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So, the other day, when I was discussing AO3's policy on solicitation, a tumblr user came at me saying that AO3's "no monetization/solicitation" rules were "bullshit" because nexus mods allows fan created mods to get paid.

Look at me.

Look at me right now.

AO3 protects you.

AO3 protects you and your works. 

It protects your works from copyright strikes and DCMA takedowns.

It protects your work from advertisers.

It protects your work from overzealous legal challenges.

It protects your right to post adult content.

AO3 is non-profit and AO3 will never try to use you or your work to make a profit for themselves and AO3 will go to bat for you if someone tries to legally challenge you or your works.

Please respect AO3 and its mission.

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hey uh new type of ao3 spam comment just dropped. (I know it's spam because the fic they left this comment on . doesn't have chapters. lmfao). Report this kinda comment as spam and don't take it personally it is literally recycled bullshit

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Accommodation Vampire

I have become weak.

Can you forgive me for that?

Will you not leave me behind, alone?

If I panic, will you take my hand?

If my bones grate or I grow faint,

will you sit beside me?

If I walk slowly, will you wait for me?

If I eat your kindness, what else is left?

Will you resent me for becoming a burden?

For slowing you down?

Am I worth it?

For my presence to take away from you,

what could I be if not a problem,

and weak?

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literally crying laughing at this

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Sometimes I get too in my head with my writing. Especially about my smut. I reread every last word with the most critical of eyes and think, Ooh is that cringe? Will that be too graphic? Will this word or phrase take people out of the scene?

And then I read a book. A published, hardcover, NYT bestsellers list book and...

Did you get that?

Someone looked at this sentence (likely more than one someone, tbh) and was like, 'Yeah. We'll print that.'

So the moral of the story, my fellow heathen smut writers, is that we're fine.

As a matter of fact, we're actually fucking amazing.

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writing quiet characters

He looked at him. He looked at him in a different way. Blinked. He tilted his head. He looked at him sideways. Under his lashes. In a unique kind of tilt. In a violent sort of way. He stared at him in a kind of way you haven’t read about before. He sighed. He looked away. He looked at a different away. He stared. Considered. Pondered. He was silent but it was interesting, somehow. It was a questioning sort of silence. Puzzled. He was still. He went even more still. He was barely breathing. He was dead with anticipation. He tensed. He relaxed minutely. The seconds ticked by, silently. He waited. He narrowed his eyes. His eyes widened. He followed you with them. His eyes. He did something that was nothing but filled the required beat of a line. He

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I hate I when I get an idea for a novel. Like oh no here starts the slow sad slip n’ slide to dissapointment again.

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worlds slowest fanfic author tries really really hard

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✍️ more fic writer asks!

reblog & your followers can send asks with the questions they’d like you to answer!

the last sentence you wrote

a character whose POV you’re currently exploring

how you feel about your current WIP

a story idea you haven’t written yet

first sentence of the fifth paragraph of an unpublished WIP

the word that appears the most in your current draft (wordcounter.net can tell you)

your preferred writing fonts

if you had to write a sequel to a fic, you’d write one for…

start to finish, how long did it take you to write the last fic you posted?

what is the longest amount of time you’ve let a draft rest before you finished it?

a WIP you’d like to finish someday

a trope you’re really into right now

a fandom you’re thinking about writing for

where do you get your inspiration?

favorite weather for writing

favorite place to write

talk about your writing and editing process

if you keep them, share a deleted sentence or paragraph from a published fic

the most interesting topic you’ve researched for a fic

in what year did you publish your first fic?

when did you publish your most recent fic?

do you ever worry about public reaction to what you’re writing? how do you get past that?

pick three keywords that describe your writing

how do you recharge when you’re not feeling creative?

besides writing, what are your other hobbies?

are you able to write with other people around?

your favorite part of the writing process

your least favorite part of the writing process

how easy is it for you to come up with titles?

share a fic you’re especially proud of

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Hey y'all! Since the Bruiseshipping Exchange last year was such a hit (y'all made SO much good stuff), and I've had a few people ask about another one, I thought I'd open it up to a poll!

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*This poll was submitted to us and we simply posted it so people could vote and discuss their opinions on the matter. If you’d like for us to ask the internet a question for you, feel free to drop the poll of your choice in our inbox and we’ll post them anonymously (for more info, please check our pinned post).

