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erraticprocrastinator · 3 months
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Not sure about anyone else but I re-read all my favourite AO3 comments when I’ve had a rough day so if you’ve ever taken the time to write a deep, funny, or just kind comment, thank-you.
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i don’t want a ‘career’ ! i want to write sexy fanfiction for my internet friends <3
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ficfinder-general · 5 months
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Basically, I realized that when people recommend fics, they are often tagging the author's Tumblr as well.
I haven't been doing this (I do tag the author in the actual tags, though) because frankly it's often hard to track down what the Tumblr handle is if it's not identical to the ao3 username (and they might not be active or take it as spamming). So I was wondering whether authors have a preference. (Based on my blog, I am primarily interested in writers who publish codywan fics, but anyone can vote!)
Please feel free to elaborate on your answers in the replies/reblogs!
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hussyknee · 1 year
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Shout-out to the brazen AO3 smut crankers posting the nastiest, most unholy filth I can only save in private bookmarks. Y'all's cojones are solid brass. The international sexual deviant community thanks you for your service
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destiel-wings · 2 months
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AO3 easy trick: sometimes when I want to leave a comment on a fic but I dont know what to say specifically I'll just paste my favorite line(s)/little paragraph and then write something like "I loved this so much/this fic is amazing" or even just a string of hearts.
writers love knowing what lines stuck the most and this way you don't need to elaborate too much of your own
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serpentarius · 2 months
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ao3 writers I love you and see you and I know it can be demoralizing when the fic you’ve worked so hard on doesn’t get nearly enough reception as you’d hoped. Whether that’s in the form of hits or kudos or bookmarks or comments. I know it’s frustrating, but just know… there’s often no rhyme or reason to it. no discernible algorithm at play here.
please remind yourself that low numbers are NOT an inherent reflection on the quality of your work. I’ve read incredible, downright masterful stories that have just a few kudos and a handful of bookmarks; and I’ve read extremely popular fics that I simply don’t vibe with. And everything in between. There are so many factors involved—how big the fandom is, how popular the ship is, what kind of tags are included, how other people filter and search for fics, etc. etc... the list TRULY goes on. all this to say, the stats absolutely shouldn't be the thing that keeps you from writing.
be kind to yourself. keep creating, if that's something you want to do and have the energy for. please don't get discouraged. your art matters and is worth so much more than you might think.
if you see this, I’d love for you to drop some of your favourite fics you’ve written in the comments or reblogs ♥️
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roselyn-writing · 8 months
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this is true tbh 😂
Not mine! credits to sfc movies on yt.
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mikhardwheat · 8 months
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"I'm a writer" I say as I add 87 words to my draft and go to sleep.
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writtenbyevie · 1 year
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you ever sit in front of your computer screen for so long without writing anything that it just turns off. like no babygirl I promise I’m still here I’m just stupid
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karennkaren · 11 months
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erraticprocrastinator · 2 months
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Nothing feels more amazing as a fanfic writer than finding the fandom, the pairing, the trope, that reawakens not only your love of writing, but also the joy that comes with just being hopelessly and unapologetically invested in something.
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gncbutpi · 2 months
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for bonus points, let me know how it feels to you!
curious, because I've definitely dropped them in bunches as a reader
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ohfallingdisco · 1 year
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AO3 AUTHORS
If you don’t have your tumblr linked on your ao3 page, in your profile or in any of your works you might want it with, save this html code:
<a href="https://www.tumblr.com/yourblog" rel="nofollow">Text here</a>
Put it in the notes of a fic and your readers will be able to find you to keep up with your work!
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revy-the-first · 4 months
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timecanalwayshealyou · 2 months
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being an ao3 writer isn’t just sitting down, putting words on the page and posting.
it’s spending hours hunched over a screen and only forcing out a few words, it’s nights when you can’t sleep because you have to write, so badly it’s like a frenzy inside of you. it’s scrolling for long stretches of time on pinterest looking for a photo that’ll spark inspiration. it’s putting way too much pressure on yourself to complete prompt challenges or requests. it’s posting one night and waking up to just 3 hits, no kudos and no comments. it’s pouring your soul out into your words and nobody taking it seriously because it’s fanfiction, because you’re a teenager, because it’s not a real book. being a writer is a blessing and a curse, and i don’t think i could live without it.
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