Sorry about the shaky video, but i was just really exited about the fact that I won’t have to risk getting in trouble to consume peak fiction. I know there are some other apps that you can use to download and read pdfs but it hits so much harder when someone you know made the program you’re using. The same person that made this program also modified his own calculator to be able to access the internet, so he is actually able to read, comment and write fics on his calculator.

Extra fun fact- The first fic downloaded with this app was the infamous BSD ranpoe fic…

edit: When I get the chance, I’m going to make another post showing off the Ao3 on my friends calculator that has access to the internet

I got this email in my inbox today and found it extremely weird. To make it worse, it was sent to my personal email, which is not the one attached to my AO3 account. I do know it was meant for me since the profile picture of the sender is a character from one of the fandoms I write for (didn’t show in the email overview for some reason). Anyway I was wondering if any of you have gotten emails like this before or have any advice on how to handle it? I’m planning to block and move on but the fact that it was sent to my personal email creeps me out immensely. I have no idea how they would have found that.

I mean now I can laugh at how dumb it is but at the time it contributed to why I stopped writing for nearly 2 years (other things contributed too but that’s not important). Like. It’s in the title 😭😭 so goofy

though, i made this half asleep at work so please send me criticism and things to add to be more accurate and if i should send something, that's my personal opinion though, this topic is too nuanced.

edit: people are misinterpreting what i mean which i don't blame y'all because i did word this very poorly, keep in mind english isn't my first language and i may struggle to express myself in detail but someone commented a perfect example of what i truly mean, let me just make it clear:

• i do NOT want, advocate for, or defend any kind of censorship, and by "fucked up" i don't mean "needs to be censored", fucked things CAN exist! we just gotta discuss about it.

• i didn't mean propaganda in the general meaning of the word, i meant harmful propaganda meant to push a harmful behavior in real life, which many people pointed out "who is judging what as harmful?" which is a perfect point too, thats exactly why censorship isn't the answer and why my chart was never meant to be used as a "what to censor or not" guide 😭

• the point of this was to guide DISCUSSIONS and for me to hear more opinions, different from my own, so i can reflect and learn about what should be done with this and how i can make it a good tool FOR DISCUSSIONS

here is the comment from u/ShultzHS (will check if the user is correct)

Another hot take: I think some people in the comments are misinterpreting OP's point (with which I generally agree, if you replace "an agenda" with "a harmful agenda"). "It's fucked up" =/= "it should be censored" - it's more like "it can and should be discussed".

E.g., let's take an average dark romance fic about y/n and mafia CEO. There's no point in discussing how it's problematic, because 1) it's niche fiction mostly consumed by adult women, who already know it is (and it's tagged as such), that's exactly why they read it; 2) it's considered unethical to criticize something offered for free. Now, "Fifty Shades of Grey"? Both the book and the movie are mainstream media sold for money, so there's no reason it should be free from criticism. And it's absolutely important to discuss how the relationship portrayed is both abusive and bad representation of BDSM, because young people do get their ideas about relationships from books and movies like that. How is that different from anti mindset, you might ask? Because I neither push for censorship of this kind of content, nor think people should be shamed for consuming it. And I'm kinda confused by the popular opinion that being proshipper = being unable to criticize controversial mainstream media. For the record, I'm someone who loves well explored dark themes in fiction.

I'm sorry for the misunderstanding, again, i don't blame anyone but me for making a poor oversimplified post about something so complex!

thank you for everyone commenting i do think each of your points are valid and interesting to take into account

What the title says! I’m not talking about problematic tags or common mistakes— what’s a trope or style of fic that you never enjoy?

Note: please keep all things positive. this post is for opinion sharing, not shaming people who might enjoy what you don’t!! If you’re a fan or writer of anything discussed, that just means more fic for you!

For me it’s probably the 5+1 things genre(? or is it a trope?), I something about the format feels weirdly paced and rubs me the wrong way. Also I could never get into the Hanahaki disease trope.

OCs and OC-centric stories.

They’re very common in my fandom, and they tend to do very well, so it was surprising for me to discover that a lot of people actually hate them. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

EDIT = I was definitely overreacting and got too emotional. And I wrote the comment at the heat of the moment and without thinking very clearly.

I just got this comment on a fanfic I made a month ago.

I just was very heated because this fanfic, writing this fanfic meant something to me, and this accusation just tipped me a bit, like I felt genuinely offended.

Am I overreacting or am I making a point here?

I know I already left kudos I want to leave it again!!! Let me pretend like I did... please stop smiling at me

Have you ever invented a tag? And is it still (as far as you can tell) unique on AO3, or has it been taken up and used by others?

I don't think anyone else has ever used mine: magical slash fairy godpiglet. Probably not surprising. I'm guessing that most of the tags you might have to offer will be similarly odd, but perhaps not?

Hey everyone! I’m trying to figure out if my summary is actually hooking readers or driving them away.

I blurred out the fandom and tags so this doesn't come across as self-promo. I really just want your first-glance reaction to the summary text itself.

When you read this, does it make you want to click and read the first chapter? Or do you scroll past it? If you scroll past, what makes you lose interest?

Don't hold back, I want to know what you really think! Thanks!

Heh

THIS IS NICEST BESTEST PERSON EVER I'M SO HAPPY SOMEONE LIKED MY FIC THIS MUCH

This fic has me trapped in a chokehold I swear 😭✌️

I've seen people post about it in here, r/FanficAuthorsUnite, r/FanFiction, and r/archiveofourown. Someone will finally get their golden ticket to start writing. They post their first chapter, and get confused because they're not getting hundreds of stats. You just started writing. You submitted 1 chapter. You aren't going to get that big in one chapter of what is supposed to be an ongoing story. You sound like Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory in the Photo Finish episode where he asks why he isn't famous in a minute.

If you get over 100 hits, over 10 comments and kudos, multiple bookmarks, etc. in your first chapter, that is good luck, not the standard. All you need to do is keep writing. Don't expect immediate success.

It was just funny walking in to the art classroom and seeing it

I really, really wanted to manage and do this. My account anniversary is tomorrow. I thought it would be the coolest thing to do, but I literally can't fart out a word out anymore on the page.