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I used to be mad about "whole language" reading approaches in theory but now I work with school-age kids and I am mad about it in practice.

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What they don't tell you about writing is that as you write, you discover scenes and entire plots that you hadn't accounted for that need to be written. So you can spend two hours writing and editing only to realise you're further away from the finish line than you thought you were when you started

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Friendly reminder that AO3 is fighting AI data scrapers on behalf of all fanfic writers!

According to the post below, AO3 issued a DMCA takedown after finding out that all works before March 2025 were scraped and uploaded as a dataset to potentially train AI. The ability to take legal action against scum like this is the direct result of people donating to AO3 so they can keep functioning and they don't pocket any of it because they are a non-profit organization.

So when you see the AO3 donation drives, please remember that this is what the money is going toward and support it when you can!

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did you know that this series is complete now?

The Imaginary Perks of Higher Education || Aventurine x Dr. Ratio

“You have better things to do.” “Not according to the Company, I don’t.” Aventurine smiles and takes off his sunglasses. He reaches over and goes in for the kill, lifting the bottom of Ratio’s chin to meet his eyes. No one ever resists the eyes. “You have no idea how special you are—in that I was sent to retrieve you.” Ratio says nothing. He doesn’t really move.

In which the IPC just can’t seem to convince Veritas Ratio to join the Intelligentsia Guild, so they deploy Aventurine to a tiny university city-state, where he must charm the good doctor into their fold.

>> AO3 link >>Ko-fi link

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The Imaginary Perks of Higher Education || Aventurine x Dr. Ratio

“You have better things to do.” “Not according to the Company, I don’t.” Aventurine smiles and takes off his sunglasses. He reaches over and goes in for the kill, lifting the bottom of Ratio’s chin to meet his eyes. No one ever resists the eyes. “You have no idea how special you are—in that I was sent to retrieve you.” Ratio says nothing. He doesn’t really move.

In which the IPC just can’t seem to convince Veritas Ratio to join the Intelligentsia Guild, so they deploy Aventurine to a tiny university city-state, where he must charm the good doctor into their fold.

>> AO3 link >>Ko-fi link

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Ao3 does not need an algorithm, you're just lazy

Ao3 does not need a 1-5 star rating system, you just want to bring down authors writing for FREE

Ao3 does not need automatic censorship, it is an archive, therefore anything can be posted

Writing or reading about something illegal does not mean the author nor the reader condones it, if that were true, you could never read a story involving anything negative

Purity culture is ruining fan culture and you all are fucking annoying

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a scene can start wherever you want it to

writing isn't real life. You don't need to set up a character walking into a room or two characters greeting each other and talking about the weather or what-have-you in order to lead into the conversation you actually want them to have. just start at the conversation.

hell, start in the middle of the conversation. you could even start at the end and then have one of them leave and the other one left behind to reflect back on what just happened.

writing gets easier when you open yourself up to writing the parts that are interesting, to starting where it's easy instead of where you think you should start.

if it ends up not working? that's okay. you tried it, and sometimes just getting something out of your head is a necessary first step to getting the words right

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did you know that this fic is an entire series now

The Imaginary Perks of Higher Education || Aventurine x Dr. Ratio

“You have better things to do.” “Not according to the Company, I don’t.” Aventurine smiles and takes off his sunglasses. He reaches over and goes in for the kill, lifting the bottom of Ratio’s chin to meet his eyes. No one ever resists the eyes. “You have no idea how special you are—in that I was sent to retrieve you.” Ratio says nothing. He doesn’t really move.

In which the IPC just can’t seem to convince Veritas Ratio to join the Intelligentsia Guild, so they deploy Aventurine to a tiny university city-state, where he must charm the good doctor into their fold.

>> AO3 link >>Ko-fi link

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hey ao3 can you like give the extra $38k you made from this month’s funds drive to charity

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(Self repost)

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Raturine but cats (again (again))

Let's presume it's actually a piece of chalk and not a scroll or something.

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I FINALLY DID IT

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i understand the appeal of publishing "fic with the serial numbers filed off" as original work but i also feel like. what makes something a good fic is at odds with what makes something a good original story.

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Hi, everyone. Can I interest you in some gay Robin Hood shenanigans?

ALDRIC’S LETTER BRIGADE is my Robin Hood meets The Princess Bride story that I keep talking about on twitter. You know, the one with the Outlaw and Sheriff, and they might be college ex-boyfriends.

It’s Young Adult / New Adult, takes place in a fictional Renaissance-era country with a garden motif, has magic apples, and will fulfill your [Friends-to-Enemies-to-Friends-to-WhatAreWe??] needs because these two men are clever of mind, brave of heart, and dumb of ass. And they’re in love, your honor.

Archive of Our Own  |  Text-only + Free 

Patreon $5+  |  Illustrated + Updates first

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I was today years old when I learned that when you type "otp: true" in AO3 search results it filters out fics with additional ships, leaving only the fics where your otp is the main ship

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doyou think you could rob an empath by holding yourself at gunpoint.

woah

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i get so happy when people that are new to fanfic writing, or just writing in general, post their work on ao3. despite their doubts, despite their fear of something so personal and vulnerable being perceived, they still press that button, and i turn into the equivalent to a proud mom cheering on the sidelines. like yes! you did that! your work is worth seeing! you deserve to share your passion for and be part of a community! i’m so proud of you!