Best fanfiction archives

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FF.net / FictionPress

Pros:

-         Many readers

-         Most well-known

-         Many categories

-         Clean, readable skin

Cons:

-         no characters listing on the favorite stories list

-         some characters missing

-         poor quality of many works

-         no characters listing at all (FictionPress)

Potions and Snitches

Pros

-         good readability

-         many readers, many comments

-         good quality of stories

-         clean tags system

Cons

-         very narrow in its scope

-         waiting for validation

Livejournal (applies also to InsaneJournal etc.)

Pros

-         good quality of stories

-         good fic lists

Cons

-         differing skins, sometimes very hard to read

-         you need a link or author’s nick to find the work
DeviantArt

Pros

-         easily readable skin

-         popular site

-         many varied groups

-         watch function

Cons

-         no tags

-         poor search function

HP FF

Pros

-         Many readers

-         Quite readable skin

-         Many categories

-         Able to search by time period

Cons

-         no tags

-         some characters missing from the list

-         search function is hard to find

Archive of Our Own

Pros

-         good quality of stories

-         excellent tag system

-         brilliant, readable skin

-         many categories

Cons

-         not too many readers or authors right now

-         it’s beta, so there’s a risk of losing data