I’ve seen (and been part of) these kinds of groups on forums for other games, and I noticed that, after searching through any posts and threads tagged fan fiction, this was one of the few forums I’ve seen that doesn’t have something like this. With that said I decided to create one. Anyone from some place like the Epic Games Forums should be pretty familiar with the concept, but for anyone who isn’t, here’s a general breakdown:
These “support groups” aren’t some forum-based riot or anything, nor is it meant to overshadow or attempt to put less value on others in that subthread, like say forgers and montage makers in this case. It is meant for fanfiction writers to have a single, collective area where they can converse with fellow writers or anybody interested in writing, being able to be a sort of “melting pot” for just about any kind of writer to call home.
Have an idea that you’re not quite sure will work? Pitch it around and see what other people think before you implement it. You can discuss anything from weird canon twists you’re trying to understand, to what you like/don’t like in writing, even just down to what kind of music, if any that you listen to while writing. It’s all up to you.
You can also ask people to give criticism on your work, and maybe give input on something someone else made. I’ll be adding another post under this one which will, if this thread takes off, be reserved as a list of fan fictions done by anyone who wants their work featured there. Just speak up and I’ll add it, regardless of what it is. It could be anything from a really serious, dramatic recount of Chief’s early life to a crack-fic of Six in NYC, I’ll still put the name and a brief summary, written by you.