Meadowville

[moon_custafer]

I’m trying to get back to my ongoing writing, but I’ve also finally decided to start posting Meadowville in weekly installments on Ao3, as it’s more-or-less complete and I’ve long since given up on the idea of trying to publish professionally. First couple of chapters are up:

Welcome to Meadowville (6791 words) by moon_custafer
Chapters: 2/?
Fandom: Original Work
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Original Fiction, 1950s, Fantasy, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Amnesia, Domestic Fluff, Period Typical Attitudes, though not always
Summary: Long Island, 1950. The Healys—Walt, Hanna, and their daughter Livia—aren’t quite the stereotypical American nuclear family they might appear to be at first glance, but they’re happy.
Then a mysterious mushroom ring appears around the neighborhood, and Walt begins to question his identity and childhood amnesia.

Comments

[sovay]

and I’ve long since given up on the idea of trying to publish professionally.

It doesn't have to be a goal of yours, obviously, but I'm curious why.

[moon_custafer]

Just don’t have the mental fortitude. I found long ago that doing the work and showing the work are separate jobs, and I’m no good at the latter.

[shadowkat]

You can post original fiction with no related fandom on Ao3???

[moon_custafer]

Yeah, they have a category for it. I think the rule is “as long as it’s genre fiction (romance, fantasy, sf, etc) and as long as you don’t try to publish it elsewhere.”

[larryhammer]

I've also seen mainstream fiction there, both contemporary and historical. Poetry as original work is also allowed.

[sovay]

Poetry as original work is also allowed.

I have run into more than one nonfiction work of criticism or ship manifesto or whatever.