[FFML] Facing down the end

[Saber Prime]

With regards to alternatives being discussed, has Discord been discussed as
- not an alternative to the list proper, but as a means for people to stay
in touch and in contact?

I figured it worth mentioning, since there's a strong sense of a lot of
reluctant goodbyes going around.


On Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 11:25 PM Ragman Jack <stevedtav at gmail.com> wrote:

> In my opinion, AO3 is infinitely better. From what I've heard, ff.net <
> http://ff.net/> has basically been abandoned and left to rot by
> management. I stopped posting works there after New Year’s.
>
> If you need an AO3 invite, let me know and what email you want it sent to.
>
> > On Apr 7, 2021, at 8:17 AM, Timothy Miller <terumiya at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I think for part of me, the idea that the FFML is actually closing down
> is
> > still sinking in. Admittedly, I haven't been doing much to keep things
> > alive - neither posting my own fics nor commenting much on occasional
> other
> > posts that come through.
> >
> > Still, fanfiction is where I got started as a writer: making the classic
> > newbie mistakes, learning not to keep making them, honing my skills and
> > learning to be more confident. I daresay that without the FFML, I'd never
> > have attempted National Novel Writing Month! (Three wins under my belt,
> > too. Nothing *published* yet, but ...)
> >
> > I do have a fanfic project or two that I'd still like to bring to the
> list
> > before it shuts down; I doubt I'll finish it off, but I hope to at least
> > share a couple of chapters. I guess my big question is, where will things
> > go after July 1? Is fanfiction.net still worth posting to, or is
> Archive Of
> > Our Own better?
> >
> > At any rate, the impending closure of the list is no reason to stop
> > writing, or to rest on our respective laurels (whatever those may be).
> So I
> > look forward to seeing what works surface in the next few months.
> >
> > With virtual pen in hand,
> >
> > Timothy Miller
> > terumiya at gmail.com
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