through PM to finalise the proposal.

I don't mind at all, in fact I'm really happy to be included :D
So yeah look forward to seeing the draft  :bow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on January 19, 2013, 11:29:50 AM
I was going through all the pages here and noticed there is a decent amount of fanfiction that is already finished. In my opinion it would be good to have a separate place for them for these reasons:


Of course this is just an idea and moderators probably won't agree with me but I just wanted to share my opinion on this matter. It would be easier to find fics that way, nee?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on January 21, 2013, 01:29:41 AM
Hi everyone! As you may already know from the recent posts here, a few of us are planning to propose the creation of a new pinned thread tentatively called 'The AKB48 Fanfic Community Advice Thread' in the AKB48 Fanfics Board. This proposed thread will be a place for writers and readers to help each other improve in their writing. How so? Please refer to the following for a summary of the features of the thread:

1A. Each writer can have his/her own advice post (limited to one post per writer; however, there is no limit to the length of the post) to share writing tips and personal thoughts on writing. The contributing writers' usernames will be compiled in a list in the initial post of the thread and linked to their respective posts.

1B. Similarly, readers can have their own advice posts (also limited to one post per reader) to share suggestions on writing as readers are a very important part of the fanfiction community and they may notice important aspects of writing that writers have missed. The contributing readers' usernames will also be compiled in a list in the initial post of the thread and linked to their respective posts.

2. List of voluntary proofreaders

3. Quick links to helpful writing and English learning sites

4. FAQs (to be implemented when the thread gets more questions)

5. Writers who need further advice after trying their best to look for the answers to their questions can pose their questions in the thread and other writers and readers can kindly offer their suggestions.

The proposal is almost done at the moment and we would like to include a list of members who are in favour of the new advice thread in the proposal; therefore, please leave a 'Thank You' for this post if you support the creation of this thread. If you would like to go a step further and are ready to contribute your advice, please PM me, Hitobo or nori your interest and if you are a writer, two of your fanfic titles. We will indicate that you are a ready party that will be posting in the proposed thread when it has been created. The following text in blue is an example of how the list of contributing writers will appear in the proposal (underlined text indicates links to corresponding posts in the thread):

Authors:
seigus - Dr. Watanabe x Nurse Kashiwagi series, MaYuki one-shots
Hitobo - Portraits (AtsuMina), Majisuka Gakuen one-shots
nori - Friend's Lover
Author 4 - Fanfic Title 1, Fanfic Title 2 (Maximum two fanfic titles to be listed per writer so as not to overwhelm the list.)

Similarly, anyone who is keen to be listed as a voluntary proofreader, please PM any of us your interest and your genre/pairing preferences (if any).

We will be officially proposing to the moderators in a week's time so please get your votes in soon!

Thank you very much! :deco:

Yours sincerely
Hitobo, seigus, nori
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on January 21, 2013, 09:28:39 AM
Hello, everyone. I just want to share (maybe a useful) link.

I hope it will help anyone who has a difficulty on writing details.

litreactor.com/columns/writing-powerful-descriptions
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on January 29, 2013, 03:50:46 AM
^ another suggestion could be separating the one-shots and fic stories (should be done soon :nervous)

Anyways going away from the discussion, I always wondered how you guys feel about having unusual pairings.  Just forcing two girls together with no apparent clue to why they should be together.  I know many here know I do H!P fanfics but I just wanted to dip my foot into these waters to test it out for a while (other than making pervs of course )

Anyways I hope for a few comments about it...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on January 29, 2013, 05:44:34 AM
^ I guess in a way it has to be believable other than that it seems fantasized  :nervous

Well thank you for the reply.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on January 29, 2013, 08:34:40 AM
You're welcome.  And that's a nice, concise way of putting things.

Just to be clear, though, when it comes to an unusual pairing's success, I don't feel that it needs to be at all believable in real life so long as you make it believable in your story.

Of course, there are times in which random, inexplicable pairings can be refreshing.  Also, I'm sure there are readers here that will enjoy reading about a pairing no matter how fantasized it seems.

very true I asked because I posted one such pairing and I just needed a little bit of advice
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Hitobo on February 02, 2013, 07:54:51 PM
This proposal was submitted to the moderators just moments ago.  Here's hoping for the best!

Edit: The new thread has been established!  Find it here (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=34969.0).
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mode107 on February 02, 2013, 08:36:39 PM
^ Good work. I just sent you a PM Hitobo.

Sorry if anyone saw the thread which is now deleted. Still gotta fix some things.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on March 04, 2013, 09:27:31 PM
Okay this hasn't been updated since the pages filled with discussion about writing styles, we need a change :nervous

It could have come up before but I wanted to ask, which member plays well as an antagonist in your fics, if there is one?  Since I'm asking this question, I would like to hear which member plays well as a protagonist in your fics?

First question has always been Mayuyu for no apparent reason, it is not like I don't like her, she just plays it well in my fics

Second question it varies on how I feel about it, I have a member-first mentality compared to run with the coupling first, so there is always one who does become the main protagonist like  Sae in Dark Side of the Moon and Yuko for Blink.  As for Bittersweet... I'm still thinking even if it is Mayu at the moment :lol:

I would love to hear it from all the writers :jphip:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on March 04, 2013, 09:33:28 PM
1. Antagonist... Well, I can make anyone antagonist in my story, even Yuko-sama. Though probably Mayu fits the role really well... yet... mhm, I think I cannot choose, so many possibilities. Well, now when I think about it, Jurina fits the bad player role  XD

2. Well, as for protagonist, Takamina... i never saw her as a bad character...  She was always the one on the good side. But overall, it can be anyone actually.

I believe it's because I'm open to all kinds of pairings and story lines.  :yep:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on March 05, 2013, 01:22:25 PM
Both antagonist and protagonist, for me it could be anyone.
I don't have any preferred member for both roles.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: BbSis on March 05, 2013, 04:28:38 PM
Now thinking about it, I don't think I ever wrote a thing with bad characters. Maybe the parents. None of my fics here have a bad characters; malicious and perverted, yes, but not bad. But, if I were to write a bad character, I would just chose anyone who fits in the situation.

As for the protagonist, anyone can be. I end up treating almost every girl I chose as a protagonist xD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on March 05, 2013, 06:34:38 PM
Hmmm that's interesting, I would say any member can be used as a protagonist but I would personally choose a member who's pairs will then allow me to include Jurina, purely a bias for my oshimen XD

As for antagonists I think you can also choose all most any member as well. This could be due to their role in Majisuka Gakuen, Nezumi or Gekikara as a few examples, or that member has that kind of cool persona about them, like Sae or Jurina, but certain members I could never imagine as a antagonist. I think I would struggle making Takamina or Miichan an antagonist in any story :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on March 05, 2013, 08:09:05 PM
I think I would struggle making Takamina or Miichan an antagonist in any story :nervous

Takamina would definitely prove to be a real challenge. She's the embodiment of justice and righteousness :lol: Miichan, on the other hand, is still plausible especially if you've been watching a certain AKB48-related anime. I won't say anymore to spoil the plot though.

Anyway, I have trouble making any of my favourite girls an antagonist in my story because I love them too much :nervous If I had one of them as an antagonist, she would probably swing over to the protagonist's side eventually. That's not to say I dislike reading stories with them as antagonists though. In fact, it makes the stories all the more exciting due to the conflicts between my beloved idols. That said, this antagonist issue is on my list of challenges to overcome XD

Here are the girls who will probably play well as antagonists:
1. Mayuyu - One word. Nezumi.
2. Mariko - Sadist queen.
3. Miyuki - Scheming fisher.
4. Yuko - She'll be one heck of a powerful adversary.
5. Jurina - The rebel.

As for protagonist, anyone can be one as long as I have enough passion for the girl to write a story about her.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on March 05, 2013, 08:49:31 PM
Miichan, on the other hand, is still plausible especially if you've been watching a certain AKB48-related anime. I won't say anymore to spoil the plot though.

I know exactly what you mean and that does give some new scope but the biggest problem I have is the reference of her looking like Gachapin  :nervous
Making her an antagonist would be to make one of my childhood characters an antagonist, and I just can't do that  :cry:

On another note totally agree with your list and made me realise Yuki/Black is also quite a good antagonist
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on March 06, 2013, 01:27:15 AM
I know exactly what you mean and that does give some new scope but the biggest problem I have is the reference of her looking like Gachapin  :nervous
Making her an antagonist would be to make one of my childhood characters an antagonist, and I just can't do that  :cry:

On another note totally agree with your list and made me realise Yuki/Black is also quite a good antagonist

I'm sorry but the image of Gachapinzilla just crossed my mind :rofl:

I didn't include Yuki/Black in my list because she's someone who doesn't appear to have a very strong agenda. She basically minds her own business and is comfortable playing the role of a supporter. Those in my list have a very strong desire to succeed, e.g. Mayuyu wants to be center, Milky wants people to think of her when the name Watanabe is mentioned. The exception is Mariko who is in the list mainly due to her queen character. I'm not saying that Yukirin doesn't hunger for success (she is working very hard for her solo career); just that she doesn't outwardly show that aggressive/competitive side of her. It's the same for Black in Majisuka. She's not someone who would pick a fight unnecessarily and would rather spend her time reading the Bible.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on March 06, 2013, 11:01:14 AM
I have read all the replies here and pretty much understand that it varies on the situation :nervous

Many I have read have few or none antagonist within the group, which I find not surprising.  Again thanks for writing up great replies
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: BbSis on March 19, 2013, 06:39:42 PM
Hi! I don't know if it's the right place to do it, but here it goes.

I had this idea while talking with Kuroneko. A crossover of AKB48 and Fatal Frame 4. I loved the story of this game, and found the characters charming. Of course few of them a creepy but it's a horror game after all. Have you ever heard of or played it?

But as I decided to put Matsui Sakiko as one of the leading role, since piano holds an importance in the story, I'm having trouble to find who could best fit her friends. So I'm accepting any kind of advice  :bow: 

What do you think of it?   
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on March 19, 2013, 07:48:01 PM
I don't know if it's the right place to do it, but here it goes.

No worries! This is the place to ask questions like yours.

I am not familiar with Sakiko (though I love her looks and class) and who she tends to hang out with but the people you can consider are her former and/or current teammates. I'm sure she has formed close bonds with some of them.

I know my answer isn't that much of a help so let's hope other forum members might have a better idea :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on March 20, 2013, 12:05:31 AM
Sakippe's friends, eh...
The old-old team k members, i think.
And some occasional moments with some team b and nowaday's team a.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: bunny_rabbit on March 20, 2013, 07:54:17 AM
why not try nonaka misato a.k.a micha...

that is the only name I can come out with when I heared someone mention Sakiko's name

Sakiko-Micha, 2nd twin tower of previous team k
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on March 27, 2013, 02:00:47 AM
Hey guys, I know this is quite random but I was wondering. What are your opinions of having members die in stories?

It's clearly not a common thing in most stories since it's a fairly "delicate" issue and the idea of having a member of your beloved group die is a little sad to say the least. But I decided to give it a try and got mixed reactions from the readers so I was wondering what other people's view on this was.

Though I do understand that this probably won't have many replies since I doubt many people would be comfortable talking about this sort of thing maybe? Still it would be nice if I heard from a few people just to get a better perspective of things  :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Hitobo on March 27, 2013, 04:33:00 AM
My opinion on members' in-story deaths (as is the case with almost everything else about a story's aspects) is that if done tactfully, I'll approve of it.  One question, though; when you say "die," do you simply mean passing away by any means, or is there a specific method you're curious about, like suicide or murder?  Readers can be very sensitive to such subjects.

Honestly, this is another one of those concepts that is dependent upon the story's genre.  Angst fics are certainly more likely than other genres to include character deaths, and the readers probably understand this when they opt to read the story.  In other genres, however, character death is not as expected, and I think that perhaps sometimes that sudden shock or turn of events is what is unsettling to the readers.

Also, as you've suggested, I feel that most readers simply don't want to see their beloved members die.  However, I can vaguely remember at least two separate AKB fics based on Battle Royale's concept of everyone killing one another.  Military based stories might possibly contain member deaths as well.  Let's face it; if you're one lonely squad standing against an entire enemy army, you're likely to have at least one casualty.  This is certainly more believable (and for me more enjoyable) than a miracle, "everyone is alive despite the ridiculous odds" ending.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on March 27, 2013, 08:20:24 AM
Though I do understand that this probably won't have many replies since I doubt many people would be comfortable talking about this sort of thing maybe? Still it would be nice if I heard from a few people just to get a better perspective of things  :)

Oh, I love talking about this sort of thing! XD Okay, morbidness aside, it's a really good question to get people thinking about the impact of death.

Character death has always been something that I want to do but never got around to doing because I can't bear to kill off my precious girls. However, I'm going to change that in a couple of my future stories :lol:

Personally, I believe character death is the same as any major development in a story, e.g., Person A going bankrupt or a couple breaking up. It has to be well-justified and add value to the story. That means it should either bring forth a turn of events by moving the story forward and causing change in the surviving characters or provide an impactful conclusion to the story. It shouldn't be something pulled out of nowhere just for fun.

I admit I always feel like strangling someone when my favourite character(s) dies, yet at the same time, I love the whirlwind of emotions that assault me. A well-written death scene can make me cry buckets and it's one of the most amazing feelings in the world. It proves that the writer has successfully conveyed the impact and emotions to the reader and that, to me, is pure joy and satisfaction. Plus, the satisfaction doesn't just come from the death scene but from the payoff of the previous build-up of character/story developments.

It shouldn't be something a writer tries to avoid, especially if it'll give their plot more depth/meaning/realism/good stuff

I fully agree with this. A writer should never compromise the story just because readers dislike reading about their favourite members dying. If a death is what you need to achieve a certain meaningful effect/goal, go ahead. Readers should appreciate that you are doing it to make the most out of your story.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on March 27, 2013, 05:35:23 PM
I don't mind having a character death if it really needed to improve the plot and incoming event, or maybe even the cause of an event. Character death never meant to be avoided. A person can't save everyone. That would be too naive.

I personally love stories with some character death on it, like The Tales of Otori and Shin Sekai Yori. At the same time I'm also frustrated with it. Not saddened, more like raging. But with those deaths, I also understood the depth of the plot. One thing I believe is a death must be reasonable even if it is a serial murder like in Agatha Christie's The ABC Murders, wherein some innocent people were killed to make it looks like a random kill as if in Jack the Ripper's case.

If you want to write a story with members dying or die, go for it. Not avoiding such plot is one of the improvement. I didn't see why people must dislike or avoid it while people somewhere in this world died at this time and not everyone care about it.

Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on March 27, 2013, 06:02:17 PM
Tragedy isn't that bad to spice up the story, but it depends on the build up of the prior scenes in order to get a heightened emotional pull from the readers, it depends on how you build up your own story. I personally think that with or without the character killing, you can affect the story, it just depends on how you put in the conflicts and mixing them with each other and how you make little issues turn into something big, but tragedy i.e, character death is the easiest way to add drama, rather than simply just making the character suffer, it makes the reader feel sympathy for the character, but sometimes, character deaths are only temporary, depending on how you actually highlight them in your story.

If you really want to spice up your story, then try it then, but you can always add the tragedy before the ending, since it's already predictable if you pull death on the ending itself. Maybe something unpredictable would also be a good surprise for your readers. Though, you should know, even character deaths on endings are also common, so if you want to entice your readers, make an unexpected plot or scene, like making the character's next moves unpredictable enough that it makes them go "Ah...! Why didn't I think of that?". That is just my suggestion anyways.

And while I do agree with HashirePomeranian about about character death, I still do believe it depends on the approach of the writers to be able to create something realistic or has something good and eye-opening. It really depends on how everything is approached, from the timing to the actual plotting and character developments. Sometimes rushing out the plot is also one big factor in creating an emotional pull, some plots are nice when rushed, while some....just aren't, it depends on the plot. I guess the easiest way in making something real or make people feel, without actually relying too much on character deaths is by using your own emotions as your guide: what you feel and experience, the pain, misery or shame you felt in the past, can be used in it, you just have to show and describe "how it felt" and what mindset they would have during those scenes.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on March 27, 2013, 07:38:00 PM
Wow I honestly wasn't expecting so many replies  :O

I guess we all share similar thoughts in that it is sometimes a necessary thing to have a member die, however frustrating/sad it is, provided that its done properly and makes sense to the plot. I honestly regret not having asked this question before I went ahead with writing since there's some really useful advice her. Well now I know not to hesitate about having members kill each other, that's if I choose to write another story like that.

Still thanks very much guys and it was very enlightening learning about your thoughts :)

Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on March 28, 2013, 04:58:06 AM
While I never have killed my characters in my previous fanfics, I make them suffer, hence the angst, although it's not because I'm scared of the readers reactions that's why I never wrote character deaths. I'm not really scared of readers reactions, I can take bashing and criticism for my writing, it's just that I don't want to make a full-on death on a character without developing their characters and making the readers love and sympathize them. It would be too premature if you killed a character without making them feel loved or hated by the readers after all is what is my opinion. And, yes, death is realistic, since it happens in reality, but I though that, "Ahh...death in fiction is sometimes realistic, and sometimes not because of the plot itself", I have back up on that, I've read a lot of fanfictions swimming around on other forums and sites and believe me, some character deaths just feel awkward and rushed, it doesn't give that sense of "Oh...this is life, everyone dies..." because it hangs you up on the emotions...like, it isn't enough.

Death might be realistic in real life, but to make the readers feel and think of it in a realistic way is hard in fictions. If you can instill that subject of death in their minds, not just the word, but the meaning of death as a whole, then it would be a great eye-opener to people to value their lives and treasure each moments they have with people they love and cherish. But, since this is fiction, I doubt some would go out their way to actually hone something like that, I mean, it's simply for pure enjoyment...reading fictions and writing. People might complain that I'm talking all "novel-ish" so I'll just end it there.

On miraculous survival, I think that's also realistic, in a sense, the side of which humans want to happen, the hope of exiting despair and death, but why does miracles in fiction seem so unconvincing and realistic? Because of the portrayals of the miracles, it's simple just that. And also, if you kill your character for more than once and letting him survive through miracles each time, I think that would really be unrealistic and an overkill to the actual realistic feel of the plot, if ever that was the aim of course.

Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: jurichan on March 30, 2013, 09:15:24 PM
HELLO? I'M LOOKING FOR A STORY,  YUKO to  FINDING Jurina WHICH LOST MEMORY and EMMNE IN THE FAMILY OF MICHAN AND MARICHAN . PLEASE ?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on March 31, 2013, 03:23:36 AM
^ Hi jurichan, I understand that you may be eager to obtain an answer to your question but please refrain from typing in all caps because it is equivalent to shouting on the Internet. It is also unnecessary as people will still read your request if you type in a normal manner.

Regarding your question, I'm sorry I don't remember such a story. Kindly wait patiently to see if anyone is able to give you an answer. Thank you.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: jurichan on March 31, 2013, 09:55:10 AM
@ Seigus: I'm really sorry  :bow: it was not my intention, I would be careful next time. I find the story that was not in this forum, I apologize once again  :bow: thank you.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on March 31, 2013, 10:27:58 AM
^ Don't worry about it, jurichan :) It was just a reminder to practise proper internet etiquette (http://www.networketiquette.net/internet_etiquette_core_rules.html) to ensure a pleasant online experience for everyone. You found the story somewhere else? That's good for you!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: RJay on April 01, 2013, 08:56:47 PM
Sorry for posting something as trivial as this, but am I the only one seeing something weird when I read some fics today?

Because I may be hallucinating or something. I've been seeing the word 'Postering' everywhere I read like in the middle of a word and it wouldn't make any sense when I read those fics and I'm quite bothered by it.
If I'm not the only one seeing these then that's good, unless I am probably the only one which is a problem for me
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on April 01, 2013, 09:19:36 PM
^ I have a feeling that there's some kind of April fools' prank being pulled there, lol.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on April 01, 2013, 10:15:36 PM
^ it is reason why I wont be posting anything today

Go check out the one direction forum
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: aruka on April 01, 2013, 10:42:38 PM
^
April Fools' prank... yare yare. :bigdeal:

At least it's lighter compared to last year's prank which I found very disgusting. I was definitely pissed off at that one, just sayin' :)

April Fools day just get the hell out of here already! :grin: I wanna read the fics comfortably.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on April 01, 2013, 11:11:37 PM
^
April Fools' prank... yare yare. :bigdeal:

At least it's lighter compared to last year's prank which I found very disgusting. I was definitely pissed off at that one, just sayin' :)

April Fools day just get the hell out of here already! :grin: I wanna read the fics comfortably.

It is still good natured fun.  Sorry to all that did post today XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on April 02, 2013, 05:00:10 AM
Unfortunately it should have been known beforehand but I knew :P
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on April 02, 2013, 02:52:38 PM
At least it was just a day and the changed words was only "ass". Not going to like that kind of pranks though.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Minamiyuki on April 02, 2013, 05:40:07 PM
I was thinking if i'm gonna able to post my fiction here, I'm currently working at it (In my MS word)  :lol: :lol: :lol:

I can't post it due to the register issue (this is my third time that i'm registered)

So can I post my story here? This is my first time that i'm creating a fanfic, so expected to have many miscorrected words.  :lol: :lol: :lol:

Thank you...and expected to have a comment so I can start now to post my first story here.  :)


P.S.

I'm the only boy in here? Or the ratio of boys to girls are suddenly high?  XD XD XD XD


Another P.S.

This is my first post, so Hajimemashite minna-san  XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on April 02, 2013, 06:07:32 PM
So can I post my story here? This is my first time that i'm creating a fanfic, so expected to have many miscorrected words.  :lol: :lol: :lol:

First of all, welcome to JPH!P, X_Last-Cross_X! :jphip:

Now that you are a registered member, yes, you can post your fanfic in the AKB48 Fanfics Forum (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?board=141.0). Just click on the pink 'New Topic' button on the right side of the screen to create a new thread for your fanfic. Please use the spell/grammar check in Microsoft Word to minimise the mistakes you may have before posting your fanfic so that readers won't be too distracted by them.

Do also check out the writing advice by various writers of this forum in The AKB48 Fanfiction Community Advice Thread (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=34969.0) :thumbsup

I'm the only boy in here? Or the ratio of boys to girls are suddenly high?

You can find out more about fellow readers and writers in The AKB48 Fanfic Author/Reader Profile Thread (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29067.0) :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Minamiyuki on April 03, 2013, 06:32:46 PM
LOL its just cuz we females are awesome! no jk... WHERES ALL THE GUYS? LOL

alexiel17... you a cool author... LOL trust me! just keep trying your best~ i do like our fanfics... :D

i also like dark-atrox's work... lol its really good!

I'm a guy....  XD XD XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on April 03, 2013, 09:05:38 PM
Lately I've been wanting to see more fics with unusual pairing. I mean I like certain pairings but reading unusual ones is refreshing.  XD

On side note, I have a draft with uncommon pairing (Yukirin x Yuka) (that I don't think I'll be able to finish with incapability of forming words from the images I have in my mind)   :panic:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on April 03, 2013, 09:08:25 PM
Lately I've been wanting to see more fics with unusual pairing. I mean I like certain pairings but reading unusual ones is refreshing.  XD

On side note, I have a draft with uncommon pairing (Yukirin x Yuka) (that I don't think I'll be able to finish with incapability of forming words from the images I have in my mind)   :panic:

I agree with you, but selling is the main issue although I'm no help at that :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on April 06, 2013, 04:12:22 PM
So I'm currently in the middle of writing a fluff on Yukirin x Tomochin (Don't ask me how I decided to do this seemingly-nonexistent-and-weird pairing  XD) which, for once, progressing well and I actually have a clear vision how I want it to be  :D but....
I wonder if I should use past tense in writing it (the non-convo ones)? Currently it's mixed of present and past tense  :?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on April 06, 2013, 07:17:38 PM
So I'm currently in the middle of writing a fluff on Yukirin x Tomochin (Don't ask me how I decided to do this seemingly-nonexistent-and-weird pairing  XD) which, for once, progressing well and I actually have a clear vision how I want it to be  :D but....
I wonder if I should use past tense in writing it (the non-convo ones)? Currently it's mixed of present and past tense  :?

Well I think it would work out either way based on you are saying, just to keep a mood within the story
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Minamiyuki on April 06, 2013, 07:28:08 PM
Could anyone make a Atsunyan and Takayuu fanfic plsss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :cry: :cry: :cry:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on April 06, 2013, 07:46:13 PM
Could anyone make a Atsunyan and Takayuu fanfic plsss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :cry: :cry: :cry:

My TakaYuu OS is in production, and by the end of the next week it will be posted  ;)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on April 06, 2013, 11:08:07 PM
So I'm currently in the middle of writing a fluff on Yukirin x Tomochin (Don't ask me how I decided to do this seemingly-nonexistent-and-weird pairing  XD) which, for once, progressing well and I actually have a clear vision how I want it to be  :D but....
I wonder if I should use past tense in writing it (the non-convo ones)? Currently it's mixed of present and past tense  :?

YukiTomo is not exactly non-existent since they tend to be paired up during recent performances. A story about them should be interesting :thumbsup

Anyway, in reply to your question, it is up to you which narrative tense to use in your story. I am more comfortable with using past tense in my writing as it feels more natural to tell a story that has already happened. However, present tense can be used to make readers feel a sense of immediacy, meaning they feel like they are right there experiencing the story's events as they unfold. One thing to note is to be wary of making unnecessary switches between the past and present tenses when you write in present tense. That's the risky thing about using present tense; it is easy to get confused when you want to write about past events in your story. If you are not confident with juggling two tenses, it is best to stick to writing in past tense.

I suggest that you read this article "Narrative Tense—Right Now or Way Back Then" (http://theeditorsblog.net/2012/01/31/narrative-tense-right-now-or-way-back-then/) to have a better idea of the effects of writing in past/present tense. Here is an excerpt from the article:

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Pros and Cons

Familiarity
Since the past tense is familiar to readers, readers don’t have to adjust when they begin a story written using past tense. There might well be an adjustment period for readers of present-tense stories.

Novelty
Stories told using present-tense narration can be enticing because they’re different. Readers may also end up paying closer attention since the format is one unfamiliar to them. They may develop a deeper involvement in the story.

Immediacy
Some writers and readers believe that use of the present tense makes story action and events more immediate. On the other hand, proponents of the past tense may find that verbs used in the past tense make story events seem more immediate. Because there’s no adjustment needed, readers can imagine themselves in the story from page one.

Believability
Readers have to believe that story events written in present tense are happening at the very moment they’re reading. That’s admittedly a stretch for some readers since they know the story events are not happening in the now. After all, a book’s events have to have been completed before the book was written. Yes, readers can get over this incongruity, but reader perception is something to consider when you choose your narrative tense.

If you want more views by different people on this topic, you may check out this link: http://www.writewords.org.uk/forum/65_51010.asp (http://www.writewords.org.uk/forum/65_51010.asp)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on April 07, 2013, 06:05:21 AM
Oh wow thanks a lot for the help and suggestion, kurosawa87-san and Seigus-san  :bow:
I think I have a clearer view on which one I wanna use  XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on April 11, 2013, 11:59:25 PM
I just wanted to say I have a favorite pairing, all others shall be be non-existant to me :lol: :lol: :lol:

If you want to know.... go check my updated profile :)

It doesn't I won't write others, but just expect more of my fav pairing :wub:

Anyways, how did you find your favorite pairing(s)?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on April 12, 2013, 01:32:16 PM
My favorite pairing, huh... I dunno, it's just happened. But, well, I think I choose a favorite pairing because I think they have unexplainable chemistry between them. Pretty hard to define, haha.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on April 13, 2013, 04:55:59 PM
Just for the fun I did this research and found out some interesting things!! Here we go!!

Most Viewed Fanfics Top 10

  • HUMAN vs VAMPIRE (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=31163.0) by anzai48
  • [AKB48 x Mendol] The Price of Fame (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=25087.0) by FoF
  • Ohayou's Fanfics Collection~ (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=32326.0) by ohayou
  • How Do I Tell You're The One/Tell Me You're The One (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29592.0) by Flean
  • Pink Vitriol/Pink Vitriol, Sequel (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=26929.0) by bou-j525
  • Love in the Fast Lane (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29893.0) by AFLynx
  • Messy Guy x Aggressive Girl/Messy Guy x Aggressive Girl 2 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=33721.0) by Rukaeru
  • saku-chan's Drabbles (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=34309.0) by sakura_drop
  • Moe's OS Collection (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=30136.0) by moekare
  • [AKB48] X-5 hottest boyband (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=30286.0) by haruhi16
     Most Commented Fanfics Top 10

  • HUMAN vs VAMPIRE (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=31163.0) by anzai48
  • Messy Guy x Aggressive Girl/Messy Guy x Aggressive Girl 2 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=33721.0) by Rukaeru
  • Love in the Fast Lane (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29893.0) by AFLynx
  • saku-chan's Drabbles (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=34309.0) by sakura_drop
  • How Do I Tell You're The One/Tell Me You're The One (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29592.0) by Flean
  • The Betrayal towards a New Love/The Betrayal towards a New Love, Sequel (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=33350.0) by karupin12
  • Ohayou's Fanfics Collection~ (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=32326.0) by ohayou
  • ♫ My Lazy Multiple Shots/♫ My Short Multiple Shots (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=31030.0) by Flean
  • KOJIYUU FANFIC <33333 ,AtsuMina,MaYuki! (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29765.0) by cmze
  • Seven Word Story (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=34936.0) kurosawa87

A personal thank you from me!! Thanks to you all participating, my thread became a hot trending topic!!! SANKYUU all!!! And...

ANZAI-SAN!! Congratulations!!!

Also congratulations to all others in this ranking!!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Minamiyuki on April 15, 2013, 05:37:39 PM
Can I able now to access to the Perv Section of the forum??? (Turning 18 this year, next 3 months)  XD XD XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on April 15, 2013, 05:52:31 PM
Can I able now to access to the Perv Section of the forum??? (Turning 18 this year, next 3 months)  XD XD XD

You have to wait till you turn 18.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Minamiyuki on April 16, 2013, 01:05:32 AM
Can I able now to access to the Perv Section of the forum??? (Turning 18 this year, next 3 months)  XD XD XD

You have to wait till you turn 18.

Ah, Ok.... Tnx
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: KAIMEPRIMO on April 19, 2013, 11:10:38 PM
HIII~~~EVERYONE and WELCOME
you see i wanted to make an akb and ske fanfic

but couldnt decide the pairings to use :err:

and so i wanted to ask you guys :on comhere:

some of the pairings you want might not be here ..ummm.. then can you please comment it or something
(yah its my first time here and i still dont know how it works.) :sweat:

you could also write down the plot that you wan,t ill try my best to express it :on asmo: (was that right)

then...... yoroshiku onegaishimasu:kneelbow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ptrd3009 on April 19, 2013, 11:24:54 PM
i love kojiyuu atsumina tomotomo
wmatsui saeyuki and mayuki :love:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: bunny_rabbit on April 20, 2013, 12:21:07 AM
I'm fine with the usual pairings...but it would be great if you could make a story with some unusual/rare pairings like AtsuYuu,wMidget,TakaYui,TakaYaka,YukoRena,YuiNana etc
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: K-popJ-popAWESOMENESS on April 20, 2013, 12:26:20 AM
I'm fine with every pairing, but I'd go for Kuminon because there ain't much fanfics of them out there :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sydney W on April 20, 2013, 03:16:10 AM
It would be great if there is atsumina fic ^_^
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on April 20, 2013, 03:59:33 AM
YUKORENA PLEASE!  :bow: :bow: :bow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: fuu_kun on April 20, 2013, 04:55:25 AM
How about kumijuri? /They are very raree/
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on April 20, 2013, 01:43:55 PM
Mitsumune Kaoru x Shimazaki Haruka please.

That, if you could write it.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on April 20, 2013, 06:47:58 PM
This place is slowly changing to the place I never wanted to come to... Before it was a nice place for everyone to be, share their works and have fun. Now it's with so many rules and with so little appreciating people that... I dunno...

It just feels like all we wanna d is make rules and more rules and more rules... It just gets more complicated to post a simple story coz' every time you have to go over a huge list of rules and see if you accidentally didn't write something you were not supposed to write. I get all the +18 rules and the other ones who were made in the very beginning, but the suggestions recently became somewhat.. they just put me off and I have a craving to go to other places...

I'm not surprised that so many good writers left this place and that so little update those good stories... Because it's not the home we were used to... Now it's some other place we don't know anymore...

whatever... I just said what's on my mind... *off*
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Minamiyuki on April 20, 2013, 07:12:36 PM
Atsutomo or WMinami plssss!!!!!!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on April 20, 2013, 07:24:03 PM
This place is slowly changing to the place I never wanted to come to... Before it was a nice place for everyone to be, share their works and have fun. Now it's with so many rules and with so little appreciating people that... I dunno...

It just feels like all we wanna d is make rules and more rules and more rules... It just gets more complicated to post a simple story coz' every time you have to go over a huge list of rules and see if you accidentally didn't write something you were not supposed to write. I get all the +18 rules and the other ones who were made in the very beginning, but the suggestions recently became somewhat.. they just put me off and I have a craving to go to other places...

I'm not surprised that so many good writers left this place and that so little update those good stories... Because it's not the home we were used to... Now it's some other place we don't know anymore...

whatever... I just said what's on my mind... *off*

I understand your concerns but if you get to speak to the founder(s) and a lot of the older members, you'll understand why they set up these rules for.  It is quite understanding that many are frustrated and especially the limitations that are presented on this forum (I've been caught a few times with my hand in the cookie jar) but in many ways we are not only a community of AKB fanfic writers we are a whole community of different types of people.  I have seen many "retiring" from here and that's fine because people feel what they feel but in the end, it is their decision to move on from here.  However, I do think to just saying your opinion, you have to remember that if you don't know what the past brought, you never know why the present is like this

sakura, I feel the same way but being here long enough with the people and it has grown to its own forum.  I remember when it was part of the other fanfics section and didn't have a lot.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: bimbo on April 20, 2013, 07:33:58 PM
sakura_drop_
I'm not a writer myself so I don't know how some writers feels.  The rules are made to satisfy everyone. This is a community after all. Besides, I don't see anything in the rules that will limit the writer's creativity. Well, I'm not a writer anyway.

And about good writers leaved this forum, I don't think it's got anything to do with the rules. Maybe there are some readers 'forcing' them to write something or someone pissed/annoyed them. Writers have their own limit too.

I'm just a bit enraged when you mentioned about copying another fandom when it's clearly not.  :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mode107 on April 20, 2013, 09:49:51 PM
Rating:
Authors:
Genre:
Pairing:
Characters:
Summary:
Disclaimer:
Sometimes they put 'Warning'

I believe the authors already do a decent job when it comes to notifying readers of what to expect in their stories. I don't really feel the need for this system, but thanks for sharing your idea.  :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: bimbo on April 21, 2013, 06:23:50 AM
You're welcome  :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on April 21, 2013, 07:55:18 AM
Just a heads-up. I'm currently waiting for my flight at the airport so I won't be able to follow this discussion for the next 7 hours or so.

I've noticed Johnnys fandom put these every time they post a new fanfic;

Rating:
Authors:
Genre:
Pairing:
Characters:
Summary:
Disclaimer:
Sometimes they put 'Warning'


I'm suggesting that every post put these as this makes it easier for the readers. It'll also makes the page more arranged and tidy  :) Who knows, maybe this can makes another OTP emerge. tbh, I'm not really interested to read pairings other than the common one. So the summary helps a lot because even if you don't like the pairing, the story line might get you interested.

First and foremost, thank you for your suggestion, bimbo. The template will definitely help to provide more information on fanfics so that readers can make a more informed choice on whether they want to read a fanfic. We (the mods) are actually planning to create a guide for users to help keep the forum more organised. Unfortunately, it's currently on the back burner as we have been rather busy. We won't make your suggestion into a rule but it is possible that we may include it in the guide.

It just feels like all we wanna d is make rules and more rules and more rules... It just gets more complicated to post a simple story coz' every time you have to go over a huge list of rules and see if you accidentally didn't write something you were not supposed to write. I get all the +18 rules and the other ones who were made in the very beginning, but the suggestions recently became somewhat.. they just put me off and I have a craving to go to other places...

Hi sakura_drop_, most of the rules were made long ago. The only new rule we have implemented recently is Law #10.

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Law #10 Only start a thread to post fanfic(s). Fanfic contests and threads like Seven Word Story (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=34936.0) are fine. However, threads asking for support for or feedback on fanfic ideas are not as they will become dead threads in time to come.
- Ask for feedback on fanfic ideas in The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29068.0)
-  Post messages or letters to AKB48 members in the specific girl's thread here (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?board=88.0)
- AKB48 news discussions here (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?board=128.0)

Rationale behind the introduction of Law #10:
This law is to prevent the AKB48 fanfic boards from getting cluttered with irrelevant threads. There are more suitable sections within the AKBar48 to post certain things. Please explore this wonderful community and who knows, you may make new friends outside of the Fanfic Forum! :jphip:

If you are a writer with an existing story thread, you may ask your readers for feedback on new fanfic ideas in your own thread. We are fine with this. Just don't start a thread or poll to merely gather feedback and support.

As explained above, this new rule is to prevent the fanfic boards from getting cluttered with irrelevant threads. You have been around for quite some time so I am sure you have witnessed how much the AKB48 fanfic community here has grown. Newly updated story threads get pushed down very quickly now because there are new fanfics and updates popping up every day. This is why we need to do more to keep irrelevant threads out of the way. There are more suitable places such as The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread and The AKB48 Fanfic Community Advice Thread to post questions and gather feedback, etc.

---

Alright, I'm boarding the plane now. Please allow me a few hours to get back to you if you have any further concerns :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on April 23, 2013, 12:42:58 AM
Changing the subject here, though things seem to have been resolved and this may have been mentioned before but I'll go ahead and ask anyway :nervous

What is it that makes you read a certain fic?

Are you really fussy when it comes to choosing something to read or will you literally just read everything and anything?

Personally I used to read pretty much anything which had my kamioshi (Jurina) in it but lately I have been reading a considerably lower amount which is more due to the fact that I don't have the luxury of being just a reader XD

For some reason this was the first thought I had when I saw the suggestions above so I figured why not post this since its something that both readers and writers can discuss together  :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on April 23, 2013, 01:09:12 AM
^ to be honest I don't care for pairings as much as I try to find if it interests me in general.  I give all fanfics a try to see if it does and hope it can continue for the long period. :thumbsup  Other than that, I read my own type of writing and hope to find something to improve on later on :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on April 23, 2013, 01:13:23 AM
I read my own type of writing and hope to find something to improve on later on

I actually never thought of it like that but I guess it makes sense to do that as well, maybe I should do that more  :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on April 23, 2013, 01:35:52 AM
I read my own type of writing and hope to find something to improve on later on

I actually never thought of it like that but I guess it makes sense to do that as well, maybe I should do that more  :nervous

Well unfortunately it sort of opens up a problem between getting better and getting readers.  I find the simpler forms are easier towards the readers despite whatever pairings it mentions.  The one thing is to see what drives people to click on the link for me I expressed such opinions, for me I don't like the clutter which influences me as a writer to not clutter the threads with stuff but I tend to go tangent to get to certain goals before forming it back to the original story.  Also, I want to find who can challenge themselves to go against the norms what we have here.  It seems to be the next step to sell their writings to the readers.

Anyways a general opinion to how I see fan fiction in general and my own experiences with being a writer and a reader.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on April 23, 2013, 01:50:57 AM
^ I kind of think I know what you mean but at the same time I haven't got the faintest clue. It is definitely a difficult thing though finding the right balance between simplicity and pairings in order to attract "casual" readers and also trying to push and improve your own writing skills. I mean it does make me wonder sometimes about what would happen if you literally swap the names and make the correct adjustments to from an unusual pairing to a common popular pairing, plot and story still the same, just how many more people would read it...

Though I guess that shows how much more I can learn from all this but replacing the pairs that might be an interesting little experiment to try out.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on April 23, 2013, 02:06:06 AM
^ I kind of think I know what you mean but at the same time I haven't got the faintest clue. It is definitely a difficult thing though finding the right balance between simplicity and pairings in order to attract "casual" readers and also trying to push and improve your own writing skills. I mean it does make me wonder sometimes about what would happen if you literally swap the names and make the correct adjustments to from an unusual pairing to a common popular pairing, plot and story still the same, just how many more people would read it...

Though I guess that shows how much more I can learn from all this but replacing the pairs that might be an interesting little experiment to try out.

I think if the story sticks, you have a feather in the cap.  If it doesn't then it is more pairings driven. 

I like experimenting in general and I know my own ways rarely gets anywhere but I do wonder if I actually start it off a certain way, what would happen.  In all seriousness, I may just start a thread to never update ever again because how I want a story to flow :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on April 23, 2013, 04:08:59 PM
What make me read a certain fic, eh...

I think it's anything that uncommon and anything that caught my interest. Personally I prefer yuri/yaoi fic on any fandom even if in the original storyline there's no hints of yuri/yaoi (my googles is like that). I don't like genderbend, that's true. But sometimes I let myself read genderbend fic because I'm too lazy to stricting myself lol. Straight is alright if I have an interest on the pairing.

I don't limit myself to a genre. Any genre is alright. Maybe its the writing and the plot that make me backed out from reading something.

So yeah, anything that uncommon and anything that caught my interest.
(And I despise Twi***** because the plot is really stupid)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on April 23, 2013, 05:20:39 PM
What is it that makes you read a certain fic?

Are you really fussy when it comes to choosing something to read or will you literally just read everything and anything?

Great topic of discussion, nori! :thumbsup I do hope more people share their views so that writers can have a better sense of what readers are looking for in a fanfic.

Personally I used to read pretty much anything which had my kamioshi (Jurina) in it but lately I have been reading a considerably lower amount which is more due to the fact that I don't have the luxury of being just a reader XD

It is the exact same case for me. I used to be able to read a lot but ever since I started posting my stories regularly, I realised I don't have as much time to catch up on others' fanfics because I'll be busy working on my own and rereading them to make improvements. As a result, I've become a lot more selective with the fanfics I pick up for my reading pleasure.

Getting My Attention

Anyway, back to the main question. Here are the things that will first attract me to a fic:
1. Well-labelled thread title that includes the story title and pairing(s) - Any grammatical/spelling errors or unnecessary caps/punctuations in the thread title will garner minus points.
2. Author - We all have our personal bias and I am no exception to that. There are certain writers whose works I follow even if the stories don't feature my OTP because their writing styles appeal to me.
3. Pairing - MaYuki never fails to catch my attention :sweatdrop:

Should I Continue Reading?

Next comes the hard part. There are a few crucial factors that will determine whether I read past the first few paragraphs.
1. Grammar - Numerous glaring grammatical and spelling errors put me off. I can ignore the occasional mistakes but when they pepper every other sentence, I find it very hard to concentrate on the story.
2. Characterisation - It is very important that the characters are behaving in character. If they are exhibiting some sort of extreme behaviour such as Rena screaming at someone, there had better be a valid reason behind her outburst.
3. Writing style - I love detailed descriptions to set the tone and atmosphere of the story but there has to be a limit. I lose interest when the writing is too flowery and interferes with the development of the plot. Diving straight into the plot helps me get into the groove of things and makes me look forward to more while trying too hard at building needless mystery kills my excitement. Really, there's no need to keep referring to Yuki as the nameless "black-haired girl" for the whole chapter when it's obvious that it is her. I am not saying suspense is bad; just that it should be used only when the story calls for it. On the other hand, stories with too few descriptions lack rereading value as they simply skim through the scenes and don't provide me the chance to visualise them and/or feel any emotional impact. Striking the right balance is hard but it matters a lot to me.

