Awwww, bb! I had no idea! I'm so glad you're in fandom now and are having so much fun. <3 <3 <3
Speaking of not being afraid to ask for help, I have scoured the lj faq, but I still can't figure out how to make those highlighted spoiler bars. How to?
This is all a good primer. I think one to add is to try to blend in. I remember someone who consistently wrote these really "look at me! look at me!" headers in fic posts to comms despite the fact that no one else did; everyone else resented it---like, super goofy subject subject lines with really long and chatty A/Ns and obnoxious summaries/warnings/etc. Newbies should use comments on other people's fic to get their personalities across, not fic headers. I spent at least a month leaving nice feedback for people whose stories I liked before posting my first fic.
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Speaking of not being afraid to ask for help, I have scoured the lj faq, but I still can't figure out how to make those highlighted spoiler bars. How to?
This is all a good primer. I think one to add is to try to blend in. I remember someone who consistently wrote these really "look at me! look at me!" headers in fic posts to comms despite the fact that no one else did; everyone else resented it---like, super goofy subject subject lines with really long and chatty A/Ns and obnoxious summaries/warnings/etc. Newbies should use comments on other people's fic to get their personalities across, not fic headers. I spent at least a month leaving nice feedback for people whose stories I liked before posting my first fic.