#hazelswritingtips

Content Warning / Trigger Warnings -> 

no matter what you write, but especially if you post ANGST & MATURE content, you should have content warnings about what is in the fic. These should be specific and detailed ( even if they give away a spoiler or twist ) 

Gore related ( ex. blood, injury (how bad), death (who))

Mature related - list the types of kinks, the actions taken or received by the reader / character ( ex. penetration (what kind), foreplay (what kind), sub! / dom!, touching (where))  

Dark content - these should be super detailed and cover all possible situations listed in the fic

Angst - what type of situation you are crafting, be specific ( ex, character / reader death, unrequited love, infidelity ) 

You can never put to much content warning - i’d say the more the better 

SFW/NS-FW -> 

There are people of all ages and preferences on this website, be considerate about them and let people know if this is fluffy or mature 

( I always make sure to document if it’s SFW or not, and will often post the genre of fic as well ( fluff, angst, 18+, etc.))

Gender -> 

You can always let people know what your works will mostly be in your ‘rules’ ( i.e. mine are always GN unless requested otherwise)

Let the reader know the gender, be cautious of your pronouns, your body descriptions, and other ‘more gender specific characteristics’ when writing 

Is your reader actually GN? 

Tagging:

Female (afab) = x FM reader

GN (non specific) = x reader

Male = x M /male reader

(be considerate of your reader tags, finding a sudden gender usage in the universal tag can be jarring, especially if it's not mentioned in the post overview)

Read More -> 

Use this function when: 

Your fic is longer than a single swipe of your thumb (or maybe about 600+ words) 

You are posting Mature content (gore, 18+, dark content, etc.) 

You are posting in a public space, there are people who shouldn’t and cannot handle seeing certain things - we can be respectful by putting things ‘below the cut’ 

📌Adding a Read more tutorial (mobile)

Tags -> 

Anything that you post should be properly tagged - if your work is Mature, use the mature tags ( posting in fluff related tags has the potential to allow underage eyes into your work *)

Tumblr has a feature to block tags - but it does nothing if things are not listed or tagged appropriately (some tags may be: incest, infidelity, smut, spoilers (content or character), non-con) 

no one starts great, not a single person is born with perfect skills - no matter what we have to practice to get better. I started writing when I was 9-10 too! I sat at my parents terrible computer and wrote anything and everything I could (mostly fanfiction of course lol) but I wrote and wrote and wrote. I stopped writing at some point in my life even though i loved it -- 

then one day I posted a story I thought wouldn’t make it past a few views. it grew, I was motivated, I practiced and practiced - every day I wrote for six months straight and you know what, I got better! 

everything you are doing is right on target! understanding people and their desires helps build better characters, helps you grasp why people do what they do - but it isn’t the only thing about writing. You don’t have to write like anyone else, if you’ve found your style you should run with it! and every time you go back to re-read your old works you’ll adapt it to your current style 

researching things is part of creating stories, looking up answers means you’re focusing on the quality and accuracy of your works - you aren’t lost :) you’re doing exactly what you need to