How to be seen as a writer by riot?

reload bae·2/5/2020, 12:45:02 PM·3 votes·4,801 views

I’m an aspiring writer at the moment,I write fiction because it’s what feels right for me but I also love to make my own stories. I’m just wondering do people actually want to see some writing because I get the feeling that most of the people in the community want fanart? I really enjoy the league universe and I find it filled with space to create, I would just like to know if people would want to see some stories about their favorite champions that are fan made or if they find it boring if it’s not coming from Riot directly. I’m passionate for fiction and I love it dearly but I really want to do something for the community and not just for the people who read my writing on fiction site. I won’t give up even if the answer is no,I find twitter to be a good place to start. I’d appreciate some advice if there’s any. Thanks in advance ^_^

4 Comments

RiotSkiptoMyLuo2/5/2020, 6:28:01 PM10 votes

The best advice is to write! Good luck!

Blood Magicks2/5/2020, 1:25:50 PM5 votes

I'm currently working on a longer-form research post about League fanfic, and I can tell you many players absolutely love reading about their favorite characters.

You've likely heard of archiveofourown.org? It won the Hugo award last year (transformative fiction category) and is growing at rapid speed. It currently hosts about 3,500 League fics.

The more popular of those can get tens of thousands of views/reads and back when my works were on it (RIP after the retcon) I'd get lots of hits (think my most popular one had 5k?), and even more surprisingly my work would get mentioned in the fandom occasionally, or get fanart every once in a while.

Of course, Rioters themselves endorse fan writing. I suggest registering to Twitter and following Riot Narrative accounts. They announce flash fiction contests once in a while, or bigger competitions, and winning one can get your work lots of weight and exposure.

In addition, there are fan-lead initiatives dedicated to fiction. The boards creative section hosts writing contests at least once a year. I suggest joining the Concepts & Creations Discord for more info.