hi mousie!
thank you that's very kind, and congratulations! that's exciting! <3 i'm so happy you love it, what a great place to start writing from.

i can't stress enough how you should absolutely do it!! and even better, if you've done a storyboard you're already built the foundations of the fic, so you've already jumped the first hurdle. academic writing is different to fanfiction, but its still writing. those skills of how to construct something to communicate clear ideas, or persuade are transferable.

i think you've already done what my number one tip would be, which is to write something that interests you. following your own interest/passion will mean you actually enjoy the process, but it will also make the end result better.

i think its important to find the way of writing that works for you. this might be something you can draw from your previous experience writing academically, or you might need to experiment. you'll find lots of writing advice online, but not everything works for every person. some people need a very structured plan in order to write. but i can't write like that. too much structure makes it feel stressful to me. so whatever writing advice i give, or you see elsewhere, if it doesn't seem to work for your brain ignore it.

as for writing tips:
know your characters. yes its minsung, and yes you probably already have a good idea who they are. but think about the version of them from your storyboard and define them. i usually have at the top of my planning doc a quick list or bullet points as to who the main characters are/where they're at. for instance, jisung from incandescent was: "unpresented and anxious about it, feels like a alien, newly returned to town, a romantic (reads too much poetry ect), staying with the lees for the summer." you can see this was pretty brief, but it was enough to remind me who he was when i was struggling with writing. you can make this more in depth too, for ytem i made a whole table to track where they started and would end.

i find it useful to break the fic down into sections, especially when i'm writing something longer or more complicated. depending on the fic this could be really broad ('meeting', 'smut') or scene by scene ('dancing', 'walk home'). this helps me not to feel overwhelmed, i don't have to write the whole fic, just the section i'm on.

write without thinking of an audience. thinking too much about the audience will distract and discourage you imo. focus on whats in your head and getting in the doc. it doesn't matter if you think its bad, get it down in the doc! the editing process is for thinking about if your audience will understand what you've written, and even better if you can get a beta reader too.

if you get stuck on a word while writing don't let it ruin your flow. stick a place holder in, make it easy to find, and keep going. you can work out the right word/phrase later, you don't want to waste your time on it at that moment if it means losing your motivation to keep writing. when i say make the palce holder easy to find i highlight it so it stands out and encase it in square brackets. later i can ctrl+f '[' and make sure nothing slipped past my edit.

honestly placeholders are great for all sorts of stuff. if you find dialogue hard to write, put a place holder in and come back to it. or make a rough note about whats being said and figure out the specfics/dialogue tags later. sometimes i find this easier because when i've written other parts of the fic i have a better idea of what i want them to say, or how i want them to say it.

don't be afraid to edit and revise your ideas if they suddenly don't feel like they're working. 'kill your darlings' is a classic piece of advice, and its really true. sometimes we do need to cut bits we love because they're just not working. sometimes you can work them in elsewhere. it can hurt, but don't shoot yourself in the foot trying to hold onto something if it's making everything else so much harder.

if you plan on posting when you're done i think its handy to put a list of tags in your doc. i keep this up to date as i write, more or less, and it makes adding the tags when coming to post waaay easier. sometimes i forget all the little things in the fic that should maybe be tagged. its also handy if you do look for a betareader because they can let you know if they think something should be added, and you can give them an idea of the tags so they know if they'll be comfortable to betaread it.

lastly, enjoy the process! it is supposed to be fun, so don't put too much pressure on yourself. practice makes progress, you'll get there plugging a way at it even if its slowly.

please feel free to dm me if you want to talk more about your writing! i love to brainworm and talk about writing 🧡