Are fanfics overrated?

[Ytiamy]

I wrote a fanfic...on BTS and Kpop with all the right tags and all but it's not picking up. I know it's a little early for any expectations as I posted it only 14 hours ago. I hoped for at least one read. But none.

I researched a bit and it said that I need to write a catchy blurb. I did that. Then it said I need to put up a good picture that will pull the readers in immediately. I guess I did that too.

I don't know what's the issue. I check Scribble hub's fanfics and found that it doesn't have that kind of a big fanbase for fanfics unlike AO3 or wattpad.
Is that true? Should I remove the fanfic? I wouldn't want to keep posting if no one reads it.

Wildflower in Spring Day | Scribble Hub

 

[Arkus86]

Some fandoms are not as popular as others.
Different sites have different audiences (and SH presumably lost some fanfic readers after the recent crackdown on monetization).
14 hours is way too early for SH. Just approving your story can take a few days (there is only a single admin on the main site), and even if it was already approved, most readers wait until you have at least a certain number of chapters - common breakpoints are 20-50-100.

 

[Ytiamy]

Some fandoms are not as popular as others.
Different sites have different audiences (and SH presumably lost some fanfic readers after the recent crackdown on monetization).
14 hours is way too early for SH. Just approving your story can take a few days (there is only a single admin on the main site), and even if it was already approved, most readers wait until you have at least a certain number of chapters - common breakpoints are 20-50-100.

sighs. Thanks. I feel like fanfics, in general, lost their appeal.

 

[Alski]

Feels way to niche for this small indie site.

 

[Ytiamy]

Feels way to niche for this small indie site.

Right, so SH is not the right place to post fanfics.

 

[AliceMoonvale]

Right, so SH is not the right place to post fanfics.

Yes.
The unpopular ones.

If you were posting a naruto or harry potter fanfic, might of been better.
But niche shit like kpop ain't gonna work well outside like wattpad and A03.

 

[Ytiamy]

Makes sense.

Yes.
The unpopular ones.

If you were posting a naruto or harry potter fanfic, might of been better.
But niche shit like kpop ain't gonna work well outside like wattpad and A03.

 

[VanVeleca]

The thing with fanfic is that you can't write it with the idea that "I hope a lot of people will read it" because in order for someone to be interested in reading a fanfic, they have to be in the fandom or even just do the minimum of getting invested in the source material.

Then they also have to be interested in whatever ship you are writing for or whatever AU you have. Original work may get overlooked in favor of fanfic but it's way easier to hook people in because they're not going in looking for something very specific such as Character A x Character B (for example.)

You might get more views on AO3 if you want to continue fanfic writing, but keep in mind the numbers are completely unpredictable unless you're writing for a very popular and active fandom and/or ship. (My Hero Academia, Avatar, Harry Potter, Hazbin Hotel, Digital Circus, Voltron, MXTX novels, etc.)

 

[Makimaam]

sighs. Thanks. I feel like fanfics, in general, lost their appeal.

Not really. Fanfic is popular. But to be clear, SH isn’t the right platform for BTS fics.

The fanfiction that trends here is usually fantasy, and not linked to obscure fandoms. Your work would be more suitable for AO3. Also, since fandom tagging is no longer working on SHF, the chances of a BTS fan stumbling across your fic are almost nonexistent. Not to mention, most Kpop fanfic readers wouldn’t use this platform to read in the first place.