Genres and Settings

I am open to all types of genres but I have a soft spot for fanfics set in an alternate universe (AU). School settings are a dime a dozen so fanfics centered around interesting occupations will definitely stand out even more for me :D
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on April 23, 2013, 05:33:03 PM
I agree with mostly everything seigus-san pointed out.

But of course, I look more to my fav pairings (YukoRena, wMatsui, KojiYuu, AtsuMina, TomoTomo, TakaYuu, AtsuYuu, BlackGeki, MaYuki - in no particular order)

Also, I have a question.


What if the writer doesn't want to reveal the huge plot development? Like, the setting is school but later school becomes not important? Isn't deciding from just a few chapters is too cruel for a writer?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on April 23, 2013, 05:51:13 PM
What if the writer doesn't want to reveal the huge plot development? Like, the setting is school but later school becomes not important? Isn't deciding from just a few chapters is too cruel for a writer?

The fanfiction world is cruel, just like idol business :lol:

On a serious note, the setting is not the only deciding factor as I had mentioned and I believe it applies to most readers as well. It really depends on how the writer delivers the story right from the start. If the opening chapter is compelling enough or just somehow appeals to the readers, they will tend to stick around to see how the story develops.

In case anyone is interested, here is why a compelling opening is important:

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Why You Should Write a Compelling Opening Chapter
Written by Idrees

Of all the novels I’ve read, I (and you) prefer those who have a compelling opening chapter. The chapter which draws us in and leads us smoothly throughout the book to the end. If we are not “hooked” by the chapter, we close the book snap shut. Which means the author has failed to do his job.

But you don’t want to be that author. You want your novel (or any form of fiction) to be a bestseller. Widely read. Widely praised. You want your reader to be hooked in. You want him/her to finish the book and not close the book until the last word has been read. You want your book to stand the test of the reader’s patience.

But how do you actually achieve these things?

How do you ensure that the reader will actually do the above?

The answer is simple. You write a compelling opening (first) chapter.

It’s magic! The compelling opening chapter ensures that the reader will continue with the book. It ensures that he’ll not close the book snap shut right after reading the first page. It ensures that he/she will be hooked. Despite his impatience, he/she will read on.

Of course, this doesn’t guarantee that he’ll not close the book anytime he’s reading. You can’t guarantee that, unless you are perfectly sure that your book is perfect (no one’s is). Anytime you write a chapter which doesn’t interest the reader, he/she will close the book. So you can’t say a compelling first chapter is everything.

But it’s a foundation. A foundation for your book. History says that the odds are very less when it comes to books having great first chapters and lousy follow-up chapters. In simpler terms, if you write a compelling first chapter, it’s taken for granted that you can write. That you can write well.

Source: Writers' Treasure (http://www.writerstreasure.com/why-you-should-write-a-compelling-opening-chapter/)

The link also gives tips on how to write a compelling first chapter so do check it out!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on April 23, 2013, 06:15:54 PM
Personally I like reading and I read almost all kinds of genres. Maybe sci-fi is an exception, haha.  :P
I'm into angst or mystery lately, but I also like romance too.
For romance, I do prefer if it's set in an alternate universe.
I'm fine without gender-bender, but I prefer one with it more, haha.  :D

And ofc, as Seigus-san pointed above, grammar is important.. english isn't my native language but since I was English-language graduate, i unconsciously check the grammar. I tend to skip fics with messy grammar  :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: bimbo on April 25, 2013, 08:07:04 AM
I agree on everything seigus said. Before this, I read every Atsumina fanfics and Takamina fanfics. But now, I pay more attention to writing style and plot. Sometimes the plot doesn't really matter. Even if the story have super cheesy, lame and common plot, I'll give it a go because of the writing skill they have.

But almost everytime, I'll turn away from a fanfics (even if they've good plot) if;

1; Accidentally pressing CAPS LOCK on a wrong place.
"I Love you, don't you Love me too?"  said takamina as She eat her katsudon.

2; Too much lines on 1 paragraph. It makes my eyes spinning.

3; Stuffing too much pairing in one story and focus evenly on each of them. Makes it hard to focus on the storyline. But there are some experienced writer that successful having multi-pairing in their fanfics (Love In The Fast Lane, Wandering Ship are a good example). Thumbs up for them.

Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: maku on May 18, 2013, 06:52:04 AM
Hi. I'm new here and I would like to ask a few things, if you don't mind.

Is it ok to post a somewhat dark genre? I'm not talking about a sick twisted story about rape or murder, that would be wrong  :smhid, but I'm talking about a story that 'can' have a member's death and, let's just say, an unimaginable dark forces as their enemy.

I've been thinking of this story a few months now and so far I haven't seen anything like this in jphip (I think). I'm not going to reveal the plot because I'm still having an internal battle with myself whether I'll start writing it or not.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on May 18, 2013, 07:10:36 AM
Welcome to JPH!P, maku! :welcome

It is perfectly fine to post a story like what you described. I would advise you to put a warning about potential character death before the start of the story as some readers may not like reading about their favourite member(s) dying. Aside from that, as long as your fanfic abides by the Fanfic Forum's rules (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29813.0), everything should be fine.

Your idea sounds interesting and I do like the occasional dark stuff. I'm sure many of us will be looking forward to your story :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Llyloo on May 18, 2013, 11:34:30 AM
Welcome o/

Hopefully that kind of fic is authorized, the half of my fics are like that. (Oh... Maybe I write too much dark stories... XD),

Then~~ I'm waiting for yours fics ~~
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on May 18, 2013, 12:07:12 PM
@maku: Welcome to jph!p

As to your question, NO PROBLEM. In fact, I have a thing for angsty story :3
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on May 18, 2013, 01:24:02 PM
 :welcome, maku-san

I love angsty stories, lots of people here actually do I think. So you are welcomed with that story here with wide opened arms~
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on June 07, 2013, 03:22:48 AM
I rarely pop into these sort of discussion thread (or maybe I just don't since I like hiding and never coming out), but this question pops to my mind multiple times:

For those writers who work on multiple fan fictions without making any one or more of them hiatus, how do you sort out your ideas with each fiction?

I guess it's easy to tell that I have three on-going series and a few one shots that I shamefully am still working on. Before where I was only working on one on-going fiction, it was relatively easy to sort my ideas and organize them. But I'm one of those individuals who just can't... well, keep their imagination under control. (Which explains why I have so many fictions going on at the same time...) So I'm usually stuck with many writer's block and lack of motivation to sit in front of my computer screen for the next chapter. I should also add that I don't usually write my ideas down (surprise surprise, all ideas come from the top of my head), so I feel that it's somewhat a factor to my problems.

Just want to know how I can improve my organizational skills so I don't accidentally screw up any plots/stories in the near future. :sweatdrop:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: gek geki on June 07, 2013, 07:15:52 AM
I THINK CMZE SAN COULD ANSWER YOUR QUESTION,SHE HAS A LOT OF FIC,MORE THAN 10 FIC AND 80% STILL ON-GOING.
WHICH REALLY FAST IN UPDATE,WELL NOT SO FAST.BUT I ADORE HOW CMZE SAN COULD UPDATE WITH AMAZINGLY GREAT IDEA TOO!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: -gibson-mayulover on June 08, 2013, 04:22:05 AM
hi, hello
um this is my first time posting on this thread....err

I just wanna ask something.....

I've been struggling on this for a while eh...

but, how do you show or express emotion on you're character.
like for example my character is happy of course they smile, laugh or etc, but how do you express more...

like, I want to show my character in pain, but how do I explain this to the readers...
I want the readers feel what my character's feeling,
but how?


Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: stv_wong on June 08, 2013, 04:32:16 AM
Hm... I'm not an expert too, but... maybe you can put what you feel when you're in pain. Like... "She felt pain spreading from her heart, like it was being stabbed by a thousand knifes. A lone tear started to trail down from her eyes to her cheek, as the light in her eyes diminished."
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on June 08, 2013, 04:36:53 AM
hi, hello
um this is my first time posting on this thread....err

I just wanna ask something.....

I've been struggling on this for a while eh...

but, how do you show or express emotion on you're character.
like for example my character is happy of course they smile, laugh or etc, but how do you express more...

like, I want to show my character in pain, but how do I explain this to the readers...
I want the readers feel what my character's feeling,
but how?




my best advice is to look up for a list of emotions and try to fit it into certain catergory and as mentioned above use metaphors and similes (comparable items) to express how they feel in the moment

like heart break: Her heart shattered into a million pieces as she saw her girlfriend walked by in a guy's arms

it is also great to experience such to add an effect of realism to it
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: FoF on June 08, 2013, 06:10:34 AM
I don't usually partake in these discussions. But I feel like doing so right now. I wonder though if this is my first time in this thread. :lol:

Moving on...

@LoyalFlutist-san

I'm sure that writers who had more than one story being written here can relate to your situation. I'm one of them since I too have stories that I have yet to finish and my head isn't really helping what with it constantly toying with me giving me these urge to write different stories. Like you, I don't take notes as well and just rely on my poor memory to take me wherever. I say poor because I easily forget things which is really troublesome whenever I come up with good ideas. But that really doesn't answer your questions huh? Comparing aside, what I do whenever my imaginations are going haywire with ideas, is that I try to incorporate those ideas to my previous fics. But if the lego doesn't fit, why push it right? That's when I think of something else that would definitely keep my imaginations at bay.

I think of the people reading my fics.

I remember seigus-san tackling something like this at the Advice thread. Pasting it here...

"Respect your readers. Be responsible."

I love AKB48. That's why I write fanfics of them. I totally understand the fun in imagining our favourite idols in all sorts of situations and relationships because I do that all the time. Anybody who can look into my mind will surely be overwhelmed by the crazy number of plot bunnies hopping all over the place. The gears in my head never stop spinning and many times, I find myself smiling like an idiot in the middle of nowhere as a result of my OTP fantasies. While it is very tempting to share all these ideas and little scenes with the community, I have to stop myself from posting them on impulse because I haven't plotted the stories yet. It is unfair to the readers if I post a teaser or pilot chapter and don't ever revisit it due to the fact that I haven't even thought of how to continue the story. As a reader myself, I understand the frustration of reading a promising start to a story and being all excited about how it will progress only to get my hopes shot down when I realise the writer has already abandoned the story. I don't like the disappointment so I don't wish to subject my readers to the same thing. Hence, I limit myself to posting only one multi-chapter story at a time and the occasional one-shots. Yes, writing is supposed to be enjoyable and free for the writer but as I am posting my works in public, I can't help but feel responsible towards my readers. In short, your readers are your supporters. Respect them by offering them the best that you are capable of.

This holds true for me. Being a writer, you do have to think about your readers as well. It takes two to tango. And it takes a reader to keep the writer motivated and vice versa. But then again, it really is your choice. This is just my point of view. :) I mean, like I said earlier, I too have 3 unfinished fics right now that I'm currently juggling to update. I used to have 4 but I booted 1, so that makes 3. I'm focusing on 2 right now, alternatively updating them while the last one would be updated the moment I ended one of those two. That's actually how I'm trying to right things now. Again, my POV. I'm just sharing my experience here. :lol:

Regarding the last one, about the lack of taking down notes and relying on your head, I'm not saying that it is right. If more, writing down your ideas in a notepad would be extremely helpful. I'm trying to do that recently but then I wasn't kidding when I say I have a poor memory. I tend to forget a lot of things and shamefully, the readers are the ones that makes me remember things. (Which by the way, I'm really thankful for.  :bow:) But in a way, it is a bit irresponsible of me. So I'm trying to take notes now. Helps a bit. You should try sticking with the note. Great ideas flying out of your head can be a bit of a waste. :nervous


@-gibson-mayulover-san


I'd go for stv_wong-san and kurosawa87-san's answer. Put yourself in your character's shoes and write down what it is that you're feeling as your character. :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on June 09, 2013, 09:08:37 PM
Thank you very much for the advice on my question! Although I'm the type that rarely writes down my ideas (and if I do, my final version of it is completely different to how it was when I first thought of it), I'll try to jot down bullet points of my ideas to keep myself from becoming sloppy. And I guess I'll be constantly revisiting old chapters of my fictions in order to remember what the plot is for that story. :sweatdrop:

@-gibson-mayulover:

I agree with what the three above me have said: Put yourself in the shoes of the character you're writing about.

Visualization and empathy is the goal here for the writers to the readers. The readers need to be able to visualize and feel for the characters. Aside from being in the characters' shoes, you could take some of your own experiences and put them in the story. Let's say we have a scenario where Takahashi Minami is being made fun of by Oshima Yuko for her height. It doesn't have to be exactly this type of situation that happens in your life (I'm pretty sure not everyone is that short like Takamina) but a situation closely related to it. Have you been made fun of before in a jokingly matter from one of your friends? How do/did you react to it? Do you get anger or do you simply brush it off and laugh about it? Of course, not all of the scenario within the story is something that happens to us in our life (i.e. the earth being destroyed and mankind wiped out in the year 2012) but you can use it to your advantage in delivering the emotion of your characters to the audience.

Usually when you want to empathize how your characters feel, simile and metaphor plays a huge role here.

"Kashiwagi Yuki is happy."

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"Kashiwagi Yuki is happy as though she had won the lottery."

"Kashiwagi Yuki is happy like a little girl receiving a lollipop."

etc.

I'm sure the second and third sentence did play out and express Yukirin's emotions more than simply "she is happy" statement up above. It'll give the reader a sense of how emotionally happy Yuki is here. More details could be added to these sentences, of course. Descriptive details will definitely give readers an in-depth sight to the emotional world of the characters. Just remember to insert them at appropriate timing! (We don't want to have five paragraphs about how Matsui Rena feels towards Jurina when she's in a physical fight with an opposing force!) 
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on June 15, 2013, 03:08:27 PM
Read... read... I won't really be exactly joining in the conversation or anything...
Jumping in here and there observing I guess... If I have something to add, might as well...
But the 'advice' everyone writes is really amazing and organized...

-gibson-mayulover-san:
I find that the advice that everyone here has given about your problem with showing their feelings is great...
But also, since I can't write metaphors and stuff like that nicely, if there's dialogue...
You can use words that describe how their tone of voice is... like growling is distaste, muttering is kind of mystery and confusion, stuttering is awkwardness or embarrassment, and etc...
Facial expressions are good to add, it might also be good to add their posture and hands...
Like when a person is frustrated, she might be digging her nails into her palm without noticing or anything..
Due to the fact that I write in first person the majority of the time, it's a bit hard for me to say anything else

And... um... I feel a bit shy asking this...
But currently I'm having trouble with getting the story to move...
Though it's not that hard to write...
I feel like the section I'm on is dragging on too long...
Can anyone help me with this?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on June 17, 2013, 06:19:05 PM
@Shinoki:

I'm guessing you're asking about the pacing of the story? Well, I'm going to answer within that topic (I hope this is what you're asking, LOL)...

I guess I'll write first with how I usually do the pacing for my stories.

Okay, so I make a small timeline to my story in my head. What's the beginning and the end is mostly important to figuring out when it should end and how it should end. The middle is obviously the juicy area where you can fill in with as much details and chapters as you want in order to move the plot. However, when I write my stories and there are certain arcs (Wandering Ship) or certain scenes (The Virus) that could be expanded, I try to not rush but at the same time not drag it on. It's somewhat hard to explain but you have to think about the readers. Imagine you reading your own story and reading a section of your story. Is it too long? Is it too short? It's hard to measure what is the 'right' amount of words and chapters you can expand on a particular scene, but depending on your story and how you want to play around with it, you should be able to have an idea of how long you want it to be.

Always think about the readers! If you feel that they have understood that one section well, then there's no need to write more about that and move on to the next scene/arc/section. If you feel that there's still more mystery to explain in that certain scene, then keep writing till most of the questions that readers could possibly have been answered by the end.

Let's take in an example: In my recently posted OS, "The Struggle (JuriMayu)", I've made the one shot open up with a normal high school scenario. Everyone's at lunch and certain characters are shown. So how can I pace myself for the story? I make a small timeline in regards to this story.

Beginning: Introduction to who the characters are (Watanabe Mayu and Matsui Jurina) + introduction to the problem.

End: Jurina saves and comforts Mayu.

So I have a basic outline of how to begin and end it. Within my one shot, I began by introducing the main characters of the story and the problem. Though it does start off with an everyday scenario, I made just enough details for my readers to understand where my main characters are and what they are doing at the moment. I wouldn't want to drag it on and start explaining about what the school looks like entirely and other unnecessary details that would still let the story flow smoothly if we removed them. I introduced them the problems/hinted the problems that the characters could be having and lead it from there.

For the middle, I just let my mind do its work. Imagining myself in my shoes of the main character and writing out what I would do if I were that person, it helped me pace myself for the rest of the plot. Even if it's in third-person mode (which this OS is in first-person from Mayu's viewpoint), you have to keep in mind of what your characters might be doing during that time. We don't want to write in full details (unless you want to, but that would drag the part) of Mayu cleaning up her room for five paragraphs! (exaggeration intended)

Now another thing you could do with your fiction is make little "time jumps" (or however you call them) in between scenes. You don't have to write how Yamamoto Sayaka walked from her house all the way to her best friend's house, Watanabe Miyuki's. It's not required and you can simply fast forward to Sayanee at Milky's house.

We can have another scenario where if you're doing well but suddenly feel like you're dragging one part of your story too long even if you didn't intend to, you can always have some sort of conflict or surprising factor play into the scene. Doesn't hurt to shake it up just a little bit to keep the story progressing forward rather than in one spot. Two chapters full of dialogue and chatting between the characters could definitely use some sort of conflict or problem somewhere soon.

....And when I read back the advice I'm trying to give out, it sounds more like I'm blabbering than actually giving an advice or two. I hope I'm not being too confusing and helped you out, even if a little bit. Most importantly, I hope I'm answering your question. :sweatdrop:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on June 18, 2013, 10:09:39 AM
Everyone, I wonder if you ever have an idea in your mind that you feel that you won't be able to write with your lacking of references or personal capability?

Currently I have a raw idea in my mind but I don't think it's within my ability to write something very mature and complicated. At least for the time being.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Minamiyuki on June 18, 2013, 10:19:42 AM
This is the third month that I've being join in this community... And I'm sorry that my story/s are having many mistakes in grammar.....

So even that, you can still understand the flow right?  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

My favorite genres are Sci-fi, Supernatural, Horror (if any).. Adding some little spices of Romance, and Comedy..

I was thinking if there are some of these genre... (I actually ransacking the whole page, and some of them are not completed yet)  XD XD XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on June 18, 2013, 02:52:56 PM
LoyalFlutist-san, thanks for the advice!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on June 18, 2013, 03:34:01 PM
Great discussions, everyone! It's heartening to see more fellow writers coming together to exchange pointers in our growing community. Keep those questions coming! :twothumbs

I've been swarmed with real-life work recently so I haven't been able to join the discussions but I managed to squeeze out some free time tonight so let me start off with responding to Yuki88's query. I do have some points that I would like to add to the previous discussions but I'll get to them another time after I've gathered my thoughts.

Everyone, I wonder if you ever have an idea in your mind that you feel that you won't be able to write with your lacking of references or personal capability?

This happens all the time to me and I believe, many of the other writers too. That (and time constraints) is why most of my plot bunnies don't evolve into fully-grown rabbits :lol: It's easy to imagine large scale battle scenes with our beloved idols going all Rambo on their opponents or a magical fantasy world filled with odd entities and technology that don't exist in the real world. However, putting all this imagination into words is the hard part and many times, I find the prospect of writing them so daunting that I don't even want to start. Hence, it is always recommended to start out with a setting that you are at least a little familiar with. Of course, it wouldn't be challenging to just wade within safe waters so do introduce some unfamiliar elements to push your own limits.

Always Do Your Research

Whenever dealing with something you are not 100% sure about, always conduct a research on it. As Yuki88 said, one of the main issues is the lack of references so get out there and find your own references. In my latest one-shot, I dealt with heroin addiction. Personally, I don't have any experience with drugs and their withdrawal symptoms so I had to research them. What are the side effects of taking different drugs? What kind of physical and mental torture does the drug addict have to go through when she decides to go cold turkey? How long does it take to break free of the addiction? These were all questions that I didn't have proper answers to so I searched online for more information.

Video, Pictorial & Textual References

The best kind of references to me are visual references as they provide a better picture of how people deal with the topic at hand. So do check out online streaming sites like Youtube or even movies/documentaries. If you can't find relevant videos, the next best thing would be pictures. All these visual references allow you to conjure more accurate descriptions for your stories. However, that's not to say you neglect textual information. Textual information forms the basis of your understanding of the subject and it goes beyond what can be seen in just images and videos; thus meaning all types of references (text, pictures and videos) are important. Research is tedious work but no pain, no gain, right?

In addition, going back to the point of being responsible towards your readers, you'd want to portray something as close to reality as possible in your stories instead of giving misinformation. As you learn something new in your research, you also share the knowledge with your readers. Isn't that more satisfying than simply winging it? :grin:

Self-discipline and Perseverance

As with everything we do, we need to have the determination to go through with what we set out to accomplish. Yuki88 raised the issue of personal capability. To me, everyone is capable of tackling unfamiliar territories. It's just a matter of whether you have the discipline (and time) to spend hours researching and trying to translate your imagination into words. If you find that you lack the vocabulary to verbalise your thoughts, it's probably a sign to read more widely and read stuff outside of your comfort zone; that means to pick up some professional reading material instead of just fanfics.

In other words, as long as you are willing to put in the effort, anything is possible. Remember, we all need to start somewhere :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on June 18, 2013, 05:31:21 PM
Haha I was going to say a small thing on Yuki88 then I see seigus' comment, and I got to admit its a little embarrassing following such fine ideas with this little thing  :nervous

But anyhow following on from seigus said researching your ideas is definitely important. Whatever your idea maybe there's a very high chance that someone else out there that knows more about it or has had a similar experience/idea and we now have the wonderful internet to seek out the information they've shared. Also this may sound weird but manga and anime can actually be quite a good form of research since the author has most likely had to do research themselves and probably have more sources of information than us. Personally I find a visual form of information easier to understand but I always try to double check the information since there's no guarantee that the author hasn't used creative license in their work XD

The other thing is if you are really struggling with your idea then it might be worth putting it to the back of your mind for a bit. It's all well and good to keep working at a problem but sometimes by doing other you could get some sort of new inspiration or solution for your ideas. However this doesn't mean give up on your ideas, rather what I'm saying is always keep a tiny part of your mind thinking about the idea no matter what you're doing, you never know just what you might think of while doing other things :)

I like to think that if you can think of an idea in your mind it is also possible to express it to others, just a case of how hard your willing to try :thumbup
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on June 19, 2013, 05:48:46 PM
Seigus' comments reminded me of the time when I wrote Sinners. There I portrayed Hata skinned a deer. Tbh, I don't exactly know how to skin an animal and how human stored the meat at Middle Age even though I had some rough pictures of the steps and the way the meat stored.

I did some research and crosscheck as one couldn't rely on just a single source when do research. When I wrote it off it came out as a lengthy paragraph but letting it go when I posted here.

Sometime ago I re-read it and found it a bit uncomfortable for me to read. Thus gave me a thought to re-edit it but because of some school stuffs and all couldn't be executed.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on June 20, 2013, 05:18:52 PM
@Seigus/nori/caghaunt: Thanks a lot for the opinion!!

Yes I'm currently putting the idea in a freezer, haha. After all, I need to finish what I have started first *cough*Virgin Love*cough*
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on June 23, 2013, 06:11:53 PM
Just wanted to share this link with you all. I thought this was pretty neat and one of the many good places to check out tips and advices on certain topics. :cathappy:

http://referenceforwriters.tumblr.com/tags (http://referenceforwriters.tumblr.com/tags)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on June 24, 2013, 12:22:09 AM
^ Thanks, LoyalFlutist! :deco: It is a really informative blog that we can all benefit from. I foresee myself having a fun time exploring the different tags :D

I have added the link to the Quick Links section in our AKB48 Fanfiction Community Advice Thread (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=34969.msg1149779#msg1149779).
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Minamiyuki on June 30, 2013, 03:49:24 PM
I'm curious about the "AKBlasphemy48" site and I've sudden interest about it....

How will I register to that site? XD XD XD XD XD

sorry for the 'out of the blue' topic XD XD XD XD XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kenjoy12 on June 30, 2013, 04:10:18 PM
@ X_Last-Cross_X Well try this.. Here's the link http://akblasphemy48.com/submit-fanfic/ (http://akblasphemy48.com/submit-fanfic/)

Kinda lurking around on AKBlasphemy48.. :nervous Well alot of great 48fanfics you can find there.. :fap

Sorry :bow: :nervous Hope this will help you :bow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on June 30, 2013, 05:56:55 PM
I'm curious about the "AKBlasphemy48" site and I've sudden interest about it....

How will I register to that site? XD XD XD XD XD

sorry for the 'out of the blue' topic XD XD XD XD XD

or you can ask akblasphemy48-san to make you a contributing writer there ;)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Minamiyuki on July 02, 2013, 05:57:03 AM
I'm curious about the "AKBlasphemy48" site and I've sudden interest about it....

How will I register to that site? XD XD XD XD XD

sorry for the 'out of the blue' topic XD XD XD XD XD

or you can ask akblasphemy48-san to make you a contributing writer there ;)

You know I'm not an active writer and I have lack grammar understanding in my writing skills.....  :lol: :lol: :lol:

So its ok that my skill will become contributing writer in there???  :? :? :? :?

BTW, 'off topic'

WTH that I can't able to access perv section? I want to see it now! (I already reply my access to the that forum)

But still  :( :( :( :(

Please!!!! Give me some access!!!!!  :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on July 02, 2013, 06:38:04 AM
^ there's minimum age requirement to access perv section, specifically 18. If you're not granted access even though you have requested, it means that you probably has yet to meet the age requirement.

Anyway folks, just curious, where do you usually have the most idea flowing in your mind and able to write your fic smoothly?
I find myself writing most of my fics when I'm lying on my bed before I sleep XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Minamiyuki on July 02, 2013, 07:53:47 AM
^I'm already 18 years old this day....  :cry: :cry: :cry:

BTW, Let me think about it to join that site.....  :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: -gibson-mayulover on July 02, 2013, 07:58:53 AM
^ try posting in here? http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=35349.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=35349.0)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Minamiyuki on July 02, 2013, 08:16:13 AM
^I'm already have a post in there...

But still.....  :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on July 02, 2013, 08:19:02 AM
^I'm already have a post in there...

But still.....  :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

Just gotta be patient the mods are fair and will do their due diligence maybe in a few hours they will give you your access.

Patience is worth the effort
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Minamiyuki on July 02, 2013, 04:52:30 PM
I'm curious about the "AKBlasphemy48" site and I've sudden interest about it....

How will I register to that site? XD XD XD XD XD

sorry for the 'out of the blue' topic XD XD XD XD XD

or you can ask akblasphemy48-san to make you a contributing writer there ;)

How should I ask akblasphemy48-san about that?  :) :) :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on July 02, 2013, 05:02:43 PM
@X_Last-Cross_X Did you even check this link  :nervous 

Well try this.. Here's the link http://akblasphemy48.com/submit-fanfic/ (http://akblasphemy48.com/submit-fanfic/)

You should be able to get in contact with akblasphemy48-san with this :thumbup
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on July 02, 2013, 09:19:33 PM
WTH that I can't able to access perv section? I want to see it now! (I already reply my access to the that forum)

Please be patient and wait for the admins to grant you the access.

Regarding how to be a contributing writer on AKBlasphemy48, please follow the directions in the link provided by kenjoy12. If you have further queries, leave a comment on that very page and allow Max, the blog owner, some time to get back to you.

Now to get back on topic for this thread,

Anyway folks, just curious, where do you usually have the most idea flowing in your mind and able to write your fic smoothly?
I find myself writing most of my fics when I'm lying on my bed before I sleep XD

I write when work is not killing me (which unfortunately hasn't been the case for the past couple of months) because I need a clear head to think and translate my thoughts into words. I work best in the middle of the night when all is quiet with just me in the study. It's hard to concentrate with people milling around me as they may poke their nose in and attempt to read what I've written. Work-in-progress stuff should be for my eyes only.

Ideas tend to hit me when I'm in the shower, taking a bus/cab ride, or strolling on the streets; basically, times when I'm alone. Of course, inspiration also hits when I'm hanging out with friends or colleagues and that is when they may spot a stupid grin on my face :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on July 02, 2013, 09:58:31 PM
I wanna share thoughts on inspiration and writing too.

I usually get inspiration randomly. It just pops up in my head and - seigus-san, gomenne for using your expression - plot bunnies start jumping and strolicking around in my head. The problem is though...recently I prefer handwriting over typing and it's easier for me to write while riding a bus/car/train than at home because:

1. You dun have much to do in the bus so your mind can flow freely

2. No one pokes you, interrupts you or tries to read what you write - there are exceptions oc, but those never were the case to me where you get annoyed by that

3. Even though the handwriting comes out shaky and hard to understand, I love to come home, sit down and decipher it - fix all mistakes, add ideas and prolong the paragraphs.


But recently I have to much things going on - room renovation, summer job, kanji learning - so I can't seem to be able to concentrate on writing. Still, I have a huge plot bunny in my head which is about to smash it with whatever it has so... I'll probably have to update one of my older stories soon...  :nervous


Was my sharing of what I do useful?  XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on July 04, 2013, 11:30:13 PM
Surprise surprise! Sakura has a question!  XD


I am currently writing a One Shot and a person in it has a sprained ankle. I am no doctor and I have no idea about it and when I was researching it only gave me  a huge headache. I want the doctor to explain some things nicely to the other heroine of the story.

Let's say, we have 'Girl A' and 'Girl B'. Girl B had a sprained ankle before but she kept on practicing, dancing and performing, pretending she's fine. In the end her leg gets worse and she has to spend some time in the private yard at the clinic.

Girl A has a packed schedule and she can't visit Girl B for some time until she gets a free day. She comes and overhears Girl B arguing with doctor that she wants to go and perform. Girl A comes in and after some conversation happening a doctor has to explain the whole situation with Girl B's ankle and how she can't perform at the huge Arena Concert.

I dunno how to write the doctor's conversation with Girl A, Girl B interrupting and trying to negotiate. I dunno where to begin coz I am not good with medical stuff.

Anyone, help?  :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on July 05, 2013, 12:09:56 AM
sakura-san~~
truthfully, I have no idea either...
but sprain ankle + more pressure on it = something like swelling and pain?
whenever I go to a doctor for that type of thing, it isn't much of a hospital type thing
more like a clinic, the doctor will more or less say the common symptoms and not say the complicated things
basically, I guess swelling and like not being able to walk, healing will be further hindered, it is advised that you(Girl A) tell Girl B to rest a bit... 
(btw, turns out that some people have to get surgery cuz of sprains, but you might not want to make it more confusing with that type of thing!)
I just googled it and it seems that there are different levels of sprain, (google will answer 75% of your questions)
maybe when Girl B interrupts, she'll say something like the sprain is not bad at all and it was just something tiny and minor
(once in a while, you'll trip and sprain you ankle or something, but most of the time, it heals within a day even if you do walk around and stuff, I guess that's s minor sprain?)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on July 05, 2013, 12:25:05 AM
sakura-san~~
truthfully, I have no idea either...
but sprain ankle + more pressure on it = something like swelling and pain?
whenever I go to a doctor for that type of thing, it isn't much of a hospital type thing
more like a clinic, the doctor will more or less say the common symptoms and not say the complicated things
basically, I guess swelling and like not being able to walk, healing will be further hindered, it is advised that you(Girl A) tell Girl B to rest a bit... 
(btw, turns out that some people have to get surgery cuz of sprains, but you might not want to make it more confusing with that type of thing!)
I just googled it and it seems that there are different levels of sprain, (google will answer 75% of your questions)
maybe when Girl B interrupts, she'll say something like the sprain is not bad at all and it was just something tiny and minor
(once in a while, you'll trip and sprain you ankle or something, but most of the time, it heals within a day even if you do walk around and stuff, I guess that's s minor sprain?)

the thing is, my story requires more than a simple sprain. That is why I am asking for help. And I read the stuff google provided but I am just NG with medicine..  :banghead: so yeah...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on July 05, 2013, 12:31:37 AM
^Well the only way to treat any sort of sprain would be to bandage and compress the ankle. Also the doctor would tell you not to do any sort of exercise and if it's really serious they might give you a pair of crutches so you don't have to walk.

I wish I could say more sakura-san but I'm not too sure what else it is you want to know :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on July 05, 2013, 12:39:04 AM
^Well the only way to treat any sort of sprain would be to bandage and compress the ankle. Also the doctor would tell you not to do any sort of exercise and if it's really serious they might give you a pair of crutches so you don't have to walk.

I wish I could say more sakura-san but I'm not too sure what else it is you want to know :nervous


yeah my medicine knowledge is really bad... I just want some leg injury so she has to stay n the ward for a week and has to miss out the concert... OTL
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on July 05, 2013, 12:55:34 AM
Well a sprained ankle isn't typically an injury I would associate with having to spend a week in hospital even if you do make it worse by continuing to exercise. Now this is purely from personal experience but maybe you could have her sprain/twist her knee instead?

Like I said earlier I've played sports with a sprained ankle and been fine but I sprained my knee once. There was a small "pop" sound but it didn't hurt much and I would have continued playing but someone stopped me. In the end I was on crutches for 2 weeks so maybe if she continued to ignore that then she might have to spend time in a ward?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on July 05, 2013, 01:13:17 AM
Well a sprained ankle isn't typically an injury I would associate with having to spend a week in hospital even if you do make it worse by continuing to exercise. Now this is purely from personal experience but maybe you could have her sprain/twist her knee instead?

Like I said earlier I've played sports with a sprained ankle and been fine but I sprained my knee once. There was a small "pop" sound but it didn't hurt much and I would have continued playing but someone stopped me. In the end I was on crutches for 2 weeks so maybe if she continued to ignore that then she might have to spend time in a ward?

that sounds awesome~!!! nori-chan!!!!  :deco:

Now I only need fr someone to write a short explanation stuff/example sentences from a professional doctor and then  could go on with the story
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on July 05, 2013, 01:34:30 AM
Now I only need fr someone to write a short explanation stuff/example sentences from a professional doctor and then  could go on with the story

You mean like explaining what the injury is? Because a sprain is when you "stretch, twist or tear your ligament"

I think treatment for it would be to bandage the knee to avoid further swelling and try to keep elevated with a pillow or some kind of harness, though that might be a little exaggerated   XD

Also they might use ice or some sort of cool pack on the knee but that tends to be done within the first few days of the injury

As for the dialogue the doctor would probably be honest and simply explain the injury and the treatment they are going to use.

Ah but then again this is still just personal experience and a small bit of research, not exactly medical genius  :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on July 05, 2013, 01:39:21 AM
*in frustration*

I have work tomorrow morning (in 6hrs) and I have lots of plot bunnies in my head BUT !!!!! The medical stuff is not my ally!! MUri muri muri!!!

I'll wait for seigus-san, kira-chan or other medical people to help me (maybe though PMs). Nori-san, you helped me a lot and really thank you!!  :bow:


P.S. Out of the topic but even though skinny, Juju is just so hot.... Such a jailbait she is... Noticed your signature gif~  XD :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on July 05, 2013, 02:02:32 AM
I had the unfortunate pleasure of having knee surgery last year, so I can help you out with some terminology and what not.  I could send you some example statements by PM within the next 24 (I'm a bit short on time at the moment).

However, it's not something that would require a stay in the hospital.  Some quality time on the couch, though, is definite.  You might want to consider altering the scene, like Girl B eavesdropping on Girl A's check-up appointment.

When I read your comment... Red plot bunny knocked a pink one out of its way  :nervous meaning I got an idea, but I'd be glad if you sent me what you have  :bow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on July 05, 2013, 11:28:01 AM
Maybe you want to make it bone fracture instead? That'll require longer stay in the hospital haha ^^;
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on July 07, 2013, 04:54:43 PM
I'll wait for seigus-san, kira-chan or other medical people to help me (maybe though PMs).

Sorry, I'm kind of late to the party due to work and health issues. I couldn't walk straight, let alone form coherent thoughts. My world is still spinning slightly so forgive me if what I say doesn't make much sense :nervous

I am in no way a medical expert and I have never experienced a sprained ankle (call it lucky or just plain careful) so I'm just getting my information from Google as usual. After reading the comments above, it seems that you are looking for a way to explain the treatment to Girl A.

RICE
The RICE protocol is effective for most sports-related injuries. RICE stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation.

Quote
Rest – avoid regular exercise and reduce your daily physical activity. Using crutches or a walking stick may help if you cannot put weight on your ankle or knee.
Ice – apply an ice pack to the affected area for 10–30 minutes. A bag of frozen peas, or similar, will work well. Wrap the ice pack in a towel to avoid it directly touching your skin and causing ice burn.
Compression – use elastic compression bandages to limit swelling.
Elevation – keep the injured leg, knee, arm, elbow or wrist raised above the level of the heart. This may also help to reduce swelling.
(Source: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Sports-injuries/Pages/Treatment.aspx (http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Sports-injuries/Pages/Treatment.aspx))

Another leg injury that you can consider is pulled hamstring. Check out this article (http://www.ehow.com/about_6639423_dance-injuries_-hamstring.html) for more info on pulled hamstring as a dance-related injury. If you really want Girl B to be hospitalised, try a Grade 3 pulled hamstring as it calls for surgery and will definitely put her out of commission for a few months (but I'm not sure if you want to go to that extent as her career will be affected). If not, a Grade 2 that requires 4-6 weeks to recover would suffice. The RICE protocol applies in this case as well. Here's a real account of a Grade 2 pulled hamstring: http://voices.yahoo.com/pulled-hamstring-muscle-rehab-recovery-injury-1704563.html (http://voices.yahoo.com/pulled-hamstring-muscle-rehab-recovery-injury-1704563.html)

Story-wise, you can heighten the gravity of the situation by having the management entrust a new and complicated dance routine to Girl B. It could be a special dance intro for one of the songs just for the concert. That way, the pressure is greater on Girl B not to miss the performance and gives her more reason to argue with the doctor and Girl A (during the medical checkup as suggested by Hitobo). Girl B can begin with having a Grade 1 pulled hamstring that she keeps ignoring. However, it hampers her dancing ability and in her frustration and anxiousness to get the dance right one day, she overdoes it and suffers a Grade 2.

That's all I can think of. Hope it helps :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on July 17, 2013, 02:13:30 AM
Bows... I have a question...
How many characters do you think is the max to put into a story...?

Since, I kind of want to add a few more into a story with already...
hrm... like 10 main characters and 6 minor characters...
It's kind of killing me because I want to add Kumi and Non in there...
along with Erena, Myao, and Rabutan for like... the loli trio(including mayu) plus Myao...
but i think it might be overboard...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on July 17, 2013, 02:52:24 AM
Bows... I have a question...
How many characters do you think is the max to put into a story...?

Since, I kind of want to add a few more into a story with already...
hrm... like 10 main characters and 6 minor characters...
It's kind of killing me because I want to add Kumi and Non in there...
along with Erena, Myao, and Rabutan for like... the loli trio(including mayu) plus Myao...
but i think it might be overboard...

I will always say as much as you feel like it.  As long as the personalities don't seem to blend that you cannot tell the difference between one or the other.  If you want to add a hundred, go for it.

Whatever you can handle is my best answer for this question :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on July 17, 2013, 09:12:41 AM
I agree with kurosawa87, haha.

You can add as many as you want but how you will be able to develop all of them without forgetting the focus on the story is another question :3
Well, you can incorporate them as minor characters, or even just cameo haha.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on July 17, 2013, 12:42:58 PM
kurosawa87: hai! thanks, I was getting kind of worried over the story... I think I can handle that amount~
Yuki88: nod nod, true true~
both: Whew, luckily, I mostly jump around from the first person POVs of all the characters, so development might be a bit easier thanks!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on July 24, 2013, 10:41:36 AM
Okay... I am not sure what to do and  how to react, so I came here for help.

Usually, when a person has an anti pairing, u respect his/her choice.

Usually, when u post your own thread with a rule, people would understand it's YOUR thread with YOUR rule.

Usually I am open to critique, be it positive or negative.

But recently I realized I have haters. They come out and bash my preferences, my threads,my work. The do not come and say criticism, they come oit and bash, trying to hurt.

I'd love all my haters to tell me one thing because I don't understand it.

What the hell? What have I done to you? Tell me openly.

Didn't we try to make this place open to creativity, aspiring writers and older veterans in the field? Didn't we agreed to make this place peaceful? Where all of it has gone?

Maybe I misunderstood some of u, but recently most of u misunderstood me.


Another question.

If I make a thread where I want to see a story with a pairing that is Jurina or Rena centered, no matter how popular it is, with the exception being RenAirin...is it wrong?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on July 24, 2013, 11:02:02 AM
^ to be honest, I wouldn't encourage an open thread like how you did yours (novel idea but the fighting is inevitable)

As for the making of the other thread, best thing was not to make it.  We love to help and make this area flourish but don't create enemies.

For me there are anti pairings I have dealt with and my best thing is either don't read it and don't write it.

This is just me being honest and respectful to you and other authors.  Haters gonna hate but the thing is to always be the better person in the situation
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Luffel on July 24, 2013, 11:13:40 AM
Okay... I am not sure what to do and  how to react, so I came here for help.

Usually, when a person has an anti pairing, u respect his/her choice.

Usually, when u post your own thread with a rule, people would understand it's YOUR thread with YOUR rule.

Usually I am open to critique, be it positive or negative.

But recently I realized I have haters. They come out and bash my preferences, my threads,my work. The do not come and say criticism, they come oit and bash, trying to hurt.

I'd love all my haters to tell me one thing because I don't understand it.

What the hell? What have I done to you? Tell me openly.

Didn't we try to make this place open to creativity, aspiring writers and older veterans in the field? Didn't we agreed to make this place peaceful? Where all of it has gone?

Maybe I misunderstood some of u, but recently most of u misunderstood me.


Another question.

If I make a thread where I want to see a story with a pairing that is Jurina or Rena centered, no matter how popular it is, with the exception being RenAirin...is it wrong?
I hope you realize that I meant no personal insult to you at all. You can write fics about any pairing that you like, but asking others to post stories as well while excluding one specific pairing randomly left me with confusion to be honest, which I decided to voice by posting.
It however is and will remain your own personal choice whether you consider my doubts or not. It is your thread after all.

About being an anti:
You can't help it if you dislike a certain member or pairing. Fans however might be a bit sensitive if others get very vocal about their dislike (or even go as far as bashing their oshi). From my experience this leads easily to unnecessary conflicts and fandom wars, thus it sometimes might be smarter to not voice resentment towards specific members at all.

