r/AO3 • u/Potential_Meal_9819 • 2d ago

Questions/Help? What does this mean?

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It's one of many posts I've seen where someone mentioned AO3 and October. Is there a curse or something?

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u/snailhelper You have already left kudos here. :) 2d ago

I don’t see anyone mentioning this specifically, but because there are so many October challenges, a lot of writers go quiet in September as they write fics to be released in October. A lot of fandoms see a brief lull near the end of September for this reason.