A guide to the world of fanfiction

Fake Dating, Slow Burn, Hurt/Comfort, Power Imbalance or Found Family. A guide to fanfiction tropes, what to expect from them and why we keep coming back to them.

AU, OOC, OTP, WIP, canon, fanon or Dead Dove. A dictionary of fanfiction abbreviations and terms you'll meet while reading, writing and browsing AO3, explained in plain words.

Opened AO3 and have no idea what you're looking at? Let's go through filters, tags, ratings and kudos together, so you can find your first story and survive all those tags.

This glossary started as something just for me. I write about danmei, fanfiction and cosplay all the time, and the characters I love come with names, titles, swords, cultivation techniques and about a million other words that nobody uses in everyday life. After years in the fandom, I don't even think about them anymore. Someone says golden core and my brain knows exactly what we're talking about. While putting it together, I realised something funny. A lot of the words I thou

Danmei worlds look gorgeous as long as we watch them from the safety of the couch. Seven questions reveal where you'd die first.

Have you ever wondered what kind of dynamic you are drawn to? I put together a little quiz on the theme of Harry Potter slash...