Again, I can only try to give an advice here, but I think its better for the fandom if fans don't call themselves an anti while spreading their dislike openly.  :(
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on July 24, 2013, 11:15:35 AM
^ to be honest, I wouldn't encourage an open thread like how you did yours (novel idea but the fighting is inevitable)

As for the making of the other thread, best thing was not to make it.  We love to help and make this area flourish but don't create enemies.

For me there are anti pairings I have dealt with and my best thing is either don't read it and don't write it.

This is just me being honest and respectful to you and other authors.  Haters gonna hate but the thing is to always be the better person in the situation

That why I do not reply to them personally.

If I dun like something I dun go there and dun bash. I ignore it and let it be. I know there are people on my side and I have a friend who is  RenAirin shipper but doesn't bash me and we get along well.

Thank u for your honesty :bow:

I always apreciate your opinion ;)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on July 24, 2013, 11:21:49 AM
there are a lot of people I know that have voiced their antis but no one bashed them. Also, I do not press people to go to my thread and post there or read it. It's their choice.

I love Airin a lot, she's in my top 10 of 48family members so dun think I hate her.

And there is only one person, whose RenAirin I can read and enjoy, Tako-san from AKBlasphemy48 who was a member here but left for understandable reasons
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on July 24, 2013, 03:58:06 PM
sakura_drop_:

Usually, when a person has an anti pairing, u respect his/her choice.

Usually, when u post your own thread with a rule, people would understand it's YOUR thread with YOUR rule.

Another question.

If I make a thread where I want to see a story with a pairing that is Jurina or Rena centered, no matter how popular it is, with the exception being RenAirin...is it wrong?

You are right to say people should respect your preferences and it is also fine to create your own rules in your thread as long as they don't go against the forum's rules.

But recently I realized I have haters. They come out and bash my preferences, my threads,my work. The do not come and say criticism, they come oit and bash, trying to hurt.

I'd love all my haters to tell me one thing because I don't understand it.

What the hell? What have I done to you? Tell me openly.

Didn't we try to make this place open to creativity, aspiring writers and older veterans in the field? Didn't we agreed to make this place peaceful? Where all of it has gone?

Maybe I misunderstood some of u, but recently most of u misunderstood me.

I took a look at the thread in question. From a third party's POV, I do not see any post that seems like it was written by a hater. A hater bashes another person unreasonably. I suggest that you go over the posts in your thread again with this understanding in mind. Is there really unreasonable hate among the posts?

If I'm not wrong, you created the thread to encourage other users to write one-shots featuring Jurina x Someone or Rena x Someone with the exception of Rena x Airin. However, this is only my impression based on the thread title and the current posts in it. There was no explanation given in the first post so naturally, other users might be confused about the purpose of the thread.

Luffel is probably worried about the thread becoming a gathering place for anti-RenAirin shippers which may lead to RenAirin bashing in the future (and that's something we definitely don't want in this forum); that's why s/he voiced his/her concern. Again, let me stress that it is fine to have your own rules for your thread but it'd be helpful to explain those rules as you are inviting others to partipate in it. You may state no RenAirin in your rules but leave out the caps and the exclamation mark so that it seems more amicable. This is a community where many different types of fans/shippers come together so being a little more tactful with our words (and word formatting) can help minimise misunderstandings.

Also, when you set rules such as excluding a certain pairing, be prepared to see fans of that pairing voicing their disappointment. However, do keep in mind that expressing disappointment does not amount to hating you. I appreciate your efforts in trying to encourage others to write but when you create an open thread, you must be prepared to accept such reactions.

To all other writers and readers:

While I've said the above to sakura_drop_, the rest of us should also be sensitive to our fellow writers. If a thread does not contain stories of your favourite pairings, just leave it and move on to minimise chances of conflicts. There are other writers who write about the pairings you love so head over to their threads to support them. If you really admire a particular writer's writing and are dying to read a story about your OTP written by him/her, you may PM the writer your request. But if the writer rejects the idea, just let it go and respect his/her decision.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kevinwkl on July 25, 2013, 02:12:10 PM
Erm... I have a question to ask.. I made a poll in my thread and i put the date line..

After the dead line, I can't seem to delete it or change it anymore..

Nobody is able to vote because the date line has passed

So, if i want to make another poll, what should i do?

Anybody? :bow: :bow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Jul3 on July 26, 2013, 12:26:03 AM
^ Fixed it for you, hope it is okay, let me know otherwise  :jphip:
(I've left the deadline blank so the poll runs forever)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on August 04, 2013, 08:09:33 PM
Greetings~ I'm a new kid here and since I'm not really that good at writing, can I ask a question?

Usually when I write, type, or something like that XD. I have this aching feeling. It's that I'm too biased to my oshii XD
I made her a little too OP, dominant, too much screen time etc etc, which doesn't fit her image at all (Ashura's Kami-oshi is Acchan and she's a hard S as we all know but that's not the point). I was thinking if that's really good for the readers? I mean, they're also reading for other main characters. Like there's a point where they're reading something they really like like their OTP moments and such, then it ends there, switching to other girls, which makes it look like I'm half-assing the other pairs' moments.
Okay, let me summarize it.
Is it okay to have the secondary character make a deeper impression on the readers than the main character? And what should I do to make it all equal?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on August 04, 2013, 09:11:10 PM
^ it's your child and you choose to make it that way.  That is the best way I put it.

If you want another pair to shine, you can do so.  And to the brutal part, if they didn't like it in the first place they probably didn't read it anyway.

With yours I know what you want to push but the bias always comes no matter what :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on August 05, 2013, 02:20:02 AM
Hello AshuraX-san! :wave:

I can understand why you have worries and concern in regards to secondary characters taking in more spotlight and screen time than the main characters themselves. Hm... It's somewhat difficult to describe how to make them more even, but I should use an example from one of my fictions, "Wandering Ship."

In order to make it equal (or almost equal... It's tough dealing with multiple characters and OTPs that you could count with possibly more than two hands together), I decided to break the story into two types of chapters/sections. There's one type of chapter where almost all of the characters are put into action. I try to keep in mind who is appropriate in the scene (as for example, Kimoto Kanon in my story is not the type of person to fight in battles, so to recklessly throw her into a huge group of thugs and emerge both victorious and unscathed is ridiculous. So easily Kanon will NOT be in any fight scene unless otherwise stated) and trying to make sure that each of them deserve equal screen time. I usually view my scenario like a mini movie flick or some sort of TV show in my head. Imagine each and every character as though they have a specific role that they must play out. Think about how the screen shows the scenario to the viewers. Same thing with fictions. I'm sure that the readers themselves and even you yourself will question multiple times to where in the world is Kuromochi Asuka after she dived into the water to save a fellow member of the crew within Takahashi Minami's viewpoint if her role isn't played/written out well. Last thing we want is to completely forget about her and focus only on Takamina, especially after the scene!

Now I'll also want to add that even if the character is done with their targeted goal/finish with their role, don't ever... EVER throw them out the window from your plot and pretend they never existed. Some fictions I've read forgot all about a certain character once the series had concluded. At least state the aftermath of what happened to them and reduce them down to minor roles so others can get a chance to shine. They're there in your story for a reason. 

Second type of chapter is to focus on certain pairings/characters. It'll give me a chance to work on each and every pairing/character without having to worry who has the biggest major role and vice versa. Most of the casts in my stories will be given a chance in the spotlight as MC. Not to mention it's a great way to be able to develop relationship and bonds with the characters. Which is why there are pairing arcs with that story. No need to worry if your characters/pairings are overriding others! :)

I might be just ranting, but that's usually how I deal with fictions that have multiple pairings. But... I can't really say much since I personally think Wandering Ship is getting a little rocky with their new chapters. :sweatdrop: And... my other stories mainly focus on either one or two pairings only, so yeah. :doh: Overall though, try to at least shine the spotlight on other characters at least. Don't just always focus 24/7 on one character/pairing. Revisit the main character(s) constantly since they are given that main role for a good reason. As long as you keep that in mind, then you should have no trouble with keeping at least some stable equality among the cast.

Now for the secondary characters to have a much deeper impression on the readers than the main characters? That's completely fine. Not everyone is going to like the main character and who they are/what role they play. :)

Ah, I hope I helped you even if it's a little bit. Sorry if I wasn't able to help. :bow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on August 05, 2013, 02:26:44 PM
kuro, so basically we should do whatever the hell we want, right? The irony is the guitar is my wife and the fic is my child. Whoa what a life XD

Flutist, I never read your fic since I'm not much of those action-packed genre fan but I kinda get what you're trying to say. Basically, I could give them even screentimes by using arcs, chapters etc? And to not cut out a scenario just like that? As for forgetting the secondary characters, well, it's a habit of mine XD but hey, an epilogue that shows how the characters are doing is a good idea... And I think how I'm writing Acchan is making others hate her O.O''
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on August 05, 2013, 04:15:54 PM
Flutist, I never read your fic since I'm not much of those action-packed genre fan but I kinda get what you're trying to say. Basically, I could give them even screentimes by using arcs, chapters etc? And to not cut out a scenario just like that? As for forgetting the secondary characters, well, it's a habit of mine XD but hey, an epilogue that shows how the characters are doing is a good idea... And I think how I'm writing Acchan is making others hate her O.O''

You could if you want. It depends on how you want to organize your story. I'm sure there are other ways to make your story evenly give your cast screentime without having to make any sort of arcs, etc. just as long as you feel a certain character isn't hogging all of the attention to herself/himself. That's just how I organize and work with my story. :) And it's best not to in my personal opinion unless you have a certain good reason to cut out a specific scenario. (Raising tension, leaving clues/hints behind, foreshadowing events) Just as long as we know what happens with that scene afterward.

Definitely. Simply reduce their roles down to a minimum so you won't have to write too much of them and revisit them when the conclusion and afterward rolls around the corner. :)

I don't know how you got that idea, but I'm sure others don't hate the way you write her! The way we write our characters is based on what we think and how we think they'll act in a situation. Personality and attitude is all up to the author! :) Some individuals might see Acchan as a hyperactive talkative girl that likes to bother and spring perverted statements with everyone as others see her as a serious, but silent person that rarely would crack out jokes even to her closest friend. There's no right way to write a character, especially when it's about idols! XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on August 05, 2013, 06:12:02 PM
@ashura

Simply it is that.  Many like shipping OTP and others tend to be open to their character's pairings.  So enabling control is all up to you and no one else. 
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on August 10, 2013, 10:26:58 AM
Been a while since I'm around and so much comments around here...hmm, hmm.

@AshuraX

I personally think that nothing is wrong with letting the secondary character give a deeper impression. I think no matter how big or small a person's role is, they will always have an impression, and no matter how big or small it is, it will always leave an imprint that people can remember them by placing a word or description about them. What I'm trying to say is, all characters are fundamentally and equally important in the story as you use them, you give them character, they affect your plot and they move it forward, that itself already gives impression because they contribute something, ignoring that means you aren't that much aware of their significant importance, mah, not like all people value secondary/side characters.

Characterization is nothing important in fics, what you want their character to be, its up to you and your plot so you can tweak their personalities in whatever way you want and no one would really mind it because in the end they will always like a fic that has a story/plot and a good foundation.

Did I sound a bit rude there? If so, forgive me about that.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on August 10, 2013, 09:31:37 PM
I'm not sure if this question has been asked previously, but if it has been, then I'm going to question it again. :sweatdrop:

For writers out there, what kind of genre do you tend to put down on your stories? Do you like writing romantic comedy or more on an angst side? And for readers, what's your preference? Do you like reading touching scenes or something that makes you laugh?

Personally I have a deep fondness for writing angst and fluff is something that I struggle with. It might be because I feel comfortable writing from my experiences and express my emotions whether it's happy or sad. :nervous But on the other hand, I like to read something more light-hearted and action-packed fictions! Maybe it's because I want to cancel out my dark writing persona or whatever. :doh: However, I like reading anything that catches my attention in general. :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on August 11, 2013, 12:52:19 AM
LoyalFLutist:
As a writer, I tend to write something yakuza related... with a bit of suspense, but a bit of comedy and randomness.. Truthfully, I like to write a RomCom-school life type of thing...(hasn't managed to write that yet... sob)

For me as a reader, I like reading touching scenes(but they leave me feeling awkward sometimes becuz that's where most ppl end their stories) and funny scenes(though it's better to fit into the character)... I have trouble with the 'OMG something really big just happened right there' scenes cuz they make me feel like exploding, but they're good~
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on August 11, 2013, 01:18:10 AM
LoyalFlutist: As a writer I haven't really stuck to any theme in particular and I'm not actually sure about which style I prefer/do well at. I guess I'm just trying to try my hand at different things and see how I do.  :nervous

And as a reader I'm probably just as undecided, I seem to enjoy most genres funny or sad, as long as its well written and interesting I can be pretty cool with anything XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Llyloo on August 11, 2013, 04:25:28 AM
For me you know it, as a writer I often... almost all the time... write sad en dark fic, with theme like dead, betrayal, and all. Because, hm, because I always loved to write that kind of dark atmosphere.

As a reader... Hm... I really love fic with much tension, the kind of fic that leave me breathless while I read. But I also love more... calm fic, and short gag story. At least, I just want to be really touched by a writing.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on August 11, 2013, 09:28:42 AM
For writers out there, what kind of genre do you tend to put down on your stories? Do you like writing romantic comedy or more on an angst side? And for readers, what's your preference? Do you like reading touching scenes or something that makes you laugh?

I'm guilty of overdosing on fluff in my stories :nervous Even if the overall story is dark with tragic moments, I still end up with a somewhat fluffy ending. I love my girls too much to torture them till the end :bleed eyes: Hence, I tend to write romance and dramedy with the occasional dark one-shot. That said, I am itching to venture out of my comfort zone and write something that doesn't have a happy ending. The urge is stronger recently after I watched a documentary on death and suicide.

As a reader, I don't have a strict preference for genres but I always find that it's easier to digest a story when it contains some moments of comic relief or fluff. If not, the overwhelming amount of serious business or angst weighs my heart down and I find it hard to stomach all the gloomy clouds. But when it's time to get emotional, I would like the writer to pull out all the stops to make the scene as tragic/toturous/touching as possible because I want to cry. I want to feel what the characters are feeling and break down with them and feel their despair or experience the burst of hope and love. Once the tears start rolling, I would know I've found a gem.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on August 11, 2013, 03:00:14 PM
@LoyalFlutist:
As a reader, I read whatever I find interesting, whatever the genre is. I do have a soft spot for angst so I love reading your stuffs, hehe.

As a writer, I'm guilty of writing anything light-hearted haha. I'm not really good at expressing myself  so most of my gloomy fics tend to be emotionally shallow ^^;
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on August 11, 2013, 04:36:41 PM
@LoyalFlutist

Hmm, genres... I tend to be tied to angst and drama more than any other genre. I think, about 90% of my fics under those categories. Even if I try writing fluff or comedy, I'm far more comfortable with those two genres because I am able to give out better plots and my motivation to write is far more higher than when I do light stories.

I guess I like the ones that have tension, drama and that dark feel probably because my emotions are always everywhere and at the same time locked up and since I can't express them to other people, I place them in my fics because I can express everything that I can't and everything that I had felt before. I also have the tendency to crave for angst and drama fics because I can feel some relation and it feels far more close to reality than with those light-hearted fluffy fics, not that I don't read them, I like them too, but I'm far more detached when it comes to happiness in some areas.

Also, I find angst and drama fanfics leave more impression to me, they are far more memorable than fluffy comedic fanfics because you can always see those light fics everywhere, but you can only see a great angst and dramatic fic once in a blue moon, so yeah, they are a rare prized treat to me.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on August 11, 2013, 06:41:59 PM
I guess I like the ones that have tension, drama and that dark feel probably because my emotions are always everywhere and at the same time locked up and since I can't express them to other people, I place them in my fics because I can express everything that I can't and everything that I had felt before. I also have the tendency to crave for angst and drama fics because I can feel some relation and it feels far more close to reality than with those light-hearted fluffy fics, not that I don't read them, I like them too, but I'm far more detached when it comes to happiness in some areas.

Interesting point you've brought up. Your response prompted me to reflect on my own emotional outlook. I realise I identify less with angst and more with light-hearted stories because that's how my life is. I avoid bottling up my emotions and I usually share my problems with people I trust. Dramedy is closer to reality for me because I banter, joke, and get into all sorts of random shenanigans with my friends - just like the characters in that genre of stories. Certainly, we all have our down moments and so do I but they don't last long because something or someone will come along and make things better. There was a period when I was constantly angsty but that was during my teenage years and I've moved on from it. Now, I prefer to indulge in activities that make me happy. That is probably why I am almost always in the mood for light-hearted stuff but I choose when I want to read dark fictions. I tend to store them aside till I'm mentally ready and have the time to soak in the feelings. I do that to also bring out the full potential of the writing because angst takes a longer time to digest and it's disrespectful to the writer if I rush through it and miss the emotions s/he is trying to convey.

Also, I find angst and drama fanfics leave more impression to me, they are far more memorable than fluffy comedic fanfics because you can always see those light fics everywhere, but you can only see a great angst and dramatic fic once in a blue moon, so yeah, they are a rare prized treat to me.

With all due respect, I beg to differ on this point. I agree that there are generally more light-hearted comedic fics around but it is not easy to come across one that is truly well-executed (especially since the characters have a tendency to go OOC in them); just like how it is rare to find a great angst fic that tugs at the heartstrings. Whether a story is memorable or not, it mainly boils down to how the writer delivers it instead of the genre it belongs to. Several light-hearted fics have left deep impressions on me because of the writers' writing style and skill. Anyway, this is just my personal opinion too so no hard feelings :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on August 11, 2013, 08:36:15 PM
I guess I like the ones that have tension, drama and that dark feel probably because my emotions are always everywhere and at the same time locked up and since I can't express them to other people, I place them in my fics because I can express everything that I can't and everything that I had felt before.

I actually use to be like this. (Or maybe I still am? :sweatdrop:) When I first started writing my fictions, it's an easy way for me to vent my emotions out and stick them in a story. Maybe it's because I'm bad with my words, unable to explain to others how I actually feel without making it sound like a muddle mess. Not to mention at the time being, I didn't have any sort of support as I have heavy road bumps in the road of my life. Almost all of my fictions when I started writing in this fandom at least included some sort of death or painful experience from the main character herself/himself. :doh:

But over time, though my fictions may still be dark and angsty for the most part, I found ways to cope with my emotions and am more free to experience happiness and control them. And even if I feel down, I know that there are options to clear up my head and keep myself busy from doing anything rash. :) Thus my stories right now are a bit easier to read without worries for the most part that someone is going to die or suffer forever and ever till the end of time. I feel like I'm gonna die internally if I killed someone off! (which... might end up losing tension for my stories if my readers keep this thought in their head) XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on August 12, 2013, 12:34:20 PM
With all due respect, I beg to differ on this point. I agree that there are generally more light-hearted comedic fics around but it is not easy to come across one that is truly well-executed (especially since the characters have a tendency to go OOC in them); just like how it is rare to find a great angst fic that tugs at the heartstrings. Whether a story is memorable or not, it mainly boils down to how the writer delivers it instead of the genre it belongs to. Several light-hearted fics have left deep impressions on me because of the writers' writing style and skill. Anyway, this is just my personal opinion too so no hard feelings :)

I do agree that light-hearted fics can also leave deep impressions, but that is a rare gem. I mean, you really need a good execution and the plot to make it happen. I haven't really seen a lot of light-hearted fics that gave me a long lasting impression so I lean more on the drama and angst side. I don't take offense in that since we all have our favorites and opinions.

...

Oh right, don't get me wrong when I said "I'm far more detached when it comes to happiness in some areas.", I'm just clueless on some parts but I'm not rejecting happiness. Honestly, since I see happiness as a temporary feeling, the height of excitement and fun or calmness those light-hearted fics give is as temporary as happiness can be. I'm overall a pessimistic person and I'm not gonna take that down so I place that negativity in my fics, that doesn't mean that I myself am leaning to being a suicidal person. I just love those two genre because it's close to reality from what I see and feel and I want to share the feeling with people who can relate. Whether anyone reads my fics, it's up to them, I couldn't careless if no one ever read them at all, I've learned the hard way of getting nothing back at all. :9

I also think...light-hearted fics are too common that it's too sugary-sweet and awfully detached to some parts of reality, sometimes you need some sourness and salt. Not everyone wants to write drama and angst since it's just stressful enough to write about those emotions, but hell, too much light fics is kind of like an equation to reading fairy tales where those happy endings always end up making you hope until they deceive you when you face reality. Oh childhood days...... :lol: :lol: :lol:

I'm aware that everyone here knows reality, so you don't need to tell me about that, I am aware, that's just my opinion and this is me slightly high from too much projects. 8)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on August 12, 2013, 01:07:04 PM
I do agree that light-hearted fics can also leave deep impressions, but that is a rare gem. I mean, you really need a good execution and the plot to make it happen. I haven't really seen a lot of light-hearted fics that gave me a long lasting impression so I lean more on the drama and angst side. I don't take offense in that since we all have our favorites and opinions.

...

Oh right, don't get me wrong when I said "I'm far more detached when it comes to happiness in some areas.", I'm just clueless on some parts but I'm not rejecting happiness. Honestly, since I see happiness as a temporary feeling, the height of excitement and fun or calmness those light-hearted fics give is as temporary as happiness can be. I'm overall a pessimistic person and I'm not gonna take that down so I place that negativity in my fics, that doesn't mean that I myself am leaning to being a suicidal person. I just love those two genre because it's close to reality from what I see and feel and I want to share the feeling with people who can relate. Whether anyone reads my fics, it's up to them, I couldn't careless if no one ever read them at all, I've learned the hard way of getting nothing back at all. :9

I also think...light-hearted fics are too common that it's too sugary-sweet and awfully detached to some parts of reality, sometimes you need some sourness and salt. Not everyone wants to write drama and angst since it's just stressful enough to write about those emotions, but hell, too much light fics is kind of like an equation to reading fairy tales where those happy endings always end up making you hope until they deceive you when you face reality. Oh childhood days...... :lol: :lol: :lol:

I'm aware that everyone here knows reality, so you don't need to tell me about that, I am aware, that's just my opinion and this is me slightly high from too much projects. 8)

With all respect that I have to you I can't just keep quiet and have to kind of add my own thoughts on this matter...

See, I know that reading angst and drama makes you come closer to reality and that many fluffy fics are far away from what happens in real life, but... Isn't it usually what we people do when we come to read fics? I have a life which is not something to be jealous of and I've seen many black days (as we now know you did too, and probably many of us who write here can be added to that category). I want to run away from it, even if just for ten minutes, half an hour or one hour... When I read those lighthearted fics I tend to forget my problems and bad negative emotions at least for awhile and I kind of calm down when I am really mad or angry. Maybe it is not like that for all people and I don't say that it should definitely happen to you but...

Why not change the perspective and look at it a bit more lightly? Not everything is about totally serious and sometimes one just has to let go and have fun. Reality is harsh enough so I try to write light fics - even if some of them are fails, I dun really mind - so to make myself feel lighter...

But as you already know, reading GOOD angst makes my day also, so I get what you mean by your thoughts...

And still, looking down on those light fics is not an option, because it helps you laugh and smile when all you want is run away, hide or sometimes even die...

I really agree though, that sometimes too fluffy or too easy going stories make you whimsical, especially with those easy-to-guess-the-whole-plot stories... That is why we have a wide variety of writers here and we can easily chose, it's our own choice in the end, nee?  :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on August 12, 2013, 03:09:32 PM
That is why we have a wide variety of writers here and we can easily chose, it's our own choice in the end, nee?  :)

You've nailed it. It's ultimately up to writers what genres they want to write and readers, what they want to read. I'm pretty sure Sieka wasn't "looking down" on light-hearted fics as she was just explaining her preference for angst/drama over fluff/comedy so let's be careful with our choice of words there to avoid misunderstandings :)

Why do we write? What drives us to write?
In this discussion, we've gone from simply stating the genres we enjoy to linking what we like to our personal life experiences. Some write to escape reality. Some write to embrace their reality. Some write to challenge their writing skills. Some write for fame. Some write for all these reasons (and probably more) depending on their current state of affairs. Nothing is set in stone. Our reasons for writing may change anytime.

Similarly, we read for different reasons. Some read for a quick perk-me-up. Some read in search of emotions they can identify with. Some read for their OTP. The list can go on forever.

It's great to know where fellow writers/readers are coming from so nice sharing, everyone! With this, I'm sure that we've gained more understanding of one another and perhaps we can appreciate the effort put into each writer's writing just a little bit more :deco: Keep it up, guys! And of course, keep the passion for writing alive no matter where you are :rock:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on August 13, 2013, 09:54:08 PM
... Ah, is there any way for us to stick with one mood? Like when I'm trying to write a dramatic murder scene, (yeah. It's a new fic I'm planning) I would usually, if not always, try to make it erotic, romantic, funny and so on. Is there any way for me to just make serious moments... well... serious?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on August 13, 2013, 10:22:41 PM
Well, I'm bad at making serious scenes...
but the main reason is because I tend to add a lot of random details and random facts...
(not sure about your writing style) Maybe if you put in less some what unrelated details in?
Or maybe, leave the random stuff in the dialogue...

Or maybe spend time describing the setting... the looks on the character's faces and etc?

Dunno if this was helpful... (it's probably totally not helpful at all)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on August 14, 2013, 01:37:58 PM
I'm pretty sure Sieka wasn't "looking down" on light-hearted fics as she was just explaining her preference for angst/drama over fluff/comedy so let's be careful with our choice of words there to avoid misunderstandings :)

You nailed that one right, seigus-san. As expected. You are really keen. :thumbsup


And still, looking down on those light fics is not an option, because it helps you laugh and smile when all you want is run away, hide or sometimes even die...

I've never said anything about looking down on it, I just explained why I prefer angst and drama over light-hearted fics in a way that justifies my choice. If I implied that I looked down at it, I'd be a hypocrite since I do enjoy reading light-hearted fics, which I am not. :lol: Besides, looking down and explaining + being opinionated is different from each other.

I don't need to be told too because I know what I need to do, I just like to see reality as bitter as it is than being hopeful for something that can never be because too much happiness can kill you. Throw off the balance of despair and happiness and everything is off the scale. Besides, there's a thing that while one person is despairing, one person is receiving happiness, and vice-versa---all the while being blind to it. I don't want to be like those people who only see the world as bliss and joy and I don't want an escape because it means I'm running away from the problem.

Anyhow, we can say that those who also write in this genre also experience pain, yes it's a given, so what's my point? I just prefer those two genres because I can feel and associate more, I feel like I can connect in a way and that's my choice, it shows and makes me feel reality. I never said anything about looking down at it, I just prefer to read them over the others, but I don't dislike them and I don't hate them, don't put words into my mouth, it's kind of rude since I did not force my opinion, I just expressed it. :sweatdrop:

And please don't get me wrong, I am not picking up a fight, I'm defending myself over an accusation, although its small and I can shrug it off, better say something than nothing. I did just said that it is my opinion. It's just a taste and preference. If saying my opinion about my preference is bad then what's a good discussion? Not like I was arguing and forcing someone my thoughts. ('___';;; )


@AshuraX
As Shinoki have said, spend time describing the settling or how the characters feel and what they think and if you want it serious, be sure that the scene that you have is serious. You should also not add random stuff that does not give addition to the feeling of seriousness or depth in the scene, a slight disruption would do though because it also keeps some form of entertainment, depending on how you use them.

For an example let's say we assume of a scene where the character is trying to piece in together their feelings and thoughts. Describing the setting, thoughts and emotions can keep the scene "serious" because you have the elements together in the scene. Putting in words that best describe the scene or the feel might help.

Disruptions of the flow of the seriousness can also give a nice impact, especially if you place afterwards an unexpected and serious scene afterwards, a cliche example would be the character resolving their inner conflicts and becoming determined about their choices, only to get plunge back into a heavy scene in the form of an accident or third wheel.

Over all, just keep the setting, thoughts and emotions related to your plot. If its erotic, describe an erotic atmosphere, thought and emotion and it goes on if its angst, drama, fluff, etc. Its kind of hard to explain it so I don't know if its understandable....
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on August 14, 2013, 02:52:19 PM
Shinoki, don't jinx yourself XD I don't know about my writing style since I only usually write whatever the hell I think about. Like when I'm making a serious scene... like... For example Mii-chan pushed Takamina to the ground as revenge for her fallen lover Sasshi who Takamina killed years ago, I tend to think about unimportant details... Like right now I'm thinking to write [but as we all know, who cares about Sasshi?!]. Damn. I need proofreading.

Sieka, so I have to check it all again so that the atmosphere didn't go away? Or is it just to emphasize on scenes?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on August 14, 2013, 03:38:28 PM
@AshuraX
Using thoughts, emotions and the setting emphasizes the scene and the scene can reflect the atmosphere. You can or can't take out one of the three, it depends on how you write and what your approach on the style is.

For example: (I'm writing this in impromptu so forgive me for the quality.)

---

Yuki's POV:

I stared at the porcelain white ceiling, my eyes unable to wander beyond that white pureness. It reminds me of her and the innocence that I have not seen in anyone else, and just seeing her makes my heart throb and clutch in pain as if a reminder to a simple fact that standing by her side would likely endanger her due to me being her friend.

I tossed to my side, trying to find a comfortable place to settle. My thoughts kept on running around in an attempt to disrupt the peace I so longingly want to embrace. I already know that I can never truly hold a position next to her side because of the kind of person I am. I am a human being unworthy for everything that she is and everything that I can never be, yet...I find it that I can't draw away from her, it is as if she is a beautiful rose enticing me to pluck her off the stem.

---

>Note that I didn't really give that much emphasis on the setting, that's okay too, I gave more emphasis on the thoughts and emotions while being aware of the subject that I want the scene to hold onto, that is "A pure person that Yuki is thinking about". I kept the subject until the end and I never strayed out of it as I wrote sentences and described about the situation. Even though I created another paragraph, let's say, I still kept some similarities on the way I wrote it to the first paragraph, thus, the mood did not shift as it still has that negative atmosphere.

You should also keep note that you need to know what emotion it is you are going to focus on so that you won't stray away from the mood, that's why we have genres, if you want romance and comedy, keep it sweet, romantic and funny, don't stray off and dash to drama and angst in one big leap without doing some build up as it will give the most awkward and improper transition since it would come off as something really out of place, unless you made some foreshadowing or slight build ups here and some implications, OR if it's just some kind of explainable twist, that would work depending on how you wrote and executed it.

Doing some comparisons and contrasts to a subject also does some good in building up the mood/impression.

I really can't explain some parts because...well, I just find it hard to explain how you keep a mood because it's just natural to keep the mood due to your subject and genre...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: imteedee on August 22, 2013, 09:30:30 PM
For example Mii-chan pushed Takamina to the ground as revenge for her fallen lover Sasshi who Takamina killed years ago, I tend to think about unimportant details... Like right now I'm thinking to write [but as we all know, who cares about Sasshi?!]. Damn. I need proofreading.


Sasshi thing made my day  XD I think I'm also having this kind of problem, your responses guys are trully helpful! Thank you guys  :) Another thing I noticed... I tried to review my writing as if "I'm not the writer" and somehow It helped me.

lol I think it's just me, sorry for bothering  XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on August 23, 2013, 05:45:24 AM
Sorry for the late reply, but Sieka's advice is really what I needed XD

It wasn't the emphasis but the part at the end, I just realized it. I forgot to follow-up dramatic scenes and building the suspense, thrills, steps and such. I just realized it after reading that bout days ago XD
Thanks, man. It helps a lot! OwOb
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on August 24, 2013, 08:44:55 PM
This isn't really a question about writing, but at the same time, it is...

How do you stay on task and write?

I have a tendency to have a good amount of ideas, but then, for no reason, go off to rewatch an anime that I'm not too interested in or rewatch something weird(Mousou Deka, etc.)... And then, due to the fact that I waste a lot of time(boredom), the quality of my work actually drops quite a lot. (Which is bad.)
So I'm wondering how do you guys (girls and boys) stay on task when writing??
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on August 24, 2013, 09:17:39 PM
Trust me, I don't sit in front of my laptop staring at the screen just to get my fics done. I'm extremely mood swingy person and just let the ideas out when it has to out, unfortunately, those ideas usually come late at night..... almost morning, okay.

But then again, this is unlikely applicable to other people haha.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: imteedee on August 24, 2013, 09:57:21 PM
I write only at times I feel inspired.  :yep: that's what I need  XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: melon-lover on August 24, 2013, 11:54:06 PM
@ Shinoki:
I also am easily distracted when I'm writing. Usually, when I'm in the mood of writing, I would suddenly watch an episode of Modern Family or whatever and then get back to it. Though writing fanfics is a hobby, it can feel like work sometimes, especially with on-going fics (which usually takes me a month to update a chapter  :nervous) and I too dont like to force myself to write. So I find when I am motivated, short breaks help to keep my mood going. I like to also have the tv or some quiet music in the background as I write because I don't really like to write in the quiet, unless I'm really in the zone.
Also, going between fics, if you are working on more than one story, tends to help as well as I can't keep writing one story for too long otherwise I get bored. Another tip is, if your one of those people that suddenly thinks of a good line or new idea like me, keep your smartphone ready or a pen and paper to jot it down.
And ONE more thing I do is reading novels, other people's fics and reading quotes because when I read a good story or an inspiring quote, it gets my motor running  :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kurumi on August 25, 2013, 05:07:38 AM
I've never participated in this thread before because I don't regard myself as a "real writer" (yet), but it's been enjoyable reading the various discussions, hence decided to join in the fun today.

Like Yuki88, I have a tendency to be hit by writing moods. Once it starts, I can sit down writing for hours in complete silence. (I can't concentrate with any sort of noise, not even the ticking sound of a clock.)

When I hit a wall, I usually head out for a 1-hour brisk walk (while listening to AKB48 music) - the embarrassing kind of walk where you look like a fool swinging your hands about. So far, this technique has been amazing. I come home feeling quite alive and rejuvenated. I started doing this half a year ago in order to cope with other frustrations, and have noticed that exercise does wonders for mood too (endorphins and whatnot). As an additional bonus, I've lost 15kg over the past 6 months.

Another thing I do to try and get back in focus is look at AKB48 photos and post them on The AKB48 Picture Forum if they aren't already there.

P.S. Wanted to add that looking at bikini photos of Yuko frequently was what motivated me to lose weight. Today, I shall be going for a 15km trek.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on August 25, 2013, 11:25:26 AM
^Am I the only one who LoL'd at the last line?

But seriously, to me, that works for more ways than running. It's also good to look at some pairings' photos. Like how I always search for AtsuYuu pics out of boredom, or when I stumble across old photos in my phone which I never knew I had, it would bring me some ideas of what to write. And also watching anime or drama ain't half-bad. I found an ending to one of my fics by watching How I met your mother XD. Then everything comes down naturally. Like as the others call, In the Zone.
Well, that's me, anyways.
Oh yeah. I don't agree in songs bringing us ideas. Whenever I listen to a song while writing, I would ALWAYS sing along, not minding the fic at all. Two hours and still not a thing. *sigh*

Edit: Wait, I'm a newbie as well XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on August 25, 2013, 01:10:53 PM
Though writing fanfics is a hobby, it can feel like work sometimes, especially with on-going fics (which usually takes me a month to update a chapter  :nervous)

I feel you right there, melon-lover. As much as I love writing, I can't deny that it feels like work at times because it takes so much effort and brain juice to churn out an update. But that's how the satisfaction kicks in after we've completed it. No pain, no gain :D

Anyway, I usually don't force myself to write unless I find that I have procrastinated way too much (which happens every once in a while). Distractions aren't necessarily a bad thing as they can help to reinvigorate the mind and I find relevant distractions to be very helpful in obtaining inspirations. By relevant distractions, I'm talking about activities like reading other fandoms' fanfics. Now, I'm not suggesting that we go and steal other writers' ideas and try to pass them off as our own. That's a big no-no :smhid The demographic of other fandoms' writers can be very different from that of AKB48 fanfic writers, hence the way they write, their ideas, etc. are a welcome change to what we are used to reading in the AKB48 fandom. Reading those fanfics tend to spark off some lightbulbs in the recesses of my mind and they make me think out of the box, making sure that I'm not constantly stuck in my own narrow world.

However, if your distractions issue is really serious, then you may just need to strap yourself to your computer and start typing away. Procrastination is a common problem for many writers so we have to be determined to instill discipline in ourselves. One thing to take note of to avoid letting it affect the quality of your writing is not to rush. If you have wasted much time on other things, you should make up for that lost time instead of speeding through the update. It is alright if you post your update later. Refrain from compromising quality for speed.

What I do to keep myself on task:
1. Listening to music that helps to bring out the mood of the scene I am writing. If it's a sad/tragic scene, listen to tear-jerking songs. If it's a comedic scene, listen to something fun like Wasshoi B! or Koisuru Fortune Cookie. But if you are like AshuraX and can't stop singing, please go for instrumentals.
2. Imagining the characters' interactions if I lock them together in an empty room. Doing so forces out each character's true personality as there are no external factors influencing their actions and speech. It helps me understand my characters better so that I am more motivated to write their scenes. This method is used by Azuma Kiyohiko, the manga artist of the classic slice-of-life manga "Azumanga Daioh".
3. Drink coffee :lol: Though honestly, it doesn't help to keep me awake physically but I brainwash myself to believing that I am more focused.

@kurumi: Anyone can participate in this thread - both new and experienced writers and even readers! We can all learn from one another's inputs so feel free to join the discussions anytime! :deco:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on August 25, 2013, 03:22:57 PM
How do you stay on task and write?

It's always the music for me. I literally LIVE off on listening and playing music (blaming the fact that I use to be in band). So like seigus stated up above, I listen to the music that fits the mood of my fiction. It makes me want to brainstorm more ideas about progressing certain fictions  thanks to the song, so I end up listening to it while writing. :)

Now on the other hand, inspiration and motivation needs to kick into my system before I'm able to write. There are some days where I feel like I want to write... But can't simply because I don't have a single clue on how to write. Then there are other times where I know what I'm going to write, but I just don't feel like doing anything... It's somewhat weird, but when the two criteria are met, that's when I'll be able to write well without too much worries or concerns. Like everyone said up above, it's the mood that sets me to stay on task. :sweatdrop:

If I can't think of anything and need a little break, usually being with my dog and playing my musical instruments would clear my mind. :cathappy:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: melon-lover on August 25, 2013, 03:28:27 PM
Hi everyone; from viewing the discussion forum, I feel like I want to be more involved so here's a wonderment of my own  :D

This hasn't happened to me, but from all the stories out there, I was wondering if anyone has ever found a story that is startlingly similar to their own. And I don't just mean themes and a characteristics, because undoubtedly there must be some stories that are similar especially when they contain the same characters or are the same genre. What I mean is a plot/storyline that is so frighteningly close to yours that it might have been the same story.
And to make it more awkward, find the story and realise the author began it sooner than yours (dun dun duuun)

Also, has anyone felt anxious about your unwritten stories/one-shots. I know this is going to sound quite bad and I might lower other's opinions of my self but I always feel nervous that if I don't finish my fics, someone else is going to start a similar idea and I won't be able to do it in fear reader's may think I copied that author. Although those opinions won't matter in the long run, it makes me worried. And I know if I change the way I write, as not everyone's methods are the same, it won't be the exactly the same but people may draw from the close plots and themes.

So just wondering if anyone else is as paranoid as me  :nervous 
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: imteedee on August 25, 2013, 03:58:35 PM
@melon-lover with your post, I started to get paranoid too... ohmy. But ohwell, in the world of fanfictions we gotta think outside the box, not necessarily but, in the long run it'll help you find some other good ideas. We have no limits, like from a fairy falling from the heavens up to falling in love with a beggar...we have such a wide range.  With the similarities you said, never happened to me though, I just think it's so rare to have such close commonalities with different fictions, unless done in purpose and if so happened, in my opinion, It doesn't really matter if your fiction is just that close to the other ones. What matters to me is the effort and sharing.

^ yeah I was talking as an avid reader there.  XD

okay, enough of my blabber.  :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on August 25, 2013, 04:06:10 PM
This hasn't happened to me, but from all the stories out there, I was wondering if anyone has ever found a story that is startlingly similar to their own. And I don't just mean themes and a characteristics, because undoubtedly there must be some stories that are similar especially when they contain the same characters or are the same genre. What I mean is a plot/storyline that is so frighteningly close to yours that it might have been the same story.
And to make it more awkward, find the story and realise the author began it sooner than yours (dun dun duuun)

Also, has anyone felt anxious about your unwritten stories/one-shots. I know this is going to sound quite bad and I might lower other's opinions of my self but I always feel nervous that if I don't finish my fics, someone else is going to start a similar idea and I won't be able to do it in fear reader's may think I copied that author. Although those opinions won't matter in the long run, it makes me worried. And I know if I change the way I write, as not everyone's methods are the same, it won't be the exactly the same but people may draw from the close plots and themes.

Hm... I've actually never thought of that before. I mean, I've always wondered if anybody has ever stolen/copied my work, but never in an unintentional fashion. As they say for literature and even writing in general: Our work isn't quite as original as we think it is.

Now it sounds weird, but I remember reading from a literature book that all of the work from famous authors do come from a source that has been used so many times in the past. Like one of my stories, "Hidden Truth", I'm sure somewhere far far far away from this forum and maybe even internet in general, someone might end up writing the same fiction-related work as mine. Then there could be a chance that back a good decade or so, someone decided to write the same exact plot as mine with only different characters. (Which might lead to a debate then that I have stolen their work, LOL) That necessarily isn't copying since we both don't even know about it, but hey, ideas that are considered original isn't technically "original." Guess history plays a huge role in this. :sweatdrop:

Ideas are ideas and both they are original and unoriginal. It's a confusing concept, but that's usually what I think about sharing the same plot ideas and stuff. :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on August 25, 2013, 04:07:05 PM
@melon-lover: Your fears aren't unfounded and you are not alone. Nobody likes to be accused of copying when the similarities are purely coincidences. This is an issue that I've considered and eventually moved on from. I believe that the important thing is to build a reputation of being a writer with original ideas. We can't help it if one day, one of our stories happen to be almost the same as another writer's but what we can do is to build the readers' trust in us. The readers can tell from our past stories if we swear by originality or if we tend to use ideas from others' fanfics.

In addition, even if the plot and characters are similar, the writing style and delivery can never be the same as those are the factors that truly set each writer apart.

Bottom line: Don't worry too much as coincidences are out of your control. Do what is within your means to make your own writing stand out :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on August 25, 2013, 04:11:18 PM
Everyone: Thanks for the advice!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on August 25, 2013, 05:34:53 PM
Hahaha, I am always scared of the possibility that I'm unconsciously copycatting other people's idea/style. There are times where your source of inspiration (if it's another literature) might get into your own fic in a way.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on August 26, 2013, 01:56:13 PM
Sorry for the late reply, but Sieka's advice is really what I needed XD

It wasn't the emphasis but the part at the end, I just realized it. I forgot to follow-up dramatic scenes and building the suspense, thrills, steps and such. I just realized it after reading that bout days ago XD
Thanks, man. It helps a lot! OwOb

I'm glad it helped since I wasn't too sure it would. :sweatdrop:

How do you stay on task and write?

