Question Hiya *waves*

WhatIF (Whateley Independent Fiction) is sort of a 'next level' version of forum writing/workshopping. IF is for those authors who feel what they have to offer is just as complete and just as finished/polished as canon stories, and puts those stories into the site content system to be listed/viewed in the same fashion as canon stories are. We chose to give it a new name because we feel that some of the stories that are created by the community are more than 'just' fan fiction in the common perspective of fan fiction (we've always claimed that we judge stories on their own merit not on whether they are created by a fan or by a canon author.. but that's much easier to do when we don't use language to name it that is sometimes considered derogative by communities).

To write/post in the forums? You need do nothing more than you would for any other forums activity. Find the Fabrication Lab, post a story, find the associated discussion section and post a discussion thread. If you want to move up to posting Independent Fiction (which puts your stories in the queue in the left sidebar - or accessible in the Story menu under WhatIF), you'll need to request access by PM'ing me. Once I've done that, you'll have access to some additional site tools and tutorials/guide material on how to submit, get feedback/reviews, and publish. There are some more details on the different types of publishing and such in the Writing/Workshop section of the forums.

And welcome back