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I love getting comments on really old fics. It's like a little tap on the shoulder that says, "hey the art you create is going to last forever even if you don't think it matters anymore"

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Current mood

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"but the text never explicitly stated it!!!" hey, so that's actually what they tried to teach you in those english classes you barely passed 😁

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You can and should write fanfiction that isn't perfect. You can and should write whatever fanfiction you want. You can and should write fanfiction that brings you joy even if it's silly or goofy or weird.

Except for me. My fanfic has to be perfect and read like a novel and ruin at least one person's sleep schedule.

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if it's good enough for you, then it deserves to be made. don't let anyone else decide if your story is worth it or not.

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the insane experience of missing a fictional character . like you can always go back and reread the book , replay the game , rewatch the show or movie , you can always go back & see them , but you can never experience them & their story for the first time again . its absurd to miss them because they'll always be there , but you'll miss when there were still new things for them to say .

for a small time they were real & growing and changing and you hung onto every new word, but now all they can do is repeat the same story forever&ever & they're not real anymore because you know everything they're going to do. & you miss them. its fucked man...

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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.

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You should get an AO3 account

With the rise of AI and the well known epidemic of AI companies scraping Ao3 for training data most authors on Ao3 have locked down their fics to logged in users only. This is unfortunate for authors and readers. As an author I've noticed a steep drop in readership on fics restricted to logged in users and when recommending fics to my friends I've noticed that the folks without an account can't find the fics. The logged in users only toggle, not only keeps people without an account from reading a fic, but also from seeing its listing at all. More than 50% of fics I come across have this setting turned on. So, you should get an AO3 account. I know this seems daunting and unfair because it's an invite only system but, you can invite yourself through the homepage if you don't already have one, and in the past few years I've never heard of someone who requested an invitation through this method, not getting one. And for those of you who are hesitant because you don't write, that's okay. It's not weird at all to click on a commenter username and find that they have 0 works and 10,000 bookmarks. It might take a week for the invitation to actually show up, but I can almost guarantee you will get one, just keep an eye on your email. It's free to join and donations are optional. You'll have more to read if you have an account and maybe give your favorite author the chance to protect their work from AI without a loss of readership and feedback.

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So, the other day, when I was discussing AO3's policy on solicitation, a tumblr user came at me saying that AO3's "no monetization/solicitation" rules were "bullshit" because nexus mods allows fan created mods to get paid.

Look at me.

Look at me right now.

AO3 protects you.

AO3 protects you and your works. 

It protects your works from copyright strikes and DCMA takedowns.

It protects your work from advertisers.

It protects your work from overzealous legal challenges.

It protects your right to post adult content.

AO3 is non-profit and AO3 will never try to use you or your work to make a profit for themselves and AO3 will go to bat for you if someone tries to legally challenge you or your works.

Please respect AO3 and its mission.

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i like the phrases "it's not for me," "it's not my thing," and "i'm not the target audience" because they're the most concise way to express "this thing that you enjoy has merits but idgaf about it" without being aggressive

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“He would not fucking say that” except its the badly written source material so he did, in fact, say that

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everyone is trying to take your oxford comma away from you. don't give them that satisfaction, reward, or pleasure.

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Heyyyyy soo if I ain’t a participant of this bang, am I allowed to like. Grab a WIP’ed piece of art of writing and do something with it? I think I’ve heard of people doing this before. But your summary doesn’t saying anything about who’s allowed and who ain’t, and I assume people who didn’t sign up ain’t allowed, but I thought I’d take a long shot and ask.

Yes, you are allowed to claim a wip to make art or fic for it. Claims are not limited to bang participants or Discord server members.

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my three favorite things are the oxford comma, irony, and missed opportunities

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Mutual Pining but Both Are Cowards Prompts

⸺ “You’re looking at them again.” - “I’m not.” - “You always do. It's embarrassing.”

⸺ “Why do you get all weird when someone flirts with them?” - “I don't... I’m just protective. That’s all.”

⸺ “If they kissed you right now, would you stop them?” - “…No comment.”

⸺ “We’re so not each other’s type.” - “You literally said your type was ‘people who make you feel safe and laugh at your dumb jokes.’”

⸺ “Do you think they’d ever like me back?” - “Are you—?? They LITERALLY made you soup and touched your face.”

⸺ “You blushed when they complimented you.” - “Shut up. It was the lighting.”

⸺ “You’re always around when they’re sad.” - “I don’t want anyone else to comfort them. Is that so bad?”

⸺ “I don’t want to ruin what we have.” - “Yeah, god forbid we ruin the painfully obvious love tension.”

⸺ “They could never like someone like me.” - “You mean someone they literally wrote poetry about?”

⸺ “I had a dream about kissing you last night.” - “Oh. Was it… bad?” - “No. That’s the problem.”

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Hello!!!!

I know I keep saying this, but my fanfic pins are still on sale!

(what happened was, a LOT of people were disappointed some designs were sold out and so I opened preorders and ordered more of the other designs and- uh - no one bought them LMAO So I ended up with more pins than I started the sale with. Please send help >A<)

Thank you for any shares! I really appreciate it.

With the upcoming tariffs I think this is the last time I am making them so no more preorders this is IT!!! Which is sad... i hate that man...

GO TO STORE!

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Round 1 Of WIP Reverse Bang Fic Claims Is Open!

The claims lists for the 2025 round of WIP Reverse Bang is open! The form to submit your choices are on the summary list. Round 1 claims for both events are open until July 24th.