Writing prompts
Start from a carefully framed invitation that leaves room for your own interpretation.
View prompts →UNOFFICIAL COMMUNITY STORIES
Fan fiction
Write within the world, explore prompts, and eventually read community stories reviewed before publication. Gay male relationships and erotic writing are welcome when all sexual participants are adults and the work carries an accurate rating and specific content warnings. Fan creators retain ownership of their original writing.
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Submission guidance
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Prepare a submission →Community guidelines
Understand the rules for respectful participation and moderated publication.
Read the guidelines →Erotic work belongs here
Sexuality is an important part of What the Tether Wakes. Fan writers do not need to remove desire, intimacy, dominance, submission or explicit gay male sexuality from stories submitted to this community. Ratings, consent context and content warnings must be clear, and sexual content involving minors is never permitted.