I have a tendency to have a good amount of ideas, but then, for no reason, go off to rewatch an anime that I'm not too interested in or rewatch something weird(Mousou Deka, etc.)... And then, due to the fact that I waste a lot of time(boredom), the quality of my work actually drops quite a lot. (Which is bad.)
So I'm wondering how do you guys (girls and boys) stay on task when writing??

Since I'm not writing anymore, I'll just talk about how I do when I was still writing...so to answer the question.

I don't stay on task and write, it depends on my mood and inspiration-motivation level. I tend to procrastinate a lot, sometimes I'm too busy because of school, but most of the times when I write, I try to do my best to keep the quality because it would be a waste to lay down an idea and let it go to clutter because of poor quality...is what it is for me, so even thought its tideous and boring, I try to do my best to keep up the quality, makes me happy in the end whenever I reread and review it anyways.

Also, I sometimes stay on the tasks if people leave me comments because it serves as a motivator, sometimes, because it means they are urging me to continue on writing instead of procrastinating or pushing the task aside...but then, priorities also comes first and I need to do school and such, or I'm just to lazy and that happens to everyone. :lol: :lol: :lol:

I'm not the type of person who likes to stick to writing only one fic though, since I get really bored easily if I just write one fic, I also write other updates for other fics even though I think that it would be really annoying for my readers, I write other fics just so I won't get bored from writing because staying on just one fic plot spoils my mood...like if I just write angst, I might get sick and unmotivated because I only have one plot, so I do another with a different plot and it helps me to stay interested in writing because I have variations of fics I can do depending on my mood and taste. :sweatdrop:

Also also, writing while having music always boosts my mood to write because I can gain some idea or inspiration from listening to the music while writing. I find that some of my fics are inspired to songs or lyrics, so...yeah....just a silly trivial nonsensical thing too, since I do listen to music while writing, I also listen to music while studying and it helps a lot, compared to when I don't have any music.

Overall though, I write depending on mood. XD

This hasn't happened to me, but from all the stories out there, I was wondering if anyone has ever found a story that is startlingly similar to their own. And I don't just mean themes and a characteristics, because undoubtedly there must be some stories that are similar especially when they contain the same characters or are the same genre. What I mean is a plot/storyline that is so frighteningly close to yours that it might have been the same story.
And to make it more awkward, find the story and realise the author began it sooner than yours (dun dun duuun)

Also, has anyone felt anxious about your unwritten stories/one-shots. I know this is going to sound quite bad and I might lower other's opinions of my self but I always feel nervous that if I don't finish my fics, someone else is going to start a similar idea and I won't be able to do it in fear reader's may think I copied that author. Although those opinions won't matter in the long run, it makes me worried. And I know if I change the way I write, as not everyone's methods are the same, it won't be the exactly the same but people may draw from the close plots and themes.

So just wondering if anyone else is as paranoid as me  :nervous

I haven't really came across such a thing. If ever there was a story similar to mine then I'd either be flattered or frown. Since a lot of people tend to write and imagine, I doubt everyone can come up with an authentically original plot because we might as well share the same idea or concept with someone else. Though I get the point that its something to get scared about if there's an existence of two fics with the same plot, sounds a bit fishy, but sometimes its just pure coincidence or pure copycatting...not that I'm implying copycatting happens a lot, unless somoene has a motive to copycat a fic/plot... :sweatdrop:

Ahhh, unwritten stories, I don't feel really anxious about that even when I was writing...I guess I'm more laid back about plots because I get a lot of plots here and there when I think and I basically have more plots that I've never written down unlike those I've actually written and never finished. But again, its understandable to feel scared about that...but you should be more afraid if there's more than just the plot and character being copied, like the content for example, other than that, I find nothing too much scary about it, maybe I'd get upset if I find out that someone copied my whole plot/content, but then its not like I can do anything if we just both have the same idea and concept right? Since there's so many working minds here now, it's not even surprising or rare to see a fic that has the same plot as the others because some are based and inspired from the other fics.

I think that if there are people who copy the premises of other peoples fics (because they got inspired from their ideas), they should at least ask for permission from the author of the fic so that they know that someone is using it. Guess it would be really unfair to the actual author who made the concept find out that there's a fic that uses their concept (due to inspiration from reading their fics) and are more popular than their own fics.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: melon-lover on August 26, 2013, 06:48:59 PM
Thanks for everyone's advice and replies! It's really interesting to read what other people think.
It makes me grateful?/glad? that I'm not the only one that's kinda paranoid  :lol:

P.S. @ imteedee: Sorry! I didn't mean to make you paranoid too  XD
P.P.S @ Rukaeru: Haha thanks, I'm glad you like them   :twothumbs
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on August 27, 2013, 01:11:11 PM
Ah... like the new fic I'm writing... I just realized that it's sorta similar to Chobits, according to someone. ==''
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on September 04, 2013, 02:56:45 AM
Going to throw in this question just because I'm curious of the answers everyone else is going to answer. This though mainly pertains to writers, haha. :sweatdrop:

We like writing and I get that. However... What made you start writing in general? Especially with the 48 Group? And if you want to, I guess share the time when you first started writing and if still writing, how you got to this point. (Kind of like a little timeline to you first writing till certain points.) The lengthier it is, the more we get to know about you and that creative mind, haha~ :cathappy:

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I started writing waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back when I was in my middle school years (which was... back in 2008... five years ago, I believe?) Anyway, my close friends had just read a book with the rest of my English class, "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton. At that time, as they are girls who fangirl so much about Ponyboy, Johnny and Sodapop (as silly as the characters names' sound), they wrote down countless stories about them being with the boys. And at that time being, I never knew they were writing fan fiction. After they were writing and sharing their stories with me for a good couple months, they have motivated me into writing my own so-called 'stories' that were actually fan fiction. (Which I didn't know the term till a few years afterward when I made my second comeback.)

Don't laugh. I ended up first writing some... Naruto Shippuden crossover with Okami fan fiction. I didn't know anything better to do, so I don't know why I chose that fandom, LOL. Go ask my naive 11-12 year old self. Probably because those are one of the better shows at the time and I was slowly being introduced into the otaku world. It was terrible as expected from a middle schooler. And when you add the fact that I still speak 'Broken English' since English isn't even my first language... That didn't turn out well. :nervous Even to this day I shudder when I remember those days. Not to mention wanting to burn up all evidence of that story, LOL... It even spawned out with more than 20+ chapters... :bleed eyes:

After 2008, I thought I would retire from writing. I didn't expect for it to be a hiatus at all since I lost all motivation to write. Nothing new came to mind and those silly thoughts were thrown at the back of my mind; gathering cobwebs. I just didn't care anymore and rather focused on both music and art. But even during those times, my friends were nagging me to continue writing. They were really a fan of my writing and I even managed to gather a few people I don't even know to like my work due to my best friends yapping all the time about it. I didn't listen to them and instead, focused on something else.

Mmm... It was the summer of band camp and the introduction of my freshman year in high school when I actually started picking my pencil up and grabbed my laptop again. I didn't start off at all with writing stories like before. Rather I was writing poems. Since I was part of a music forum called 'Ichigo's Forum,' there was a small section where I was able to post my work. Short poems soon motivated me to write dialogues and theater play techniques for my ideas. I started writing in dialogues within the 'FXN Forum,' writing all sorts of Final Fantasy stories that mainly were on the comedic side around... 2010. However, my writing styles soon turned back into paragraphs. It was tough trying to make my piece not sound like, well, in my personal opinion, CRAP. And it was thanks to a fellow member on the forum that inspired me to revert back to my original style that I started off with. (Though she didn't continue her story anymore and was cut off short, that Ace x Deuce fiction made so many readers cry; including I. And I tell you it's hard to make me cry for real. :sweatdrop:)

I barely visited the forum afterward and... once again, dropped writing. I stopped writing and thought that there was no point with writing anymore. Art and music was more important to me as of right now. Being in marching band, jazz band, concert band, HOSA and the art club... Not to mention my studies since I entered my first two years of high school. But during the summer of my 11th grade year, that was the time I was introduced into AKB48. And thanks to AKB48 and the blogger 'Black Gekikara,' I made my first move to writing. I was inspired once more by the great stories provided from the owner and I finally made a decision that I might as well give one last try to writing. If it's not going to work anymore, I might as well forget about it.

Some of you already know that my first work was the Atsumina fiction "Spending the Moment With You" or something like that on Tumblr... It was only five chapters long, which was a surprise since I only intended to work with two to three chapters. But actually... That was the first fiction in the 48 fandom. I actually wrote my first fiction after so long with a Majisuka Gakuen piece pertaining to Maeda Atsuko alone. It was crappy and weird, so I'm not going to say  much about it, haha. XD Anyway, I was shocked to see how many people liked my fan fiction and, well, thought about trying another pairing. And that other pairing soon became my number one OTP: Mayuki. Again, I was surprised to see many readers like it. That was the moment when I finalized my decision the moment I finished the series: I will continue becoming a writer. I wanted to freely write and even if no one likes my work, I will continue to deliver my stories out to everyone no matter what. :yep:

Though I started writing during the summer of 2012 (I think late July or early August), most of you know that I had only joined the JPH!P community the beginning of this year around early January. And from there... well, yeah. That's where my fictions kicked off and I got to not only be able to read and comment more on my favorite fictions but also make many new friends on here. I'm glad to be a part of the forum and hope to stay like this for a very long time. :deco:

So... That's it. That's my little journey from a sprouting writer that still needs to improve to this very day, LOL. Let's just hope I don't lose any motivation in regards to writing like before in this fandom. :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kurumi on September 04, 2013, 11:16:38 AM
@LoyalFlutist:

Firstly, I would like to say that I really enjoy reading your writing outside of your stories. It makes me think about a lot of things which I usually never stop to think about. Actually, I find it very funny that you consider 2008 to be something "waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back" and did literally laugh out loud. I guess 5/16 = 31.25%, so I can see how it may feel like a long time ago. Whoops, am I revealing my age?

My story is fairly simple. I have never read fan fiction prior to April 2013. In fact, I don't think I have written any fiction since leaving elementary school.

I do, however, have some history of writing things other than fiction. At every point in my life, I've always had pen pals. Back in the day (oh no, am revealing age again…), we didn't have this thing called the Internet, and thus I used to often handwrite letters. I recall it being extremely calming and therapeutic. Naturally, my handwriting used to look a lot better back then.

As I've mentioned to you previously, I write a lot of non-fiction. (Think newspaper articles and research papers.) Thinking back now, I recall doing extremely well on an essay titled, "Can art and science coexist?" That was back in high school. Somehow, I've always enjoyed writing those types of things more.

At the moment, Crossroads is kind of an experiment for me, and I am treating it as a personal challenge. I believe that if I manage to accomplish writing this one story, I will feel a great sense of achievement and have renewed confidence in my own writing abilities.

I haven't had any inspiration whatsoever recently, but I hope that Chapter 3 will come to me soon. Despite the slowness of it all, please continue to follow my story as I like reading your comments a lot.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on September 04, 2013, 02:41:07 PM
Whoa, we're gonna show everyone our exposed secrets which ain't referring to any of Takamina's train of thoughts?!

I'm wondering what everyone's age is once I read yar stories O.O
NEE, WAT'S YAR AGE???!!! >A<

Anyways, I started writing not too long ago. It was back when I was 13. Around 2009. It's kinda like how it was with LoyalFlutist, but back then, me and my friends were crazy about some games called 'Devil May Cry' and 'God of War'. So we usually did crossovers, not minding any stuff bout circumstances, storyline NOR logic. It was a drabble of unknown stories XD We had real fun back then. We did 30 or so pages of Dante and Kratos's adventures in the kingdom of Camelot~ And me trying to fix my idiotic friend's fangirling over DantexVergil. Now that I think about it, what the hell did I even write back then? O.O'' So that was the start of my 'fanfic' writing, or so they call it. After that, we started diving deeper into hell and took action into writing anime fanfics. From Ranma 1/2 (Well, it was a really cool anime that aired in Malaysia in 2010) to One Piece. We just write what the hell we think XD

But then, yeah. I stopped writing due to her transferring schools in 2011, due to the offer she had to a better school. Well, her parents just found out she was in a delinquent school so who wouldn't~? My mom >.> Anywho, I stopped with the whole 'fic' writing and focused on music, finally picking up my brother's guitar and started to play it like Yuko in a bar. Meaning, yeah, I suck XD

I stopped for a year, but in the 26th day of March, in 2012, you guys know what happened before that. One of my 'friends' in FB was going insanely crazy and I didn't even know why, but when I asked him, I was targeted O.O'' He started to nag at me for being an anime/manga otaku and not realizing the hottest topic in Akihabara. But, hey, I didn't even know AKB or any of their sister groups back then. Thus he filled a lot of things about the senbatsu members, their experience and Mayu's 'holiness' into my head, which made me into the idiot I am today. So I watched some variety shows and dramas of AKB and liked it a lot. Though the only song I know back then was [BABY, BABY, BABY] and truthfully, I thought it sucked... But then I heard [RIVER] which made my hair stood on it's end OAO

Then I read some fanfics of AtsuMina and TomoAcchan, coz, well, duh. Acchan's my oshii XD and I didn't think of anything about it. Just, well, it was good. But... yeah... my heart wasn't in it. Then when I looked at one fic, it was some fic which I didn't remember the names. It was a fic of Atsuko's graduation. He didn't start a story, but it was the frustrations each member felt and the loss they had after the Ace's graduation. I was actually crying back then. I didn't know why but it was... seriously touching... I closed the laptop and all, then went back to sleep but when I opened back my laptop, and due to me erasing all the data if I ever closed Firefox, due to the preferences, my history was lost and I couldn't find it anymore...

I, of course, started to write again after I read that, back when it was April, or was it May, this year. I made my own version for her graduation and it didn't turn out so well. My 'friend' criticized it a lot. Of course I was sad, but it kinda made me happy, that somebody actually cared about it. Then I searched for other stories and then I stumbled onto unicorn48-san's YuuAtsuMina story. It tugged my heartstrings, seeing Yuko hurt by the past she had. Then I decided to search more in this forum, but when I searched, I always looked for AtsuYuu. I don't even KNOW why. After reading ALL of the AtsuYuu fics here, and of course other places like people's Tumblrs, I finally decided my OTP and decided to register here, thus writing my own AKB slash fanfic, which was 'Unwanted Feelings'. Truth be told... I thought that it was interesting... At least for me XD What? Not like I'm Narcissist or anything~ >w>

The fans' good and/or bad comments on the fics kept me going until today. Seriously, when my best friend read one of my fics, which was 'The Game of Life', he said it was pretty good (He knows AKB a little thanks to Majisuka Gakuen), and a good comment from him is all I need to keep going for the year XD No, I'm not gay, I just kinda have a lot of respect for him. Don't ask why...

Okay, answering my own question, I'm 17, male. *hopes that everyone else will answer so I won't be #foreveralone#*
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Ambenya on September 04, 2013, 06:11:35 PM
My story is really weird but I guess I've always been weird. :nervous

Anyway I guess for me it all started when I was a kid in elementary school... I loved anime (still do actually) and would all ways pair up characters. I decided one day in the fourth grade which was around 2004-2005 to find stories on my favorite pairing in Inuyasha and that is how I came to know the world of fanfics. I would read them whenever I could and I told my whole family and friends about what I read.  XD

This continued for awhile until one day in like 2007 in the sixth/seventh grade I decided to write some stories of my own but I wrote the different from now back then I wrote like it was play script. I continued that style until somewhere in the eighth grade and switched to how I currently write. The problem that I had was that no one around me would read my stuff and it made me feel like I really suck at writing. (Which in all honesty I was always consider one of worse writer in class unless it came to stories.) :lol:

Then one day I decided why the hell shouldn't post one online I mean if no one I knew would read it maybe someone far away would read and like it. :D This was how I came to post first ever fanfic online in 2009 when school was starting back up. It's a Princess Tutu one called "A True Love's Pas de Deux" looking back it's not terrible but you could definitely tell I was a beginner. If anyone wants to read it it's on fanfiction.net.

After that I lost my inspiration to continue the story and then around the same time I found the anime called Shugo Chara. Well I liked the music and looked up the songs online and end up finding out that a lot of the songs had a dance version. At that moment I looked up dance shots for a lot idols and found No Sleeves and Watarirouka Hashiritai. I thought Takamina in No3b looked the cutest since she was so short :P and Harugon caught my attention in Watariouka Hashiritai.

After that I stopped following anything AKB related and honestly there was a time when I was a hater. :( Then I started to get annoyed when people would say rude things about them and started to defend them. I then came to the conclusion there was no reason to hate them if they never did anything wrong to me or my family. I tried really hard to learn the names but I couldn't since I wasn't really following them. I also kept switching my favorite member like crazy. :sweatdrop: First Harugon, then Tomo~mi, and then quite a few more.

But what made me finally chose who my favorite was their drama Majisuka Gakuen. I watched it around 2011 and was completely in love with it. I had also fallen in love with Yuko's character and then Yuko herself. :wub: I had finally found my AKB oshimen and I don't regret it one bit. I decided to look at a few AKB fanfics around that time too but I wasn't interested in the AtsuMina or KojiYuu pairings and only really cared for WMatsui and Mayuki at the time.

I then watched almost all theater performances I could find online of the teams around 2011-2012. In the Team A ones I couldn't help but constantly notice Takamina and then she just happened to sneak and take second place favorite AKB member.  :oops:

And then earlier this year I decided I wanted to see more things that had my top two members and so I decided to look some up. I thought their interactions together were sooo cute and funny that I came to support them as a couple. TakaYuu never moved from my top two spots for AKB became my OTP.  :inlove:

Following that I decided to look up as much fanfics about them as I could find and read them. I also began to read more couplings and got increasingly interested in AKB and watched AKBingo and learned most of the current members names. Then I had a dream about TakaYuu and the idea stayed in my head until I wrote about it which is how my fanfic "Love Can Be A Complicated Feeling" came into existence. In actuality a lot my fanfic ideas come from my dreams I have also written two H!P fanfics but haven't posted them on JPHiP yet. 8)

And to answer your question AshuraX I'm 18 and a female.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on September 04, 2013, 10:01:42 PM
I'm wondering what everyone's age is once I read yar stories O.O
NEE, WAT'S YAR AGE???!!! >A<

Though my age is the same from the profile thread, I'm a 16 year old female that will turn 17 this November. :)

And I know what you're talking about Llyloo, LOL. :P
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on September 04, 2013, 10:41:48 PM
LoyalFlutist-san~~ I want to join into this conversation~ Thus I shall!
...Actually... I started writing, outside of writing class at least, not too long ago...
My best friend is an EXO fangirl(formerly NUE'ST fangirl) so she convinced me to write something.
As an otaku since 3rd grade~ Yeah... Anime fanfics... but they were horrible... Dropped them minus a AKB0048 one... but... that's AKB enough~~ (haha... somehow I got too hooked onto 0048...)
And then Majisuka Gakuen made me die from happiness~ leading to me searching for Majigaku fanfic...
I saw a certain amazing angst writer's awesome GekiBlack which made me DOKI DOKI....
which led to me deciding to write something actually AKB(real life related~~)

nyaha.... age... tehe~ taboo until next year~ hint... I'm younger than HKT's Boss~ (<- why am I saying this anyways? Well, probably cuz I love to blab)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Hitobo on September 05, 2013, 01:11:16 AM
@LoyalFlutist:
Actually, I find it very funny that you consider 2008 to be something "waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back" and did literally laugh out loud.

You and me both, kurumi.

Now then: It's been awhile since I've joined in the discussions here, so okay, I'll bite.  Here goes nothing:

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Once upon a time, a time just before most of you were born, I was young and bored, but imaginative.  I used to write "plays."  (I used quotation marks there because what I wrote did not in any way comply to the definition of the word "play".)

Fast forward a few years, to about the age of ten or so, at which point I wrote my first non-fanfiction story.  If I remember correctly, it was about eating Oreos.  (I've always written about such important subjects.)  It was about this time that I started to lull myself to sleep by imagining my favorite characters in situations not found within their shows.  I wondered if anyone else did such a thing, and then in middle school I realized: I am not alone.

I had discovered fan fiction.

It was in the sixth grade that I wrote my first fan fiction, and I continued to write throughout middle school.  I wrote about Pokémon, Sailor Moon, and, my favorite at the time, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest.  (Is my age showing yet?)  Fortunately, with the exception of one story, I've since disposed of everything that I wrote back then.  Goodness, they were all rubbish.

(On a side note:  Surprisingly, even though I now write yuri exclusively, my first fanfics were almost all hetero-romance stories.)

In high school I stopped writing fan fiction.  There was no specific reason as to why, but I did discover and willingly accept the fact that I had more talent for writing essays and research papers than I did for creative writing.  I continued to read fan fiction religiously, but for four years not one idea ever prompted me to write my own story.

While a freshman in college (quite some time ago; or, if I may borrow LoyalFlutist's words, "waaaaaaaaaay back" and then some), inspiration struck from out of nowhere.  I was enjoying coffee and doughnuts when I suddenly thought, "What if Hotaru was never reborn?" and thus, my main fan fiction, a Sailor Moon Haru/Michi piece, was born.  I wrote twenty pages before I ever left the café, and in the years before posting it I'd written nearly 200 pages more. (In all that time, I had only completed and posted one other fanfic, a Yotsuba&! one-shot).  I finally started posting my main story in March of 2012.  At that same time, I made the initial post of Portraits, my Atsumina piece.  (Though not years in the making, Portraits is also of considerable length.)  Over the next year or so, I also wrote a few Majisuka Gakuen one-shots.

Though having known about AKB48 for some time, I did not know AKB48 fan fiction existed until after I read a few Mendol stories, in which the authors had used members of AKB as characters.  To be honest, the idea of writing RPF was offputting at first.  Yet as I read story after story, I became more intrigued by the concept.  I spent over half a year lurking on this site, reading stories here and on tumblr before I finally decided, "You know what?  I can do that, no problem."  I took the time to write about fifty pages of my story before I registered and made my first post.

Yet, there was a problem; people actually liked it.  Writing isn't all fun and games.  Others of you might not feel the same, but when I realized that people liked my work, I instantly felt the pressure of having to maintain that level of likability.  I spend extraordinary amounts of time editing my story because of that.  Here we are a year and a half later and it's still unfinished.  (Sorry about that, readers.  Though, in my defense, I did state in my initial post that I am a very slow writer.)

Since graduating from college, I haven't written anything other than fan fiction.

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TL;DR:
-I'm older than at least 90% of you.
-I'm a slow writer, yet tend to write long stories.
-When it comes to romance fics, my writings are exclusively yuri.
-AKB related, I have an Atsumina piece and some Majisuka Gakuen one-shots. (See signature.)

That's all folks.
-Hitobo (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29067.msg1015405#msg1015405)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on September 05, 2013, 12:31:19 PM
So basically, to sum it all up,

Flutist-san (since ya wrote fics longer than me, so, yeah, honorifics) is the only one that I know in this forum that's the same age(?) as me. Except she's a girl. Oh well. At least I found someone the same age QwQ

There are many of us who started to get influenced by anime.

Llyoo-san is a 21 year old girl who tried to pair up Malfoy and a Weasley (Seriously?) and also has a habit of making a fic into a murderous or sad ending. I've never read any but now I'm curious...

Ambenya-san is an 18 year old girl who once had a dream about Takamina and Yuko (Holy- I didn't even have a dream of Yuihan, let alone Acchan O.O'') I rarely see anyone pairing up their OTP. Or is that just me? XD I mean, come on. Who'd want to pair up Yuihan and Rena~? Or Acchan and Rena~? Wait... I already thought of doing the latter... >.>

Shinoki-san, come on! Ya can tell us OAO The only thing I knew bout ya was that yar a girl that likes to... er... blab? XD And I didn't get much into 0048 coz of their Generations, and successors. Kinda turns me off... And I don't mean that in any way that a certain squirrel would understand.

Hitobo-san, yar a guy, right?! TELL ME YAR A GUY!!! And don't tell me I'm the only guy here!!! Anywho, Hitobo-san already made a summary for him/her self so I don't have to do a summary for dat... Kinda long ago, huh? I thought ya'd be around 30 or so, but that's not possible~ And I think I read your story before. The AtsuMina one. I thought it was good, but for some reason the flow of the story is sorta too fast, even though, yeah, yar fic is WAY longer than any of mine XD Just my comment though~ Don't kill me >w>''

Ashura is a... well... 17 year old (this year) guy who likes to... annoy people??? And he's also a narcissist. Not to mention the... youngest when it comes to fanfics... Reading everyone's works and comparing it to his, he... was beaten single-handedly. Therefore... yeah, not much info on him either.

[End of summary and Ashura's reply/questions]
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on September 05, 2013, 12:46:38 PM
Ambenya-san is an 18 year old girl who once had a dream about Takamina and Yuko (Holy- I didn't even have a dream of Yuihan, let alone Acchan O.O'') I rarely see anyone pairing up their OTP. Or is that just me? XD I mean, come on. Who'd want to pair up Yuihan and Rena~? Or Acchan and Rena~? Wait... I already thought of doing the latter... >.>

I do pair my faves, Yuko-sama and Rena-sama, Yuko-sama and Acchan. Heck, I even have Rena-sama and Acchan paired in one of my stories~~ Nya~  so fun to read about all writers.. I should also write about myself when I have more time, nee?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on September 05, 2013, 12:49:51 PM
Ambenya-san is an 18 year old girl who once had a dream about Takamina and Yuko (Holy- I didn't even have a dream of Yuihan, let alone Acchan O.O'') I rarely see anyone pairing up their OTP. Or is that just me? XD I mean, come on. Who'd want to pair up Yuihan and Rena~? Or Acchan and Rena~? Wait... I already thought of doing the latter... >.>

I do pair my faves, Yuko-sama and Rena-sama, Yuko-sama and Acchan. Heck, I even have Rena-sama and Acchan paired in one of my stories~~ Nya~  so fun to read about all writers.. I should also write about myself when I have more time, nee?

I'm guessing Acchan ain't yar top oshii since yar not using a '-sama' for 'er XD And dude! Where is it?! I wanna read it QAQ
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on September 05, 2013, 02:42:33 PM
Ambenya-san is an 18 year old girl who once had a dream about Takamina and Yuko (Holy- I didn't even have a dream of Yuihan, let alone Acchan O.O'') I rarely see anyone pairing up their OTP. Or is that just me? XD I mean, come on. Who'd want to pair up Yuihan and Rena~? Or Acchan and Rena~? Wait... I already thought of doing the latter... >.>

I do pair my faves, Yuko-sama and Rena-sama, Yuko-sama and Acchan. Heck, I even have Rena-sama and Acchan paired in one of my stories~~ Nya~  so fun to read about all writers.. I should also write about myself when I have more time, nee?

I'm guessing Acchan ain't yar top oshii since yar not using a '-sama' for 'er XD And dude! Where is it?! I wanna read it QAQ


My TOP 3 ALL TIME 48 Family Members

1. Oshima Yuko-sama
2. Matsui Rena-sama
3. Maeda Atsuko

So dun say she's not my fav ;)

And here is AtsuRena story:

Checkmate
part a (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=32024.msg1077775#msg1077775)
part b (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=32024.msg1078214#msg1078214)
part c (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=32024.msg1080170#msg1080170)
part d (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=32024.msg1106404#msg1106404)

AtsuYuu ones

At Ease (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=32024.msg1124364#msg1124364)
Random One Shots (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=34071.msg1107281#msg1107281) you'll find many OS here, and there are some random pairings >_<

I have a few YukoRena stories but I am not sure you are interested in them or not, but look up my Blood Thirst, also The Person That I Fell In Love With Is...You

Long title I know~ :D Anyway, I also have a craving to write YuiRena  XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on September 05, 2013, 03:06:04 PM
sakura_drop_san, as I once said a few months ago,

You, sir, are awesome! QAQ

I just read the beginning (since I'm not letting the ending get the better of me if it turns into a murderous ending) and not only is it (supposed to be) AtsuRena but also AtsuYui?!

You just made my day!!! >w<

Ashura's top 3:
1. Maeda Atsuko
2. Matsui Rena
3. Yokoyama Yui
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on September 05, 2013, 03:31:06 PM
sakura_drop_san, as I once said a few months ago,

You, sir, are awesome! QAQ

I just read the beginning (since I'm not letting the ending get the better of me if it turns into a murderous ending) and not only is it (supposed to be) AtsuRena but also AtsuYui?!

You just made my day!!! >w<

Ashura's top 3:
1. Maeda Atsuko
2. Matsui Rena
3. Yokoyama Yui


I nearly forgot!!!

Three Promises (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=32024.msg1056027#msg1056027) Otabe x Maeda
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on September 05, 2013, 03:49:17 PM
Finally the sadistic Acchan I know and love~

And am I the only one who thought Acchan is more sadistic than even Mariko-sama???
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Llyloo on September 05, 2013, 08:12:12 PM

Llyoo-san is a 21 year old girl who tried to pair up Malfoy and a Weasley (Seriously?) and also has a habit of making a fic into a murderous or sad ending. I've never read any but now I'm curious...

... It was a challenge. I love challenge. XD. And yeah, it's my habit, it's hard for me to write a really happy ending or a cute fic. There are links on my sign if you want xD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on September 06, 2013, 07:05:58 AM
Thank you everyone who shared your writing history! And LoyalFlutist, thank you for bringing up such an interesting topic of discussion that helps us understand one another's writing background.

It'd be an utter waste if the history that each of you spent so much effort to write gets buried among the pages of this thread so I suggest that you add it to your writer's profile in The AKB48 Fanfic Author/Reader Profile Thread (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29067.0). Just copy and paste the following code to the bottom of your writer's profile and then add the link to your writing history post after it.

Code: [Select]
[b]Writing history:[/b]
Here's an example of how it should look: (Using LoyalFlutist's link as an example.)

Quote
Name/AKA: LoyalFlutist
Age: 16
Location:
Gender:
Favorite AKB48 members:
Favorite AKB48 pairing:
Favorite fanfic writers:
Favorite fanfics:
Do you write fanfics?
How did you get into AKB48/fanfics?
Writing history: http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29068.msg1221382#msg1221382 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29068.msg1221382#msg1221382)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on September 06, 2013, 08:51:48 AM
seigus-san, by your will OAO. XD

Llyloo-san, but don't ya think happy endings are fun~? Like, I could never find it in me to kill Acchan in any of my fics. I just can't. There are somethings like Acchan gets 'hurt' by her pair, either Takamina, Yuko or Mariko-sama but that's just it~ Killing Acchan in my fic is my last resort, unless I find a more cuter/happier/Yuko-loving ending. But still... Acchan murder case sounds fun... : D
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Llyloo on September 06, 2013, 04:46:07 PM
seigus-san, by your will OAO. XD

Llyloo-san, but don't ya think happy endings are fun~? Like, I could never find it in me to kill Acchan in any of my fics. I just can't. There are somethings like Acchan gets 'hurt' by her pair, either Takamina, Yuko or Mariko-sama but that's just it~ Killing Acchan in my fic is my last resort, unless I find a more cuter/happier/Yuko-loving ending. But still... Acchan murder case sounds fun... : D

Oh yeah they're fun. But my sad ending have.. I think... How to say, they're not that sad, it's usually a form of "happy ending" XD I don't know how to explain without spoil my own fic. I like the ideas to write something very sad but at the same time I want the reader to think something like " Yeah, but's it better like that" or "It could be worst" ( ... It's horrible what I'm saying o_o" ). It's like a little challenge, write something where there are not "they lives together for life and be happy with two children and one dog " but more "Even she's gone, she'll not forget her and be stronger, it's not for nothing". No. Really I don't know how to explain and I just woke up from my nap XD.

With that, I'll post my new OS. XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on September 07, 2013, 04:01:06 PM
What made you start writing in general? Especially with the 48 Group? And if you want to, I guess share the time when you first started writing and if still writing, how you got to this point.

Wanted to do this earlier but work and other commitments held me back. Better late than never though!

After reading LoyalFlutist's writing history, I realised I was kind of off in my advice post (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=34969.msg1150049#msg1150049). Digging back into my memory, I started writing fanfics "waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back" (this has become a running joke :lol: no hard feelings, LoyalFlutist) in 2001. I was very much into the Taiwanese pop music scene at that time and chanced upon an Asian celebrities fanfics website. I gobbled up all stories featuring my favourite pop acts such as S.H.E, Energy, Jay Chou, etc. The pairings in the fanfics were usually heterosexual and I found myself feeling unsatisfied with the lack of girlxgirl relationships. That drove me to write my first fanfic with a transgender character who eventually went for sex reassignment surgery to get the girl of her dreams. At that time, I wrote the story in a notebook which eventually spilled into a second notebook and I would hide in my room to write. What would my mum think if she chanced upon a story with such controversial themes - written by her own child, no less! I can't remember why I didn't just type it on the computer. Perhaps it was because my parents limited my time spent on it.

I wrote that fanfic in chatroom dialogue format with one or two sentences slipped in between dialogues to describe the scenes. An example of said format:

Quote
Girl A bumped into a long-haired girl outside the school gate.

Girl B: Ouch! (falls down)
Girl A: (rushes forward) Are you okay?

(Gosh, I literally cringed as I typed that.)

What led me to move on to proper prose format was when I began using my beloved idols as characters in narrative essays for schoolwork. I always wondered if my teachers actually picked up on what I was up to. Surely someone should have recognised those famous names. Or maybe they were such stick-in-the-muds that they were ignorant about pop culture. Anyway, I realised I enjoyed writing essays a lot more when I used my idols in them. It was like writing one-shot after one-shot! XD

After I graduated from secondary school, I got sucked into the world of anime and manga under the influence of my peers in film school. I was hooked on Naruto, Bleach, and Gundam SEED/SEED Destiny and I scoured FanFiction.Net every day for new fanfics of my favourite pairings. I wrote for these three fandoms too, starting with AthrunxCagalli from Gundam SEED. However, I didn't dare to share them with anyone due to the lack of confidence. Then came this older lady who was a fellow Bleach fan on LiveJournal. We got acquainted on a Bleach fanworks LJ community due to our mutual love for one of the sorely underappreciated side characters, Arisawa Tatsuki (a kickass human girl). I wrote an IchigoxTatsuki childhood one-shot one day and was surprisingly proud of it. It was something that I felt was ready to meet the world. Pushing aside my fears, I posted it in the LJ community because I wanted to see how my writing stacked up against the other writers'. Most of all, I wanted the lady to read it and see what I was capable of. There was this pressing need for acknowledgement from someone whose English standard impressed me. No, she wasn't a writer but I could tell from her private messages that her English was good. She loved the one-shot and gave a greatly encouraging review. Even my very critical friend gave it a thumbs up.

As I sank deeper into animanga, I was gradually drawn to yuri-themed series such as Maria-sama ga Miteru, Strawberry Panic, Mai-HiME, etc. and I switched to writing yuri fanfics exclusively. During my time in film school, I went through Storytelling and Scriptwriting modules which further nurtured the creativity in me. That was probably when I began to take writing really seriously as I needed to write with the audience in mind. It meant being careful with every single word I used. The choice of words in a person's speech forms that person's character. In addition, I couldn't explicitly tell the audience how the characters were feeling; I had to show their emotions through their actions and speech. The film industry is harsh. Your work has to speak for itself. Unless you are a famous director/writer who gets interviewed by the media, there is no room for explanations.

How I got into AKB48

I thought I would be stuck in the 2D world for the rest of my life and wouldn't ever go crazy over real people again. Boy, was I wrong. Thanks to my friend posting AKBINGO videos on her Facebook more than two years ago, I came to know and adore these silly but hardworking girls. I was deeply captivated by the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica during that period but due to the invasion of AKB48, I couldn't fully enjoy the climax of the show :sweatdrop: As with my previous obsessions, the way for me to truly get into a fandom is to read its fanfics and find my OTP. That was how I landed here in JPH!P. As for how I began writing for the AKB48 fandom, allow me to quote this from my advice post:

At that time, the fanfic community here was much smaller compared to what we have now. While going through the fanfics on the board, I came across a superbly entertaining and well-paced multi-chapter and multi-character story. Because of that story, I emerged from my lurking status and posted regular reviews/comments for the writer's stories. The more I read, the more I was inspired to write my own AKB48 fanfics. Bit by bit, the desire to challenge that writer's level of writing grew and it finally exploded last July when I posted two one-shots to celebrate Kashiwagi Yuki's birthday. Due to the encouraging feedback I received from the lovely readers, I decided to develop my second one-shot into a multi-parter which is now known as the Dr. Watanabe x Nurse Kashiwagi series.

I haven't looked back since. The AKB48 fandom is the one which pushed my love for writing to an all-time high. It is the one which helped me regain my confidence in writing. Now as I review the contents of this post, I realise my fanfic writing journey is driven by two main factors - imagination and challenge. I started writing because I wanted to put my idols in situations that wouldn't happen to them in real life. Then I posted my stories online to challenge my writing abilities. Now, I want to add one more point to the list; I hope my writing will inspire others to write or put more effort into their writing. Once again, let me stress that I am not the best writer around and there is still a lot of room for improvement but I believe people who read my stories can sense my seriousness and my respect for the art of writing. The right attitude towards writing, that's what I hope to spread.

---

That turned out longer than expected so... :nervous

TL;DR:
- If Hitobo is old (honestly, I do not know Hitobo's age), I am probably considered middle-aged in this fanfic forum.
- I started with RPF (real person fiction) and then moved on to animanga fanfics before returning to RPF for AKB48.
- My experience in film school made me take writing seriously. (In case you are wondering, I left the film/TV industry several years ago.)
- I will keep writing AKB48 fanfics as long as I love MaYuki.
- But I will not stop writing even when I graduate from the AKB48 fandom. I will probably get into something else and write for that fandom.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on September 07, 2013, 07:53:49 PM
Wow... like... wow  :shocked

Ummm, I guess this is time for me to share a bit of my own story on how I got into writing fics?  :panic:

This will be very brief, don't worry. I suck at writing long essay  :panic:


So... when was the first time I start writing a fanfic, probably way back to the day I was still in elementary... or junior high school? around that time. It was just a simple convo style fic (which I didn't even know it was) on The Corrs (Yea I know that was weird, lol). It wasn't something serious and I never talked about it to anyone... until now.  :nervous

And then time skip to my senior high school days where I was stressed from all the pressure and YOUTH so I wrote a lot of poems and sometimes lyrics which then I arranged into songs.

Time skip again to... hmm, the English diploma days? I was introduced to classic literature from the class so my passion for reading (yes, I'm more of a reader than writer) was renewed and deepened.

It was not until recently though that I started writing fanfic for real. My friend and I always have a mind-drabble idea of the girls so I thought why I don't just pour it into a fic. Ofc, most of them remind ideas for now  :lol:

I started posting my fic here in Sakura_drop's drabble thread, then escalated to the should-have-been-folded fic, before I finally finished a proper short story and opened a thread for it. After that I finally posted Virgin Love which I had been writing for quite some time at that moment.

For now, I feel that I need to take a break due to my personal circumstances. I'd like to apologize for anyone waiting for the continuation of Virgin Love because I don't think I will be able to update it in a while.  :sweatdrop:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AlmiraTheGreat on September 10, 2013, 11:54:14 PM
hue~ since everyone here is telling their about on how they got into writing fan fictions might as well join the discussion and tell my tale too. XD

so uhmm.... here goes nothing XD

I've been a fan of AKB48 for over a year now (I'm just new to the fandom), over the course of that time, I'm only interested with Sato Amina and Ishida Haruka so I never got the chance to get to know other members too. Sometime in 2012, it was announced that AKB48 will get it's own anime, with that said I became excited. Thinking about it, Amina and Harukyan will also voice some of the main characters in the anime which made me even more excited. When the anime started airing, I patiently wait for the English subs every week. Time passed and the anime was on the Episode 9, on that episode, there's this Kanata x Takamina scene. Since I'm a yuri fan for 5 years now, that scene made my heart go doki doki. I started to ship Kanata x Takamina because of that episode and without knowing it, I started to fantasize about the two.

I then realized that Takamina is based on a real AKB member. At that time, I wonder if there's such things as Harukyan x Takamina in the real fandom XD (don't ask my why I wondered about it XD) . I searched for it only to find "AtsuMina" on the search results. I was disappointed by that search result but I got curious and clicked it anyway. As I read a thread about AtsuMina pairing, I became even more curious and searched for their pics together and eventually, fan fiction about the two. After days of searching for a decent fan fiction, I came across with "Messy Guy x Aggressive Girl" by Rukaeru. When I read the first chapter of that fic, I liked it so much.

But....
I can't focus on one pairing forever so I started to look for another pairing. I came across with pairs such as MaYuki, WMatsui, TomoTomo, KojiYuu and other mainstream pairing. Time passed and I'm still a lurker in Jph!p XD But when I read Seigus' "Dr. Watanabe x Nurse Kashiwagi" I was so deeply moved by the fic and decided to make my own. Thus, "Heart Shaped Virus" fan fiction was born XD

Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on September 11, 2013, 01:36:11 PM
What made you start writing in general? Especially with the 48 Group? And if you want to, I guess share the time when you first started writing and if still writing, how you got to this point. (Kind of like a little timeline to you first writing till certain points.) The lengthier it is, the more we get to know about you and that creative mind, haha~ :cathappy

Hmm, this is kind of an interesting question, so if you don't mind, I will also partake in this discussion.

Well, I remember that I started when I was around grade school. I first wrote about anime series and I wasn't literally that good with English and I got a lot of harsh criticism, which of course wasn't that well received as a kid since I was still not that aware of the harshness and all. Don't get me wrong, but I don't write in script form even during as a kid. I tried to imitate the novel style of writing, but never the less, you know about the grammar and spellings, even a kid has a limited knowledge...and I think I was around 7 years old then... After that, I kind of got...well, you can say scared of criticism since I did got some at a young age and never an encouragement, I stopped writing until I became a high schooler and I started to try to get over that fear of criticism, besides, I remember that wasn't that particularly into writing, but I was more of an artsy person, so I focused more on drawing than writing around that time that I stopped writing.

Oh right, when I was a kid, I was really into anime and manga, and I've already know about yuri and yaoi around 9-10 years old, so....I guess it I went on the tide and let it flow in because I wasn't particularly against that theme, honestly, I find it interesting with all the taboo, drama, angst and conflicts, and it was very much intriguing already to read a story or a manga about it.

I started to do role playing in a forum back around 2008 I think. It was fun and most of the people I had been were really nice and encouraged me, telling me how good my grammar and word usages are and it made me happy and a bit more confident in myself, but I still didn't want to try to write any stories again at that time so I just continued RPing for as long as I could. I then stopped at 2009 and instead became a reader. During my free days and on vacation, I would read fanfics and novels and I ended up finishing around 400 stories (fanfics and novels) in 2 and a half months, I'm not trying to boast, but I set up that range to challenge myself. It was fun too. Plus all the stories were good and that was when I realized what genres I liked best, because of all the stories I read.

