[FFML] Facing down the end

[Saber Prime]

Hmm... How about as a send off, we write a collaborative list or a guide of
things to and not to do as an author?

On Thu, 8 Apr 2021 06:37 Weiss Schnee, <weissschnee333 at gmail.com> wrote:

> > Still, fanfiction is where I got started as a writer: making the classic
> > newbie mistakes, learning not to keep making them, honing my skills and
> > learning to be more confident.
>
> You did better than me. I never did learn anything. I still make the same
> writing mistakes.
>
> > I do have a fanfic project or two that I'd still like to bring to the
> list
> > before it shuts down; I doubt I'll finish it off, but I hope to at least
> > share a couple of chapters. I guess my big question is, where will things
> > go after July 1? Is fanfiction.net still worth posting to, or is
> Archive
> > Of
> > Our Own better?
>
> FF.net, and AO3, are ok. Better than some places out there now. Try Fanfic
> Paradise for posting.^_^
>
> SFW - https://www.fanficparadise.com/fpforum-sfw/index.php
> NSFW - https://www.fanficparadise.com/fpforum-nsfw/index.php
>
> > At any rate, the impending closure of the list is no reason to stop
> > writing, or to rest on our respective laurels (whatever those may be).
> So
> > I
> > look forward to seeing what works surface in the next few months.
>
> Hmmm... Maybe I'll repost a few of my stories here. Yeah!^_^^_^
>
>
>
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> Signature - https://www.fanficparadise.com/arielschnee/sig3.htm
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Timothy Miller" <terumiya at gmail.com>
> To: <ffml at chez-vrolet.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2021 9:17 AM
> Subject: [FFML] Facing down the end
>
>
> >I think for part of me, the idea that the FFML is actually closing down is
> > still sinking in. Admittedly, I haven't been doing much to keep things
> > alive - neither posting my own fics nor commenting much on occasional
> > other
> > posts that come through.
> >
> > Still, fanfiction is where I got started as a writer: making the classic
> > newbie mistakes, learning not to keep making them, honing my skills and
> > learning to be more confident. I daresay that without the FFML, I'd never
> > have attempted National Novel Writing Month! (Three wins under my belt,
> > too. Nothing *published* yet, but ...)
> >
> > I do have a fanfic project or two that I'd still like to bring to the
> list
> > before it shuts down; I doubt I'll finish it off, but I hope to at least
> > share a couple of chapters. I guess my big question is, where will things
> > go after July 1? Is fanfiction.net still worth posting to, or is
> Archive
> > Of
> > Our Own better?
> >
> > At any rate, the impending closure of the list is no reason to stop
> > writing, or to rest on our respective laurels (whatever those may be).
> So
> > I
> > look forward to seeing what works surface in the next few months.
> >
> > With virtual pen in hand,
> >
> > Timothy Miller
> > terumiya at gmail.com
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