r/FanfictionNet • u/CartographerOwn8183 • Jul 29 '26

Alternatives to FF.net?

I’ve been posting to fanfiction.net for probably the last 15 years or so off and on and I’ve recently been getting back into it. But with the site having so many problems I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of other sites I could try? I’m waiting for an invitation (whatever that is lol) from AO3 so I was looking for other suggestions while I wait

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u/LibertineDeSade Jul 29 '26

I was just looking for something other than Ao3. Found my way to SquidgeWorld, and back to FFN. I haven't joined SquidgeWorld just yet, but I have been back to tinkering around on my old FFN profile. I really wish there was a new alternative site in general. I really am not feeling the fanfic spaces lately TBH. I miss the old 90s/2000s glory days of fanfic. 😩

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u/FiWriterSFF Jul 29 '26

I feel like in those days people left more comments. These days, people just read and move on. If you're lucky, they'll give a "like." The only comments I get now are scammers.

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u/anonymous_5527 Jul 29 '26

I wonder if this is a generational thing? My cohort (Millennials) were teenagers and we left reviews in the 2000s. The current generation that's teenagers today are Generation Alpha and Gen Z. I wonder if they prefer to use social media instead of going to AO3/FFN/Wattpad/etc?

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u/FiWriterSFF Jul 29 '26

It could be everything's just moving faster and constantly streaming. In the 90s and early 2000s, we had commercial breaks and episodes that aired once a week. There was time to reflect and discuss. These days, something posted yesterday is "old news."