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Fault Lines Update - Final Chapter

Fault Lines - Chapter 6 (final)

Fandom: Voltron/VLD

Pairing: Klance

Authors: @sometimesafangirl & @charred-ground

Banner Artist: Composition - @charred-ground Art - Foxy Joy

Genre: Childhood Friends, Guns of Gamara AU

Rating: Teen (Will change when the characters are of legal age)

Summary: Centuries ago, Earth was destroyed by the Alteans. Survivors were rounded up under the guise of magnanimity and settled in a Space Refugee Colony (SRC). The Altean Colonization Front(ACF) promises a good and peaceful life to all species who follow their guidelines. This is the story of a group of brave people who defied the life handed to them and sought to make their mark.

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clouds and chill ✨

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Ride like a Pirate

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Keith’s not good at memes

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Presenting “Wedding Letters,” my contribution to the @goldendayszine​! There’s actually an epilogue to this that I’ve been drawing, but it’s not quite finished yet. (Hoping to finish it in a day or so.)

Anyway, it’s INCREDIBLY fitting that the release day for all the zine content coincides with my 10th wedding anniversary (*blows kisses to Mr. VKelleyart*) because I drew a lot of the inspiration for this strip from my own wedding day and the path Mike and I took to the altar.

It’s a wilder story than you might expect, actually.

Because here’s the thing: My marriage was prophesied––twice––by my clairvoyant grandmother before she passed away. 

Keep reading

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Ghibli meets avatar by @amaramation. ✨

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Fault Lines - Chapter 2

Fandom: Voltron/VLD

Pairing: Klance

Authors: @sometimesafangirl & @charred-ground

Banner Artist: Composition - @charred-ground Art - Foxy Joy

Genre: Childhood Friends, Guns of Gamara AU

Rating: Teen (Will change to Explict/NSFW when the characters are of age)

Summary: Centuries ago, Earth was destroyed by the Alteans. Survivors were rounded up under the guise of magnanimity and settled in a Space Refugee Colony (SRC). The Altean Colonization Front(ACF) promises a good and peaceful life to all species who follow their guidelines. This is the story of a group of brave people who defied the life handed to them and sought to make their mark.

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he’s.. distracted

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first encounter? 8′)

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some wips I finished while I was taking a break 💜

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let them rest ♡

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In recent days, there have been a number of posts on tumblr about third party apps that host AO3 fic on them. A lot of people are worried and even more people are pissed.

There is no need to send in emails to AO3 Support or to the Policy and Abuse team. They are fully aware of the situation and are probably drowning in emails right now. 

Here’s what I know and what you can do about it.

Fluff app / Fanfiction Pocket Archive Library app / Archive Track Reader app:

These apps work as a sort of skin for the AO3 site itself. They don’t download works and redistribute them. They provide an access point to AO3.

The developers of these apps are making money from the app itself (through tips and subscriptions - both voluntary), which wouldn’t exist without the free content created by AO3 authors. Since people post their work to AO3 because it is free to access and hosted without ads, authors are understandably angered by this.

Because these apps are basically just a portal to the site, a DMCA notice will not apply in this case. All works currently hosted on AO3 will show up on these apps, because these apps are simply letting you view AO3 through their interface.

Woodsign company apps (including MCU, Harry Potter, Sherlock, Creepypasta, and more):

These apps seem to curate  some fic from the various fandoms and rehost it. They allow users to read offline, so it’s possible they are redistributing it. In this case, a DMCA takedown might be effective.

This app developer is also making money by hosting fanfic that was written and posted for free on AO3. They have put up a paywall so that you can only access the complete fic if you pay for it or rate the app in the App store. 

If you want to post a negative review, consider saying things like:

* these fanworks are free already at archiveofourown.org * you can kudos, comment, bookmark, subscribe, and mark to read for later for free with an archiveofourown.org account * you can also download fics to read later in various file formats - both pdf and formats that are usable by ereaders * archiveofourown.org is a website with full mobile browser accessibility. Anything you can do in this app, you can do on the site - for free, and without ads * the Archive is a fully-licensed non-profit organization run by volunteers, unlike this for-profit app

There is no official AO3 app. The website is mobile friendly and if you want to have quick button access to it, you can Add to Homescreen on your phone and you can click in just like you would on an app. None of these third party apps can provide you with AO3 support. Only AO3 can do that. The best version of the site will always, always be the site itself.

If you’ve read this far, please signal boost so that AO3 Support can get fewer tickets. And if you love AO3, consider donating to them. They accept donations year round, not just during their pledge drives. 

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TFW you finish writing a story!

@charred-ground​

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You don’t need to download the app. If you post to Ao3, your fics ARE on there. Heads up to all my author friends. 

#AO3 authors & readers out there, Fanfic Pocket Archive Library app on Google Play & Apple mirror/repost our works without permission. While selling subscription for no ads, and getting benefits from ads.

Ironically, I post on Archive, right after wattpad and my blog is to protect my works from copyright infringement. Now my works is on two different mirror Archive 3rd party app with ads and subscription features.

BTW, app user is also paying a teenager who doesn't understand the concept of copyright infringement or have any respect for hard working nonprofit authors, base on her responses to reviewers who are upset their works are used without their consent.

Authors are also losing out on hits, comments, and alerts. Most importantly, majority do not know that their works are used for profit.

Archive AO3's purposed was to protect fanfic authors from being exploited. It's a nonprofit runs by donation and writers around the world. Now they are losing readers to their sites, recognition, and donors, because someone think profiting from a community of unpaid writers is within her rights.

Unfortunately, AO3 can't do much except for the trademark issues. While it is up to individual authors to report to DCMA if they feel their copyrights was violated to Google and Apple app Store.

You can flag the app if you don't want to download the app to leave your review.

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some headcanons for the heights™ through the seasons :^) I always think Lance catches up in the end haha

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Fanfic Update - VLD - Klance

Story: White Collar - Chapter 15: Family

Fandom: Voltron/VLD

Pairing: Klance

Authors: @sometimesafangirl & @charred-ground

Banner Artist: Composition - @charred-ground Art - @crazycookiemaniac

Reader Request Tag: @cieloai

Genre: Slice of Life, Modern AU, Office AU, Omegaverse, Readers Choice Winner

Rating: Explicit With Plot

Summary:  After a disastrous end to a long-term relationship, Lance can’t seem to get out of his slump until he meets Keith, a freelance photographer with an attitude.

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I love you & @sometimesafangirl ❤

Aww! Thank you!!!