# Real quick glowfic 101

**What is glowfic?**

Glowfic is a genre of webfiction! It’s a cross between a text roleplay and a coauthored story. It started as a collaboration by a couple of writers, Alicorn and Kappa, on dreamwidth; now it has [its own website](https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fglowfic.com%2F&t=YzI4ZDQ4OTgwNjQzMDU0ZGEzMzYwOThlN2RiOTNjM2Y3OWRlZDQ3NCxON3NnVUJlag%3D%3D&b=t%3ANB-4NC7H_QazbXUqkZwh-w&p=https%3A%2F%2Fcloverchainhalos.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F625721887504384000%2Fglowfic-101&m=0&ts=1610510593), called “the Constellation.”

If you want more information, here's the [community guide to glowfic](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_4Z2zdRKaSwZPm3S0X14DYoo7w46U_MZ4En6oOediNQ/edit) and the [wiki glossary](https://glowficwiki.noblejury.com/books/general-information/page/glossary-of-glowfic-terms).

**There’s an awful lot of glowfic and no obvious way to tell which things are prerequisite for which other things! Where do I start?**

*If you just want a single generic rec*: Start with [in color](https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fglowfic.com%2Fposts%2F803&t=NGQ1OTc2YWEwMTFjNzZhMzYzY2QxMTFmNmY4ODAxNjI1ODA3ZDdlZSxON3NnVUJlag%3D%3D&b=t%3ANB-4NC7H_QazbXUqkZwh-w&p=https%3A%2F%2Fcloverchainhalos.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F625721887504384000%2Fglowfic-101&m=0&ts=1610510593) by Alicorn and lintamande. It was the first glowfic I (and a lot of other people) read and requires basically no background. If you want you can read [this](https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Falicorn.elcenia.com%2Fboard%2Fviewtopic.php%3Ff%3D4%26t%3D588&t=NzIxM2RkMjdlZDU3NGE3OTg4ZTYwNDhmNTVmOTFlMmNiODU4ZDQ3MixON3NnVUJlag%3D%3D&b=t%3ANB-4NC7H_QazbXUqkZwh-w&p=https%3A%2F%2Fcloverchainhalos.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F625721887504384000%2Fglowfic-101&m=0&ts=1610510593) setting explanation first.

*If there are specific themes you're interested in reading about, or if you want something pretty short:* you can take [this uquiz](https://uquiz.com/quiz/eudfCZ/which-glowfic-should-i-read-first) to recommend you a starter glowfic.

*If you want a list of options:* Check out the [newbie-friendly reading list](https://glowficwiki.noblejury.com/books/glowfic-guide-compendium/page/reading-list) on the next page of this guide.

**What if I want to read things by a specific author, or involving a specific character?**

You can go to their author page (respectively, character page) on the Constellation and choose from their list of threads or continuities. You can also enter, for example, \[author="Alicorn"\] into the wiki search bar to find wiki pages for glowfic written by Alicorn.