Does anyone know if there are any Fediverse equivalent/alternatives to platforms like:
- Wattpad
- SquidgeWorld Archive
- Archive of Our Own (AO3)
- FanFiction.Net (FFN)
etc.?
If not, has anyone ever considered potentially creating one?
I personally think that it could be a great addition to the Fediverse ecosystem, allowing writers to share their work in a decentralized manner.
Some potential names for such a platform could be:
- FediFics
- FediPad
- FediFan
- WriteVerse
- FediFiction
- StoryNode
- TaleChain etc.
Perhaps use “FediFiction.net” (or “FediFics.net”, “FediFanFiction.net”, or “FediFan.net”) as the FFN Fediverse Alternative, and “FediPad” for Wattpad?
IDK.
I would consider developing this myself, but I not only lack the time, I also don’t have any coding ability.
However, I personally believe that this could be an exciting project for someone with the right skills and interest in both the Fediverse and creative writing communities.
I mean you could use pretty much any federated blogging software for such purposes.
The clue what ActivityPub is for is in the name: it is for publishing one’s activities (so that others can subscribe to them). Fiction writing isn’t inherently about publishing one’s activities, the main thing you want to do on such platforms is host the content so others find it, not make sure your subscribers are notified about your activities. So it’s not really clear how ActivityPub fits into that use case, although I suppose you could use it to publish the content.