Think back to the first fanfiction you ever wrote.

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Would you be ashamed to have it posted anywhere now?

I damn well know that my writing has changed a lot since i started, and now i can't read anything from when i started posting and not mentally gag.

Anybody experience this as well?

[Miles Sawyer]

My first fanfic was a Kirby one that was ok... Now I write Fan fictions that are so bad their good!

I'm So glad I Improved like that!

[Aha]

While it wasn't that great, I'm not ashamed of it. It's still up on my FF.N account. It could definitely improve, since I didn't really have a plan for it when I wrote it and as a result the first half of it is pointless filler. But I still get some enjoyment out of it. Sometimes I toy with the idea of rewriting it, but I'm lazy so that's not going to happen.

Now mind you, I'm not counting the gag fanfictions I wrote with a friend. Just the ones that are strictly mine. The gag ones mostly just need some format fixes to make them easier to read. Plot and character wise, they're fine the way they are.

[Lady Rhomeda]

I just barely remember the first fic I ever wrote when I first joined FF.net.
It was an AU InuYasha fic. Cliche, cheesy, just plain awful. I wrote it 7 years ago.
I've deleted that now and put it behind me.

I'm now quite proud of my writing and it's surprising well liked (though I mainly write for TV series' now).
Usually writing friendship/adventure/drama and surprisingly good humour fics.

[Kez Mani]

I refuse to talk about it. I'm just that ashamed.

[rahna]

emotion_facepalm The 2nd fic I ever published, and the first one in real story format. (The first ever fic was a collection of humorous moments, each one or two sentences long. I got good feedback for it.)

But that first real fic, called "Being a Kokiri", oh gosh...-shivers- It was a self-insert and I named myself "Sakura" of all things. Worst n00bish mistake ever. Despite that and the silly use of one of the only Japanese words I knew ( "nani" ), the story was well received from it's readers. I was congratulated on writing a "not lame sucked-into-video-game fic" and "for not making myself fall in love with Link".

I do intend to redo "Being a Kokiri" someday, to give myself a more American name and just overall revamp the stupid thing.

[ZellyKat]

A couple years ago, I went back and re-edited them.

[Valkyrie Queen]

I think my first was either a DBZ or a Rurouni Kenshin fanfic, I can't quite remember. I didn't write many OC stories and I don't think I ever bothered with a self-insert, so I'm at least proud of the fact that while my writing was s**t, it was the slightly-less-putrid s**t that someone might want to use as potential fertilizer.

If it was still posted I would probably have myself a good laugh and invite others to do the same. It feels good to drag out an old story and stone it to death with criticism.

[Starla Q]

My first story was for Dragonball Z, believe it or not.

I only got to chapter 9. It was about Goku hitting his head again and getting his memories back. He steals the dragonballs and everything!

I have it posted somewhere, but I'm not saying where and under what name...and how many years ago.

It was aweful. Good idea, but poor execution.

[Geisterdamen]

I just wrote my first fanfiction ever so I'm not complaining. xd I know that my style is raw. Hopefully this will help it round out.

[Dark Rogue Hellord]

I'm in the middle of writing my first one right now, but I keep going back and rewriting the chapters because of how stupid they sound. There are even a few that I wish I could wipe clean and restart, but they're too plot important to do so. If there was one thing I wish I knew back then what I knew now it's this:
Never ever write a fanfiction while listening to awesome music from the series. What you see in your head won't look as good on paper until you turn off the music so you can hear your brain telling you what an embarrassment you're putting into writing.

EDIT - On the other hand I'm quite proud of what I've written so far, even if it'll probably be more than 75 chapters when I'm finished, or so my prediction says. sweatdrop

[Dandylyon Pants]

I have the first fanfic I ever wrote on my ff.net account.
I DESPISE it to the pits of hell. But people LOVE it. I actually have quite a few reviews.
The story I actually worked hard on and love a lot has two reviews. :[

Anyway, it is really disgusting. A terrible example of writing.

[earthkai]

I was cleaning out my closet one day and found it. It was so hard to read! gonk
My writing and grammer were horrible and it didn't make any sense.

[Wamakai]

I often read it again and again. I have changed as a fanfic writer for sure, but that first one was pretty amazing. I'm proud to have it posted anywhere really. blaugh

[Night Kunoichi]

Just thinking about it makes me cringe. I am SOOO glad I've improved!