At 2010 I became particularly appealed to SNSD or Girl's Generation and I became a member at SSF where I started as a reader then a writer. I wrote there until 2011 before I became busy, but during the length of my stay there, I became both a reader and writer, commenting and also pointing out things here and there for other writers and I got along well with some of the writers there. I also learned more about writing styles and variation of plots and the range of maturity in the plot from all the various stories in that forum, but as I said, I became busy with school so I stopped writing. I was still a reader and I read a lot, even about 48 group fanfics and during my vacation, I became appealed and really inspired to also write and contribute to the 48 community, so I wrote fanfics here too. I particularly focused on writing fics for Majisuka Gakuen because that series drew me near to 48 group more and I liked Black Gekikara's fic too and was inspired to write BlackGeki fics, but I also had a penchant for YukiRena at that time and I had a lot of plots to write about them (even until now I do, and sometimes I'm itching to write, but....well.... :lol: )

Anyhow, it all went on, I tried writing even though I'm busy, and I have to admit, it was really refreshing to switch from being a student, to an artist, to a writer every now and then. It made me feel like I was being productive and I also got a lot of encouragements here, but some issues here and there and life is interfering too so I went hiatus here.

I forgot to add this, after I went hiatus here, I had my own wordpress and wrote for a while, but then I also went...well busy at some point and then I took the whole wordpress down. Then I became infatuated with Love Live! that I started to write again and place fanfics in the place that gave me so much criticism, fanfiction.net, mah, even right now I still receive criticisms, not like I'm perfect with my way of writing, since I am not much of a grammar nazi and I don't have a proofreader, I don't really care now, as long as people can read it more clearly than what I wrote when I was a kid. Believe me, I cringed when I read what I wrote when I was a kid and I'm a bit embarrassed to actually read it myself...

I also stopped writing for fanfiction.net now and focused more on my careers as a student, also, I have to focus on drawing and becoming a better artist, I'll probably have a comeback someday and incorporate writing and art and make it all into a manga/doujinshi when I get even better. I'm really planning on it so I'm aspiring to do my best in my course right now. Fortunately I'm passing all my classes and I'm at my 2nd year and there's still more to go for me, but if ever the time comes when I have more time, I might have a quick comeback as a writer again, I don't know where, I might comeback here or in fanfiction.net, I don't know yet, but I will when the time is right.

Currently there's about.....10+ stories that I never released here in AKB Fanfic thread and I'm still interested in writing, sometimes I do write, just paragraphs, sometimes leaving it unfinished and all.... X))

Pretty much my whole background in writing. But you know, those reflection papers and report papers that the school and teachers gives, they were really helpful to me because they made me open up to my thoughts and imagination. It really helped me to try and convey what I have in mind. Plus all those animes and mangas that I've seen, they did well in expanding my imagination in a way.

I also find that my grades in English was more than enough to encourage me to try and write again, plus all those hard work in constructing sentences, essays, paragraphs and shit in school payed off well.

I find myself being thankful to my younger self for being brave enough to try and write at the age of 7 because if she didn't, I wouldn't be a writer, I would be struggling how to write a report paper, much less a thesis paper and I'd probably going all woe-is-me on all my English subjects. So yeah, I'm thankful for that curious young me. :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: melon-lover on September 12, 2013, 02:56:25 PM
What made you start writing in general? Especially with the 48 Group? And if you want to, I guess share the time when you first started writing and if still writing, how you got to this point.

Let me think... I think I stated getting into the fanfiction world when I discovered fanfiction.net and read so many Mahou Sensei Negima fanfics, from 2007-2008. This was the result from after starting my anime and manga addiction in 2006, with Tokyo Mew Mew being my first anime.
Anyway, back to the topic, after reading so many fanfics and starting to plan my own, I decided to give it a go. This gave birth to my first fanfiction which was a KonoSetsu (yuri) story, which is actually still incompleted OTL: Cherry Blossom Guardian (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4501640/1/Cherry-Blossom-Guardian)
I loved this couple and I thought there really wasn't enough stories revolving around them and after so many thoughts and visions of what to write, it came to me.

Thankfully I got positive results and it developed my desire to write more, but I didn't really until I discovered SNSD a.k.a. Girls' Generation. Again, I was thrown into this new world and it began a new addiction that also lead me into a new place of fanfiction, i.e. Soshified forums. Again, after reading so many stories, my writing flame ignited once more and in 2010, after one year in the fandom, I decided to have a go at writing a new on-going fic, which is again centred around my OTP; YoonHyun. This fic is also incomplete OTL: Wrong (http://www.soshified.com/forums/topic/51335-wrong-hiatus/)
Then, after receiving even more positive comments and advice that helped develop my writing, I decided to create another story, which I still have yet to complete as well: Tired (http://www.soshified.com/forums/topic/53056-tired-hiatus/)
Finally, after even more comments and deciding to create a new path, I made a final on-going SNSD story, which I am concentrating on: Business Travels (http://www.soshified.com/forums/topic/58824-business-travels/)

Now, I have reached 2011 and within this year, I have dwelled into a new world, and this was the AKB48 fandom. Soon into it, I discovered the small number of fanfics from tumblr, which made me also join that amazing site and meet many great people who shared the same insane obsession with people and things. It was then, I read my first AKB48 smut, from Sarah-chan's; AKBsmutnation (if anyone remember's that tumblr haha) and it was in that time, for the first time, I wanted to write my first smut. I don't know why, it may be because inside I knew I wanted to write erotica, but I think from having seen the reviews that found this genre as acceptable, it made myself feel better because I had always thought reading smut and yuri was something to be frowned upon. However, thanks to Sarah's tumblr, I realised this wasn't the case. So, with a new courage, and encouraging words from Sarah, I finally started my first smut-shot; Acchan's Fun (I won't post a link to this story since I don't know who's reading this haha)
After I posted the story, I thought I wasn't going to get any replies, but then I saw that the explosion of likes and replies, those that wished for a sequel, and this encouraged me to write: Takamina's Revenge
Again this was met with great responses and I continued to write smut stories involving AKB members. As time continued, I ventured away from Sarah's site (also due to the fact she changed her tumblr), started posting my fics on my tumblr and I realised I had developed a name for writing smut in tumblr and before I knew it, I was getting requests. This also led to my first collaboration in 2012 with LeNosferatu a.k.a Eru-san and we created Never Let Go, a BlackGekikara smut.
After a year of writing random one-shots and smuts and fulfilling requests, I felt that hunger to write an ongoing AKB fic. This resulted in the creation of: How Long Does Forever Last? (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=33224.msg1200003#msg1200003) in 2012.
Now, with a plan of a story, I wondered where to post the story. Tumblr was too messy and I didn't really like the layout of Nihongogo, and after chatting to Eru-san, she recommended this site, i.e. jphip.
This of course wasn't the first time I had heard of jphip as I have visited other parts of the site, such as Kinjirareta Futari and the SNSD threads, but I liked this site because I could create my own thread and it would be neat and easy to organise and post. It was especially since one of the fics that influenced me to write AKB fics was orginally from this site. So, after this on-going fic, in this year 2013, I decided to make a new ongoing fic, but this time, for the first time, it would be a supernatural fic: All Angels (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=35986.0)
And within all this writing madness, one-shots are still made lol.

Finally, that's my timeline. And amongst these few years, I still remember the people's fics who have influenced me the most:
Negima - What hurts the most (http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3092115/1/What-hurts-the-most)
SNSD - SIN (http://www.soshified.com/forums/topic/39491-%E2%80%A2-s-i-n-%E2%80%A2/?p=2076463#entry2076463)
AKB48 - Pink Vitriol (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=26929.0)

I think, without them, I wouldn't be the fanfiction author I am today. And because of them, I hope that I can create a story that can influence other's to write and shape their own fictional world.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mayuyuXlyukirinlover13 on September 12, 2013, 11:31:42 PM
I haven't been here... yet...  :shocked

seeing the content of the place I feel bad I didn't acknowledge this  :sweatdrop:
so uh... lemme share what I remember (I doubt anyone would read this)


I started to know about AKB when I was 13 years old, I was a second year high back then. [2011 :D ]

A friend of mine keeps on posting AKB stuff on his Facebook causing me to be curious, that friend of mine his kami-oshi is acchan.
I asked what AKB is and he told me the simple term.


He gave a link to his favorite Preformance; RIVER.

I got a lil bit more curious. I searched them up and stuff and after the search I watched Channel [V]

to me surpresa AKB, AKB everywhere [Coincidence? I think not!!  :w00t: ]

The very first PV I watched:


OOGOE Diamond.

After that I don't even remember how I got addicted and became attached to this special family  :)

But what I know is that I LOVED mayuyu, she was my numero uno oshi!! until I became an DD [Dare Daisuki]

Now in fanfiction.... I...I don't even remember when I started reading them...  :sweatdrop:

Ok anyways uhh.... The very first fanfic [AKB FANFIC] I read was a MAYUKI fanfic


[And was followed by the fandom and 1 smut and After that this DAMN RIGHT LONG user name was born XD ]




Then I came across with one ATSUMINA.






"Forget me not" was the title back then I didn't cry much since I didn't have much info about other pairings...
[Read it again a month ago.... DEM FEELS MAN!!!]

After that this DAMN RIGHT LONG user name was born

I don't remember how I got into fanfics...[I feel like it started off with Anime Fanfics... ]  :nervous

But what I do remember was making my first fanfic, a SAEYUKI fanfic, on a Darn notebook...

"INFINITY II: We finally meet again my love"

[After watching infinity musical from mayuki to saeyuki shipper :lol: ]

This Fic was never finished, it's been 2 years since I started making this and Rewriting it on another notebook with


Extended chapters [Chap 4 is 17 pages long and Back to Back, reason why I haven't updated that dull thing]

I then started reading SAEYUKI stories.
So far...

Crono-san's "REACHING OUT TO YOU" Was the only thing that kept me hanging in the cliff hanger section XD

But as I started reading more fics here as a mere silent reader, I started to love the works here, and then I wanted to type and post my own creations.

the first one I ever made here was

"Goodbye isn't Forever I promise: THE TOKYO DOME STORY"
After receiving feedbacks...

I started writing for the sake of others. I feel happy when someone comments because by then, I know someone enjoys
The hobby I love to do.

Then everything was followed by "New years isn't the same without you" "Sin and Punishment" "INFINITY II" "PHLOPHOBIA[Editing it]"

"Maternal Love" etc

I keep on writing because many are reading. I love to write make stories that can make you Cry,Laugh, get angry and everything...


Being a writer has been the greatest thing I've decided to be. Because I can share what my mind can offer for others.


Practically, this what sums it up... [And this was made by my remaining memories due to Memory loss probs.... I'm 15(i think) yet I already have memory loss :lol: ]

I'll try and edit this once I remember everything... if I'm allowed to :D
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Minamiyuki on September 15, 2013, 05:18:17 AM
I haven't been here... yet...  :shocked

seeing the content of the place I feel bad I didn't acknowledge this  :sweatdrop:
so uh... lemme share what I remember (I doubt anyone would read this)


I started to know about AKB when I was 13 years old, I was a second year high back then. [2011 :D ]

A friend of mine keeps on posting AKB stuff on his Facebook causing me to be curious, that friend of mine his kami-oshi is acchan.
I asked what AKB is and he told me the simple term.


He gave a link to his favorite Preformance; RIVER.

I got a lil bit more curious. I searched them up and stuff and after the search I watched Channel [V]

to me surpresa AKB, AKB everywhere [Coincidence? I think not!!  :w00t: ]

The very first PV I watched:


OOGOE Diamond.

After that I don't even remember how I got addicted and became attached to this special family  :)

But what I know is that I LOVED mayuyu, she was my numero uno oshi!! until I became an DD [Dare Daisuki]

Now in fanfiction.... I...I don't even remember when I started reading them...  :sweatdrop:

Ok anyways uhh.... The very first fanfic [AKB FANFIC] I read was a MAYUKI fanfic


[And was followed by the fandom and 1 smut and After that this DAMN RIGHT LONG user name was born XD ]




Then I came across with one ATSUMINA.






"Forget me not" was the title back then I didn't cry much since I didn't have much info about other pairings...
[Read it again a month ago.... DEM FEELS MAN!!!]

After that this DAMN RIGHT LONG user name was born

I don't remember how I got into fanfics...[I feel like it started off with Anime Fanfics... ]  :nervous

But what I do remember was making my first fanfic, a SAEYUKI fanfic, on a Darn notebook...

"INFINITY II: We finally meet again my love"

[After watching infinity musical from mayuki to saeyuki shipper :lol: ]

This Fic was never finished, it's been 2 years since I started making this and Rewriting it on another notebook with


Extended chapters [Chap 4 is 17 pages long and Back to Back, reason why I haven't updated that dull thing]

I then started reading SAEYUKI stories.
So far...

Crono-san's "REACHING OUT TO YOU" Was the only thing that kept me hanging in the cliff hanger section XD

But as I started reading more fics here as a mere silent reader, I started to love the works here, and then I wanted to type and post my own creations.

the first one I ever made here was

"Goodbye isn't Forever I promise: THE TOKYO DOME STORY"
After receiving feedbacks...

I started writing for the sake of others. I feel happy when someone comments because by then, I know someone enjoys
The hobby I love to do.

Then everything was followed by "New years isn't the same without you" "Sin and Punishment" "INFINITY II" "PHLOPHOBIA[Editing it]"

"Maternal Love" etc

I keep on writing because many are reading. I love to write make stories that can make you Cry,Laugh, get angry and everything...


Being a writer has been the greatest thing I've decided to be. Because I can share what my mind can offer for others.


Practically, this what sums it up... [And this was made by my remaining memories due to Memory loss probs.... I'm 15(i think) yet I already have memory loss :lol: ]

I'll try and edit this once I remember everything... if I'm allowed to :D

You didn't say about Airin, your new Kami-oshi and your Senpai that you've been obsess..  XD XD XD
And you didn't say how you ditch Mayuyu......  :P :P :P :) :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mayuyuXlyukirinlover13 on September 15, 2013, 05:55:08 AM
I haven't been here... yet...  :shocked

seeing the content of the place I feel bad I didn't acknowledge this  :sweatdrop:
so uh... lemme share what I remember (I doubt anyone would read this)


I started to know about AKB when I was 13 years old, I was a second year high back then. [2011 :D ]

A friend of mine keeps on posting AKB stuff on his Facebook causing me to be curious, that friend of mine his kami-oshi is acchan.
I asked what AKB is and he told me the simple term.


He gave a link to his favorite Preformance; RIVER.

I got a lil bit more curious. I searched them up and stuff and after the search I watched Channel [V]

to me surpresa AKB, AKB everywhere [Coincidence? I think not!!  :w00t: ]

The very first PV I watched:


OOGOE Diamond.

After that I don't even remember how I got addicted and became attached to this special family  :)

But what I know is that I LOVED mayuyu, she was my numero uno oshi!! until I became an DD [Dare Daisuki]

Now in fanfiction.... I...I don't even remember when I started reading them...  :sweatdrop:

Ok anyways uhh.... The very first fanfic [AKB FANFIC] I read was a MAYUKI fanfic


[And was followed by the fandom and 1 smut and After that this DAMN RIGHT LONG user name was born XD ]




Then I came across with one ATSUMINA.






"Forget me not" was the title back then I didn't cry much since I didn't have much info about other pairings...
[Read it again a month ago.... DEM FEELS MAN!!!]

After that this DAMN RIGHT LONG user name was born

I don't remember how I got into fanfics...[I feel like it started off with Anime Fanfics... ]  :nervous

But what I do remember was making my first fanfic, a SAEYUKI fanfic, on a Darn notebook...

"INFINITY II: We finally meet again my love"

[After watching infinity musical from mayuki to saeyuki shipper :lol: ]

This Fic was never finished, it's been 2 years since I started making this and Rewriting it on another notebook with


Extended chapters [Chap 4 is 17 pages long and Back to Back, reason why I haven't updated that dull thing]

I then started reading SAEYUKI stories.
So far...

Crono-san's "REACHING OUT TO YOU" Was the only thing that kept me hanging in the cliff hanger section XD

But as I started reading more fics here as a mere silent reader, I started to love the works here, and then I wanted to type and post my own creations.

the first one I ever made here was

"Goodbye isn't Forever I promise: THE TOKYO DOME STORY"
After receiving feedbacks...

I started writing for the sake of others. I feel happy when someone comments because by then, I know someone enjoys
The hobby I love to do.

Then everything was followed by "New years isn't the same without you" "Sin and Punishment" "INFINITY II" "PHLOPHOBIA[Editing it]"

"Maternal Love" etc

I keep on writing because many are reading. I love to write make stories that can make you Cry,Laugh, get angry and everything...


Being a writer has been the greatest thing I've decided to be. Because I can share what my mind can offer for others.


Practically, this what sums it up... [And this was made by my remaining memories due to Memory loss probs.... I'm 15(i think) yet I already have memory loss :lol: ]

I'll try and edit this once I remember everything... if I'm allowed to :D

You didn't say about Airin, your new Kami-oshi and your Senpai that you've been obsess..  XD XD XD
And you didn't say how you ditch Mayuyu......  :P :P :P :) :lol: :lol: :lol:


I DID NOT DITCH MAYUYU!!  :banghead:

And I LOVE Airin-senpai not OBSESSED.... And I don't have a Kami-oshi  :doh:

Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Minamiyuki on October 04, 2013, 05:21:54 PM
Is a fic with correct grammar more interesting to read than a fic with incorrect grammar?

I know that I'm asking a nonsense question but this curious me a lot...

 :) :) :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on October 04, 2013, 05:26:15 PM
Don't know about interesting but it's certainly easier to read with good grammar  :nervous 

Although in my case any story is a good thing now XD Really need to start writing again  :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: imteedee on October 04, 2013, 05:27:49 PM
Well of course grammar is a plus factor but we couldn't say...but there are a lot more factors to consider,

1. if the topic is about someone's OTP maybe somehow even if the fanfic is that 'bad' maybe she'll/he'll give it a go.
2. Some people find it hard to understand or maybe gets too confusing on the long run
3. and 'story-wise'...a big factor  :lol:

just my POV  :)

PS: NOOORI!! I'M WAITING FOR YOU FOR LIKE A CENTURY ALREADY
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on October 04, 2013, 05:31:04 PM
Definitely ones with correct grammar are the ones I take interest more. It doesn't necessarily mean that they are way more interesting (usually they are  XD ) but I simply cannot read the text where sentences are mashed into one another or start with small letters instead of capital ones... This is just an example, and no one is perfect... But at least check your written texts with spellchecker in word and fix the paragraphs..



@Yuki: Yup, you really should start writing. A good way to start is to proofread smth for me, nee?  :lol:  so you are online...huh?  :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: stv_wong on October 04, 2013, 05:37:42 PM
Don't know about interesting but it's certainly easier to read with good grammar  :nervous 

Although in my case any story is a good thing now XD Really need to start writing again :nervous

I'm sooooo agree with the bolded parts....  XD
I've been lurking for too long because I've lost all motivation to write.

And to answer Minamiyuki's question, good grammar only makes the story easier to read and understand, but as imteedee had said, that is only the plus factor. The bad side in any fandoms is that some people only read their OTP's stories, even the one with bad grammar (including me since my OTP's fic is very rare though I'm open to read anything that piqued my interest). But of course in the long run, story and character development and grammar become important or else you might lose readers.
Though this site doesn't have much grammar-nazi (comparing to other fanfic site that I was frequently posted my fics before, but because of them my English has been improved a lot, so... thanks to them...), so you don't have to worry much .
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Minamiyuki on October 04, 2013, 05:51:55 PM
Well my english is way bad, need time to correct grammars... (All hail Asians)

About OTP's, some readers are enjoyably reading that rather a non-pairing fic...Romance is really not my forte (Shikaku Kankei is only my current fic that has romance in it). Because of that, creating an OTP fic is way harder and more difficult than creating a non-pairing thread, especially Action and Sci-fi genre (my favorites).. :) :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on October 04, 2013, 05:56:55 PM
Though this site doesn't have many grammar-nazi


Jokes I'm not that fussy, I just couldn't resist this opportunity XD

@imteedee & Saku: I'll get it done eventually but considering I've just moved out the other week I think I have a legit reason to be a bit busy XD Still sorry for taking so long  :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on October 04, 2013, 06:02:28 PM
That is certainly another good topic.  :)

What genre do you find it easier to write in?

also...

Is it easier for you to write a non-pairing or OTP/any-pairing fic?



As for me, I guess I am good with creepy ones (that have Geki but of course :nervous ) or romance/drama one with light comedy or no comedy tossed into it.

I find it way easier to write an OTP centered or any pairing centered fic than a non-pairing one, but that is just me.  :)

And considering grammar topic (again)... I am not one of those grammar nazzis, and if I find a story interesting I can close my eyes on the bad grammar. But as stv_wong said, once the story progresses you expect the writer to improve.. For me, when there are too many mistakes and mashed text, I simply find it hard to read while trying to decipher what is being said, and that is how the fun slowly fades...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: imteedee on October 04, 2013, 06:09:14 PM
Well my english is way bad, need time to correct grammars... (All hail Asians)
First, I'm not taking this in any negative way  :) though generally speaking, being Asian doesn't make you any better or the other way around.  :lol:
About OTP's, some readers are enjoyably reading that rather a non-pairing fic...Romance is really not my forte (Shikaku Kankei is only my current fic that has romance in it). Because of that, creating an OTP fic is way harder and more difficult than creating a non-pairing thread, especially Action and Sci-fi genre (my favorites).. :) :)
Like I said, people do have different styles and of course preferential  :lol: as for me, I'm fine with any  XD

Though this site doesn't have many grammar-nazi


Jokes I'm not that fussy, I just couldn't resist this opportunity XD

@imteedee & Saku: I'll get it done eventually but considering I've just moved out the other week I think I have a legit reason to be a bit busy XD Still sorry for taking so long  :nervous
LOL! I understand calmly waiting  XD

What genre do you find it easier to write in?
I live in the world of alpacas and flufiness. I'm more feeling centered than the imagery, maybe because my diction isn't that good... somehow  XD needed to suffice my shortcomings


Is it easier for you to write a non-pairing or OTP/any-pairing fic?
I find it easier to write fics with my OTP, more like it's motivating me to keep moving  :lol:

Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on October 04, 2013, 06:18:06 PM
Is a fic with correct grammar more interesting to read than a fic with incorrect grammar?

Not necessarily. Grammar is important but it isn't everything. A story with few grammatical errors is certainly easier to read. However, whether a story is interesting, it depends on many factors:

1. Plot
2. Delivery and style
3. Story structure
4. Characters
5. Setting

And the list can go on depending on the individual.

You can write a story with perfect grammar but the plot or delivery can be as bland as plain water. Or you can take a boring topic such as watching paint dry but make it interesting and thought provoking with unique character interactions or writing style.

There are many ways to make a story interesting. Grammar is not the deciding factor. That said, poor grammar does turn certain readers off because too many grammatical errors make it hard to focus on the story, so even if your plot, characters, etc. are interesting, the readers might not even give your story another look beyond the first few paragraphs. Hence, good grammar is something basic that writers should try to achieve if you want your story to appeal to more people and to be able to retain their interest.

no one is perfect... But at least check your written texts with spellchecker in word and fix the paragraphs..

I agree with this. Using the spell and grammar check is the least every writer can do before posting their fictions. The built-in check may not be able to catch every spelling or grammatical mistake (sometimes it may even misidentify errors) but it helps to reduce the occurrence of glaring errors. I believe brushing up on grammar is the fundamental step to improving yourself as a writer.

So do your best to minimise grammatical errors but don't hesitate to write just because you are afraid of committing such mistakes. Remember, we all learn as we write (and read) :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on October 04, 2013, 06:55:26 PM
I don't know if I'm good enough to give a good feedback on things, but I'll try.

For MinamiYuki-san's question, in actuality, no.
It depends, actually. The others already gave much of the answers that I was going to bring up so I don't need to say much about them.
Though it certainly is a plus for fics to be in high level English, it doesn't really mean much. Just an understanding in English is okay. Even broken English is. If it has a good PLOT, and a satisfactory in the twists and thrills, then the readers would enjoy reading it.
Be also very aware that high level English could make people confused. Like how I read some AtsuYuu smut the other day and I was flabbergasted by how the writer wrote the story in a very intellectual fashion. Wait, I'm not using complex words now, am I?! And yes, it's pretty meaningless to use harsh languages. I don't know any high-level ones so I'll just use standard and low levels as comparison XD
"Yuko touched the soft melons of one Kojima Haruna and was immediately hit with a pile driver from the taller girl's girlfriend, Takahashi Minami, causing the happy and satisfied squirrel-like girl to faint in her own lover's arms."
"Yuko touch NyanNyan oppai. Takamina did a wrestling technique to Yuko. Yuko dies on Acchan."
Looks pretty much the same to me XD So basically, if you can deliver the message to the readers, then it's already okay.

As for sakura-san's question...

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What genre do you find it easier to write in?
Err... Probably fluff. Like, innocent slice of life or something. I can do most things but fluff is probably something I can think of quicker. I don't know if the readers are satisfied with the fluff I wrote but I myself am satisfied XD As for the opposite to the question, I find it hard to write action and smut... Action, because I can't... exactly... transfer what I'm thinking, the fights, to my writing... And as for smut... well... I don't actually have to explain that, do I?

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Is it easier for you to write a non-pairing or OTP/any-pairing fic?
... I don't get the question? XD Anywho, I find it easier to write about my OTP. Well... no... it's easier to write about members I like. OTP or not. For example, my OTP's AtsuYuu and my Kami-oshi's Acchan. I can write about Acchan pretty easily with any of the other girls but I can't write easily about Yuko since she's not my OTP, unless I make her come around with Acchan, then it comes to me easier.
EDIT: Crack that. I just understood the question. I think it's way easier to write a non-pairing one. I can immediately think of what to do for this, and that, what happens to them and so on, while using jokes about their pairings. Like Acchan immediately grab Minami's breasts while pulling her away from danger and say 'You haven't grown much in this area, huh?'
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on October 04, 2013, 07:25:18 PM
Be also very aware that high level English could make people confused. Like how I read some AtsuYuu smut the other day and I was flabbergasted by how the writer wrote the story in a very intellectual fashion.

I think you are referring to flowery language. Proper grammar should never confuse readers whereas flowery language might do just that due to overly elaborate (and sometimes unnecessary) descriptions that take the attention away from the plot and action. That's not to say that flowery language doesn't have its advantages. It is good for establishing the mood and describing the setting but overusing it when the focus should be on the story development can be just as distracting as having lots of grammatical errors in the story.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on October 04, 2013, 07:40:47 PM
Be also very aware that high level English could make people confused. Like how I read some AtsuYuu smut the other day and I was flabbergasted by how the writer wrote the story in a very intellectual fashion.

I think you are referring to flowery language. Proper grammar should never confuse readers whereas flowery language might do just that due to overly elaborate (and sometimes unnecessary) descriptions that take the attention away from the plot and action. That's not to say that flowery language doesn't have its advantages. It is good for establishing the mood and describing the setting but overusing it when the focus should be on the story development can be just as distracting as having lots of grammatical errors in the story.

Not really? I meant that the writer uses words that are... well... not in basic English. And of course medieval language... Those are hard to understand... Or is it just me? XD But yeah, what you said is pretty true. Going too far into detail ain't actually too good. It's easy to be confused when reading since some readers focus on more important things. I.E, the plot. Also, I think you've said this before in the discussions, seigus-san. Going into detail is a good advice but don't go too deep. Yeah, think that's what you said? Or probably somebody else O.O''
"The girl woke up from her slumber, teary-eyed after yawning. She was wearing her school uniform, a white blazer, red tie, pink skirt, and her hair was done in a ponytail-fashion since she forgot to let down her hair the day before thanks to her best friend's constant story-telling of her and her adventures with her girlfriend. Inside the room was messy. A pair of blue undergarments was lying on the table, a wooden-colored chair was sat next to her bed, a yellow lamp shone brightly at the corner of the room and the white rectangular door was opened, probably due to her best friend's constant come and go into her room."
Okay, that was probably pointless... Anywho, to me, I think that's already too far into detail.
Don't know bout the others though~ :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on October 04, 2013, 08:07:47 PM
Not really? I meant that the writer uses words that are... well... not in basic English. And of course medieval language... Those are hard to understand...

If the setting calls for a different style of English, it's up to the writer whether s/he wants to use the "special" English for authenticity's sake or to use normal modern English so that it's easier for readers to understand. Things like archaic English (thou, thee, thy, thine, etc.) tend to fly over my head but if I'm in the mood to decipher them, they can be pretty interesting. And hey, it's always good to pick up something new!

"The girl woke up from her slumber, teary-eyed after yawning. She was wearing her school uniform, a white blazer, red tie, pink skirt, and her hair was done in a ponytail-fashion since she forgot to let down her hair the day before thanks to her best friend's constant story-telling of her and her adventures with her girlfriend. Inside the room was messy. A pair of blue undergarments was lying on the table, a wooden-colored chair was sat next to her bed, a yellow lamp shone brightly at the corner of the room and the white rectangular door was opened, probably due to her best friend's constant come and go into her room."
Okay, that was probably pointless... Anywho, to me, I think that's already too far into detail.

Yes, that's an example of unnecessary details. I had lost interest after the first half of the paragraph. This leads us to the question: How do writers decide what details are important?

I recommend this article: http://americaneditingservices.blogspot.sg/2013/09/amping-up-your-scenes.html (http://americaneditingservices.blogspot.sg/2013/09/amping-up-your-scenes.html)

Here's an excerpt:

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Ask Yourself, Why?

When you go through your manuscript, ask yourself what the purpose of each scene is. For instance, if you have your main character go to the deli, ask yourself why it is important for the reader to know about this. And I’ll give you a hint, if you’re illustrating the setting to the reader, this scene will need to be either removed or enhanced. Otherwise, it will slow down your book’s momentum, and from there you can lose reader interest.

If you go through the entire day of your main character—from the moment he wakes up, to the shower he takes and the meal he eats—that’s a huge red flag that you need to be asking yourself why the reader should care. Almost always this is an indicator that you need to tighten up your story and thin these sections out.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on October 04, 2013, 08:21:46 PM
How do writers decide what details are important?
Interesting thought that, a handy article as well. I guess I've never consciously gone through the steps outlined in the article (think of that what you will) but I think of most of writing is fairly linear and the events tend to stick and focus on the main plot, so not many little OTP moments on the side. This might seem a little too narrow but if the story is focusing on a pair then the whole story is like a moment between the two? XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on October 04, 2013, 08:36:47 PM
Oh wow, so many topics. I shall put some of my personal opinion then.

Is a fic with correct grammar more interesting to read than a fic with incorrect grammar?
--Not necessarily. As everyone has said above, even without perfect grammar, it's okay as long as you can deliver the plot/story well. Unless the grammatical mistakes are severe enough to create confusion and different interpretation... Now that's a problem, haha.


What genre do you find it easier to write in?
--I guess romance and comedy? I don't write much but if you can see on my library, most of my fics fall under the categories of romance or comedy. Can be a little too fluffy as well.


Is it easier for you to write a non-pairing or OTP/any-pairing fic?
--It depends on the story. Of course, if I refer to previous question, it means that it's easier for me to write a fic with pairing(s). And if we talk about pairing, I usually pair them based on my interpretation of their visible relationship (which is why I can do TomoYuki or SayaAnnin).


Damn. I need to continue with Virgin Love again. "orz
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: nori on October 04, 2013, 08:46:50 PM
Ah I forgot to answer these  :nervous

What genre do you find it easier to write in?
Probably something action themed. I mean I'm still trying different things out but I feel like my best work (out of a very small library) is my action based fic. Seems to be the most comforting setting for me.

Is it easier for you to write a non-pairing or OTP/any-pairing fic?
I can't really say too much since I never thought about a fic with no pairing as such. Might be something worth trying after I finish with my current stories and I'm interested to see just how different it'll be for me.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on October 04, 2013, 11:08:20 PM
Hope you don't mind me popping into the conversation once more. :sweatdrop:

Is a fic with correct grammar more interesting to read than a fic with incorrect grammar?

I don't usually mind fictions with incorrect grammars. As long as I can see that the writer is actually putting effort into writing in a language that isn't their native, then I'm completely fine with it. Okay, even those who have English as their first language I'm also fine with. Previously I was a grammar/spelling Nazi, but I've learned awhile ago that grammar isn't the main component of the fiction world as everyone has stated above. However, when someone intentionally/actually types in a 'text language' (Example: "Takamina luvs 2 spend time w/Atsuko becuz they r BEST BUDS IN TEH WORLDZ AND LUV EACH OTHER 2 DEATH") for a long period of time, it drives me NUTS. If it's part of a story where the character(s) speaks/writes in such style, then I can cope with it. Other than that, it just drives me insane when text languages and system are being placed in a story. At least attempt to write in actual words. Doesn't hurt to press two-three more keys down on the keyboard to deliver '2' into 'to.' :doh: And if you really don't know how to, then there's a little tip called 'picking up a dictionary and attempting to learn proper words compared to numbers as words.' Texting is texting and personally for me, I kinda get turned off when the author writes stories in a fashion as if they are texting to old buddies. There goes a saying from Professor Oak in Pokemon that 'There's a time and place for everything.'

That might just be me having a harsh viewpoint though... :sweatdrop:

Now in regards to your comment about not having great grammar skills due to being Asian, I'm Asian (Half Vietnamese, Half Chinese). XD It's true that people who aren't native with the language of English won't have any joy to trending through a second language. (True me. I had a terrible childhood with the lack of knowledge and comprehension in English within a country containing English as their main dialect.) But with constant practice and learning through mistakes, I'm sure everyone dedicated enough will make massive improvements. From what I'm seeing with your comments and such, your grammar isn't too bad at all! :)

What genre do you find it easier to write in?

also...

Is it easier for you to write a non-pairing or OTP/any-pairing fic?

In regards to the first question, Sakura-san, I've found angst, serious, tensed and action situation much easier to write with. Maybe because I always had imagination pertaining to violence and dark thoughts with my characters. Not to mention I like letting my readers feel emotionally connected with the storyline. I enjoy reading books and articles that tug on my heartstrings (both happy or sad!). I feel like I'm being dragged into the story and sympathize with the characters in their life. If it's something minor like having difficulty about choosing between chocolate or vanilla ice cream or even major like debating of the political parties here in the United States, I sense some sort of connection. A story that grabs my emotions and as cruel as it sounds, manipulates it, I have this satisfaction of putting down the book/story and say: "Wow. It's perfect!" Of course, it does come with a few instances where you'll curl up in a ball and mentally sob to death. And in regards to action sequences, I blame my childhood for watching DragonBall Z, Naruto, Zatch Bell, Gundam, Samarai Jack, Teen Titans and other shows that a 6-7 year old would consider 'violent.' (Oh wait. Of course they're violent! Especially DBZ! XD) Childhood influences does really kick in for my current personality and attitude, haha. :nervous

I actually have written a OS or two that doesn't have any pairing in it. And if they do, then the two girls aren't really in love but rather just friends throughout the entire situation (i.e. the Kojiyuu fic 'One Night...') Between the two, I don't really mind if there's certain OTPs or characters within the fiction or not. All I really aim my eyes at is the storyline, characterization and overall theme. Having OTPs and pairings are merely extra sprinkles to the cupcake here. :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kurumi on October 05, 2013, 06:13:08 PM
Here's my two cents.

What genre do you find it easier to write in?

Most definitely real life. There seems to be a limit to my creativity/imagination and it would be impossible for me to write about things that are out of this world (e.g. fantasy). I rely heavily on videos, photos, articles, etc. for inspiration. Also, I observe the people around me and characters in movies/dramas.

Is it easier for you to write a non-pairing or OTP/any-pairing fic?

OTP is the easiest since I spend a lot of time watching them on TV. Additionally, I find that I can only write about members with whom I can identify, even if just a tiny bit. Some girls I would never be able to write about include Kasai Tomomi, Kawaei and Lemon.

Edit: I did not comment on grammar because I feel everyone else has already voiced my sentiments.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on October 11, 2013, 06:12:51 AM
I haven't updated any of my threads for a while by now but I have a topic I'd like to discuss here  :panic:

What do you think on unpopular pairing? and to further extend, crack pairing.

I just want to know since most thing I made so far involved unpopular/crack pairing  :roll:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kurumi on October 11, 2013, 07:11:39 AM
@Yuki88:

I am very unfamiliar with the world of fanfiction, and only recently learnt terms such as "pairing" and "OTP". So honestly, I've never given your question much thought at all.

I guess my story constitutes an "unpopular pairing", but it was seriously the only pairing that existed in my mind for my story. Ultimately, I feel we should write about whom we wish to write about regardless what others may think. If I had changed my story to a WMatsui one, it would probably not be very good. I lack the knowledge and confidence to write about Rena in a convincing manner.

The issue with writing about an unpopular pairing is that your story may end up being, well… unpopular. So don't be expecting a whole bunch of likes and comments. I'm fine with that. ;)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on October 11, 2013, 08:47:35 AM
What do you think on unpopular pairing? and to further extend, crack pairing.

   Err. Are we talking bout the non-mainstream pairings like AtsuYuu/TakaHaru? Or simply unknown and/or rare pairings, or crack such as AtsuSayanee, TakaYuki or MariSaya?

   Well, I think they're hard to ship while some are easy. Take for example, Sae, with her unbelievable harem aura, or Atsuko, with her undeniable 'senpai' authority towards the juniors, are easy and I find it easy to ship them. But if you suddenly felt like pairing up... Well... I dunno... RenaMii? That's hard... Seriously hard... Or two tsundere pairing up together into HaruRena, that would be worse...

   But there are dominance similarities that could be shipped far more easier than any mainstream pairings. Take my OTP, AtsuYuu, for example. Two sadists and Ace, bashing each other into coincidental moments and fighting for the rights for dominance. I'd say it's way easier XD

   But yeah, if yar using unpopular pairings, be prepared to either get bashed by their mainstream pair shippers or get ignored, since they're unpopular and most people want the popular ones. Or use what I usually use. Take their mainstream pair and use it for comical relief :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Llyloo on October 12, 2013, 12:27:27 AM
For me, hm, I write with pairing that I like and that I find will fit to the story. But there are pairing less... hm... popular that I love to write, like for exemple for Valentine's day I wrote a Sayacchu Fanfic ( because yeah, they're my OTP on NMB since always ).

I find it refreshing to read story with unpopular pairing or crack pairing, with that I can read news things because, how to say, with the common pairing we often read the "same kind moment". I don't know how to explain, but, because personality, two people have often the same type of interraction in each fanfic so a fic with crack pairing or just unpopular pairing could let you to see news type of interaction.

But yeah, usually ( and myself I tend to do that too ) most of people search about their favorites pairing and ignore unpopular or another pairing ><.

My english is very bad tonight XD sorry
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on October 14, 2013, 02:23:21 AM
Random question of curiosity~~ :3


When you write, are you prone to putting your oshis into really bad positions, nearly killing them, killing them, or making their character very sad?

(oddly enough for me... Rena-san doesn't show up much in what I write besides my typically fluff oneshots)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on October 14, 2013, 06:42:46 AM
^ Funnily enough, I killed Yuka by making her committing suicide in Last Goodbye and breaking Yuuko's heart in Why do I have to fall for you?
Does that count? XD

It just happens naturally, I guess. I rarely create a fic involving my oshimen that much, though.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on October 14, 2013, 09:38:38 AM
When you write, are you prone to putting your oshis into really bad positions, nearly killing them, killing them, or making their character very sad?

Actually, no. I don't regret making her suffer. I actually made Mayu stab Acchan in the abdomen once and gets Acchan to be hated to the core a couple of times but I don't mind it. Except once... Where Yuko killed Atsuko's lover, Minami, right in front of her very eyes. Well, that was awfully regretful...
I usually don't get sad if Atsuko had to suffer in my fics because I know that she's Atsuko. I would never make her become sad without giving her a gift in the near future, which is a happy ending for her.
But if we're talking bout my other oshi's, then yes. I kinda don't like to make them sad or anything, dunno why. I'm used to dissing Acchan and making her suffer but to make Rena, Yuihan or Jurina suffer, is too much for me...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: maku on October 14, 2013, 09:43:07 AM

When you write, are you prone to putting your oshis into really bad positions, nearly killing them, killing them, or making their character very sad?


It all depends on your genre. It also depends on the theme in which your character/s will be base.

And sometimes, it adds "drama" to the story
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: leipyon on October 15, 2013, 08:29:01 AM
Lurking around then finds this question:

When you write, are you prone to putting your oshis into really bad positions, nearly killing them, killing them, or making their character very sad?

I just made one of my oshi died (Yuko) and leaving her lover (KojiHaru) behind in a One Shot I made. I actually felt a little bad at it.  :err: I don't know what comes into my mind when I create that story. Haha.. I guess reading a novel book by Nicholas Sparks has influence me.  :sweat:

So it's my first time killing a character XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: melon-lover on October 15, 2013, 05:37:34 PM
Personally, I love the angst and drama genres so I generally write in those areas therefore I put my characters through quite a lot  :nervous
Not that I don't like fluffy endings, especially with my beloved members, but you know what they say; no pain, no gain  :P
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on October 17, 2013, 12:09:54 AM
When you write, are you prone to putting your oshis into really bad positions, nearly killing them, killing them, or making their character very sad?

Oho~ I sense this pertains to me well, LOL.

Let's just say I like to specialize in the angst zone of the fiction world. Though I do occasionally write fluff and other genre that doesn't make a reader break their heart, I, well... like the emotional aspect of it. I try not to, but what can I say? It's usually for the effect of the story. I like the effect of angst pulling out a strong, sad emotion and actually impacting even a little bit of the readers with the plot. :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mina on October 18, 2013, 01:57:23 AM
I am having difficulties, if somebody helps me I thank. 
I am new in the forum. 
When I am reading a fanfictions, some parts say, to go in the session pervy but when I click of the the following sentence. 
The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you. 
I already made login and everything but he/she doesn't enter.    :cry:
Somebody helps me please.  :bow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Ambenya on October 18, 2013, 05:22:14 AM
I am having difficulties, if somebody helps me I thank. 
I am new in the forum. 
When I am reading a fanfictions, some parts say, to go in the session pervy but when I click of the the following sentence. 
The topic or board you are looking for appears to be either missing or off limits to you. 
I already made login and everything but he/she doesn't enter.    :cry:
Somebody helps me please.  :bow:

You have to request access to the perv section once you make 20 post on this forum and you have to be at least 18 years old to get in.
I hope my response helped you. :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on October 21, 2013, 05:16:31 PM
This has been lingering in my mind for a while...

For the writers here, I would like to know the reasoning when you start a fic and choose the characters. Do you start it with a plain draft that doesn't involve any girl or you already have anyone in mind and adjust the script accordingly?

I hope I make sense with the question lol.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: imteedee on October 21, 2013, 05:31:51 PM
This has been lingering in my mind for a while...

For the writers here, I would like to know the reasoning when you start a fic and choose the characters. Do you start it with a plain draft that doesn't involve any girl or you already have anyone in mind and adjust the script accordingly?

I hope I make sense with the question lol.

For the reasoning starting a fic, it usually arises from 'boredom' itself which turns out mostly having these crazy thoughts and imaginations... and that brings us to your second question, Choosing characters, I do think it's quite natural to think of your OTP or oshis first hand, but may also come from such articles which some of us use as inspiration (photos.. vids, news etc.)

