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i want 60 thousand votes by next thursday

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^That is stated so well!!! All of the above, really.

I've slowly been moving some of my old fic (fic that I do not love anymore but do want to keep available) from ff.net to Ao3. And when I say old I mean, like, nearly-a-decade-old fic that I wrote as a teen. And there hasn't been much traffic on them which makes total sense since it's older fandoms that are way less active than they were when I originally posted the fics.

Anyway, I got a comment on one and was so excited because someone read my old fic from a basically-dead fandom and decided to leave a comment?!

And then I opened the email and it was just criticism. No compliment sandwich or anything just straight up criticism. It's been long enough since I posted it that I was more annoyed than anything. But I couldn't help but imagine what it would have been like if that had happened when I was a high schooler. I remember being so proud of that fic and thinking it was one of my best yet. To get no comments would have been a little sad but I could've dealt with it. But then to finally get a comment, only to open and see that all it was was someone railing on the medical inaccuracies? I know it would have been so discouraging. Honestly if I read it at the wrong time, I could see my younger self just deleting the fic altogether.

I guess the point I'm trying to make is, you never know the circumstances around a fic you've read. What may seem to you like an innocent remark, or even a service, could end up pushing someone away from what is supposed to be a fun and enjoyable pastime.

I recently saw a post going around that was like, "Idk what the deal is, I appreciate people pointing out my mistakes!" That's great for you! But don't operate on the assumption that every author feels the same.

I just saw a Tik Tok that said writers on AO3 are not looking for constructive criticism in their reviews. I have no audience on this platform so I have to know if this is true? I've always left my pros and cons when reading a fic and now I'm concerned that the authors didn't like that.

Yeah writers are Not looking for criticism, constructive or otherwise. Unless they specifically ask for it, it’s considered rude and honestly a bit hurtful. In the least bitchy way possible, don’t do that. It’s unwanted.

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when whumpee is tied up to a chair and in their desperate attempts at freeing themselves, they fall over to the ground together with the chair, reblog if you agree

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Bitches will find a fictional man attractive and then immediately imagine him in situations where he is losing alarming amounts of blood

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idk if this is a trope or whatever but i love it so much when fictional characters massively downplay the severity of their injuries but in more of a comedic way than a tragic one. like some guy gets impaled and they just glance down at the shard of metal sticking out of them and say some dumb bullshit like "oh man. that's gonna need some ice." and then pass out while all their friends yell at them for being an unfunny idiot with terrible priorities.

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Do your blorbos need a big hug after a long day? Some first aid after an intense battle? Or maybe you just want them to suffer 😈 No matter what you like, Hurt/Comfort Bingo is open to you!

For this event, you're able to request one of four types of cards:

'Hurt' prompts only

'Comfort' prompts only

Hurt/Comfort: An even mix of prompts under both categories.

Cause and Effect: Each square contains a hurt prompt and a comfort prompt. You must use both prompts within a single work.

Signups are open until April 30th, posting is open from May through July!

Note: This event is 18+ only.

Info & Signups

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Resources For Writing Deaf, Mute, or Blind Characters

Despite the fact that I am not deaf, mute, or blind myself, one of the most common questions I receive is how to portray characters with these disabilities in fiction.

As such, I’ve compiled the resources I’ve accumulated (from real life deaf, mute, or blind people) into a handy masterlist.

Deaf Characters:

Deaf characters masterpost

Deaf dialogue thread

Dialogue with signing characters (also applies to mute characters.)

A deaf author’s advice on deaf characters

Dialogue between deaf characters

Mute Characters

Life as a Mute

My Silent Summer:  Life as a Mute

What It’s Like Being Mute

21 People Reveal What It’s Really Like To Be Mute

I am a 20 year old Mute, ask me anything at all!

Blind Characters:

The 33 Worst Mistakes Writers Make About Blind Characters.

@referenceforwriters masterpost of resources for writing/playing blind characters.

The youtube channel of the wonderful Tommy Edison, a man blind from birth with great insight into the depiction of blind people and their lives.

An Absolute Write thread on the depiction of blind characters, with lots of different viewpoints and some great tips.

And finally, this short, handy masterpost of resources for writing blind characters.

Characters Who Are Blind in One Eye

4 Ways Life Looks Shockingly Different With One Eye

Learning to Live With One Eye

Adapting to the Loss of an Eye

Adapting to Eye Loss and Monocular Vision

Monocular Depth Perception

Deaf-Blind Characters

What Is It Like To Be Deafblind?

Going Deaf and Blind in a City of Noise and Lights

Deaf and Blind by 30

Sarita is Blind, Deaf, and Employed (video)

Born Deaf and Blind, This Eritrean American Graduated Harvard Law School (video)

A Day of a Deaf Blind Person

Lesser Known Things About Being Deafblind

How the Deaf-Blind Communicate

Early Interactions With Children Who Are Deaf-Blind

Raising a DeafBlind Baby

If you have any more resources to add, let me know!  I’ll be adding to this post as I find more resources.

I hope this helps, and happy writing!  <3

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Your whump word(s) of the day

"I'm not leaving. Not without you. Now Get. Up."

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Don't you think you owe it to readers to give them what they want?

No? What an odd take. Read my fic or don't.

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The “oh I could definitely write this fanfic in under 5000 words and it really wouldn’t take me that long” voice in your head is actually the devil speaking

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I'll see my favourite character happy and smiling just once and be like omg I never want him to get hurt or feel pain ever again, give him peace 🥺🥺 and then the very next day be like, okay, back to pushing him down the stairs

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So today I got a rather unkind comment on AO3 (one could call it hate), but I believe it to be a bot for several reasons:

Guest account, but username attached

Said username exists but person is unlikely to be reading Tolkien fic (according to their Tumblr and AO3, they are in other fandoms)

Two grammatically correct sentences

Super generic text that could apply to any fic:

"I've seen better fanfiction written by a toddler. Get it together!"

I'm curious, did anyone else get comments like this? Let me know.

And to those who have gotten rude comments and are now worried/upset: Maybe it was just a bot too. Either way: You're awesome for putting your writing out there for others to enjoy and you don't deserve to get rude comments for it. If you want feel free to message me to compare cases and discuss details :)

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Your whump word(s) of the day

"I don't think it's that bad..."

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✨Having someone who is invested in your story and discusses it with you is like a solid half of the fun of writing. I'm not even kidding.✨

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