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So you've written a fanfiction and want to publish it? Fanfiction.net is a popular website to publish your fan fiction story on. Read on to learn how to do this.
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Save the file in any of the following supported formats: OpenOffice (.sxw, .odt), NeoOffice (.sxw), Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx), Microsoft Works (.wps), WinWord, WordPad (.rtf), StarOffice (.sdw), WordPerfect (.wp, .wpd), HTML (.htm, .html).Advertisement
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Open your web browser. While submitting to Fanfiction.net, you must allow pops and the creation of new windows. If you are not sure how to do this check in your web browser's help manual (which is most likely online).
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Click 'Publish' in the left hand sidebar and click on 'Doc Manager (Upload)'
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Type your story's title into the 'Label' section of the purple bar.
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Click the button titled 'Browse'. A window will open that allows you to choose a file from your computer. Find your saved fan fiction and double click it. The window will close and you will see the file's name in the box to the left of the 'Browse' button.
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Ensure the 'Story' option in the Format section is selected. (The option is usually pre-selected.)
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Click the 'Submit Document' button.
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If this was done correctly, there should be a message in green at the top: "Document upload has completed. The saved document will be listed below." Under the Document Manager title you should see your document. To edit or view the document click 'Edit' on the far right.
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Click 'New Story' on the left hand sidebar directly below Document Manager.
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Agree to the guidelines and then click 'New Story' again.
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Select the correct story type and category for your story, then click Continue. A new screen should appear.
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Type the title of the story in the 'Title' section.
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Type the summary in the 'Summary' section. You have limited characters for this, so don't make it too long or it'll get cut off.
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Select the language from the drop down box.
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Select a rating. Please read the guidelines so you know how your story rates. Stories exceeding the highest rating may be posted on adultfanfiction.net.
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Select at least one genre.
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Set the appropriate status. If this is a multi-chapter story that you haven't finished yet, then leave 'Status' as in progress. When you upload the last chapter, change 'Status' to complete.
- To add additional chapters, upload the new chapter in a new document and go to the 'Stories' section. Click on 'edit'. Then click on 'Content/Chapters'. Select the document for chapter and click 'Add'.
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Select the document and click 'Submit Story'.
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Congratulations! Your story has been published!
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QuestionHow do I do this on a mobile?Community AnswerIt's almost exactly the same. The buttons are just in different places and you need the text in notes or some other equivalent.
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QuestionHow can I add another chapter?Community AnswerGo to "manage stories" and click on the story that you want to add a chapter to. Click the tab that says "content/chapters," then click "publish new chapter". Select the document you want from the doc manager and click "publish". You have a new chapter!
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QuestionHow does the copy and paste option work?Community AnswerHighlight the sentences you want to copy then go to the typing space and hold down the cursor. It should say paste.
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