I do either, starting with a draft/involving a character first hand, it depends on the situation but usually I already have the pairing/characters in mind before starting it cause I find it a hassle 'adjusting' which I think also a 'no-no', like you might alter the whole stuff, but don't get me wrong...variation is good  :) I think I didn't make sense LOL but anyway, I hope it helped  :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kurumi on October 21, 2013, 06:36:32 PM
@Yuki88:

As mentioned in my thread, I spent 4 months hunting for a JuriYuu story and was incredibly perplexed as to why no one had written one yet. So sometime in August, I thought to myself, "You know what? If nobody's gonna write one, I'll do it!" Occasionally, I do regret making that rash decision…

Therefore, in my case, I decided on the protagonists first, and am currently trying real hard to come up with a suitable script. However, when it comes to secondary characters, I find that I consider what type of personality I require, then just pick whichever girl I think fits the bill.

At least that was how I did it. I'm sure others probably approach things differently.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on October 21, 2013, 06:57:20 PM
For the writers here, I would like to know the reasoning when you start a fic and choose the characters. Do you start it with a plain draft that doesn't involve any girl or you already have anyone in mind and adjust the script accordingly?

It depends on the plot honestly for me. I usually think of the plot first before deciding who should be the main character(s) and supporting casts for it. :) I don't really have much to say, but it's hard for me to just think of let's say "Mayu" and have a plot blow up before my face. A story comes first before the characters. :sweatdrop:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on October 21, 2013, 11:12:48 PM
Yuki88:
       
      When I first start a fic, it's usually just because I have a flash of inspiration at that moment. Whether or not I manage to go past the first sentence or even decide to post it is another question since I'm a slow person and a lazy writer. When it comes to choosing the characters, it's kind of like who suits this role the most and blah blah blah. Like if the main character is someone responsible, Takamina or a leader-type. Or if it's a negative, scheming person, I'd choose Mayu(Nezumi-chara~) Sometimes I do stupid things and choose people I don't really know though...

      I end up just going along and write whatever. Typically, the prologue doesn't involve the names of any girl, so I sometimes just adjust accordingly(I never actually write much more before I post it if I ever post it.) I'm lazy though, so I usually just go with someone in mind, but let it so I can change it up. If you're talking about the body of the story, I just go along and name people since I don't do much editing besides fixing a few words to make it sound cooler(even if it doesn't sound cool) or adding a sentence or two.

Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on October 22, 2013, 01:20:22 PM
This has been lingering in my mind for a while...

For the writers here, I would like to know the reasoning when you start a fic and choose the characters. Do you start it with a plain draft that doesn't involve any girl or you already have anyone in mind and adjust the script accordingly?

I hope I make sense with the question lol.

   Well, when I start a fic, it's probably because I have this weird 'thing' in my head that says that I want to make this sort of character or that sort of theme. So usually I would already have said characters inside my head, and try to make anything that could fit the character in it. Such as surprises, suspense or such. But there are such times when I had to choose the characters that fit the most in the story. One thing I do first is think if Acchan fits as the main role. If so, then I'll choose anyone that could fit the supporting roles that are close to the said girl.

   Well, unless an OS. Coz an OS doesn't follow much, I would have already have the characters in my mind. And I'll pass the time by thinking if I should add supporting roles or such. Like Sayaka that would help Sae woo the hearts of the girls if it's SaeYuki, or Acchan that will scheme and set up everything for our lovely Tomochin if it's WTomo.

   
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mina on October 27, 2013, 02:52:25 AM
Excuse this inconveniencing, they will banish me even of the site. 
But what had with the fanfiction: 
"Messy Man - Aggressive Woman." 
Did they delete, because?   :cry:  :cry:
How do I do, to read, or to enter in contact with the writer? 
Help me, please.  :bow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on October 27, 2013, 03:11:20 AM
Mina-san:

banishing?? <- confusion... but I'll go ahead and give you the info I do know

I think that it's gone because the author-san deleted basically everything of his.
Since I'm not a reader of that fic, I'm not too sure
but i think i saw something saying that she/he is taking it down and it's probably going to be impossible to find it anywhere
(think he/she might be leaving this place for a bit...? i don't know.)
Basically all her fics have been deleted though?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on October 27, 2013, 10:53:56 AM
Been out for so long. About that fanfic, I do think that it was deleted because I've read multiple announcements from that author's fanfic threads that she's taking them down, but I can't be for certain. Try asking other people for a 100% verification in that.

Anyhow, I shall partake in the answering of questions, if you don't mind.

Is a fic with correct grammar more interesting to read than a fic with incorrect grammar?

Yes, I wouldn't lie, so yes. Why do I think so? Because its easy to read something that's grammatically correct, you get to read smoothly without stopping to analyze and figure out what the sentence means because the placements of words can reflect a different meaning from what it really is that is being conveyed. I do still read stories with little bits of misses, I don't mind those, but too much grammar errors can be a bit of a turn off to me. I am aware that the brain does correct the words as you read and that even if you jumble up the letters in a word as long as the first letter and the last is intact, the brain would convey the correct spelling, a little miss on the grammar is no biggie because its easy for the brain to correct, but too much and so much in a story is far too tiring to try to read, much less comprehend without taking a few minutes off to...well, figure things out.

That's my opinion btw, don't take offense in it, I'm just used to read stories that are already grammatically correct.

What genre do you find it easier to write in?

Angst. Drama. Romance. I don't really need to expand since I'd be a broken tape saying the same stuff again and again.

Is it easier for you to write a non-pairing or OTP/any-pairing fic?

I write easily with OTP pairings because I can picture and see how the story flows that I don't even need to write it down since I can remember the plans vividly, just that it becomes a little different when I write them because I tend to like to add some few details here and there that it strays a bit from the actual idea, but not really straying too much that it isn't the same as what I intended... I do can write for non-OTP, but it takes longer and it takes more planning, drafts, scratches...planning and more planning....some inspiration and visuals...just interpret it as me having a hard time, I don't mind.

What do you think on unpopular pairing? and to further extend, crack pairing.

I'm particularly fine with them. Honestly, I find crack pairings interesting and entertaining. Unpopular pairings are okay too because it helps me have a little bit of diversion from the usual mainstream pairings. It is refreshing, mind you, almost all the fanfics here are about mainstream popular pairings so seeing a new pairing is always a bonus.

For the writers here, I would like to know the reasoning when you start a fic and choose the characters. Do you start it with a plain draft that doesn't involve any girl or you already have anyone in mind and adjust the script accordingly?

I was technically a writer here, before, so I'm gonna answer this too.

I don't really like putting my ideas to draft, unless I'm really having a hard time, so most of my plots are in mind. Its much more easier to plan on without having to write it in paper or in the notepad, besides that, I sometimes tend to forget whenever I read the texts on what I put. I'm much more good at planning and putting it in my mind then adjust everything when I'm writing it. When I finish writing the whole thing, I reread it and re-edit and re-add things. If I see something that doesn't fit, I tweak it or erase it and put more/less in the story to make it flow smoothly. I don't like doing drafts when I write, I write it on the spot, in full description, I don't do scripts then add descriptions afterwards, it lessens the effectiveness for me if I don't put the details while I write. I am a forgetful person if I don't put my ideas on paper afterall, but I easily remember them upon seeing a keyword or listening to music...so, not much of a bad thing for me.

For reasoning....I just want to contribute. I also would like to write about the pairings I like and I want to see my ideas in text. See how the story flows and share it to other people who likes the same pairings as me.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on October 27, 2013, 11:16:03 AM
But what had with the fanfiction: 
"Messy Man - Aggressive Woman." 
Did they delete, because?   :cry:  :cry:
How do I do, to read, or to enter in contact with the writer? 

The writer's account and fanfic threads have been deleted at the writer's request, so there is no way you can contact said writer in JPH!P.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on October 28, 2013, 01:42:38 PM
It's a season of leave, as they say.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on October 31, 2013, 02:11:49 AM
Thought about popping this link here in this post. I am truly impressed how there's 101 tips, techniques and advices on writing fiction in general. Only went through about the first five so far and I'm loving it! Each one has their own link and author of the article/site that hits upon a certain topic ranging from what to avoid for a plot starter and how to increase tension to writing action scenario and adding emotional value rather than just adverbs into the story. Hopefully this is helpful to those writing and even to those planning to write! :)

http://writeitsideways.com/101-of-the-best-fiction-writing-tips-part-i/ (http://writeitsideways.com/101-of-the-best-fiction-writing-tips-part-i/)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Jul3 on October 31, 2013, 03:16:40 AM
Here, I will state my feeling. I thought delete an old account and create new will change the way, I want to start a new and Daigong promise me to keep this as secret, now you guys bashed me? Thanks guys, and Sorry Jul3, You're so hot! :wriggly:

I will stop writing now, thanks for supporting me before

 and Seigus, I have request, could you please delete my thread again? Thanks and sorry, I should ask Daigong what's wrong with this? Every year will be a hot issues for me~ Nyaha! :on gay:

Upon request, threads deleted.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on October 31, 2013, 07:18:40 AM
Just to set the record straight...

Here, I will state my feeling. I thought delete an old account and create new will change the way, I want to start a new and Daigong promise me to keep this as secret, now you guys bashed me? Thanks guys, and Sorry Jul3, You're so hot! :wriggly:

To KimTan/Ryuuka/Rukaeru (it's the same person anyway):

While it is fine to start anew under a different username, it is not fine to create yet another account and pretend to be two different people and confuse the general community. You already established yourself as a new writer under 'KimTan'. Why the need to register a second account under your old username 'Rukaeru'? What was your purpose in holding two accounts and pretending to be two different individuals?

Honestly, no one is bashing you. It is a rule of thumb on the internet - not just in JPH!P - that abusing multiple accounts is not tolerated. This is a forum where many users come together. Please understand that we have to keep the order in this community to ensure a smooth forum experience for all.

There shall be no further discussion on this topic in this thread as this is a place for discussions on writing and fanfictions. Any further posts related to this issue shall be removed without notice. If you have anything else to say, please do so via PM.

Thank you.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: olive29 on November 04, 2013, 07:59:41 AM
I have two ideas that I want to put into a story or fanfic..

But, it's impossible for me to be an author, because I'm busy and I don't have a talent to be a writer..  :grin:

So, I'm looking for a writer who is willing to help me with these ideas of mine..

PM me if you're interested..

Thank you..
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: imteedee on November 04, 2013, 08:09:04 AM
But, it's impossible for me to be an author, because I'm busy and I don't have a talent to be a writer.. :grin:

for me it's not just mere talent but a skill you could actually develop if ever you push through into writing  :) though I'm actually looking forward to your NEW concepts as a writer  :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on November 04, 2013, 12:45:40 PM
It doesn't matter if you have skills or not. Like imteedee said, it's the first push that counts. Once you start writing, you will know yourself of what you lack, what you need and such. So it's your choice. But... yeah... your idea DOES sound kinda fun :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on November 05, 2013, 02:21:59 AM
I have two ideas that I want to put into a story or fanfic..

But, it's impossible for me to be an author, because I'm busy and I don't have a talent to be a writer..  :grin:

So, I'm looking for a writer who is willing to help me with these ideas of mine..

PM me if you're interested..

Thank you..

Though I don't have too much time in my hand due to school and other priorities, I am willing to help you organize your ideas into a fiction that you can write. :)

Now in regard to your statement of having no talent to be a writer and it's 'impossible' to be an author, I understand the busy part but it's never impossible until you put your mind into it. I can tell you that when I started off writing, I... It was terrible. For example, this is one of my first work after a long hiatus from two years ago:

Quote
*SOS Brigade room*

Haruhi S.: *slams hand onto desk* "Everyone! We will be visiting a host club! >:'D"

Kyon: "Hah...? o.o;"

Yuki: "..."

Mikuru: "E-E-Eh?! @.@" *almost spills tea from her tray*

Koizumi: "Well well... Isn't this interesting? A host club, huh?" *smiles*

Kyon: *recovering from shock* "Is there a reason Haruhi wants to go to a host club? Isn't it a place where men goes and make a women feel happy or something? o.O"

Yuki: “Hosts are sort of heterosexual male sex workers, but they do not sell ‘sex,’ though it can happen outside of the club. It is more of a companionship, like a hostess club. Or their work is similar to escorts, but much more institutionalized."

Kyon: "..."

Yuki: *stops reading her book and looks up to Kyon* "That is merely what a 'Host Club' means."

Kyon: "Er... Okay then... -.-"

[Gathered from the FXN Forum thread]

Talk about scary. And that definitely does not have the word 'talent' nor 'good' written anywhere on the work. Literally. I would say you're lying if you think this is good. I view it as HORRENDOUS. :doh: Now with this, I could as well continue to write in style even till now. But I've made the effort to change it. Because I wanted to do better. Though it took a good half year to revert back to writing into paragraph format (and it's still horrendous at that point), I made the effort to change my writing style. Continuing to write for a good while, I've developed the skills that led me to who I am as a writer and my placement. But even still at this time I want to be better and do more than what my capability is right now. I'm not at my best and will strive to become better at this skill.

My point is that when you want to write it, you might as well start doing it. I'm not trying to sound harsh but an idea from a single person is best delivered to the audience by themselves. :sweatdrop: Like if I were playing a flute, I wouldn't want to throw my musical instrument to a professional player and tell them to play a piece I've written. It would be nice to hear the piece being played out, but it's not coming from you yourself. It just lacks something... (And sadly I can't put my finger on it.) So my advice to you is to do your best at sorting out the ideas and writing it. I'm here to help in terms of supporting, revising and giving tips, but I'm honestly the wrong person to ask to write something for another person unless it's a collaboration project. A new writer doesn't just spurt out one day as a new seed and have a one million hit views/likes/comments or whatever instantly. It's hard work, experiences and knowledge that'll build up depending on your ethics.

I wish you many luck into writing the idea of yours if you ever decide to do it. :thumbsup
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on November 06, 2013, 12:16:10 PM
@olive29: There's no such thing as you have no talent. What you lack in talent, you make it up with hard work.

Another topic for writers:

What motivates you to write?

Yep, just as simple as that. Could be for fame, for fun, etc.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kurumi on November 06, 2013, 06:40:34 PM
@Yuki88:

Again, you made me think about stuff I never stop to think about. I probably decided to give fanfic writing a shot because I saw it as something new and challenging.

Fiction is a completely new genre to me, and it's been fun "studying" various fiction writing styles. Also, I enjoy having the opportunity to use vocabulary that usually never surfaces in non-fiction writing.

Bringing these two characters together is yet another new and exciting challenge for me. I'm really hoping that my story will inspire others to write about this "unusual pairing" because I wish to read more fics containing my OTP.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on November 06, 2013, 06:50:01 PM
Motivation to write is finding the purpose and to tell the story to people who are waiting for it.  Also when the idea comes, you cannot let it go which can happen in the early hours when you are at 2 hours of sleep.

Olive talent means nothing if you are not willing to try.  You cannot be afraid because even if people are critical, we are here to help. :))
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on November 07, 2013, 02:30:07 AM
What motivates me to write?:

Now that I think about it...

(me: shino, I'm sure you have no clue on that)
(devil me: because you want to conquer the world!!! Wahahaahahhaaaa! <- evil laughter)
(angel me: No, it's the moe and kawaii and the ...Moe! that brings the motivation.)
(me: oh, tenshino, that's a good point! Moe is the work of kami-sama... )
(devil me: naw... that's no- wait... actually it's true.)
(angel me: well, shino, you are an otaku that loves kawaii after all.)

conclusion: because cute things make me fantasize and I want to write them down. And then, since I started, I just end up keep on going, and that's where all the motivation comes from- even though to tell the truth, I'm lazy so I don't do anything unless I get the burst of glittery sparkles and nyahappy-ness.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on November 07, 2013, 06:05:27 AM
What motivates you to write?

When I first wrote, the main motivation was to merely vent. That was all. All of my emotions needed to find a hole to pour out. And since in the past I had limited view on my ways to release those feelings, writing was one of the very few. Which... could explain why I specialize in angst genre, LOL. But currently as of right now, I write for the joy of my imagination becoming words. And aside expressing my joy in words, I'm able to share my fantasy with others. It's merely for fun. Also sometimes a message to the readers I wish to deliver. :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on November 07, 2013, 12:43:22 PM
What motivates you to write?

   I've never even thought of that! :monster:

   Well, there are a few things that motivates me to write stuff. One of them being my love for the characters and how I want to spread the love to the readers. One could say that I write simply what I love and how I see them. Like if someone sees Takamina as our chibi Soukantoku who is cutesy-cutesy, I see her as a... Man. Then writing Takamina to be a man is what motivates me to write about Takamina!

   The other thing that motivates me to write is the fun of it. Like making your fantasies come true or something. I love writing what I see in my head. And when others read it, people would see what I see, and when that happens, it basically means that I have made the fantasies become reality. Not like it would happen in real life. But if it happens in fiction, then I'm glad for it.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: anakpanti on November 09, 2013, 05:30:23 PM
I have two ideas that I want to put into a story or fanfic..

But, it's impossible for me to be an author, because I'm busy and I don't have a talent to be a writer..  :grin:

So, I'm looking for a writer who is willing to help me with these ideas of mine..

PM me if you're interested..

Thank you..
This's the first time for me to give a comment in this thread, because I'm not a good author either.  :P

Hi Olive-san... :)
I'm here because I saw your reply.  :lol:

I wanna know about those 2 ideas. :P

To be honest... I'm busy too. Everyday, I have to deal with my work stuff and my college too.  :cry:
But, nothing is impossible here as long as you try to put your heart into it.
For me, if I'm too tired to write my fanfic.. I'll just write it on the weekend, I'm not going to force myself to finish it right away.

You said that you have no talent?!  :shocked
The way you always gave your comments to my fanfics, you have talent to become a storyteller!  XD
Your questions always gave me some inspirations about 'what should I write in the next chapter?'  :D

You have so many awesome ideas, you can put those ideas into your list one by one.
And then... you can re-arrange those ideas become some points for your fanfic.
It'll be easier for you to write a fanfic and develop the story.... if you already had the main points for each chapter.

I hope it'll help you.
Good job my friend.  :twothumbs
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on November 15, 2013, 09:21:23 PM
This quote is something that is "a must" to post on this discussion thread.

“I want to say something about bad writing. I’m proud of my bad writing. Everyone is so intelligent lately, and stylish. Fucking great. I am proud of Philip Guston’s bad painting, I am proud of Baudelaire’s mamma’s boy goo goo misery. Sometimes the lurid or shitty means having a heart, which’s something you have to try to have. Excellence nowadays is too general and available to be worth prizing: I am interested in people who have to find strange and horrible ways to just get from point A to point B.”
- Ariana Reines


I must also highly recommend reading this link, which is where I got the quote from: http://rookiemag.com/2013/04/the-quiet-importance-of-angst-y-art/ (http://rookiemag.com/2013/04/the-quiet-importance-of-angst-y-art/)

Alright, I was going through many of the writers' blogs and researching some writing techniques when I stumbled upon this blog. Boy, I could say this really does... catch my attention. :sweatdrop: But on a serious note, I really would like to see what others would say about this quote.

So my question is: What do you think about the quote? Do you agree or disagree? Also, what do you think about the article? Once again, do you agree or disagree with the author? Finally, are you able to relate to the quote's meaning and/or the author of the article?

And I have some sort of feeling that this is going to get really heated, so let's stick with a friendly debate and remember that these are opinions we are talking about. :nervous I'll speak to my own accord later on when I'm actually in the mood to type up (again) a long explanation to my thoughts about this quote and the article in general. :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: imteedee on November 15, 2013, 10:14:27 PM
okay whilst letting LF's post hanging, let me excuse a post. This is untimely but worth doing so in my opinion, I've been reading the previous comments (when I say previous I MEANT REAL CLASSIC comments) here, so I had this feeling some of those needed a 'push'. Seems questions are repeating and repeating and one more time...repeating these days.

Sure, let me help you save time and energy look for these GOLD opinions and suggestions...
(of course I wouldn't bother quoting everything, it'll be just a waste of space) let me give you the links instead

Are you somehow getting unmotivated in writing? read this and the follow-ups : http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29068.msg1112978#msg1112978 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29068.msg1112978#msg1112978)

Curious about angsty writing/character deaths read this then : http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29068.msg1166698#msg1166698 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29068.msg1166698#msg1166698)

Plagiarism or not (?): http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29068.msg1217988#msg1217988 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29068.msg1217988#msg1217988)

This doesn't mean I'm not open for future responses though.

*and back to our regular programme*


okay, I'm sure I'll edit this in time~ there are MORE

Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kurumi on November 15, 2013, 11:27:01 PM
@LoyalFlutist:

Honestly, I am unable to agree or disagree with the author. I see her point of view, and respect her fortitude to go forth writing whatever she wishes to write. However, I do agree that a lot of artists are the kind of people who simply let go without a care in the world. I admire these people who are able to go on doing what they love, completely disregarding what others may think.

I would not be able to do that. My entire life, I've been taught to do things a certain way, and have been doing this for so long now that it's already become a part of me. My writing is probably a great example of what the author has referred to as "heavily polished, finely wrought, carefully constructed prose … of mind-numbing boredom" (on page 2).

Writing this story is perhaps my debut attempt at trying to let go (a little). It hasn't been easy. I get so embarrassed already while writing just a tiny bit of fluff.

Re: angst. There is a time and place for everything. For example, The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger has become such a classic, and I believe it is filled with angst. Personally, I couldn't read it, simply because I am unable to identify with those feelings. (I guess I'm just not an angst-y person.)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on November 16, 2013, 05:13:33 AM
Haha, to be quite honest, that's what makes literature fun in reading: the depth of analysis. Even when I write, I try to read it from the pov of the reader and analyze what I write. That helps me finding out what needs to be improve and what needs to be cut out of the story. But then again, peer assessment is also necessary because I might be biased and missing things.

To be quite honest, the writer of the article was lucky to have a family that praises her... works. I don't have such a privilege in my family and I end up feeling insecure very easily in whatever I do, creating self-doubt almost all time. But I guess that helps me that I become someone who keeps her feet on the ground all the time. Praises are great, but critics and suggestions are even better. (Although I'm a little hard headed person so you might have to do it in hard way lol).

As for angst, I like angst as a reader but as a writer, I don't have the capability to deliver the angst in mind (yet). Same as kurumi, though, angst is not something I can relate with. I live a boring, average life, haha.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on November 29, 2013, 03:31:26 AM
Typically, I write most of my stuff after 6 PM and when I'm sleepy. (It might just be that I'm too lazy to write when I'm active...)
But I'm curious~ in what situation do you write the most efficiently in?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: imteedee on November 29, 2013, 07:57:18 AM
@Shinoki: ANY TIME, as long as it's quiet and when I say quiet it gotta be quiet both physical and virtual world.  :lol: Anyhow, the virtual part is merely impossible actually  XD

Probably 10PM up to almost like 3AM when everybody is asleep and not bugging me physically  :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on November 29, 2013, 08:05:10 AM
Depends. I usually only write when I'm not tired. If I'm tired I'd just play some scenarios in my head and when I've got something, I open the laptop and write it. Usually like the person above, I write close to midnight when nobody's around. That's the usual time I get 'in the zone' since nobody's bothering me and I could stare at the friggin laptop for hours.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on December 01, 2013, 11:23:20 PM
But I'm curious~ in what situation do you write the most efficiently in?

Hm... It depends, once more with that lame answer, haha. :sweatdrop: I tend to write when I have some sort of inspiration hitting me whether from listening to some music to even talking to my friends casually. Especially when I'm always busy. It might just be me, but when I'm on break, it's difficult to type when there's really not much to do. I have to be active and have a sense of being under pressure before casually strolling over to my laptop/notebook and scribbling them down.

Another situation is when I read the outlines I have written for my story or previous chapters of the series that I have written. Though it's strange, it gives me a sense of reminder to why I need to finish it and will often times relieve fresh or old ideas to progressing the plot. :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on December 01, 2013, 11:29:28 PM
see? That's why I said pressuring Flutist with all those crack ships helps!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: imteedee on December 01, 2013, 11:45:13 PM
that's what I had in mind a few minutes earlier :V brace yourself LoyalFlutist!  XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: MaYukiIsLife on December 03, 2013, 08:11:12 PM
 :deco: I have a MaYuki fanfic with other couples but IDK if I should put it up~ It's an AKB x Anime crossover~ Can you guys help me?  :rock: :peace: :thumbup
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Ruka Kikuchi on December 03, 2013, 10:17:08 PM
:deco: I have a MaYuki fanfic with other couples but IDK if I should put it up~ It's an AKB x Anime crossover~ Can you guys help me?  :rock: :peace: :thumbup

You go to the AKB fanfic thread, click the new topic button, and just type out and edit it there. Once you finished, click post, and your fanfic is officially on the site.

If you still need help with anything, just message me and I can help the best I can. :heart:

Good luck and welcome to the thread! :welcome
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: imteedee on December 04, 2013, 05:24:37 AM
I like your username MaYukiIsLife we'll get along  XD

GO for it!  :thumbsup and like as the writer said above, Just PM if you need help with anything  :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: anakpanti on December 04, 2013, 05:32:13 AM
Typically, I write most of my stuff after 6 PM and when I'm sleepy. (It might just be that I'm too lazy to write when I'm active...)
But I'm curious~ in what situation do you write the most efficiently in?

For me, usually... my ideas will come up to my head in the midnight.
So, I often write at 11 PM - 4 AM. :lol:
Of course I have many break time during those hours. If I tired, I will download or watch some videos.

I always write on the weekend too.
I try to keep writing (even if it's only a few paragraphs) because if I stop, maybe I'll lazy to continue my fanfic.

I'll go crazy if I have many ideas on the weekend.
For example, last weekend... I even didn't sleep for 2 days. :mon pick:
Yeahh... I'm really bad.  :doh:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: katekyohit on December 29, 2013, 10:47:28 AM
Oh wow, this group has a very interesting and fun comments to read XD
Well I'm curious for one thing, how did you guys gather/think/come up with an idea to write a fanfic?
Also~ What inspires you to write fluff/angst/wtv it is?   :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: olive29 on December 29, 2013, 11:01:35 AM
The idea came suddenly, but it was based from tv series, novel, or manga that I had read before.

I watched a lot of tv series and read a lot of novels. It could be a great sources to write a fic.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: imteedee on December 29, 2013, 12:58:32 PM
Well I'm curious for one thing, how did you guys gather/think/come up with an idea to write a fanfic?
Also~ What inspires you to write fluff/angst/wtv it is?   :lol:

BASED IN A TRUE TO LIFE STORY *is kidnapped*

it really depends on how wild your imagination actually, even a jelly bean could come out as an inspiration actually (LOL) in my case, they're mostly the product of my endless songs on my phone  XD

May I throw back the questions? I'm curious about your answers though....Kate.  :D
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: katekyohit on December 29, 2013, 01:43:45 PM
[
May I throw back the questions? I'm curious about your answers though....Kate.  :D
]

Hoo, TD~ Fine I'll answer it then XD
My ideas are...generated from me daydreaming :v Out of blue some weird ideas popped up, usually it will be something that I'm interested and find it unique. After that I will just remember it and wait until I'm in a mood to record it down XD I don't how my ideas come together, it's just...poof out and done.
I guess songs do give inspiration... :O

Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on December 29, 2013, 11:52:25 PM
Oh wow, this group has a very interesting and fun comments to read XD
Well I'm curious for one thing, how did you guys gather/think/come up with an idea to write a fanfic?
Also~ What inspires you to write fluff/angst/wtv it is?   :lol:

I think I told you, but I can't exactly remember... Oh me and my poor memory of not remembering certain things I say. :sweatdrop:

How I got my ideas to write fan fictions... It's always from shows, books, songs, inspirations, personal experiences or even pure wild imagination. The world of 'what ifs' is a great place for me to obtain ideas to write my fictions. What if Mayu and Yuki were on a grand adventure of finding the great master chef that knew how to improve Yuki's cooking? What if Mariko and Haruna were to one day become a spy on the other 48 members? As ridiculous as some of the ideas sound, they are always a start to receiving ideas. Other than that, when it comes to referencing with other materials and media, I always imagine what the girls would be like if they were in the position of the heroines/heroes in the media. :) Now for lyrics from a song, they can either be taken in a literal or a non-literal perspective to write the story.

I don't write fluff and if I do, they aren't technically something that I'm kinda... okay with. I apologize, but fluff is something I don't really enjoy, LOL. I do enjoy reading them, but writing them is a whole new story. :nervous For angst, I did state earlier on in the conversation that it was a sole purpose to vent. And I probably still do, but not a lot anymore. :lol: Having written angst since 2011, I don't find it surprising to why I am quite fond of it to this day. And it now became a habit to write angst no matter how I feel. Whether I'm content with life or just hating it for about five minutes because I don't have enough meatballs in my pasta in a famous restaurant (joke intended for light-hearted manner), I can write angst. :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: melon-lover on January 01, 2014, 01:11:42 AM
Just thought I'd pop down and say Happy 2014 and hope everyone has a grand year!   :D
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on January 05, 2014, 01:34:22 PM
It's five days into 2014. I hope everyone had a good new year break/celebration! :D

New Year's Resolutions!

Now, I'm sure all of us know what a New Year's resolution (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/new-year-s-resolution) is. Some of the common New Year's resolutions people make include going on a diet or switching to a better-paying job. But what about resolutions for writing? Have you done it before? Well, I haven't and I would like to start this year. I believe it would be beneficial to list down our writing goals so that we would be more committed to them.

What do you want to achieve this year? Which area(s) of writing do you want to improve on? Which genres do you want to try? How about attempting challenges like writing ten drabbles (fictions that are exactly 100 words in length each) in a week?

The list can go on and on. Just type down whatever you want to do! But before that, it's recommended to first do a reflection on what you've done with regard to writing in 2013. Doing so will give you a better idea of the things you want to achieve this year :thumbsup

Since I suggested this, I'll start the ball rolling. The more people to share their resolutions, the more we can learn from one another! :deco:

What I Did in 2013
1. Gradually moved from writing fluff and comedy to darker-themed one-shots.

2. Experimented with suspense and death.

3. Attempted non-linear storytelling.

What I Want to Do in 2014
1. Explore raw human emotions on a deeper level by taking on a grittier approach in my one-shots. Fluff and comedy come quite naturally to me but I don't wish to be typecast as a particular kind of writer yet, especially not when I only have a few years of serious writing experience under my belt. Perhaps after another fifty stories, I'd find out what I'm truly good at.

2. Gain more life experiences to help in the portrayal of No.1.

3. Complete the main story of my Dr. Watanabe x Nurse Kashiwagi series. There's something bigger that I plan to do with the series so I can't afford to let the main story drag on for too long.

4. Procrastinate less :lol:

That's all, at least for now! I will append the link to this post to my AKB48 fanfic author profile (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=29067.msg1222429#msg1222429) for easier reference in the future. I suggest that everyone do the same with their own New Year's resolution post so that it doesn't get lost in this discussion thread.

Have fun writing! :hipheart:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on January 05, 2014, 08:57:53 PM
Okay, I'll take the bait.


What I did in 2013

- Entered the realm of AKB48 Fanfics and started to write more about real-life pairings

- Actually wrote smut

- Discovered moar pairings to experiment with XD

- Got more and more deeper into the Comedy realm *p*



2014 Resolution

- Write angst consisting of my OTP with a bad, bad, BAD ENDING

- KILL A CHARACTER BRUTALLY

- Complete 3 fics!

- Improve my action-fic skills...

- Complete 30 AtsuYuu-related projects by the end of the year

Eat pie


   So many in the list, ey.... Okay. Time to get to work!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on January 06, 2014, 12:21:46 AM
What I did in 2013

- More or less started writing fanfics altogether
- Realized that I rather like fluff
- Wrote lots of drabbles--after a while, got too lazy to keep the word count at 100

2014 Resolution

- Finish all my current fics...well, maybe not the collabs
- Explore angst
- Write something gorey...bloody...painful...
- Be efficient
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: katekyohit on January 08, 2014, 06:43:46 PM
What I Did in 2013
1. Well...This is actually the year I got into AKB48~ So many things happened this year! From how I got into AKB48...having a dilemma between Yuki and Rena...and moving on to Yukirin...starting to write fictions for the first time...moving on into JPH!P...meeting loads of friends and finally got to talk to someone I always admired ever since I joined JPH!P! There's too much things to say for what happen I did in 2013~

2. Hmm....writing LOADS of fanfics? XD My most proudly masterpiece will be MaYuki Eternal Devotion~! That's my biggest success so far I presumed?

3. I started with my main OTP is wMatsui, but sorry it moved to MaYuki ^^" At least I still write both my favorite pairings~!

What I Want to Do in 2014
1. Hmmm....I want to be a much better writer than this. Not only in terms of fanfiction, but as well as a fiction that could be published. Why? I always want to write a story! I find human's emotions and life very intriguing and worth to be explored (similar to what Seigus-san said)...I wish I can write a story that's able to convey any philosophical thoughts to readers. Lessons do not need to be taught via lectures or words, but it could be taught through stories.

2. FINISH my ongoing series ONCE AND FOR ALL!!! XD

3. Hmmmmmm, help others with writing and improving with their fanfic? XD I like helping others if they need help~

4. Enjoy writing as always and let my imagination flow~ I'm hardly satisfied with my own writing, so I hope I'm able to improve even more in order for me to be satisfied with it~  :D :deco:

5. I'll keep on writing fluff, maybe add some tragic in it and stuffs here and there~ We'll see how my mood swings around! XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on January 09, 2014, 07:44:01 PM
What I did in 2013:

- Discovered the world of 48 fanfics.
- Started writing fanfics and posted them on JPH!P.
- Started Virgin Love ~A TomoYuki Fluff~ (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=35729.0)


What I want to do in 2014:

- Finish Virgin Love and start other series.
- Finish some of the unfinished drafts.
- Improve writing skill.
- Expand into darker stuff.
- WRITE MORE FICS ON UNPOPULAR PAIRINGS.  :bleed eyes:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on January 13, 2014, 02:35:39 AM
Hopefully it's not too late to make one of these things. :sweatdrop:

What I did in 2013:

1. Officially on the first day of January, I made my account and posted my first story, "The Virus", on the JPH!P Forum
2. Six on-going series going strong (despite the slow updates)
3. Finally able to comment, talk and meet the writers and readers that I admire since 2012
4. The number of word counts averaging in chapters in any series extending from 2-3k to 4-5k

What I want to do in 2014:

1. Participate in NaNoWriMo this November and complete the goal of writing 50k word original fiction in 30 days
2. Finish at least one to two of my on-going series
3. Strengthen my writing techniques and skills
4. Write a decent fluff (if that ever happens, that is)
5. Balance the life of college and writing during the fall season
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Louise-sama on January 14, 2014, 02:19:54 AM
If it's not too late, I want to try this too.

What I did in 2013 ☻
1. I discovered AKB48 and fell in love with the 48groups. I found good fanfics and I felt the urge to try my luck in writing too (three weeks after I joined the fandom; my knowledge about the girls was still raw) and posted them in JPH!P.

2. I started four series--two of them were half-assed; the other two are taking over my life now--Home and Breakeven.

3. I had been trying to spread JuriMayu love through oneshots.

My plans for 2014 ☻
1. I want to observe quality over word counts on my fics.

2. Spread JuriMayu love even more but be more open to write other OTP including WMatsui and MaYuki.

3. Update my series every month.

4. Be more active in the forum by interacting with other authors and readers.

5. My genres are usually drama, angst, hurt, and comfort. I'm not a fluffy writer but I want to give it and humor a try.

6. See my name or works in the author/reader thread! Kidding. I'll work even harder!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Charlotte-Sempai on January 15, 2014, 05:14:16 AM
I may as well join in the fun~

What I Did in 2013:

-Joined the 48 Family

-Made a tumblr, and began writing fanfics of pairings I was still learning about

-Joined this site, share already posted one-shots

-Actually manage to post quite often with a story. http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=36749.msg1243759#msg1243759 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=36749.msg1243759#msg1243759)

2014 Resolution:


-Improve my writing style

-Attempt more Smut

-Be more braver about the stuff I write, I tend to bash what I post two hours later

-Be more social

-Be less of a silent reader and comment more

-Finish up all my on-going series (which is now up to 4 stories)

-Not be a lazy author



Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on February 02, 2014, 01:20:36 AM
I've got another curiosity...
Which member has a harem in your point of view? Explain maybe?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: olive29 on February 02, 2014, 02:34:30 AM
In my opinion, Takamina and Jurina most likely to have a harem..

Jurina's childish, cheerful, and playful personality make her easily likeable..

Takamina... her caring personality...

That's my opinion though...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on February 02, 2014, 06:07:46 AM
Miichan and Acchan.

Miichan coz of her motherly personality with her Team 4 lolies

and Acchan... well, just coz I see her that way.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on February 02, 2014, 06:43:53 AM
I take it that you are asking about who is most likely to have a harem in a fictional setting (because if it's who has a harem in reality, I have absolutely no idea :nervous)

Anyway, I believe anyone can have a harem as long as you are able to make the situation convincing. It's easier with members with playful and charming personalities such as Jurina (be careful not to break the underage perv rule though) and Sae. However, in many harem stories, the protagonist is usually an unwilling victim of overwhelming affection by several characters. So it is not uncommon for a stiff prick like Takamina to have a harem too; just that her reactions will be very different from Jurina or Sae who are likely to lap up the attention they receive.

With that in mind, you just need to match the suitable love interests to the protagonist. The most convincing matches would be with members that she always hangs out with or members who always tease her / are teased by her. Here are a few that I can think of at the moment:

Jurina - Rena, Mayu, Churi
Sae - Yuki, Sayaka, Acchan (based on their relationship in Majisuka Gakuen), Kasai
Takamina - Acchan, Mocchi (ear fetish), Haruna, Tomochin
Yuki - Mayu, Sae, Rena
Acchan - Takamina, Miichan, Yuko
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: MaYukiIsLife on February 02, 2014, 09:28:02 AM
I've got another curiosity...
Which member has a harem in your point of view? Explain maybe?

I think Mayu and Yuki because Mayu teases Yuki and they were known as the 'mother-daughter' duo and who cannot love a MaYuki harem!?

Oh and I think Kojiharu and Yuko too because Yuko acts all magnet on Kojiharu and I watched a video once who Yuko was clinging to Kojiharu while Kojiharu was playing on her DS. Poor Yuko getting ignored by Kojiharu~
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on February 02, 2014, 10:14:34 PM
Jurina - Rena, Mayu, Churi
Sae - Yuki, Sayaka, Acchan (based on their relationship in Majisuka Gakuen), Kasai
Takamina - Acchan, Mocchi (ear fetish), Haruna, Tomochin
Yuki - Mayu, Sae, Rena
Acchan - Takamina, Miichan, Yuko

HOLLA~
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: imteedee on February 03, 2014, 09:28:32 AM
I've got another curiosity...
Which member has a harem in your point of view? Explain maybe?

I thought of Sasshi and Acchan, oh gosh, do I have to explain?  XD

Acchan, cause when you don't know the answer, Acchan is the answer!  XD
Sasshi, cause Sasshi that's why!  :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on February 03, 2014, 04:02:24 PM
^That made no sense yet makes a lot of sense
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: recchuun on February 04, 2014, 03:38:13 AM
On the other hand, as we're talking about harems, who's the member that can belong to almost anyone's harem? I seriously think Rena because, have you seen how many people she's tried to kiss haha. Or Jurina too, I suppose ~ ?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Shinoki on February 06, 2014, 02:01:57 AM
I think the person who can belong to anyone's harem...
Airin? She's so sweet and cute and hentai,
but i can't think of her as the person with a harem.

Like she could go in lots of people's harems:

such as Yuko-san (Furukawa at least really respects/likes her...might be Kawa's oshimen. Plus, Yuko might have a harem with all her pairings. Furukawa might as well be that girl who gets the least screen time as a love interest in that story. Think of Negima if you've read it, read on, if not, ignore the rest of this parentheses or else beware of spoilers.

Mahou Sensei Yuko with her Mahora Gakuen kiddies... her favorite student, the lover Acchan (Asuna) and the midget Takamina vampire who has a crush on her (Eva) as well as her tsundere childhood friend who loves her (Anya) who would be NyanNyan... Furukawa can be Setsuna (at least the main chara and this one kiss~ :p) and the ojou-sama (Konoka) can be Rena [cough YukoRena fans, sorry, but if this was in the Negima verse, it'd be RenAirin dominating over YukoRena or KawaYuko]...that type of thing and the pairings are actually real in most cases. And ta-da, the droning on of Shino in this case is finished.)

or Rena (no need to really explain. RenAirin--you know how M-kawa is. Plus Rena = le girl with the harem in many cases)

Churi (well, rather than in the harem, more like the partner, but Churi is actually a mini-harem king too... ChuriNon, ChuriRena, ChuriJuri, Furuyanagi, ManaChuri...wow)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: diademelf on February 18, 2014, 04:59:22 PM
hi i was wondering if i could have access to the pervey section?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on February 18, 2014, 05:31:38 PM
hi i was wondering if i could have access to the pervey section?

This is the area not to ask for it.  Go here (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=35349.0)

Follow all the rules and you'll see yourself in there soon enough  :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mina on February 19, 2014, 02:07:25 AM
Please somebody helps me. 
 
I am seeking a fanfic that I read. It is on the takamina, acchan and yui. 
Acchan and yui, fight for the takamina. 
I don't remind the name of the fanfic. 
 
 
excuse my English.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on February 19, 2014, 10:47:36 PM
Please somebody helps me. 
 
I am seeking a fanfic that I read. It is on the takamina, acchan and yui. 
Acchan and yui, fight for the takamina. 
I don't remind the name of the fanfic. 
 
 
excuse my English.

That sounded like Jealousy and love by Kanata48-san (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=34577.0) but I don't know since I don't read much Atsumina ^^''
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mina on February 21, 2014, 02:46:51 AM
Thank you very much, Ashurax  :thumbsup :twothumbs
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mina on February 23, 2014, 11:56:47 PM
Excuse to be inconveniencing again.   
But he/she has some fanfictions that I read and I don't remember the names, in fact they are many.   
   
The other is on Takamina and Acchan tends an encounter, and Minami this dressed of boy. Then he/she appears, I think it is Sato Takeru. I don't remember what happens, he asks some thing for Acchan and her said that he/she doesn't have anything with him ("him" minami). AND Minami becomes upset with Acchan.   
   
Excuse the long history, but I only remember that.   
If somebody knows the name of the fanfiction, I thank.   
   
Excuse English.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: recchuun on February 25, 2014, 06:18:28 AM
This is a question I've had for awhile, but what are some popular couples that aren't written about here?

I ship a lot of the smaller pairings that no one really cares for in this forum (the ~big~ ones being Wmatsui, Mayuki, Kojiyuu, Atsumina, Atsuyuu, MariMii, etc). I understand that they're popular and all, but I was wondering what other pairings people shipped despite not writing about them due to the lack of overall support in this forum (i.e. I ship Akicha/Reina, but no one is very into them? Not to mention I like FuuKei, UmeMii, etc).
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on February 25, 2014, 07:59:46 AM
^ problem is not everyone here dwelve into the 48 realm that deep haha.