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RB if you’re an active td blog

Surely this fandom isn’t dead

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the urge to write never leaves but the motivation to do so is a lover lost at war

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I've been lucky enough to not encounter any weird harassment or hate in this particular fandom myself, but I completely agree with courtney-deserved-better. And I can't speak on drawing, since I'm no artist, but I will give my thoughts with regard to writing!

If someone reads your entire fic, then leaves a comment saying how much they hate it... the main question that enters my mind is, "then why did you read it?" If someone doesn't like something, or it's just not for them, they have the power to simply stop (or not click on it in the first place). People who choose to continue, then choose to get angry or mean about it and express it publicly are simply angry and mean people. There's no good reason for what they did. Your work, the quality of it, and you— none of these are the actual reason someone did this. People who don't even finish reading but leave a hate comment anyway are even worse.

You don't owe these people anything. You wrote and posted a fanfiction story on the internet for free. No one is being forced to read it. They were not lied to or swindled. At most, all they lost is the time it took them to read it— time which they spent willingly and under no duress. It truly is a reflection on them if they choose to tell you they hate this, or your premise is crap, or you're a terrible writer, or you should jump in a pit, etc.

This is not good faith criticism coming from a well-meaning place with the intent to help you. When someone IS doing that, it's typically pretty obvious— maybe they'll describe what they liked about it, their language will be friendly, they might provide suggestions for how to improve, or they'll point out something specific which you got wrong and how to fix it... it's night and day the difference between these types of people.

BUT! For the record! You are also allowed to say that you don't really want any artistic criticism, even if it's constructive, because this is a fanfiction you made for fun. This ain't your job, and it's not that serious if you don't want it to be. In general, I would personally encourage listening to those who do want to help or have some advice. Improving your writing in your own eyes makes it easier to create work you're proud of and happy with. And that's what this is about— making stuff that makes you happy! But you don't gotta if that's not what's gonna make you happy. It's as simple as that.

And as an aside: Remember that these types of comments are not an attack on you, or declarations that you or your work are wrong or bad. It can be pretty easy to feel like that, especially if you're not used to it. For instance, I myself am incredibly and irrationally prone to guilt, and I feel awful if I get something wrong, even if it's something small... And experience and practice haven't really seemed to lessen this tendency much. But it's important for me to remember the person pointing it out is helping me, not saying everything I've done is garbage, that nobody is perfect, and it's okay to make mistakes. I've been able to get by fine by keeping these things in mind. In fact, I've had a rather pleasant experience in most tumblr fandoms, including this one!

Back to assholes: it's easier said than done to "just ignore the haters," so I think it's more productive to not completely ignore them. Look at what they've said and realize that the true meaning lies not with what's written, but the fact that it exists at all. Does this person actually seem to want to help you? Are they being polite? If not, it's not even remotely worth your time, because anyone who leaves hate on a FANFIC they CHOSE to read is a clown with nothing better to do and misery in their heart.

And it kills me that there's creators out there who've had their spirits broken by trolls, or who never even started out of fear. Because that's a very real fear. I almost succumbed to it myself back when I started writing as a hobby— it took a lot of guts to finally post my first fic. It's not a fault to be hurt when someone is TRYING to hurt you, and it's not a fault to be afraid of that happening. As I said before, no one is perfect.

If it helps, picture them as silly, angry little gnomes, jumping around and squeaking out gibberish and trying desperately to get your attention, but ultimately powerless. Because metaphorically, that's what they are! And all you gotta do to shut them up is kick 'em away (delete their comment or block them)! And who knows— you might not even encounter many, or any at all!

TLDR: This is my very long way of saying prev is totally right and people being assholes are not worth your time because the very fact they left hate means they're just mean people. I feel VERY strongly about this and accidentally went on a rant... sorry!

For fanfic writers and artists here, I have a question.

How do you handle criticisms/hate thrown at your work? I'm planning on starting this AU featuring the reboot cast, but I'm not confident in my writing abilities and drawing skills. Knowing how brutal the internet can be, I'm scared of the potential bullying especially if the writing can be OOC or the drawings aren't good.

I'm sorry if this is not the right blog to ask this kind of question.