What should I rate my fanfic?

There are four general ratings on fanfiction.net – or five, actually, but only four of which are permissible for posted fanfiction:
  • K = safe for all ages.
  • K+ = safe for ages 8 and up.
  • T = safe for ages 13 and up.
  • M = safe for ages 18 and up.
  • MA = non-permissive for fanfiction.net.
  • K = should have no profanity.
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What does Rated K+ mean in fanfiction?

K+: Some content may not be suitable for young children, usually those below nine years of age. There may be minor violence without serious injury, mild suggestive material, or minor coarse language that is justified by context. Equivalent to PG.
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What are the ratings for fanfiction?

FanFiction.Net uses the content rating system from FictionRatings.com. This system contains the ratings of K, K+, T, M and MA. The MA rating and explicit violent and/or sexual themes are forbidden.
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What do the ratings mean on AO3?

Ratings measure the intensity of a work's content and give users an idea of the suitability of the work for them. Ratings and warnings can attract users who are seeking specific content, and they can also warn off users who are trying to avoid that content.
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What is the most popular fanfiction on AO3?

10 Fan-Ships With The Highest Number Of Fanworks On AO3, Ranked
  1. 1 Castiel & Dean Winchester — Supernatural.
  2. 2 Sherlock Holmes & John Watson — BBC Sherlock. ...
  3. 3 Derek Hale & Stiles Stilinski — Teen Wolf. ...
  4. 4 Bucky Barnes & Steve Rogers — MCU. ...
  5. 5 Darco Malfoy & Harry Potter — Harry Potter. ...
  6. 6 Steve Rogers & Tony Stark — MCU. ...
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What is the longest fic on AO3?

“CCW: Character Championship Wrestling” by NinjaCato on AO3 caps at about 3,817,471 words, which makes it longer than...
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What is the biggest fandom ship?

Fandom's Top Ships For 2021
  • Renga.
  • EreMika.
  • DreamNotFound.
  • AruAni.
  • Xingyun.
  • KiriBaku.
  • Lumity.
  • Soukoku.
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Do hits matter on AO3?

AO3 has their reasons for coding the hit counter the way they do (mostly to do with privacy and storage of information issues), but that's a hit, and that's why hits should only be used to make a rough estimate of the number of readers — and why you shouldn't put too much stock in the kudos/hits ratio (particularly for ...
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What does F F mean in AO3?

F/F: female/female relationships F/M: female/male relationships Gen: no romantic or sexual relationships, or relationships which are not the main focus of the work M/M: male/male relationships Multi: more than one kind of relationship, or a relationship with multiple partners Other relationships The work was not put in ...
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Whats the most popular tag on AO3?

[Data] The 100 most popular tags on AO3
  • Alternate Universe - 827100.
  • Fluff - 808281.
  • Angst - 640842.
  • Sexual Content - 550852.
  • Relationship(s) - 417439.
  • Sex - 397615.
  • Hurt/Comfort - 279388.
  • Romance - 271616.
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What fandom has the best fanfiction?

The top four fandoms on AO3 are Marvel, Supernatural, Sherlock, and Harry Potter – in that order; meanwhile, the corresponding data for FF.Net reveals that its writers gravitate towards Harry Potter, Naruto, Twilight, and Supernatural.
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What is rated T?

Titles rated T (Teen) have content that may be suitable for ages 13 and older. Titles in this category may contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal blood, simulated gambling, and/or infrequent use of strong language.
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What was the first fanfiction ever written?

In 1952, the world's first book of fanfic about fans appeared. The Enchanted Duplicator by Walt Willis and Bob Shaw was a metafiction based on Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress, but which described a world populated with sci-fi fans. It chronicles the adventures of hero Jophan in "the land of Mundane".
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What is the longest piece of fiction?

At about 3,400,000 words, Spirit of Redemption is the longest complete work of fiction ever written, almost six times as long as War and Peace, and about 1,400,000 words longer than Men of Good Will, the longest published novel ever written according to Wikipedia.
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What is FictionPress?

FictionPress is an original fiction archive of stories and poems. It is a sister site of FanFiction.net. FictionPress was split of from FanFiction.net in February 2003. Stories in FanFiction. net's original fiction categories were automatically migrated to FictionPress.
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What does B n mean in fanfiction?

In the context it is pretty easy to figure out what it means, you just have to figure it out a bit. Basic Family: (M/n) Mom's name. (D/n or F/N) Dad's name or father's name. (B/n) brother name.
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Is AO3 illegal?

Archive of Our Own allows writers to publish any content, so long as it is legal.
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What does the 3 in AO3 mean?

It combines the characters A, O, and 3 with arms raised in celebration, symbolizing the joy of fannish creation on the Archive. The acronym "AO3" comes from the initials of the English site title Archive of Our Own–an A and three O's.
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What is a good amount of kudos on AO3?

For AO3 overall, the median number is 12 kudos. The orange graph shows every tag on the AO3 popular tag page that gets at least twice that -- at least 24 kudos on average.
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How do you get big in AO3?

  1. Promo other authors/read a lot of fanfic. ...
  2. Write long WIPs that update frequently. ...
  3. Learn from other fandoms. ...
  4. Be different! ...
  5. Link your social networking accounts at the bottom of your fic. ...
  6. Make a gifset/photoset for your fic or commission fanart. ...
  7. Be consistent across platforms. ...
  8. Talk to your readers.
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What is a good hits to kudos ratio AO3?

10% is pretty good kudo ratio for Ao3. Totally depends on the fandom and the type of story.
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What fandoms are big right now?

Top 20 of 2020
  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
  • Steven Universe.
  • wtFOCK.
  • BTS.
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
  • Artists on Tumblr.
  • Critical Role.
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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What is the most famous fanfiction?

1. Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades Trilogy #1) by E L James. E L James (the pen name of British television executive Erika Leonard) is by far the most well-known example of a fan fiction author who's made it in the published world.
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What is the most popular fictional ship?

Top Ships
  • Stucky (Steve Rogers & Bucky Barnes, the Marvel universe)
  • Jonsa (Jon Snow & Sansa Stark, Game of Thrones)
  • Bakudeku (Bakugou Katsuki & Midoriya Izuku, Boku no Hero Academia)
  • Stony (Steve Rogers & Tony Stark, the Marvel universe)
  • Destiel (Dean Winchester & Castiel, Supernatural)
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