I admit that I'm into the groups a little bit too deep which makes me feel alienated whenever I ship certain pairs that people don't think they exist (but they do exist). I don't have that many fics written or finished but I have lotsa unpopular/unique pairing I want to write more.

Too bad I'm out of fuel to write lately.  :panic:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on February 25, 2014, 08:50:34 AM
This is a question I've had for awhile, but what are some popular couples that aren't written about here?

I ship a lot of the smaller pairings that no one really cares for in this forum (the ~big~ ones being Wmatsui, Mayuki, Kojiyuu, Atsumina, Atsuyuu, MariMii, etc). I understand that they're popular and all, but I was wondering what other pairings people shipped despite not writing about them due to the lack of overall support in this forum (i.e. I ship Akicha/Reina, but no one is very into them? Not to mention I like FuuKei, UmeMii, etc).

In any forum you have popular pairings because it is easier to get accustomed to them.  Once you passed it, you'll find yourself dwelling into other members and that's where you are in your own realm.  What's popular now, may not be popular later but to break away from just being a pop pairing writer is to write your ships despite the size.  It isn't no one cares, it just varies who will end up reading it.  Writers have two ways to impress is through a great story/plot or developing characters that are unique.

I necessarily differ between my ships and my stories.  I don't like to write a lot of my ships into fics but to make something different away from everyone else.  There are few to recommend reading that deal with "unique pairings" or "non-popular"

The best thing is to browse around because most have niches that can stick and others are working on it :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuri Machenkov on February 25, 2014, 05:34:26 PM
Hello!!!
I would like to meet more fanfic lover here, no matter writer or reader!!!
Just wan to make some new friends
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on February 25, 2014, 06:14:28 PM
^Welcome
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: jurichan on February 26, 2014, 01:28:48 PM
hello, I saw a fanfic with Mayu and Miłki they are twins and have a little sister Jurina. I Would like know the title or the author please.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mina on February 28, 2014, 02:25:54 AM
Excuse this inconveniencing (again) 
But really I wanted to know the name of that fanfiction. 
I am seeking and I don't find. 
 
Please, does anybody know? 
The name or author?   :bow: :bow: :bow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on February 28, 2014, 11:37:55 PM
Damn it. I'm late for the party.
Anyways, for you two who asked about the fics, no I don't know any of them. Rarely read stuff like that. You should ask the Readers who read a lot of stuff. Like cisda.
As for recchuun's question, I've never seen any AtsuJuri (Yes, people. It's Popular now. BURN!!!) besides the one that I wrote coz I shipped them HARD, RieAki, TakaMocchi (Or the other way around... though I think someone already wrote that). Ah, YukaTaka was pretty popular back in the days. AtsuNacchu.............. Okay, it's pretty popular, that you have to admit.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: gek geki on March 03, 2014, 03:38:01 PM
hello, I saw a fanfic with Mayu and Miłki they are twins and have a little sister Jurina. I Would like know the title or the author please.

http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=35928.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=35928.0)

HERE IT WAS KATE SAMA WHO WROTE THAT

THE TITLE IS MIRAI IF IM NOT WRONG, YOU SAID MAYU AND MILKY WAS TWINS AND JURINA IS THEIR SISTER RIGHT?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: jurichan on March 03, 2014, 04:11:45 PM
@ gek geki:  yes this is the fic I Thank you very much.  :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mina on March 06, 2014, 02:21:07 AM
I know that will expel me.   
But it is serious, I don't get to find that fanfiction.   
I liked her a lot, but I forgot the name and of who wrote.   
Repeating: "Takamina and acchan has an encounter (Minami this disguised of boy).   
Then he/she appears the sato takeru (I find). Acchan says that he/she doesn't have anything with Takamina."   
I only remember that.   
If somebody knows the fanfiction.   
I thank.
 :bow: :bow: :bow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Seigus on March 06, 2014, 11:15:48 PM
Mina: Repeatedly asking for the fanfic here is not going to help. If anyone knows which fanfic you are referring to, I believe s/he would have responded already. Please be patient.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mina on March 08, 2014, 05:49:14 AM
Hitobo-san.
I thank a lot for his/her help, of truth. 
But it is not none of those histories. 
Minami is not a boy in the history, her only this dressed as one. 
She and acchan has a hidden relationship of all. 
Therefore she is disguised. 
 
But I do thank for his/her help. 
Thank you very much. 
 
Excuse my English.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AoiShiori on March 08, 2014, 06:40:38 AM
@Mina

I think what you are describing is "CONTRACT" by Keisthename

http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=33275.0 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=33275.0)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: imteedee on March 10, 2014, 08:08:29 AM
@recchuun: just thought of SasshiYuu, I rarely see these two  :nervous am I alone on the boat? okay, I'm agreeing with AtsuJuri...

and guys, just a gentle advice, try using the favorite option of your browser so you wouldn't find it hard searching for your beloved fics in the future  XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mashimaro on March 17, 2014, 05:10:51 AM
Hi everyone,

I am not sure if I am allow to post this here, but I am fairly new. I have read a couple fanfics on here. I am a fan of YuiParu and NMB pairings. Can anyone recommend any fanfics that has YuiParu or NMB pairings? The pairings does not have to be the main character of the story! Thank you. If I am not allow to post this here, then let me know, I will remove this immediately! Thank you!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: risshu on March 17, 2014, 09:17:50 PM
Hi everyone,

I am not sure if I am allow to post this here, but I am fairly new. I have read a couple fanfics on here. I am a fan of YuiParu and NMB pairings. Can anyone recommend any fanfics that has YuiParu or NMB pairings? The pairings does not have to be the main character of the story! Thank you. If I am not allow to post this here, then let me know, I will remove this immediately! Thank you!

Hmmm, I know there's recchuun's Little Red Riding Hood [Yui/Haruka (YuiParu)] (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=37040.msg1256803#msg1256803)
Konoe's New Year OS (Mayuki + YuiParu) (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=36654.msg1251078#msg1251078), this story is told from Mayu's POV
Sasshii's Strangers [YuiParu] (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=36721.msg1265305#msg1265305)
LoyalFlutist's The Virus [Multiple Pairings] (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=34754.0), there are a few Yui and Haruka moments and that's all I know. 
Hope this help you even if its a little, you can always try the search engine for your favorite pairings.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: mashimaro on March 18, 2014, 05:18:18 AM
@risshu Thank you so much for the recommendations! It helped a lot! I will look into those fanfics! I appreciate it :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: imteedee on March 23, 2014, 07:22:36 AM
someone asked me...what is your greatest fear being a writer? honestly, I've always thought even you feel happy and satisfied with all your works,at the end of the day I feel like they still serve as proof of my wishful thinking, sad?  :lol: Not really, it's called living in reality.

But yeah, writing inspired me to do better in life. My fear is being stuck up with my fantasies.  XD


YOU?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on March 23, 2014, 11:33:02 AM
My fear right now? That I won't ever be able to finish Virgin Love because I'm super moody bastard with lazy bums lol.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: stv_wong on March 23, 2014, 02:37:17 PM
My fear right now? That I won't ever be able to finish Virgin Love because I'm super moody bastard with lazy bums lol.

Same... I fear that I couldn't finish Mask because I'm hellla busy with work  :banghead:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: olive29 on March 23, 2014, 03:01:49 PM
My fear right now? That I won't ever be able to finish Virgin Love because I'm super moody bastard with lazy bums lol.

Same... I fear that I couldn't finish Mask because I'm hellla busy with work  :banghead:

I'm afraid that I can't finish ALL of my fics.. I'm on the period of laziness now..  :banghead:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: risshu on March 23, 2014, 03:11:31 PM
My fear is being stuck up with my fantasies.  XD

It's the same for me and I also fear going off tangent when I write and stopping mid-way.  So far, every time I work on a story a new idea comes to mind forcing me to stop mid-way on the one I'm working on. 
Returning back to the draft I had previously abandon, I forgot what I had intended to do in the story... :on cloudeye:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: embee5442 on March 23, 2014, 03:32:05 PM
You've got the magnificent ideas in mind like the work of a genius just waiting to be written. But when u start to write one, ur mind goes as blank as the paper...  :doh: :sweatdrop:



Oh Hello~ :) Sorry if it's seems I'm barging in. I'm kinda a new writer so Yoroshiku Onegaishimassu~
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: recchuun on March 25, 2014, 02:31:47 AM
My biggest fear is not my being able to finish anything I start, hence the reason why I stick to OS's normally, sobs. Also, thank you for mentioning my fanfic ; ; Much appreciated.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on March 26, 2014, 09:40:52 AM
My fear in writing?

The fear of not meeting the readers' expectations and failing them.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on March 30, 2014, 07:38:06 PM
someone asked me...what is your greatest fear being a writer?

An excellent question they had asked to you and for you to bring it to us. :) My greatest fear is being unable to finish my work and lack of motivation to continue writing.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: AshuraX on March 30, 2014, 07:52:09 PM
^which often occurs to said writer
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: imteedee on March 30, 2014, 09:14:50 PM
We're having the same situation, people. BE VERY AFRAID  XD only I can do, is to do better at work thus it won't take my free time doing reworks or homeworks.. and at least, STAY INSPIRED!  :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: MaYukiIsLife on March 30, 2014, 09:41:57 PM
My fear right now? That I won't ever be able to finish Virgin Love because I'm super moody bastard with lazy bums lol.

Same... I fear that I couldn't finish Mask because I'm hellla busy with work  :banghead:

I'm afraid that I can't finish ALL of my fics.. I'm on the period of laziness now..  :banghead:

Same I have a OS collection, a Solo FF and a collab ff. I fear that I cannot plan out The Painful Truth About Ones Past because too many things to think about~ Like how I'mma put the emotion in Yukirin's male character (Yeah don't ask) and how i'm gonna put in plot twists and what not~
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mina on May 01, 2014, 08:21:45 AM
Ok, looks I again, excuse to inconvenience. 
But somebody knows the name of the fanfiction, where takamina and acchan has 
a daughter, and she returns for past and he/she knows their mothers when they are in the akb. 
 
If somebody knows I thank. 
 
Maybe I only ask that, but it is because that site is really incredible. 
He/she has great histories, and the writers are incredible. 
I will begin to write the names of the fanfictions, I don't need like this to inconvenience more. 
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Rinca on May 26, 2014, 03:16:29 PM
My biggest fear is that since I always lack ideas in writing, I may not end my stories well. -,-
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: lezperv on May 29, 2014, 03:58:37 AM
I think most writer have the same fear, don't they?

Not being able to finish due to whatever... Which is my biggest fear because I tend to start things, instead of finishing them...
Not interesting enough... my 2nd fear, because I feel like my story is boring, therefore I have no readers at all...
Not meeting expectation or whatever...

Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: imteedee on May 30, 2014, 05:53:38 AM
and yet I think I saw you win on one of the contests here, eh? congrats  :twothumbs yeah, and for that I need to set goals, seriously I still think of these stuff once in a while, and that for the sake of  what we call peace of mind, I think I need to update...I miss writing  :lol:  and Hiiiii to you all long time no post  XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Rinca on May 30, 2014, 02:34:41 PM
I think most writer have the same fear, don't they?

Not being able to finish due to whatever... Which is my biggest fear because I tend to start things, instead of finishing them...
Not interesting enough... my 2nd fear, because I feel like my story is boring, therefore I have no readers at all...
Not meeting expectation or whatever...


for some reasons it is easier to start things than to end them -,-
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on May 30, 2014, 03:54:03 PM
I think it's easy to end. The hardest thing is how to connect the beginning to the end lol.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: bunny_rabbit on May 30, 2014, 04:06:28 PM
I think it's easy to end. The hardest thing is how to connect the beginning to the end lol.
second that...especially for a person like me whose ideas come in random order :err:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: lezperv on May 30, 2014, 06:37:22 PM
and yet I think I saw you win on one of the contests here, eh? congrats  :twothumbs yeah, and for that I need to set goals, seriously I still think of these stuff once in a while, and that for the sake of  what we call peace of mind, I think I need to update...I miss writing  :lol:  and Hiiiii to you all long time no post  XD

Well, me winning is probably because of luck, and probably because I really put everything into writing 'Three Chances'. I have never tried sooo hard to write before, nor share some of my feelings, let alone a fanfic... but I'm glad I won lol, really gave me confidence XD

I think it's easy to end. The hardest thing is how to connect the beginning to the end lol.

I have to agree with this too... -_-
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Minamiyuki on July 19, 2014, 02:07:32 PM
My fear right now? That I won't ever be able to finish Virgin Love because I'm super moody bastard with lazy bums lol.

Same... I fear that I couldn't finish Mask because I'm hellla busy with work  :banghead:

I'm afraid that I can't finish ALL of my fics.. I'm on the period of laziness now..  :banghead:

We're on the same boat  :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

Anyways... Has anyone know some Kumiyuri fanfics?? That pairing was so rare that it sleeps on the deepest trench...  :( :( :(

Kumiyuri is my most OTP, second to Mayuki, Wmatsui, Atsumina, Furuyanagi and Rinorie....  :) :) :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: gek geki on November 11, 2014, 04:10:35 AM
WHY RENA-SAMA IS SO BEAUTIFUL THIS DAYS??
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mina on November 16, 2014, 05:04:30 AM
It looks at me again, I am saving the fanfiction I'm reading, but there's one that I forgot, is with Acchan and Takamina, they are dating but Atsuko finds her father, and he forces Takamina break with Acchan. And in the end the two announce the graduation. I thought I saved it, but I guess not. If someone can help me, I thank you.
I know it's getting annoying asking this, but I tried searching but can not find. :bow: :bow: :bow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: lezperv on November 16, 2014, 06:05:45 AM
It looks at me again, I am saving the fanfiction I'm reading, but there's one that I forgot, is with Acchan and Takamina, they are dating but Atsuko finds her father, and he forces Takamina break with Acchan. And in the end the two announce the graduation. I thought I saved it, but I guess not. If someone can help me, I thank you.
I know it's getting annoying asking this, but I tried searching but can not find. :bow: :bow: :bow:

The fanfic is this Who are you? (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=30568.0)

I recommend Bit Blind to Love <3 (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=27950.0) if you haven't already read it
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on November 16, 2014, 07:31:03 PM
Just a little rant but I wish there were more sister groups fanfics... or even just fanfics with AKB youngsters. ;(
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: MaYukiIsLife on November 16, 2014, 07:35:59 PM
We're on the same boat  :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

Anyways... Has anyone know some Kumiyuri fanfics?? That pairing was so rare that it sleeps on the deepest trench...  :( :( :(

Kumiyuri is my most OTP, second to Mayuki, Wmatsui, Atsumina, Furuyanagi and Rinorie....  :) :) :)

I swear there are rarely any KumiYuri or FuruYanagi fanfics tbh... Aside from mine, I haven't barely seen any FuruYanagi fanfics. The ones I've seen aren't finished (That includes yours )
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mina on November 17, 2014, 03:11:22 AM
Thank you so much, lezperv. It's the same, "who are you". And I Also read other fanfiction. :tão tu um na
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: crosteks on November 17, 2014, 02:52:11 PM
My fear right now? That I won't ever be able to finish Virgin Love because I'm super moody bastard with lazy bums lol.

Same... I fear that I couldn't finish Mask because I'm hellla busy with work  :banghead:

I'm afraid that I can't finish ALL of my fics.. I'm on the period of laziness now..  :banghead:

We're on the same boat  :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

Anyways... Has anyone know some Kumiyuri fanfics?? That pairing was so rare that it sleeps on the deepest trench...  :( :( :(

Kumiyuri is my most OTP, second to Mayuki, Wmatsui, Atsumina, Furuyanagi and Rinorie....  :) :) :)

 :lol: :lol: teheheh.. were the same I'm looking for kumiyuri fanfic to but i can find i only find two but not finish.. :cry: :cry:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: lezperv on November 19, 2014, 07:20:14 AM
I'm curious if anyone else feels the same way...

Are there any fanfics out there where you cringe and feel sick because it was written, and you think that this fanfic should never exist?

It's not the way it's written or anything like that, but you just can't stand it for some reason, and you don't like the idea of it one bit...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on December 03, 2014, 06:46:50 AM
Just a little rant but I wish there were more sister groups fanfics... or even just fanfics with AKB youngsters. ;(

I echo the same sentiment with lesser known pairings :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: emprezz48 on December 22, 2014, 04:33:23 PM
I'm curious if anyone else feels the same way...

Are there any fanfics out there where you cringe and feel sick because it was written, and you think that this fanfic should never exist?

It's not the way it's written or anything like that, but you just can't stand it for some reason, and you don't like the idea of it one bit...

Hmmmm... I guess not. So far, the fanfics I've read have really interesting plots and ideas! (which makes me wonder whether my stories are interesting enough  :( :nervous)
I always respect any ideas that people write if it doesn't offend anyone in anyway  :D
So I would like to say, good job to the authors of the fics I read for making their stories interesting hehe~  :twothumbs :thumbsup (I don't know if it's just me or am I being TOO positive??) lol
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ChibiRine on December 29, 2014, 03:57:29 AM
I know all of you are awesome when it comes to writing. But I have a question, what is/are your secrets when it comes to writing?

Do you use your:

Feelings?
Thoughts?
Personal experience?
Or you just rant a lot?

(You can add something if your secret is not there) :mon sweat:

Thank you! :mon bye:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on December 29, 2014, 05:47:25 AM
Mostly feelings and thoughts.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on December 29, 2014, 06:27:00 AM
A lot of it because of what I write is more personal experience and feelings.

Then again it is based on theme and the perceived goal of the characters. Not like it gets shown here :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on December 29, 2014, 01:47:29 PM
It really depends on what kind of story I am writing.

Mostly I write when inspiration hits me, and it can be activated by even the tiniest things.

There are times when emotions or my personal experience gives me a lot of ideas for my fictions, however, I try to not rely on them too much. I just take the gist/idea of it. Then I put myself into my character's shoes and write the story from a different perspective, with sometimes different environment and outcome/happenings than what happened to me.

Sometimes the events that are happening give me thoughts and based off of them are some of my greatest fics (in my opinion). Times when you have nothing to do with something personally but put your own thoughts and perspective on it is when the best work can be produced. How would I feel if that were to happen to me? What would I do? This main character in the story, with his/her personality, can he/she endure this? And etc. It makes the writer work more on the character's development, so I think it is one of the greatest ways to start a fic and go with it.

Ranting is one of the lesser preferences of mine, because with ranting you might lose yourself in your own emotional drive and forget the character and his/her personality and behavior.

I hope this made sense ^^;


P.S. @Rine: that Yuuko-sama picture :heart:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: lezperv on December 29, 2014, 06:01:30 PM
Mine is mostly feelings and thoughts.

I put most of my feelings into Minami when I write AtsuMina because we both see things the same way, and it's my understanding of how she feels and think about things. When she loves someone, I know she'll give them her heart wholly, and that's quite dangerous. She's the kind that will be serious when need to be, but really she's just weak inside. I'm just the same way she is, so if people think I write Minami spot on, it's because that's also me.

With Atsuko, it's more of a thought than feelings even though there may be tiny hint of feelings in it. Atsuko is a hard character to write if you think about it. She's the kind of case where she can be anything, and her feelings is always hard to actually write out. She is cute and adorable, yet scary and deadly. She's a spoiled person even though there are times where she gives. Atsuko is everything, therefore, I think she's a hard character to write. The only moments where I can feel with Atsuko, is when she's trying to win Minami back and treat Minami the way she needs to be treated, give everything to Minami and be there for her.

I don't really date, so I don't have personal experiences... and I don't think I rant either... Though, I do need inspirations to write, otherwise, I won't be in the mood to write well....
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: MaYukiIsLife on December 29, 2014, 06:23:45 PM
I know all of you are awesome when it comes to writing. But I have a question, what is/are your secrets when it comes to writing?

Do you use your:

Feelings?
Thoughts?
Personal experience?
Or you just rant a lot?

(You can add something if your secret is not there) :mon sweat:

Thank you! :mon bye:

I use all 4 xD But also, I use experiences from other peoples perspectives because, without knowing what people feel and stuff like that...

I have a friend, who's exactly like Milky and she had a boyfriend who's in the army right now in Afgan, so I wrote Milky's character in my Maplestory based fanfic based on her~

And also, if your OTP is quite hard to write in a say.... Angsty type fanfic.... I would say just convey some feelings from TV/Movie characters~ I have a FuruYanagi fanfic, Manazashi, Sayonara (Yes based off the KII 3 Unit with Airin and Ogiso <3), and it was quite hard~ So I used a movie characters.. (Can't remember the movie or the characters xD)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on December 30, 2014, 04:32:20 AM
The honest answer is because I have requests and to my audience they like what I write in general XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: lezperv on December 30, 2014, 04:42:24 AM
There's rarely any AtsuMina fanfic anymore. You only see Mayuki and etc etc more than AtsuMina, so I took it upon myself to take hold of this ship and sail through the harsh waves.

Also because there are AtsuMina fics out there that I don't really like, and some of them are just plain smut/stupid, no storyline or anything... just dialogues...

So yeah, that's why I write.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on December 30, 2014, 06:40:06 AM
Since my audience sees my work, people do ask and it becomes a challenge for me because I'm not just one pairing or a few so the development of characters becomes a goal.

Although I guide the smaller ships of the sea with my fleet compared to the bigger ones so I know that it is slim to none to what I see.

Grammar to me is more important because plot can be cookie cutter (more often than not) so plot becomes second with structure.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on December 30, 2014, 10:24:11 AM
It really depends on what kind of story I am writing.

Mostly I write when inspiration hits me, and it can be activated by even the tiniest things.

There are times when emotions or my personal experience gives me a lot of ideas for my fictions, however, I try to not rely on them too much. I just take the gist/idea of it. Then I put myself into my character's shoes and write the story from a different perspective, with sometimes different environment and outcome/happenings than what happened to me.

Sometimes the events that are happening give me thoughts and based off of them are some of my greatest fics (in my opinion). Times when you have nothing to do with something personally but put your own thoughts and perspective on it is when the best work can be produced. How would I feel if that were to happen to me? What would I do? This main character in the story, with his/her personality, can he/she endure this? And etc. It makes the writer work more on the character's development, so I think it is one of the greatest ways to start a fic and go with it.

Ranting is one of the lesser preferences of mine, because with ranting you might lose yourself in your own emotional drive and forget the character and his/her personality and behavior.

I hope this made sense ^^;


P.S. @Rine: that Yuuko-sama picture :heart:

That's right, Saku. But what if your stories are based from vampire, wolves, witches, and other mythical creatures? :dunno:

I KNOW RIGHT?! :mon inluv:

I research well and then put my own spin on it  XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on December 31, 2014, 07:12:58 PM
Interesting. I write because I feel that it is a good way of practicing my English. I write strictly for pairs that I find that they have actual affinity and how good their chemistry is toward each other. I rarely (almost never, in fact) write about mainstream pairings (especially AtsuMina and wMatsui) because... Well, there are already a lot of fics about them, why bother?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ctr on March 13, 2015, 08:38:33 PM
hello everyone.. will you recommend me for wmatsui fanfics genre angst/au? :mon inluv:
sorry for my bad grammar >.<
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ChibiRine on March 14, 2015, 01:53:04 AM
There are a lot of authors who left their story hanging. Oh well, real life crisis will always get in your way. .-.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: black_maa on March 14, 2015, 11:04:06 AM
There are a lot of authors who left their story hanging. Oh well, real life crisis will always get in your way. .-.

I fully agree with you! Sometimes just have to think own continuation of the unfinished stories.. But it's not the same anymore..  :(
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Sieka on March 15, 2015, 01:31:43 PM
There are a lot of authors who left their story hanging. Oh well, real life crisis will always get in your way. .-.

I fully agree with you! Sometimes just have to think own continuation of the unfinished stories.. But it's not the same anymore..  :(

Either that, or you just abandon the actual stories and look for other stories that somewhat trail near the unfinished ones. There's quite a lot of stories that do come in similar genres and plots, though they often go with Route B than Route A. Though I think it's intriguing if you try to guess the actual author's plans, you might find it that your thoughts are the same as to what the actual writer wanted to do.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on March 16, 2015, 07:51:58 PM
There are a lot of authors who left their story hanging. Oh well, real life crisis will always get in your way. .-.

There's also the case of losing interest in the members.... like me. *flees*

hello everyone.. will you recommend me for wmatsui fanfics genre angst/au? :mon inluv:
sorry for my bad grammar >.<

I suggest you to visit AKBlasphemy (http://akblasphemy48.com/). It has a lot of wMatsui fics in both genre you want.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: phoenix0i on April 02, 2015, 05:01:30 AM
Im hoping for some SayaMilky fanfic.
Though it's cute to read some Atsumina fics too.

Craving for more SayaMilky moments.  :cathappy:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ametakarano on April 08, 2015, 09:14:02 AM
kyaaah...

minna-sama. can someone help me?

i was craving for some UmeMii fic?

 :frustrated:

do you know any? or is there any UmeMii fic here?

 :wigglypanda:

thank you~~

 :shy1:

 :on slopkiss:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kevinwkl on April 09, 2015, 12:56:35 PM
Uhm.. I just wanna ask.. Since Jurina is already 18 now, can I post a Wmatsui smut in jphip?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on April 09, 2015, 05:16:31 PM

Uhm.. I just wanna ask.. Since Jurina is already 18 now, can I post a Wmatsui smut in jphip?

You're late to the party XD

It has to be in the perv area though.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ChibiRine on April 13, 2015, 05:04:20 AM
I just want to ask y'all good folks. :dunno:

You see, I've been doing some research about Nogizaka46 because I'm curious about them. Uhh..then yeah, some ships we're showed off. Are there are some fics here (or on Tumblr) about WakaReika and IkuMai? :hehehe:

Thanks! /o/
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: rhin12 on April 13, 2015, 11:14:14 AM
I just want to ask y'all good folks. :dunno:

You see, I've been doing some research about Nogizaka46 because I'm curious about them. Uhh..then yeah, some ships we're showed off. Are there are some fics here (or on Tumblr) about WakaReika and IkuMai? :hehehe:

Thanks! /o/

Really? IkuMai? As in Ikuchan x Maiyan? XD here (http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=37382.0)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ChibiRine on April 15, 2015, 08:12:52 PM
WE SERIOUSLY NEED MORE NOGIZAKA46 FICTS HERE HUHUHUU :frustrated:

(WakaReika and IkuMai to be exact lel or MaiyanHarem please. XD)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on April 17, 2015, 04:21:13 AM
^ Haha, I would be glad if we have more sister groups fics that is not wMatsui, really. SayaMilky is still fine because there are not too many fics of them at the moment but I would be appreciate more if other pairings are explored. SKE and NMB have so many pairings and it is a waste that they are rarely utilized here. I won't talk about HKT because the pairings there are like an endless cycle, everyone is shippable with the others lol.

Well, more fics with younger gens of AKB is also a great idea. I mean, MogiSaho? YuiriAyaka? So many potentials to explore.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on April 17, 2015, 04:28:41 AM
^ Haha, I would be glad if we have more sister groups fics that is not wMatsui, really. SayaMilky is still fine because there are not too many fics of them at the moment but I would be appreciate more if other pairings are explored. SKE and NMB have so many pairings and it is a waste that they are rarely utilized here. I won't talk about HKT because the pairings there are like an endless cycle, everyone is shippable with the others lol.

Well, more fics with younger gens of AKB is also a great idea. I mean, MogiSaho? YuiriAyaka? So many potentials to explore.

It would be nice :)

Although I think majority should be written out for a following which gives an idea XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on May 07, 2015, 08:31:32 PM
^ Haha, I would be glad if we have more sister groups fics that is not wMatsui, really. SayaMilky is still fine because there are not too many fics of them at the moment but I would be appreciate more if other pairings are explored. SKE and NMB have so many pairings and it is a waste that they are rarely utilized here. I won't talk about HKT because the pairings there are like an endless cycle, everyone is shippable with the others lol.

Well, more fics with younger gens of AKB is also a great idea. I mean, MogiSaho? YuiriAyaka? So many potentials to explore.

It would be nice :)

Although I think majority should be written out for a following which gives an idea XD

it would be really nice. i always wondered where are the fics for them. there's so many ships sailing out on the sea but they got overshadowed by some ship.

sorry i wrote in small case letter. typing on phone and too lazy to type properly
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on May 07, 2015, 09:30:22 PM
^ Yuki and I are the ones doing most of the lesser known ones (mainly HKT)

There are some others that are working into it but honestly to get more might be hard and especially to do so without proper research looks bad in all cases.

The best suggestion is to write out others.  I can't force people to do so but there's the competition that could open up the gates for more
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on May 08, 2015, 07:42:10 AM
i also wrote some of the lesser known pairings. but i mostly focused on ske, tried to wrote some nogizaka too
problem is i don't really have time to wrote what i had in draft so i couldn't update often
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on May 08, 2015, 08:01:19 AM
i also wrote some of the lesser known pairings. but i mostly focused on ske, tried to wrote some nogizaka too
problem is i don't really have time to wrote what i had in draft so i couldn't update often

make a little time and work toward finishing it.  Inspiration can hit anywhere and always keep a notebook to scribble.  It always comes when you least expect it :thumbsup
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Cometerz48 on May 11, 2015, 07:03:53 PM
Okay, I've been here for quite a while but never actually post in this thread when I could use some tips :v
might as well do it now then..

Okay, I've known lots of themes and different settings of fanfics from this place and not forgetting pairings as well. But the thing that intrest me the most is how readers tends to prefer fanfics that includes minstream pairings and pay more attention to them a lot more than the ones aren't. Well, a lot of them that includes old generation members as the pairings (which most of them graduated already), but then surprisingly many new members here actually know the pairings despite graduations.

Now my point here is, I'm not asking for anybody to stop taking interest in them but rather than I want to try to get readers to take a look at other pairings as well that may be small but potentially big in the coming times. I know some of you read my fanfics already, so could anybody give me some sort of tips as to how make readers intrested in the uncommon pairings please? If anybody can do so, that would be very lovely.

Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on May 11, 2015, 07:27:35 PM
I'm not really sure how to get people to love reading a story with non-mainstream pairings other than creating a story that is interesting and thus making them interested in the pairings regardless of how popular or how cracked the pairing is.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on May 11, 2015, 07:36:41 PM

Okay, I've been here for quite a while but never actually post in this thread when I could use some tips :v
might as well do it now then..

Okay, I've known lots of themes and different settings of fanfics from this place and not forgetting pairings as well. But the thing that intrest me the most is how readers tends to prefer fanfics that includes minstream pairings and pay more attention to them a lot more than the ones aren't. Well, a lot of them that includes old generation members as the pairings (which most of them graduated already), but then surprisingly many new members here actually know the pairings despite graduations.

Now my point here is, I'm not asking for anybody to stop taking interest in them but rather than I want to try to get readers to take a look at other pairings as well that may be small but potentially big in the coming times. I know some of you read my fanfics already, so could anybody give me some sort of tips as to how make readers intrested in the uncommon pairings please? If anybody can do so, that would be very lovely.

I agree with Yuki it isn't going to happen overnight.  People will stick to it regardless unless they adapt.  Or in other words they love your writing (rarely happens in fan fiction)

The best thing is to keep writing and read others even though it is mainstream.  It'll likely happen that many don't like the challenge of writing something new and fail based on not getting feedback.

I have little to say because I don't care too much for each but like to get some anyway :3
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: lezperv on May 12, 2015, 12:37:21 AM
Okay, I've been here for quite a while but never actually post in this thread when I could use some tips :v
might as well do it now then..

Okay, I've known lots of themes and different settings of fanfics from this place and not forgetting pairings as well. But the thing that intrest me the most is how readers tends to prefer fanfics that includes minstream pairings and pay more attention to them a lot more than the ones aren't. Well, a lot of them that includes old generation members as the pairings (which most of them graduated already), but then surprisingly many new members here actually know the pairings despite graduations.

Now my point here is, I'm not asking for anybody to stop taking interest in them but rather than I want to try to get readers to take a look at other pairings as well that may be small but potentially big in the coming times. I know some of you read my fanfics already, so could anybody give me some sort of tips as to how make readers intrested in the uncommon pairings please? If anybody can do so, that would be very lovely.

I'm one of those readers who likes to stick to mainstream pairing even though half of them are already graduated. So I can't really give you tips regarding changing our point of view into reading the uncommon pairings, but I can give you my perspective regarding it and hopefully it'll help you somehow...

There are some of us out there who sticks to our OTP only and would occasionally read other pairings that are included within our OTP fanfic, but that's pretty much it because we're that stubborn. We don't really care for anyone else besides our OTP. There are some who sticks to a specific genre of their OTP as well. Those who have an OTP should understand what I mean by all this.

Sadly, I'm all of everything above... I like AtsuMina only, and only read them if it's girl x girl because I dislike genderbending. I would prefer happy stories over sad, but I read them all anyway, except if they end up really bad. Also writing skills, formatting, and English plays a big part in determining if a story is good to read or not.

Then there are people out there who are very open-minded. They could read any pairings because they're a DD (dare demo daisuki) and could tolerate all kinds of pairing. Fanfic/AKB48 overall interest them more than a specific pairing.

I think there are plenty of DD out there, so you can totally appeal to those audience versus those who are stubborn OTP only readers.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ChibiRine on May 12, 2015, 10:23:25 AM
Okay, I've been here for quite a while but never actually post in this thread when I could use some tips :v
might as well do it now then..

Okay, I've known lots of themes and different settings of fanfics from this place and not forgetting pairings as well. But the thing that intrest me the most is how readers tends to prefer fanfics that includes minstream pairings and pay more attention to them a lot more than the ones aren't. Well, a lot of them that includes old generation members as the pairings (which most of them graduated already), but then surprisingly many new members here actually know the pairings despite graduations.

Now my point here is, I'm not asking for anybody to stop taking interest in them but rather than I want to try to get readers to take a look at other pairings as well that may be small but potentially big in the coming times. I know some of you read my fanfics already, so could anybody give me some sort of tips as to how make readers intrested in the uncommon pairings please? If anybody can do so, that would be very lovely.

I'm one of those readers who likes to stick to mainstream pairing even though half of them are already graduated. So I can't really give you tips regarding changing our point of view into reading the uncommon pairings, but I can give you my perspective regarding it and hopefully it'll help you somehow...

There are some of us out there who sticks to our OTP only and would occasionally read other pairings that are included within our OTP fanfic, but that's pretty much it because we're that stubborn. We don't really care for anyone else besides our OTP. There are some who sticks to a specific genre of their OTP as well. Those who have an OTP should understand what I mean by all this.

Sadly, I'm all of everything above... I like AtsuMina only, and only read them if it's girl x girl because I dislike genderbending. I would prefer happy stories over sad, but I read them all anyway, except if they end up really bad. Also writing skills, formatting, and English plays a big part in determining if a story is good to read or not.

Then there are people out there who are very open-minded. They could read any pairings because they're a DD (dare demo daisuki) and could tolerate all kinds of pairing. Fanfic/AKB48 overall interest them more than a specific pairing.

I think there are plenty of DD out there, so you can totally appeal to those audience versus those who are stubborn OTP only readers.

Hmmm, I like the old members to be honest. Until I read the HKT fanfics of Yurin, I've been open-minded with some new pairs. :V

LOL. I used to be one of those DD. Take note, used to be. I noticed that there are some new members who writes the mainstream pairings, which is kinda cool. But the thing is, I only like KojiYuu as well. But there are lots of KojiYuu ficts, some are really great to be honest. But my grammar is not that good, so I will not tolerate some ficts that are awful when it comes grammar. There are some times where I only like the ficts because of the OTP. But I'm looking for something new, something fresh to be honest. So yeah, I turned out to be a silent reader. I only read the stories if the plot is interesting, but hey, nobody is perfect right?

If you think KojiYuu is too mainstream here at JPH!P, try to look at the fanfics board and think again. XD

If you think I only like KojiYuu, sorry my dear fellas...but I also read some fresh pairs. But still, don't give up. Try to write more stories about your favorite pair, then maybe there is a silent reader who will just magically appear. :>
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on May 13, 2015, 05:13:51 AM
If you think KojiYuu is too mainstream here at JPH!P, try to look at the fanfics board and think again. XD

Umm, you mean fanfics board as in non-AKB/general fanfics board such as, perhaps, fanfiction.net or other places? 48g fanfic-dom is such a small island/place compared to such forum but in that small place, KojiYuu is the mainstream pairing that is chosen and known and liked by majority of people. If you tell me, for example, MariKoji (a.k.a. MariHaru or NyanMari) is not mainstream, I'll be more inclined to believe lol.

I mean, look at most AKB fanfics posted here, or tumblr or somewhere else! The most common pairings used are AtsuMina, KojiYuu, and wMatsui. Then SayaMilky to certain extend but not really.

But still, don't give up. Try to write more stories about your favorite pair, then maybe there is a silent reader who will just magically appear. :>

However, I agree with this part.  :thumbsup
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ChibiRine on May 13, 2015, 07:59:56 AM
Yuki-san, I think you forgot a certain pair. XD

PS: Please update Virgin Love XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on May 13, 2015, 08:05:02 AM
Yuki-san, I think you forgot a certain pair. XD

PS: Please update Virgin Love XD

Yeah MaYuki

although i know the answer for the Virgin Love XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on May 13, 2015, 08:14:24 AM
Yuki-san, I think you forgot a certain pair. XD

PS: Please update Virgin Love XD

Yeah MaYuki

although i know the answer for the Virgin Love XD

Oh yeah I remembered right after I posted that and got lazy in editing so I left it there lol

As for Virgin Love..................................................................... Maybe when I have got idea what to do with the current arc LOL  :panic:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on May 14, 2015, 08:58:02 PM
i'm one who loves rare/non-mainstream pairs and i read anything that i want to read. only giving up when the grammar, spelling, and format is really bad that i couldn't understand which sentence ended or begin at or when i'm already tired of reading.
i did try to sail my own ship, as in, wrote a fic about them and spazzing to my own fic (i do that a lot and not only on 48-46 fandom).

that's why i always made time for myself to check any forum, be it jphip or ao3 (since ffn didn't allow rpf) of there's any new pairing around.

i agreed with yuki that 48-46 fandom is just a small, small, island on fanfics board in general. but in that small island, those mentioned pairings (kojiyuu, atsumina, mayuki, wmatsui and to an extend sayamilky, yukirena, yuiparu) are mainstream.

i also think that there's a saying that people loves to look back on their old glory. maybe that's the case.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: anarchangelic on August 04, 2015, 01:37:39 AM
I just thought I'd drop a small line here to advertise the fan fic that I am currently posting. Since it stars Michishige Sayumi and Tsugunaga Momoko firstly, I am putting it in the H!P section; however, Kashiwagi Yuki is the other character, so if there is anyone here who only likes stuff featuring AKB girls, and thus doesn't normally look at the H!P stuff, you might want to check out "Awakenings". Thanks.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ChibiRine on August 04, 2015, 11:32:40 AM
We need more NMB48 fanfics, y'all! >_<
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: moekare on November 30, 2015, 07:54:42 AM
It's been a while  :jphip: :nervous

I still have some on-going fics in here (not touchable for years  :nervous :nervous )
Trust me I want to write if only a day has like 40hrs  :lol:

Quick question, can I post Nogizaka46's fic?  :? or there is different thread? I am just wondering and I haven't been in here for quite some time so kinda lost  :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on November 30, 2015, 07:39:57 PM
Long time no see!!  :welcome

I think I saw a couple of Nogizaka fics here a while ago (and they're still pretty much a part of 48G either way) so you can just post it  :jphip:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: moekare on December 01, 2015, 03:22:05 AM
 :hand: :hand:
Though I believe we've seen eachother on twitter pretty much every day but still LONG TIME NO SEE  :deco:
Thank you for your response  :thumbsup
Also, I am wondering whether there will be readers for nogi's fics too  :nervous lmao
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on December 01, 2015, 09:04:28 PM
No worries lol it can't be worse than HKT fics, you know. :p
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: miayaka on December 04, 2015, 05:32:35 PM
Quote
Quick question, can I post Nogizaka46's fic?
omg moe please do (though idk if it's alright to post ngzk fics in this section) :inlove: and #imissyourfics
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: moekare on December 05, 2015, 05:31:17 AM
Miaaa  :wub: :deco:
Do you read Nogi's fic??  :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: miayaka on December 06, 2015, 04:27:47 PM
moeee yes I do read nogi fics  :heart:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sasshirie on December 06, 2015, 06:10:30 PM
we also need more furuyanagay fics
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on December 06, 2015, 06:26:31 PM
we also need more furuyanagay fics

Technically we need variety... just some people do it in other places :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sasshirie on December 09, 2015, 09:10:54 PM
we also need more furuyanagay fics

Technically we need variety... just some people do it in other places :lol:

what do you mean in other places?
yes...I hope we had more of furuyanagi, rinorie, sayamilky fics... also, that readers won't get scared with various different pairings...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on December 09, 2015, 09:32:39 PM
we also need more furuyanagay fics

Technically we need variety... just some people do it in other places :lol:

what do you mean in other places?
yes...I hope we had more of furuyanagi, rinorie, sayamilky fics... also, that readers won't get scared with various different pairings...

honestly... the writers who do that now have their own places to write with just how it is hard for others to break away from the usual pairings.  For now, I'm doing requests (which is on another board, PM me if you want to know what I'm talking about) and also I post on tumblr, which is where most of my stories to go regardless of situation.

Overall, the readers are very set to what they want to see and you can't change that personally, best thing is to seek others :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sasshirie on December 10, 2015, 08:20:18 PM
we also need more furuyanagay fics

Technically we need variety... just some people do it in other places :lol:

what do you mean in other places?
yes...I hope we had more of furuyanagi, rinorie, sayamilky fics... also, that readers won't get scared with various different pairings...

honestly... the writers who do that now have their own places to write with just how it is hard for others to break away from the usual pairings.  For now, I'm doing requests (which is on another board, PM me if you want to know what I'm talking about) and also I post on tumblr, which is where most of my stories to go regardless of situation.

Overall, the readers are very set to what they want to see and you can't change that personally, best thing is to seek others :nervous

Thanks, I already texted you  :peace:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on December 10, 2015, 08:21:30 PM
I sent you back a PM and feel free to contact me at any time :hip smile:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sasshirie on December 10, 2015, 08:26:05 PM
will do!  :roll:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on December 21, 2015, 03:51:38 AM
It has been ages since I have last been to this thread. So, I wanted to ask this question for the sake of quenching my curiosity:

What genre and themes do you enjoy indulging in? Why do you enjoy them more than others?

I have no clue if I have asked this since I am a rather amnesiac person. (I'm joking, but you get the point.)

Personally, I enjoy a good dose of fantasy and thriller. I used to go insane with "angst", but my preference had changed for the sake of my mental health, lol. I still enjoy "angst" (there is a reason to why I am still writing them at times), but I've become extremely picky with what I read and what I enjoy. Fantasy always had a special place in my heart since my childhood. Books such as "Harry Potter", "Mistborn", "Eragon", and "The Last Dragon Chronicles" kept me driving my imagination to great places. It's quite a joy to run away from reality. Literally. It has a rather tranquilizing effect. As for thrillers, I blame myself for watching films and shows within the same genre. :-)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on December 21, 2015, 05:48:20 AM
I enjoy reading romance (lol) and suspense. I am also into psychological thriller.
In general, I read all kinds of genre though most of the books I read recently are romance because I need some inspirations for my forever-WIP fic drafts lol.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on December 21, 2015, 06:04:42 AM
I'm more slice of life and romance although the romance can vary in many different areas and more of tug of war type where the psychological aspect holds more than anything else.

