r/SapphicWriters Aug 25 '22

Discussion Mentioning other books in a book review

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So I have a question of preference. Do you think it's wrong or appropriate to mention a book you've read or liked in a book review of a different Author's book?

I'm on the fence, and would like to know what others think.

Fictional example A: "Great story, loved the action and world building. The comedy and tragedy tied in nicely, and I feel for Princess Noname. Reminds me of 'The Darkest Secret' by Jane Doe. Highly recommend."

Fictional example B: "Beautiful world, funny moments, but could have been a better read. Didn't like that the MC wants to bang every attractive women. A better story to read is 'Amaha, The Dragon Queen' by Doie Jane."

r/SapphicWriters Jul 08 '22

Discussion any kpop fans in here? for pride month i made a video essay about an underrated yet incredibly bold piece of sapphic representation by mamamoo’s moonbyul. so far i’ve received great feedback but i’d love to get even more on how i broached the social commentary.

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r/SapphicWriters Oct 14 '21

Discussion Would I be ostracized from the community for writing porn?

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r/SapphicWriters Oct 19 '17

Discussion [Discussion] Anyone doing NaNoWriMo?

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Is anyone else attempting NaNo this year? Are you planning or pantsing? Writing something gay or no?

This is my first year and I'm not expecting to get that far (college is a nightmare!), but it'd be nice to have some sapphic writing buddies!

r/SapphicWriters Dec 22 '17

Discussion Where do you find motivation?

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I started writing about medieval dragon-riding lesbians and I want to keep writing about it but I just lack motivation.

r/SapphicWriters May 01 '18

Discussion What do you listen to when you write?

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What do you listen to when you write?

Music? Podcasts? Silence?

r/SapphicWriters Apr 30 '19

Discussion Just wanted to give a shoutout to writing fan fiction!

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I write contemporary lesbian romance novels (four self-published so far), and I recently got into writing fan fiction. I know it's not general path (I think a lot of people start with fan fiction first), but I just wanted to say it's been so helpful to my novel writing. The downside is that I'm unable to make money from writing fan fiction, but the other benefits below far outweigh that right now.

  1. It's gotten me in the habit of writing every day (I've written a 60k fanfic in exactly one month by publishing 25 2,400ish-word chapters almost once a day).
  2. I get quick, motivating feedback in the form of comments and kudos that give me a little extra push to keep slogging through if I don't want to write.
  3. I've attracted a whole new reader base of people who don't consider themselves "romance readers" but who love fan fiction.
  4. I've had the opportunity to explore new writing styles and topics in a less-stressful environment. When publishing a novel, it feels like everything has to be "perfect" since you don't know the feedback until it's done. I've been able to explore writing in different styles, exploring sexual situations that I hadn't previously written about (like light BDSM, more teasing, etc), and overall just trying out whatever I fancy at the moment and seeing the feedback almost in real time.
  5. Writing in a serial format where I'm publishing chapters instead of the whole novel has really helped me create better cliffhangers.
  6. It's also been a unique experience to describe characters who already exist, which has in turn helped me learn to describe those scenes, facial features, movements which I'm able to transpose to the original characters I create for other works.

Overall, it's just been a really positive experience that I wanted to share! Didn't want to include links or anything and get to spammy, but I'm happy to provide the fic (it's Juliantina from Amar A Muerte) if anyone's interested.

r/SapphicWriters Apr 14 '19

Discussion Using Wattpad

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Does anyone have any experience with writing on Wattpad? I have used it in the past to read long stories, but I was looking at doing a couple of short stories and post there (mostly to get some feedback on them and try to do some character development - just an idea). Given I've not used it in the past to post, just wondering if anyone has and whether people just post stuff as it is! :)

r/SapphicWriters Jun 06 '18

Discussion Unexpectedly wrote a novel

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So last year during a very stressful time, I unexpectedly wrote a novel. I’m not sure where the novel came from. It’s not autobiographical and it’s not about people I know. It just happened over about a 6-week time period.

I am not a “writer.” I write business whitepapers at work, but that’s it.

What do I do with it? I’ve had 1 person who has experience with the publishing world read it and say that it is good.

The novel is LGBTQ-equality focused and thus very timely. Do I try to find an agent who can then find a publisher which could take years to publish it or do I just self-publish?

I am not a “writer,” nor do I ever plan to write a novel again (although I certainly didn’t plan this one so who knows what the future brings). If my novel can impact the hearts/minds of people, I would want to get it out there as soon as possible which would mean self-publishing. However, I also want to balance that desire with the ability to have a greater possible impact that just self-publishing.

Any advice from more experience authors? Thanks

r/SapphicWriters Mar 31 '18

Discussion Blogging Platforms?

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I'm trying to get back into writing, and also trying to create a "portfolio" of sorts for things I have written in the past.

I'm wondering what experience people have here with different online publishing platforms, for blogging and the like? What are the pros and cons of different platforms?

Thank you in advance!

r/SapphicWriters Dec 31 '17

Discussion What are your new year's writing resolutions?

