#ao3 author

[conindiundrum-writing]

[rainedravens]

"oh my god guys the enemies just became lovers"

[mrs-b-fanfic]

I have read fanfics that have left me in tears, both happy and sad, had me laughing my ass off, wanting to scream. Fanfics might be seen as weird and taboo (weirdly enough) but no one can say that some fics aren’t so well written it feels like you’re reading a best selling book!

[radioactive-yuri]

i'm the funniest girl in the world actually

[lost-the-narrative]

"IT WAS ONLY SUPPOSED TO BE A ONESHOT!!!" i scream, desperately clawing at the floor, as the fic drags me back into The Depths to continue writing against my will for the rest of eternity

[sees-writes]

Getting a comment on AO3 is such a magical experience. “Oh you liked what I wrote? You read the whole thing start to finish? YOU SHARED YOUR IMPUT WITH ME?”

Now I want to take you somewhere to get a nice warm drink and tell you about ever little detail I wrote in the fic, my crippling fear of mischaracterization, and also if you want to get married.

[elleldoe]

not to be dramatic, but I'd die for everyone who comments on my fics. not to be dramatic, but I'd kill for everyone who comments on my fics. not to be dramatic, but I'd claw my way through hell, losing half my fingernails to the dirt and the gravel, for everyone who comments on my fics. not to be dramatic, but I'd carve my heart out of my chest, present it to them on a silver platter, watch them step on it if they so please, for everyone who comments on my fics. not to be dramatic, b-

[eternalera]

i have two personalities when im writing. one is "omg this is the easiest thing in the world. i just pumped out 3k words without any trouble" and my other one is "if i write another goddamn word im gonna throw my computer out the window and jump after omg why are they still talking"

[dreaminglater]

I want to write..

*vaguely gestures at the air*

..something

[my-castles-crumbling]

My wife (ao3) has gone to war (is down) and I don't know if she'll ever return home again (the wonderful people at ao3 are working diligently to bring it back up ASAP). I don't know if I'll ever recover (I'll be fine) but I'm being very brave about it (I am NOT being brave).

[tworacoonsinabunnysuit]

This! THIS! FUCKING THIS!

Call me old fashion, old, whatever… But this idea of having a completely separated discussion NOT INCLUDING THE AUTHOR!! This is ridiculous!

Do you guys know how cool it is to tell an author what you thought of the story they just wrote, make your observations and having them answering? Interacting? And making nee friends over that??

Include the author! Comment, join their discussions, follow them!

a feel like the new generation of fanfic readers NEED to understand that clicking on a fic (interaction) does nothing. ao3 has no algorithm. your private discord discussions of fic do not reach the authors. if you do not actively engage with writers they will stop posting. this isn’t social media this is community.

[fourraccoonsinacoat]

*Me sitting down to write smut.*

But first! We must thoroughly understand this man's fractured and devastated sense of self. Only then can we truly appreciate how connected he feels to her while finger-banging the soul from her body.

[hanalyrata]

Fold that ghoul like a lawnchair <3

[Uncensored ver. on AO3]

"Frit," Alpha panted, rough and all gravel, feeling Ifrit bottom out above him. A clawed hand clutched at the sheets, the other fisted itself into Ifrit's hair, pulling him down until their foreheads met. "Move," a whine almost, "Move, Ifrit, fuck-" Ifrit smirked, grinding his hips down, slow at first, shifting the angle until he felt Alpha arch under him, the fingers in his hair tugging at the roots, "Fuck," Alpha gasped out against Ifrit's mouth, lips brushing, messy and trembling, "Right there."

[brattypagansub]

Soap: *slack jawed eyes wide* yeah nope.. not going.. fuck that

Gaz: *who’s seen this Scottish fucker bare hand wrestle a gator because it pissed him off* everyone is gangster until the guy whose brain cells are trying to commit sudoku hard no’s something.

*the rest of 141 taking chaos incarnate Soap’s lead*

[needsleep-ls]

Mood, but it's been years... I don't even remember tf I planned for the plot lol

writing is so funny because i could write nonstop for 9hrs and then hit a block where im like "how do i transition between this moment and the next?" and then i just dont touch it for 6 months