Slice of Life is just fun to read into especially the characters
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sasshirie on December 22, 2015, 11:50:36 PM
My favorites are romance, fantasy and suspense.

I also like comedy, slice of life, everything supernatural, romance... wait... I have mentioned that...

Yes...I guess I just really like romance at the end
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ametakarano on December 23, 2015, 04:25:29 AM
Slice of Life!  :on bleed:

and also Suspense~  :wigglypanda:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: caghaunt on January 06, 2016, 08:10:29 AM
I basically love and read all kinds of genres. But if I should narrow them down, they would be thriller, mystery, crime, fantasy, adventures, sci-fi, a bit romance, and all of them with psychological touches and plot-twists that messes with my head.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sasshirie on January 10, 2016, 05:31:49 PM
im interest have a question
what is the longest ff someone written in this fandom? how many chapter usually?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on January 10, 2016, 06:51:22 PM
I think FoF's Basket Case are pretty long at 26 (or 27?) chapters and nearly 300k words according to my archive iirc. And it is still unfinished lol.

Outcast and the Exiled has about 30-something chapters at the moment and it is also ongoing fic.

Can't remember about the finished ones though.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: bunny_rabbit on January 17, 2016, 08:02:38 PM
Anzai48's Human vs Vampire S1 quite long--25 chapters with few chapters being split into few parts--and now it continues to S2...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sasshirie on January 18, 2016, 12:58:47 AM
I think FoF's Basket Case are pretty long at 26 (or 27?) chapters and nearly 300k words according to my archive iirc. And it is still unfinished lol.

Outcast and the Exiled has about 30-something chapters at the moment and it is also ongoing fic.

Can't remember about the finished ones though.

thansk for answering!i will check it
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sasshirie on January 18, 2016, 12:59:11 AM
Anzai48's Human vs Vampire S1 quite long--25 chapters with few chapters being split into few parts--and now it continues to S2...

 :thumbsup
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Darathon on January 18, 2016, 06:44:07 AM
What's the best atsumina fanfic in your opinions? :twothumbs
I've read pink vitriol and portraits and they're both really good. :inlove: :inlove:
And wmatsui partners is super good too! Who has a favorite they'd like to share?

I'm totally down to read anything, especially atsumina  :P
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Drakon on January 18, 2016, 02:39:44 PM
im interest have a question
what is the longest ff someone written in this fandom? how many chapter usually?

FOF has written a very super fanfic. [AKB48 x Mendol] The Price of Fame. 21 chapters + extra. Fully finished. I read in one breath. An explosion of emotions! I advise.

stv_wong "(MASK-MJGK world) TomoTomo + others" has 30 chapters. Unfortunately fanfic frozen. But interesting.

Melon-Lover's "How Long Does Forever Last?" It has 19 chapters. Ongoing. Really interesting fanfic.

BbSis "It started in a wedding. (MariMii + Everyone)". 12 chapters, but very large. Ongoing ... I hope. Very interesting fanfic.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ChibiRine on January 21, 2016, 10:37:35 AM
Well, I can't find th other KojiYuu ficts here, can you all help me? Thanks. :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Drakon on January 21, 2016, 08:09:55 PM
Well, I can't find th other KojiYuu ficts here, can you all help me? Thanks. :)

What about "How Long Does Forever Last?" author melon-lover ?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: ChibiRine on January 29, 2016, 07:36:16 PM
Well, I can't find th other KojiYuu ficts here, can you all help me? Thanks. :)

What about "How Long Does Forever Last?" author melon-lover ?

Can you send me the link? I'm actually looking for the old ficts like way back from 2011(?)-2013 hehe :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sasshirie on February 05, 2016, 09:48:45 PM
Well, I can't find th other KojiYuu ficts here, can you all help me? Thanks. :)

What about "How Long Does Forever Last?" author melon-lover ?

Can you send me the link? I'm actually looking for the old ficts like way back from 2011(?)-2013 hehe :)

http://imaniarti.blogspot.lt/2013/10/kojiyuu-fanfic-fanfiction-list.html
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kymkamwm48 on April 05, 2016, 05:40:18 AM
Hi Guys  :) So, i'm surprised that the WMatsui authors or whatever are so active. Y'all so amazing  :)

Mayuki!!!  :inlove: :inlove: :inlove:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on April 05, 2016, 08:20:52 PM
Hi Guys  :) So, i'm surprised that the WMatsui authors or whatever are so active. Y'all so amazing  :)

Mayuki!!!  :inlove: :inlove: :inlove:

They come in phases and many would stick with the popular pairings so the best thing is to write it out :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sasshirie on April 05, 2016, 11:32:29 PM
Hi Guys  :) So, i'm surprised that the WMatsui authors or whatever are so active. Y'all so amazing  :)

Mayuki!!!  :inlove: :inlove: :inlove:

Wmatsui is the most populer pairing, i think
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on April 06, 2016, 12:02:54 AM
Hi Guys  :) So, i'm surprised that the WMatsui authors or whatever are so active. Y'all so amazing  :)

Mayuki!!!  :inlove: :inlove: :inlove:

Wmatsui is the most populer pairing, i think

For now yeah it depends on the batch of writers that come in and especially with certain things, the variation comes into play.  You won't see too much from there although originally you'll see the smaller things come up.

I do have a MaYuki request soon... not planning to say when but originals and some other stuff along the way :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on April 06, 2016, 06:26:42 PM
Hi Guys  :) So, i'm surprised that the WMatsui authors or whatever are so active. Y'all so amazing  :)

Mayuki!!!  :inlove: :inlove: :inlove:

Wmatsui is the most populer pairing, i think

I believe AtsuMina is still the most popular pairing even now lol.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mina on April 27, 2016, 05:11:09 PM
I love this site  :heart: :heart:, but has not so many fanfiction atsumina, and that has stopped writing.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on April 27, 2016, 05:20:00 PM
Have you check the finished fics? There are probably several long Atsumina fics there so you can fill your time with them for now. As for "not so many atsumina fanfiction".... I believe there are still plenty of them here despite both have graduated the group lol.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on April 28, 2016, 01:15:27 AM
The main issue is primarily starting off with something relative before moving onto other pairings away from the mainstream :nervous

So having not enough of the well-known pairings... it's saturated.  Other than that, writing is an option and the best thing is to take the risk and get daggers anyways :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on April 28, 2016, 06:06:28 PM
I think it's a good thing that people started embracing more various pairings, it used to be all mainstream. I am one of those who is known for crack pairings (hi5 Kuro :D ) and as much as I love the mainstream ships, I am not afraid to get those said daggers thrown at me when I write the nonstream ships. Especially when I get no comments or likes XD that just drives me to write them more so people finally start noticing my love for weird ships  :D
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on April 28, 2016, 11:04:37 PM
I think it's a good thing that people started embracing more various pairings, it used to be all mainstream. I am one of those who is known for crack pairings (hi5 Kuro :D ) and as much as I love the mainstream ships, I am not afraid to get those said daggers thrown at me when I write the nonstream ships. Especially when I get no comments or likes XD that just drives me to write them more so people finally start noticing my love for weird ships  :D

We want more variety.  Reason why there isn't so much outside of it is because of certain reasons.  Writers read more than we write, so imagine how much we read before touching a piece of paper, a keyboard, our phones, pens, hands, etc.  Everything comes out to how we want to perceive it, there is a challenge among the writers to get better and some just take ideas and twist it within the means of a story.  Just because we don't write the pairings, doesn't mean we don't believe it's just a way to not get caught in the clutter :nervous

@sakura_drop admit it we all do like the love just we can't get it everytime  :lol:  It goes for Yuki88 silently reading this  :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: akbdaisuki48 on April 29, 2016, 04:06:14 PM
i love mainstream pairing...ship them every free time i have, totally read every wmatsui and mayuki fic i stumble

but i find myself write an eighteen chapter of Jurina and sakura fan fiction

i guess...i just find it interesting to look for more shipping possibility when i watch or find any akb materials around, since all the major pairing already graduate and left mayuki all alone

it used to be so fun...when watch a concert video ...and stop breathing when takamina look at achaan, or yuko casually flirt with kojiharu.. then stop the video,, just to rewind it for like 1000x...after they all gone... find it a bit lonely on the recent concert or video footage

i just want to find more reason to rewind the video i find, or to do more  stupid analysis regarding the monotone blog they write... looking for shipping thread


Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on April 29, 2016, 08:46:47 PM
There are many interesting new pairings that need to be explored, I believe, especially the ones surrounding Okada Nana who has just turned into the latest hot ikemen in AKB lol. My area of expertise (not really) is in HKT, mostly in team H as I observe them the most. I have IDEAS that will most likely remain on the drafts and never be published like forever lol.

And yes, just as kuro_808 said, even if we write for our own pleasure, we do appreciate it if we get the love from whoever reads our fic babies ;)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sasshirie on May 03, 2016, 11:30:31 PM
i love mainstream pairing...ship them every free time i have, totally read every wmatsui and mayuki fic i stumble

but i find myself write an eighteen chapter of Jurina and sakura fan fiction

i guess...i just find it interesting to look for more shipping possibility when i watch or find any akb materials around, since all the major pairing already graduate and left mayuki all alone

it used to be so fun...when watch a concert video ...and stop breathing when takamina look at achaan, or yuko casually flirt with kojiharu.. then stop the video,, just to rewind it for like 1000x...after they all gone... find it a bit lonely on the recent concert or video footage

i just want to find more reason to rewind the video i find, or to do more  stupid analysis regarding the monotone blog they write... looking for shipping thread

same...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: renachawn on May 10, 2016, 10:02:11 AM
Guys I've been reading wmatsui fanfic for so long and I finally decided to write my own fanfic. So I want you guys to encourage me, is that okay?  :? . Nee~ I don't think I can write a good one but I'll try my best for you guys!  :thumbsup
Btw I'm new hereeee~ Nice to meet you guys.  :D Yoroshiku
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Ruka Kikuchi on May 11, 2016, 06:13:30 PM
YES YES YES!!! Please do!

And welcome~ :welcome
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: renachawn on May 12, 2016, 08:36:23 AM
You can read it here http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=40557.0

I just started so~ wait for the next chapter nee~  :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Janix123 on May 12, 2016, 06:45:26 PM
I'll also encourage you to make it.  :twothumbs :twothumbs
Give your best in writing.  :D :D
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on May 16, 2016, 09:14:35 PM
Life takes away so much of our time from writing... Least, that's what I believe in. :catglare: Just to start a random banter, anyone dreads of the sensation where you want to write, but you can't due to school/work/responsibilities? It's quite an annoyance!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on May 17, 2016, 12:47:40 AM
Life takes away so much of our time from writing... Least, that's what I believe in. :catglare: Just to start a random banter, anyone dreads of the sensation where you want to write, but you can't due to school/work/responsibilities? It's quite an annoyance!

Honestly, I write often at work and not at home because of the distractions (although Otoge is one...)  Also I'm more or less keeping something on the phone for the time being, bouncing it around until I can find a place to write it out before moving around again.

It's annoying  :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Drakon on May 21, 2016, 09:27:55 PM
Guys, help!
I lost fic. TakaHaru. Smut . An exemplary story - they are roommates, Haruna engaged in yoga, Minami comes home with a dance lesson, 18+ happening in the bathroom, in the end it turns out that this Atsuko writes fanfic.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mina on May 26, 2016, 05:26:04 AM
Takamina this dating?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: akbdaisuki48 on May 31, 2016, 01:59:25 AM
hi...um im kinda new here

I'm thinking of write a fic based on a FMV , but i can't figure out how to post a youtube video in here

is it even possible ? i think i saw it before .. but... i don't know how to do that
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: genkingblack on May 31, 2016, 06:28:18 AM
Takamina this dating?
She wasn't confirmed nor denied anything in KoreNani Radio regarding her dating scandal leaking out.
But apparently yes.. she is dating someone at the moment.

hi...um im kinda new here

I'm thinking of write a fic based on a FMV , but i can't figure out how to post a youtube video in here

is it even possible ? i think i saw it before .. but... i don't know how to do that
Yes, You just paste the line and it'll show the video directly :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: akbdaisuki48 on May 31, 2016, 02:19:53 PM
@buciq

j-just like that??

gosh..thank you very much buciq-san

love your fics btw
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: daigong on August 22, 2016, 07:03:49 AM
Hi guys, I just wanna say hi. My name is daigong and I pay the fees, founded the place with Masa and many many beautiful people.

THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO!

If you have any questons please do not worry and ASK ME!! I been gone too long, FUCK SCHOOL FUCK WORK FUCK BACKSTABBERS!!

:hipheart: is DA KING OF WEBSITES!!!

My DEUCES UP!!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on August 22, 2016, 07:11:25 AM
Hi guys, I just wanna say hi. My name is daigong and I pay the fees, founded the place with Masa and many many beautiful people.

THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO!

If you have any questons please do not worry and ASK ME!! I been gone too long, FUCK SCHOOL FUCK WORK FUCK BACKSTABBERS!!

:hipheart: is DA KING OF WEBSITES!!!

My DEUCES UP!!

Agreed better than the best :hip smile:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuki88 on September 27, 2016, 05:14:51 PM
I speak a little Japanese (my 4th language lol) so you're welcome to talk with me if you want XD
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on September 30, 2016, 12:27:41 AM
Quote
“People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy.”
― Joss Whedon

And I thought I was a little cruel... Maybe I should hunt after puppies and kittens in my next update.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Mina on November 30, 2016, 02:00:12 PM
Guys, Acchan's dating again. And takamina too ??
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Ruka Kikuchi on January 28, 2017, 09:31:25 PM
OK, I need to be sure I'm not going crazy.

I remember reading a fanfic (the name's left me atm) that was a supernatural fantasy genre and one of the characters, I think Mayu, was a being known as an Exceed, which are, as stated by that fic's author, beings with Godlike power who could manipulate reality and cause unnatural phenomena. I've been trying to find it again to see if it's still going on, but it seems as it any trace of it is gone.

Was it deleted, or just moved somewhere else? Has anyone else seen it?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: HakimPosu on February 18, 2017, 07:37:24 AM
Hello my fellows akb48 fans and other 48's fans and (look at some people who are akb48 fans) and the 46's fans. Well you see, I'm a former 48's fans( Starting to sweat dropped) and was a former idol otaku for 48's fans. But for the past 3-4 years my idol otaku starts to uhhh drop. (Dodging some weapons from the 48's fans) This is because I have no love for the 48's fans (See one of the fans take out a rocket launcher) and maybe I still love them, just a bit(The fan slowly drop the rocket launcher). Then until I see(gulp) Nogizaka46 and Keyakizaka46, especially Keya46. (Starts to run from the mob of 48's fans). And I got a new oshimen and that is Takayama Kazumi and Hirate Yurina.  Those two girls are just cute.( The 48's fans starts to take out their weapons and guns.) Oh shit. Well um I have to go and run and quickly hide from the fans. Peace out my dudes and girls.

Oh and before I forgot, I also loves Rena Matsui, my former oshimen and still be my oshimen. Oh yeah I have to run.

Ja ne  :P :panic: :banghead:

Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on August 21, 2017, 06:48:18 PM
I've always wondered how odd it seems when I'm still stuck in the Stone Age with the kind of pairings I write in my work. Almost all of the ships are going downhill faster than one could holler "HOLA HOLA"! I wonder if any old writers (or new ones) that stuck with the Atsumina, wMatsui, Mayuki, SayaMilky, Twin Tower, MariMii and so on ever felt this way? :bleed eyes:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on August 22, 2017, 03:09:55 AM
Yes I do feel that way.
It is odd, indeed, to imagine that there's still something in our ships (chemistry/dynamic of relationship), when the ships are clearly going down.

Therefore when I read/write fanfic about them, I always imagine that I am watching movies/dorama adaptation in which the girls are just doing acts in front of camera.

It's hard to pretend that our pairing is still loveydovey in real life, because now we don't get daily dose of our old-OTP moments anymore (the graduated/old-gen members are probably busy with their own life and barely meet each other anymore). But it's far easier to pretend and imagine that in real life, at this time, the old-gen girls are having a rendezvous by doing a project together, co-starring in movies/dorama together (which will be based on fanfic adaptation  XD) . This way it won't feel so odd anymore. Yes it creates a false illusion. But it works for me.  :)

And besides, their chemistry in the past (before they graduated) were still real, right?  :wub:

(Actually I still can't get over Mayuyu's graduation, so I'm writing this to cheer myself up. *MaYuki :cry: *)

Anyway, keep writing, LoyalFlutist-san!
I love your works!
I'm still in the middle of How Far Are You Prepared To Go, it's so thrilling & addicting

If you want to start writing about new-gen pairings, then go ahead, but please still do the old-gen too!  :bow:

Heck, if you're in Stone Age, then I'm in Jurassic Age!  XD

You're absolutely right. It appears that we're now viewing these old ships more so as fictional characters rather than idols that stuck themselves into the AU ideas we generate. And I agree, their past interactions are not illusions! We got pictures and videos as proof... even if they are doing it for the fan service. (i.e. BTS members.) Watanabe Mayu's graduation is definitely startling. However, we must do everything we can as fans (or... ex-fan for me) to support her and her endeavors beyond the idol realm!

I mean, you know, maybe she and Yukirin can *WINK WONK* without fear of tabloids and whatnot. What are the chances? It MIGHT be there! :w00t:

Thank you for reading my work! I remember reading your work too back when I was a silent reader, lol. "HUMAN vs. VAMPIRE" is memorable and I proudly consider it as one of the first long-length fan fiction series I picked up before I descended into the realm of... I don't know, writing in this fandom. Then again, I've been way too busy to read anyone's recent work lately... :cry: Hush, LoyalFlutist, you've been playing through Collar x Malice and Granblue Fantasy, what's wrong with you.

Though I'm still sad to state that those old versions of the fiction, especially HFAYPTG?, is literally on hold while I remake EVERYTHING. It's a painful process, but I hope to upload it in the future with better revisions and writing style. Hopefully, we all won't die from old age when I start putting something up from them, heh. :doh:

However, do not fear for I have zero energy to study or try to get into the new pairings! My brain is stuck in the 2014 era and won't budge from it, so old pairings will be the only thing churned out from my submissions.

Perhaps, haha! I'm really glad to see old writers like you stick around after many years. I know we might leave one day, but for now, let's continue doing our best as writers! :thumbsup
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: lezperv on August 23, 2017, 06:44:03 AM
I've always wondered how odd it seems when I'm still stuck in the Stone Age with the kind of pairings I write in my work. Almost all of the ships are going downhill faster than one could holler "HOLA HOLA"! I wonder if any old writers (or new ones) that stuck with the Atsumina, wMatsui, Mayuki, SayaMilky, Twin Tower, MariMii and so on ever felt this way? :bleed eyes:

Late on this topic of conversation, but you can't help to like what you like. So if you really love Mayuki and you can only write them, then that's that. I'm still stuck on AtsuMina and I do continue to write them even though both has already graduated, and theres less material to work with now, but there are still some interaction between them and the chemistry/relationship doesn't seem to change from back in the AKB days.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on August 24, 2017, 02:48:03 AM
Late on this topic of conversation, but you can't help to like what you like. So if you really love Mayuki and you can only write them, then that's that. I'm still stuck on AtsuMina and I do continue to write them even though both has already graduated, and theres less material to work with now, but there are still some interaction between them and the chemistry/relationship doesn't seem to change from back in the AKB days.

Absolutely agree with your stance there. Thinking about it, their past exchanges are proof of our shipping origin the two idols having some sort of friendly relationship with each other.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sophcaro on August 24, 2017, 07:47:06 PM
I'm glad someone brought up this topic, because I sometimes felt like I was the only person sharing that kind of opinion in this fandom...

I agree mostly with everything that's been said here.

No matter if your ship or one member of your ship graduated and the girls interact very little now (or even not at all), it doesn't invalid the chemistry they had when they were still in the group. That chemistry was real and precious, and you can never take that away. In real life, people drift apart for different reasons. You change school or work. You move to another city/country. You progressively loose sight of that person you once were friends with. Does the fact you don't interact with that person anymore means that friendship/chemistry you had with that person was not real?

No, it doesn't.

In that sense - and contrary to many writers who seem to have a problem with that - it doesn't matter to me at all if there isn't any new 'material' to fuel my motivation. I see fanfic writers still writing about shows or movies that ended 5, 10 years ago. For instance, the Mai Hime fandom. The anime was released in 2004, and people still write new fanfics in 2017. How come? There is no new material to speak of. Well, somehow, they still feel inspired by those characters, and the beautiful relationship they had on that show.

Well, that's exactly how I feel about my ship WMatsui.

Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on August 25, 2017, 04:44:56 AM
I'm glad someone brought up this topic, because I sometimes felt like I was the only person sharing that kind of opinion in this fandom...

I agree mostly with everything that's been said here.

No matter if your ship or one member of your ship graduated and the girls interact very little now (or even not at all), it doesn't invalid the chemistry they had when they were still in the group. That chemistry was real and precious, and you can never take that away. In real life, people drift apart for different reasons. You change school or work. You move to another city/country. You progressively loose sight of that person you once were friends with. Does the fact you don't interact with that person anymore means that friendship/chemistry you had with that person was not real?

No, it doesn't.

In that sense - and contrary to many writers who seem to have a problem with that - it doesn't matter to me at all if there isn't any new 'material' to fuel my motivation. I see fanfic writers still writing about shows or movies that ended 5, 10 years ago. For instance, the Mai Hime fandom. The anime was released in 2004, and people still write new fanfics in 2017. How come? There is no new material to speak of. Well, somehow, they still feel inspired by those characters, and the beautiful relationship they had on that show.

Well, that's exactly how I feel about my ship WMatsui.

Thank you for sharing your opinion with us! (And to the others too, of course.) You've pointed out excellent bullets as to why shipping old stuff even to this day is not awkward at all. Those are examples are solid too with your stance. Guess it's not so odd after all and more of how loyal we are to our ships!

Time for me to fully wave the flag of Mayuki on this ship without any remorse from here on out then! :thumbup
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Albiebs22 on September 15, 2017, 04:26:29 AM
I'm glad someone brought up this topic, because I sometimes felt like I was the only person sharing that kind of opinion in this fandom...

I agree mostly with everything that's been said here.

No matter if your ship or one member of your ship graduated and the girls interact very little now (or even not at all), it doesn't invalid the chemistry they had when they were still in the group. That chemistry was real and precious, and you can never take that away. In real life, people drift apart for different reasons. You change school or work. You move to another city/country. You progressively loose sight of that person you once were friends with. Does the fact you don't interact with that person anymore means that friendship/chemistry you had with that person was not real?

No, it doesn't.

In that sense - and contrary to many writers who seem to have a problem with that - it doesn't matter to me at all if there isn't any new 'material' to fuel my motivation. I see fanfic writers still writing about shows or movies that ended 5, 10 years ago. For instance, the Mai Hime fandom. The anime was released in 2004, and people still write new fanfics in 2017. How come? There is no new material to speak of. Well, somehow, they still feel inspired by those characters, and the beautiful relationship they had on that show.

Well, that's exactly how I feel about my ship WMatsui.

Yeah, we all know that Wmatsui ship is pretty much sank now  :fainted:
Rena doesn't even following jurina's Twitter acc  :frustrated:
But I still love this ship anyway
they're just so cute together  :ptam-shy:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: akbdaisuki48 on September 28, 2017, 10:28:03 AM
so
HI!
so
soooooo
how do I put this
well.. first I kinda spend a whole day, made this fan Made Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg1ON1pufqc

and theres a storyline and all and such on it
so I kinda confuse
can I post it here? can It be considered as fanficVid?
or should I write something for it? can I actually open bidding it for writer to write about it if they feel like? (since the only fanfic I could write is jurisaku :'D and maybe I give um... more fanvid in return)?
well um ... I'm throwing it here coz... this is where all the AKB48 shippers dwells they said
so... I'm open for a suggestion
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Albiebs22 on September 30, 2017, 12:51:35 AM
Fanvid is good I guess
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: RisaNeruLive on September 30, 2017, 05:04:16 AM
so
HI!
so
soooooo
how do I put this
well.. first I kinda spend a whole day, made this fan Made Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg1ON1pufqc

and theres a storyline and all and such on it
so I kinda confuse
can I post it here? can It be considered as fanficVid?
or should I write something for it? can I actually open bidding it for writer to write about it if they feel like? (since the only fanfic I could write is jurisaku :'D and maybe I give um... more fanvid in return)?
well um ... I'm throwing it here coz... this is where all the AKB48 shippers dwells they said
so... I'm open for a suggestion

Try to write another fic or making fanvid, I love fanvids  :thumbsup
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Spaceboy686 on September 30, 2017, 05:17:03 AM
I wonder if anyone interest on making a Hirate Yurina story
can't find one anywhere  :( :banghead:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: akbdaisuki48 on October 02, 2017, 07:29:30 AM
hooo... I see....
thanks for the suggestion
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: tigers parade on December 12, 2017, 06:35:35 AM
Hi all, can't really find the right thread for this, but I want to ask if any of you can tell me the name of the following story.

It's genderbender SaeYuki fic, where Yuki is an undercover cop(?) posing as a teacher at Sae's high school. They eventually fall in love, but somehow don't end up together because Yuki suddenly disappears. A few years later, Sae is now in training at some police academy, where he catches wind of Yuki and finds her.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: genkingblack on December 12, 2017, 07:06:02 AM
Hi all, can't really find the right thread for this, but I want to ask if any of you can tell me the name of the following story.

It's genderbender SaeYuki fic, where Yuki is an undercover cop(?) posing as a teacher at Sae's high school. They eventually fall in love, but somehow don't end up together because Yuki suddenly disappears. A few years later, Sae is now in training at some police academy, where he catches wind of Yuki and finds her.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=38269.0 this?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: tigers parade on December 12, 2017, 08:08:20 AM
Yes, thanks so much!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on January 16, 2018, 10:16:03 PM
Placed a poll upon the top of the page to see how our readers are. If you are of age and are mature enough for it, you can always apply for access.  :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: yamamoto_din on January 17, 2018, 04:56:10 PM
is anyone here are yuunaa (Murayama Yuiri n Okada Nana)  shipper? i'm dying for their fanfic , its so frustrating  :frustrated:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on January 17, 2018, 05:13:50 PM
I am but... they are not here in the non perv section  :nervous
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: yamamoto_din on January 17, 2018, 05:58:46 PM
but i can't go to perv section  :fainted:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on January 17, 2018, 06:09:22 PM
but i can't go to perv section  :fainted:

As I see it, you need more posts. My best advice is to comment around the fanfics section. I think it would be good to see what you think of others if not you can venture out and post more about you :3
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: INpompeonelli on January 17, 2018, 08:03:16 PM
I like to read 48 fanfics, and I have read many fanfic in Japanese too. I like wmatsui, mayuki, and kojiyu but even though there are many wmatui and kojiyu fanfics, there are seldom mayuki fics.  :(
So I am happy to find this site because I can read many mayuki fics here. :lol:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: tigers parade on January 18, 2018, 07:29:15 AM
There was a Nogizaka46 fanfic called "All That Glitters" that featured Nanase and Maiyan working as editors at fashion magazines. I really enjoyed it, but now I can't find it anywhere. Was it deleted?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on January 18, 2018, 07:44:33 AM
There was a Nogizaka46 fanfic called "All That Glitters" that featured Nanase and Maiyan working as editors at fashion magazines. I really enjoyed it, but now I can't find it anywhere. Was it deleted?

It is in the new forum for 46 group fanfics. Please look over there
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: yamamoto_din on January 18, 2018, 02:27:21 PM
but i can't go to perv section  :fainted:

As I see it, you need more posts. My best advice is to comment around the fanfics section. I think it would be good to see what you think of others if not you can venture out and post more about you :3

you'r right, i'll do anything to YuuNaa Fanfic 😂😂 im dying looking for it
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on January 21, 2018, 10:26:47 PM
Adding to my post, whoever has voted can PM me unless they have posted here. :jphip:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on November 04, 2018, 11:25:59 PM
It's been a while since I've last been on here and, for once, actually have two requests to ask for everyone!

Could you all recommend me some action-oriented fictions? I have read some in the past, but obviously, my memories from four years ago fail me. It would be fine if any of you could let me revisit some old fictions. Whether it is a series or OS/multi-shot, complete or incomplete, it doesn't matter. Even better, if you write in this category, please, let me know your work! I would love to give it a read and possibly comment on it. (Granted, my replies wouldn't be as long nor elaborate as before.)

Finally, this sounds like the most ridiculous thing to ask, but I'm hoping to tackle short projects together with someone (or even a couple members). This sounds strange as I prefer writing on my own, but there are a couple reasons behind my request:



For writing samples, my signature has some of them. However, for more recent samples, Tumblr and the OS thread on JPH!P contain them. As for the projects, we can certainly talk via three options (in order from most to least efficient): Discord, Twitter, or PM through the forum. I'm open to most anything, but I have a strong preference for writing meaningful stories and, if necessary, angst and drama. Translation: ALWAYS Romance can be there, but slow burns are what I live for and desire to write about. My activities are sporadic, but working on fictions occur, at a bare minimum, twice a week. Activity will decrease even more during midterms and finals week. 

This almost sounds like I'm placing my CV on the site, lmao. (I'm not that stiff.) However, I would love to hear from some of you that would be cool to collaborate with me! Whether it be one-shots or a short series, I'm down with it. Plus, I would love to meet some of you too and become friends! Thank you very much, and hope you all have a wonderful day!

Best,

LoyalFlutist

p.s. i'm hungry for more mayuki, wmatsui, jurimayu, yukirena, and yuiparu/sayayui work. hint hint, wink wonk.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on November 05, 2018, 10:04:09 PM
anzai4648,

First off, I would like to thank you so much for providing me the large list! Old works are a plus since the state of their work (completion status) are more solidified than recent ones. I have vague recollection reading some of them, especially RIVER. (Though did the author really delete it!? I somewhat remember making a comment on the thread about it, but I am unsure if the entire thread disappeared and, for whatever reason, the work had been removed.) Such a shame that RIVER is not up anymore! That used to be a classic favorite of mine in the past.

I am flattered that I would be included as one of your favorites, though! I would like to disagree, but perhaps it would follow with the notion of "we are our own worst critics." Reason for saying so is because I am already at an age where work as an epidemiologist-in-training and reading visual novels like Wonderful Everyday at the moment oops is prioritized over my creative brain. That has a major influence in my current writing style as it leans heavily on eloquent delivery rather than pure, passive imagery. It is something that my past self would kill the current me for... and something most writers should try not to indulge too much into.

Another thanks for compiling cmze's work too! That must be quite the hassle! However, your hard work with not be in vain as I, and hopefully a couple of us, are thankful for your service.

And good luck for finding collaborators (co-writers)! I will be looking forward for your next project! IMHO, you better look for someone who is younger or less experienced than you to do your projects, because now you are a senior member here and now it’s time for you to teach and nurture other members. If I were still young (as in highschool) I would definitely take your offer and take all the opportunity that I could get to learn anything from you (since you are so awesome), but alas, now I’m already too old and I have to retire from this fandom already.

Personally, I have to agree with your stance too. Nothing wrong with working alongside with older members (i.e. Llyloo in our Phantom Pain series, which is... still on... hiatus... because we are both so busy...). However, you pointed out major benefits for doing so. They probably have more energy and excitement than I do with writing, lol. I can only hope I do not intimidate the newer members. :( Though it's either go big or go home, lol. Though if you still wish to write with me, even if it is from an outside fandom that I might be familiar with, I am more than happy to do so! I sometimes write the occasional Love Live! pairings of UmiMaki and UmiEli... because, as you can guess, Umi-centric fics kill me. :lol: There are other fandoms too, but I have yet to properly get my foot in the door due to time commitment in life.

I too retired from this fandom. To be statistically accurate, 90% of my soul left the fandom. Alas, the 10% remaining is solely due to writing fanfictions and crying over old AKBINGO! episodes when Maeda Atsuko still keeps that resting, judgmental expression throughout the entirety of the show.. (Can we just admire how cool Dr. Watanabe is also??? YUKI, WHERE WERE YOU AT THAT TIME???)

Once again, thank you so much for the list! Really appreciate you taking the time to do so. I will let you know whenever the new project starts. This time, in full completion for once, lol.

Best,

LoyalFlutist
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: lezperv on December 23, 2018, 10:45:20 AM
It's been a while since I came back to this website. Quite interesting to see how much it had changed from the past 2 years.

Seems like all the AtsuMina writer/fans are dead lol and I don't blame any of them for it either. It feels like I'm the only one left even though none of my stories are finished either. It's sad to say that my heart isn't into this fandom anymore and it has move on to another, but AtsuMina will always have a place in it. I just need to woman up and finish my fics before retiring for good, but all the ideas I came up with wanting to write them would be such a waste if it isn't out there...anyways...

The news about RIVER being deleted by the author is very sad. That was one of my favorite fics to go back to and read... Is there any new good AtsuMina ones to read or have they really sunken and there are no chance of revival?

What are the kids into these days?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on December 23, 2018, 03:57:00 PM
It's been a while since I came back to this website. Quite interesting to see how much it had changed from the past 2 years.

Seems like all the AtsuMina writer/fans are dead lol and I don't blame any of them for it either. It feels like I'm the only one left even though none of my stories are finished either. It's sad to say that my heart isn't into this fandom anymore and it has move on to another, but AtsuMina will always have a place in it. I just need to woman up and finish my fics before retiring for good, but all the ideas I came up with wanting to write them would be such a waste if it isn't out there...anyways...

The news about RIVER being deleted by the author is very sad. That was one of my favorite fics to go back to and read... Is there any new good AtsuMina ones to read or have they really sunken and there are no chance of revival?

What are the kids into these days?

The kind of general 48 is hovering on it. Pretty underwhelming. I'm not surprised with all the members graduating although... the only active writer... is on the other side. 46 is pretty active yet I don't see a great one coming up soon
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: lezperv on December 23, 2018, 10:36:03 PM

The kind of general 48 is hovering on it. Pretty underwhelming. I'm not surprised with all the members graduating although... the only active writer... is on the other side. 46 is pretty active yet I don't see a great one coming up soon

You know Kuro, I'm surprised you're still moderating around here considering your OTP is Mayuki? I believe they are still alive, right? Have you been writing or just sitting back and watch over?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on December 23, 2018, 10:40:57 PM

The kind of general 48 is hovering on it. Pretty underwhelming. I'm not surprised with all the members graduating although... the only active writer... is on the other side. 46 is pretty active yet I don't see a great one coming up soon

You know Kuro, I'm surprised you're still moderating around here considering your OTP is Mayuki? I believe they are still alive, right? Have you been writing or just sitting back and watch over?

I had no OTP XD It's pretty much dead as well from how I see it. Best has been SayaMilky lately bc of Sayanee's graduation. I've been writing more towards the other forum where no one is currently reading keeping that afloat as long as I can and working on moderating the fics in general with a close eye about other issues which should arise one day...
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: lezperv on December 24, 2018, 12:51:57 AM

You know Kuro, I'm surprised you're still moderating around here considering your OTP is Mayuki? I believe they are still alive, right? Have you been writing or just sitting back and watch over?

I had no OTP XD It's pretty much dead as well from how I see it. Best has been SayaMilky lately bc of Sayanee's graduation. I've been writing more towards the other forum where no one is currently reading keeping that afloat as long as I can and working on moderating the fics in general with a close eye about other issues which should arise one day...

Oh? I thought Sayanee graduated a long time ago lol... What's the other forum/fandom are you trying to keep afloat?
I think I'm destined to ship couples that are no longer together. I'm never there when it actually happens, but there when it's all over with -_-
I'm curious about the issues that you'll closing your eye for. How bad can it be?
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on December 24, 2018, 01:13:43 AM

You know Kuro, I'm surprised you're still moderating around here considering your OTP is Mayuki? I believe they are still alive, right? Have you been writing or just sitting back and watch over?

I had no OTP XD It's pretty much dead as well from how I see it. Best has been SayaMilky lately bc of Sayanee's graduation. I've been writing more towards the other forum where no one is currently reading keeping that afloat as long as I can and working on moderating the fics in general with a close eye about other issues which should arise one day...

Oh? I thought Sayanee graduated a long time ago lol... What's the other forum/fandom are you trying to keep afloat?
I think I'm destined to ship couples that are no longer together. I'm never there when it actually happens, but there when it's all over with -_-
I'm curious about the issues that you'll closing your eye for. How bad can it be?

I've been writing a lot of perv fics. Most of them are just that although reasoning behind why many don't see me in the areas where everyone has access to. The other part is that particular region because as bad as things are, I'm expecting it to grow unless the demand isn't there to start with
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: lezperv on December 25, 2018, 04:24:36 AM

Oh? I thought Sayanee graduated a long time ago lol... What's the other forum/fandom are you trying to keep afloat?
I think I'm destined to ship couples that are no longer together. I'm never there when it actually happens, but there when it's all over with -_-
I'm curious about the issues that you'll closing your eye for. How bad can it be?

I've been writing a lot of perv fics. Most of them are just that although reasoning behind why many don't see me in the areas where everyone has access to. The other part is that particular region because as bad as things are, I'm expecting it to grow unless the demand isn't there to start with

*Gasp* Kuro! I can't believe you write perv fics  :lol: I rarely go into that section, so I don't even want to know whats written there. I think I know what you're talking about in terms of a particular region, but I might be confuse on that. Don't worry about telling me it. I believe you'll be able to handle it with no problem :)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: kuro808 on December 25, 2018, 04:44:33 AM
^ lol well Sophcaro and I have been vigilant about the fics so I believe that we can anticipate more wanting to dig into there but honestly most know my works so I’m not worried about exposure just wanting to fulfill ideas
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Yuina on February 06, 2019, 09:44:58 PM
Hello

I have a request.

A long time ago, something like 3 years ago, I have read an AKB fic but I can't refind it.
So, I ask for help...

It was an Atsuyuu/Atsumina/Kojiyuu fic. I don't remember if it was an genderbender fic or not...
The story was something like that : Takamina and Atsuko are a couple and Yuko and Kojima too. Also, Yuko is the childhood friend of Atsuko.
But one day, Atsuko have an accident and lost her memories. She just remember Yuko. I can't tell exactly why but Yuko have to take care of Acchan and act like her girlfirend/boyfriend. And Takamina was just like a friend to Acchan. Also yuko continue to go out with Haruna but it was a secret to Acchan. And Haruna understand Yuko's situation but isn't satisfied like that. She wants Yuko for her only. Well, Yuko was quite in a difficult situation I think...
And then, takamina try to be here for Acchan and hide her feelings for her and be just a friend who take care of Acchan.
If I remember well, where the story were stoped, yuko was away for work (or to be with Haruna) and Takamina went to Acchan's home and take care of her during this time. And then, Acchan start to notice Takamina or something like that...

If I remember well it was an jphip fic but I'm not sure at all.

Also, If you know good YuiParu fic or Sayamilky fic, Tell me
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on January 28, 2021, 04:18:17 AM
So, which OTP should I hurt first. :bleed eyes: (jk jk)

Over the years, I won't lie, I'm glad that the forum didn't make some drastic changes to the system. Coming back here is like settling back to a comfortable nest where everything is as-is. Most of the other forums I used to frequent in the past either migrated to Reddit (to which I still can't figure out how to operate) or changed the forum into something so different, I'm not even sure if I'm looking at the same site.

I doubt I'll see many of my writing colleagues on here like before, but alas, it's good to be back... to finishing my god dang series that continues to haunt me to this day. 
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: StrongStyle9Q on January 28, 2021, 09:43:01 AM
While there aren't many writers, I can definitely say theres a good handful of loyal readers.

Always better to have more fics! I look forward to reading your stuff. (Again!)
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on January 28, 2021, 03:51:02 PM
While there aren't many writers, I can definitely say theres a good handful of loyal readers.

Always better to have more fics! I look forward to reading your stuff. (Again!)

That’s reassuring to hear. I’m also happy to hear that you’re one of the readers that are willing to read my work again. :deco: Please look forward to the remake of “How Far Are You Prepared to Go?” as that is the first one I will tackle!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: Haruko on February 09, 2021, 06:25:17 PM
welcome back!
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: sakura_drop_ on February 19, 2021, 01:41:46 PM
OOOOOOH SHACHOU, WELCOME BACK,  :deco:

I'm actually also thinking of doing that in the near future, but honestly, do not know where to start from lolol been so long on hiatus it's not even funny  :smhid :bow:
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: StrongStyle9Q on February 19, 2021, 10:32:04 PM
Good to see some past members making their return. We'll be a big ol happy family in here.
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on March 17, 2021, 07:41:56 AM
welcome back!

Thank you! It's been a long time, so it's good to be back. :thumbsup

OOOOOOH SHACHOU, WELCOME BACK,  :deco:

I'm actually also thinking of doing that in the near future, but honestly, do not know where to start from lolol been so long on hiatus it's not even funny  :smhid :bow:

I totally feel you on that, Saku. Right now, I'm staring at my fictions, wondering if I should just start remaking them one at a time... just to test the water. My writing style has changed so much over the years, it's a completely different thing altogether. I blame writing in more action-oriented fandoms (like Final Fantasy XIV, Fire Emblem: Three Houses)... but hey... maybe my fluff skills have finally improved... and my angst has drastically been reduced to a bearable level. I promise I won't kill anyone anymore. I think. :bleed eyes:

I know BbSis is coming back to write her projects too. At least, to finish them up. Not sure about the other writers, but it's at least comforting... mildly comforting to finish up what we have here... eventually. We'll just have to take them one step at a time. :panic:

Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: BbSis on March 23, 2021, 05:08:52 PM

I know BbSis is coming back to write her projects too. At least, to finish them up. Not sure about the other writers, but it's at least comforting... mildly comforting to finish up what we have here... eventually. We'll just have to take them one step at a time. :panic:



I can't believe I had to know via Sakuchan you outed me like this xD Now I feel obliged to do it and despite being organized with at least one of my fics, it's been a roller coaster to tackle all my notes! It gives me anxiety only to think about asking the mods to open my post after so long ;.;

So, yeah, I do intend to come back. Please, be nice to me *bows*
Title: Re: The General AKB48 Fanfic Discussion Thread
Post by: LoyalFlutist on February 13, 2022, 09:30:24 PM
I notice that every time I visit the forum, it's always been so many months in-between. Definitely need to get that changed someday... Or perhaps it should be now when it changes. (If I don't get swamped by work + other writing projects.)

On that note, I wanted to share this writing server that I host/ admin, and own on Discord! You can click [HERE] (https://discord.gg/5QCJcwkdet) for the invite. Although it's centered around Project Sekai mobile game, there are other readers and writers that work on their other projects. I figured it would be a good place to discuss writing. If I'm not allowed to promote this, please let me know so I can delete this post!

Hope you all check out the server! I worked hard on making it. :thumbsup