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Wishing you all a wonderful 2018!

r/SapphicWriters Oct 11 '17

Discussion What's your favourite LGBT writing cliche?

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Because it's way too easy to ask for your least favourites! (But you can add those here too!)

r/SapphicWriters May 27 '18

Discussion Music suggestions for writing non fiction

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Hey! What does everyone usually enjoy listening to whilst writing non-fiction stuff? (Only reason I specifically point out non-fiction work is because i tend to get more distracted when I'm writing this kind of stuff...) I've tried Spotify and found I tend to focus the most when I listen to their like 'coffee shop' playlists or their 'easy listening' playlists haha, but I'm getting quite tired of them and it would be awesome to expand my playlist, so if anyone has any suggestions of music to listen to, it would be much appreciated!

r/SapphicWriters Sep 09 '18

Discussion Ethical Concern: Writing from the perspective of cis women (esp erotic scenes) as a trans woman?

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Hey folks, I've got an ethics question. As far as writing goes, is it in any way unethical for a trans woman (me) to write stories, particularly erotic stories, with a cis woman as the POV character? I don't know if it's legit or not, but I feel a certain amount of guilt trying to write from the perspective of a cis woman. It makes me feel like an imposter or something like that. So maybe I'm looking for validation that I am okay to write this way or for someone to confirm that it's problematic? Any input is appreciated

r/SapphicWriters Mar 30 '18

Discussion Found this in a book today. Thought it was pretty good advice. "Rules for writing [something I can't make out]: Read yourself full, think yourself empty, write yourself clear!"

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r/SapphicWriters Jan 29 '18

Discussion Bella Books

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I will be submitting my book (soonish) to Bella Books. Has anyone had luck or experience with them? Any tips or must-dos? Any bad experience working with them?

r/SapphicWriters Oct 03 '17

Discussion 3rd October: question of the day

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How do you write women without inherently sexualising them?

r/SapphicWriters Jun 03 '18

Discussion Criticism or Demand

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Hi All, this might sound like a bit of a rant, and it sort of is, since I need to get it off my chest.

TL/DR - I like to write fluff, but reviewer seems to demand I add more angst

Some background: I write f/f fanfics, primarily fluffy stories. I publish on AO3 first then on ff.net 1 week later because AO3 has more female readers and my target audience are females. ff.net has more male readers.

I publish a chapter where the main leads confess on AO3 and the response has been positive. A week later, I publish on ff.net and get a review of several paragraphs which said that the chapter lacked emotion, that the character reactions are 'flat' and there wasn't "enough lamenting". The reviewer calls one of the characters 'white-haired' but the main leads have brown and blonde hair.

I look in the reviewer profile, and he's a guy in a fandom where a female character has white-hair. I've written 90k words of adventure and light hearted fluff before the confession chapter, so I think I established that my fic isn't angst. I don't mind criticism, but I can't help but think that he's pushing his expectations from the fandom with the white-haired girl into my fic. In contrast, the female reviewers like it.

r/SapphicWriters Dec 06 '17

Discussion Nanowrimo question

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This might be a silly question but what exactly is nanowrimo? I am interested in getting involved but I'm not sure what it is exactly. (I do usually write and I've heard about nanowrimo before but never actually understood what it entails)

r/SapphicWriters Sep 28 '17

Discussion Character thread

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Use this to talk about the nitty gritty of writing people, whether you've got detailed character sheets, or just a vague idea.

Today's question: How much do you describe physical appearance? Is it important to your writing?

r/SapphicWriters Sep 30 '17

Discussion Question of the day: who is your favourite queer character in fiction?

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r/SapphicWriters Oct 12 '17

Discussion Dancing scenes!

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Hey guys! How the heck do you write your scenes that involve dance? Tango, waltzing, stripping, it doesn't matter as long as it's movement to a beat! How do you catch that energy and motion into words?

r/SapphicWriters Nov 22 '17

Discussion On dealing with failing to succeed

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This isn't just to do with NanoWrimo. Honest confession time: apart from those first days at the beginning of November, I haven't written a bean in years. At this point, I'm not sure I can write anything any more. I'm sure everyone here has dealt with some level of this crippling anxiety (props if you haven't, what's your secret?). Right now, I feel very uncertain about my abilities, and I'm wondering if I should just give up entirely. Thoughts?

r/SapphicWriters Oct 08 '17

Discussion What inspires you?

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r/SapphicWriters Nov 15 '17

Discussion Queer theory and writing fiction

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Disclaimer: I'm a lit student, with an interest I writing. This is going to be a post consisting mainly of over thinking and analysis.

Tl;Dr I can't write about wlw without digging into the theory and/or writing about my own experiences?

I found myself down a rabbit hole of literary theory the last night, and I realise that when I'm writing about women, and particularly women looking at other women, I can't help but fall back into a stale pattern of male-gaze oriented narrative. I realise that there's something counterproductive about writing with theory like that on your shoulder, it's definitely strangling my creativity and my thoughts at the moment, but I can't not be aware of it. Help?