#authors on ao3

[chainlollipop]

bleats pathetically

[n3xxun]

Me when commenting on a fic:

Me when commenting on a fic and the author replies to it saying it made them happy:

[dcjokerhs]

Idky, but whenever I read certain things that read like a promised threat, my brain always reads them in the bongo-cat voice.

So it's like sitting in front of a child who is like "YOU DO NOT KNOW THE WRATH YOU HAVE BROUGHT!" With a big grin on their face as they pick up a bucket of water they're going to try (and possibly fail without help) to pour on your head.

But then it happens from authors on ao3.

And I then get the whiplash of the fact that, yes, the bucket of water (the initial promise) was harmless, but the electric cable following right after (the actual chapter) was right there, and I, in my great hubris, was a Fool, and now the jingly bells on my jester hat ring as I meet the consequences of my own actions.

[jayjbladez]

That nice feeling when finding a new fic

[jotasuis]

How I found out about trump getting shot

[def-not-kaz-brekker]

crazy how fanfic authors drop the most beautiful and gorgeous pieces of work ever, leaving you speechless and sobbing at three in the morning as you quietly contemplate the masterpiece you just read

and they don’t get paid for it they just do it because they’re having fun and they want to share their joy with you

like I would literally die for all of you fanfic authors out there reblog to swear your allegiance to fanfic authors

[dicklessthewonderclown]

nothing will ever amaze me the way fanfiction authors do. like, you wrote silly little stories about my favorite little guys? and i can read them?? for free??? that’s fucking wild.

you poured your heart and soul and very being into your writing and then put it out there for anyone to read? insane.

you spend a truly incredible amount of time writing novel-length, high quality stories, again, FOR FREE, that anyone can read, again, FOR FREE??

shoutout to every single fic author in existence, you guys are fucking incredible and i love all of you so much

[risafeywritesdrarry]

[oatmilk-vampire]

Always the writer, never the reader.

[k9effect]

Reblog for a larger sample size!

No "show results", if you're not a fanfic writer just be patient.

I saw a post about an anon saying it was embarrasing to have an ao3 account in your 30s (it's absolutely not), so I want to do a poll and see what the age range actually is.

[gentil-minou]

Everytime I see posts like this I get filled with such profound sadness

Cause you know who has the same brainrot as you? The same unhinged feelings as you after you've read the fic? The person who always wants to scream about the fic with you?

THE PERSON WHO WROTE IT

I never used to leave comments but since I got into the habit of commenting on everything i enjoy it's been incredible. Especially when the author gets back to me about it and we get to have a discussion of what other ideas they had. One writer replied to my comment with a 5 paragraph essay detailing the Floorplan of the building the characters lived in and it was incredible

Anyways this is all to say that if you find a fic that just makes you want to scream from the rooftops, leave a comment saying that to the author and maybe they will join you and you can scream incoherently together

[anxious-m3ss]

“I hope this email finds you well”

First of all the only emails that ever find me well are from AO3

[youwouldneverbreakthechain]

[tadfools]

You guys are commenting on the fics you read right? You’re at least leaving kudos on the Astarion smut and the pairs that have less than 20 fics for them too? You’re bookmarking stories you really like that are still being updated and ones that haven’t been touched in over a year right?

You know that even the smallest interactions are like cocaine to fic writers right? You understand how important a string of emoji hearts left behind on a chapter at three am is right?? Right????

You’re treating AO3 like a community and not a content factory….right?

[frownyalfred]

want your favorite author to update but don’t want to be too pushy in their comment section?

here’s 5 things you can do to encourage them:

Reblog their fic link on tumblr (bonus if it’s with tags)

Bookmark the fic with a note about what you’re excited about/love in the fic

Recommend the fic to your friends or local discord channel

Draw art or create other media for the fic (as indicated by the author’s comfort level)

Leave them a comment when re-reading about the parts of the chapter/story that stood out to you the second time

[goformoony]

i did NOT need to see this thanks.