NWA's Fic Fight - Initial Impressions
Jun. 2nd, 2024 09:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
samthehyenaSo NWA's fourth annual fic fight just started on June 1 and it's been super fun so far. The event is hosted by the no writing academia discord server and essentially writers are sorted into different teams with fun themed names (heroes, vigilantes and villains) and "attack" ppl in other teams by writing for their prompts. And people really are on a roll since there are already 60+ fics in the collection since the event started.
I had some time to kill this weekend so I managed to get 5 oneshots written and posted for fic fight and it was like 12K total (there are more typos in my writing than usually because I zooming through trying to get as many ideas onto the page as quickly as possible). Anyways, it's been super fun and I'm so glad that the event has started at last so that I was finally able to get started on the prompts I'd frothing over since sign-ups opened in late May. I think my favorite thing I've written for fic fight so far is my rate my professor fic because I love working with unconventional formats -- but my fic about Hawks writing fanfic and my Togachako anonymous online dating fic are close seconds.
Anyways, I'll probably crank out more more stuff for fic fight when I get another pocket of extended free time. I might also do a collab with a friend. I really would give writing a Natshig-centric fic a whirl for the first time - they are one of my fav ships but I have always been scared to write them (I don't have much video game knowledge so I worry that I won't do them justice outside of like say a fantasy AU). I might also do a collab with a friend. But yeah I'm super excited to see everyone's creations! I will be taking a break from writing for a couple of days though because I girlbossed too close to the sun and have some minor finger cramps right now XD
I'm also excited to browse through the Fic Fight 2024 collection some more when I find the time. There was a humorous and sweet RodyDeku oneshot in there that I really enjoyed as well as a fun fic about Bakugo asking Izuku to punch him in the face for an undercover mission. Also, I was gifted an awesome dabihawks switched at birth fic!
And I've been chatting a lot with my beloved main enabler for all things Kiribaku and femslash about all the ideas and prompts for fic fight that have been on our minds so that has been super fun! Like I love the server atmosphere - everyone is super encouraging and hyping each other up. I don't think I've seen this level of really energetic creative vibes all in one place outside of PBNHA (and the New Year's Togachako zine while it was still in its creation period).
But yeah I think this event has really helped me draw conclusions about I most enjoy as a writer. I think I generally have more fun writing humorous fics (with a few exceptions) and I think I prefer events that are more similar in format to exchanges (as opposed to bangs or zines). I might write a longer reflection about events at some point because I have a lot of thoughts on the matter but I think I need more time to let my thoughts marinate.
I had some time to kill this weekend so I managed to get 5 oneshots written and posted for fic fight and it was like 12K total (there are more typos in my writing than usually because I zooming through trying to get as many ideas onto the page as quickly as possible). Anyways, it's been super fun and I'm so glad that the event has started at last so that I was finally able to get started on the prompts I'd frothing over since sign-ups opened in late May. I think my favorite thing I've written for fic fight so far is my rate my professor fic because I love working with unconventional formats -- but my fic about Hawks writing fanfic and my Togachako anonymous online dating fic are close seconds.
Anyways, I'll probably crank out more more stuff for fic fight when I get another pocket of extended free time. I might also do a collab with a friend. I really would give writing a Natshig-centric fic a whirl for the first time - they are one of my fav ships but I have always been scared to write them (I don't have much video game knowledge so I worry that I won't do them justice outside of like say a fantasy AU). I might also do a collab with a friend. But yeah I'm super excited to see everyone's creations! I will be taking a break from writing for a couple of days though because I girlbossed too close to the sun and have some minor finger cramps right now XD
I'm also excited to browse through the Fic Fight 2024 collection some more when I find the time. There was a humorous and sweet RodyDeku oneshot in there that I really enjoyed as well as a fun fic about Bakugo asking Izuku to punch him in the face for an undercover mission. Also, I was gifted an awesome dabihawks switched at birth fic!
And I've been chatting a lot with my beloved main enabler for all things Kiribaku and femslash about all the ideas and prompts for fic fight that have been on our minds so that has been super fun! Like I love the server atmosphere - everyone is super encouraging and hyping each other up. I don't think I've seen this level of really energetic creative vibes all in one place outside of PBNHA (and the New Year's Togachako zine while it was still in its creation period).
But yeah I think this event has really helped me draw conclusions about I most enjoy as a writer. I think I generally have more fun writing humorous fics (with a few exceptions) and I think I prefer events that are more similar in format to exchanges (as opposed to bangs or zines). I might write a longer reflection about events at some point because I have a lot of thoughts on the matter but I think I need more time to let my thoughts marinate.
