kittykatninja321: I’ve said this before but I think all sci-fi and fantasy adventure needs a little bit of horror as seasoning. It doesn’t need to be full sci-fi horror or fantasy horror but a little bit of scary adds flavor.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
eightfifteen: Crazy how many people want characters in fiction to speak and act like they’ve had 20 hours of intensive therapy. Could NOT be me I want these bitches fucked up insane
the-golden-comet: melodicwriter: This. 1000%!! You SHOULD be proud! That’s a lot of work you’re doing! You SHOULD write what brings you joy. Be self indulgent—you’ll love your writing, and yourself, more for it 💖
tired-fandom-ndn: Fandoms are so fucking biphobic sometimes, I’m going to SCREAM
dragonpyre: Ever look at a character and “man, I wish the writers didn’t hate you”
Fandom faceblind: I often have trouble recognizing characters in fanart without distinctive clothing or hairstyles and have to check the tags to make sure I know who’s being drawn.
muralconservator: going on the tag for your favourite character is one of the scariest things you could ever do on this website
tfw your comfort ship is the fandom at large’s hated ship.
Its time to play a fun game called “are my mutuals suddenly reblogging more stuff from the fandom I just got into, or were my mutuals always reblogging that fandom and I was just ignoring it until it got me.”
So fucking addicted to toxic, messy ships. Give me the angst, the drama, the pain, the longing, the heartache, the frustration. Give me the ‘we can’t keep going on this way, but I can’t imagine ever stopping’.
bobaheadshark: in case it needs to be said again
thefringeperson: largishcat: As a fic writer, i need every reader to know that: I don’t care if your comment is coherent. I know what you mean and i love you I don’t care if you ramble. I read every word[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today is a wonderful day to remember that resting, taking care of yourself, and allowing yourself to become re-inspired and re-invigorated, is a vital and necessary part of the creative process!
“I’m writing this for nobody” I say, looking at the low stats on the fic I was excited about. WRONG. I am writing it for me. And I am still excited about it.
Anyone who thinks I can’t be fixated on two pieces of media at once simply underestimates my power.
surplus-of-sarcasm: def-not-kaz-brekker: crazy how fanfic authors drop the most beautiful and gorgeous pieces of work ever, leaving you speechless and sobbing at three in the morning as you quietly contemplate the masterpiece you just read and they don’t get paid[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
olderthannetfic: olderthannetfic: – Zines have limited slots and thus require portfolios to determine which creators should be selected as contributors. I think Anon is mixing up zines with other types of fan events like Big Bangs and character weeks where[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
thebibliosphere: “The canon can’t get me if I don’t let it” is an ancient fandom tradition, so by all means, follow it and make the art that fills your heart.
curiositysavesthecat: Trigger warning: mention of rape AO3 writers and/or readers, should a fic that is rightfully tagged Dubious Consent in the Additional Tags section also be tagged as Rape/Non-con in the Archive Warning section? Yes, dub-con can still be seen[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
allthingswhumpyandangsty: here’s your reminder to sort ao3 fics by date posted / date updated too and not just kudos. because more often than not, the fics that have lesser kudos are the hidden gems. a fic with no kudos could[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I posted almost 400k of AceAt on AO3 between 3/1/2024 and 6/1/2024. I shouldn’t feel bad about taking a breather. And yet I do.
Binge TV culture has literally taken away my favorite thing about TV watching, which was speculating with a community about the direction of the show as it airs, and discussing, dissecting and interpreting the minutia of each episode in detail[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Leaving every fandom I visit worse off than I found it like fandoms were parks and I was irredeemably evil.
atlinmerrick: crimeronan: crimeronan: ALT people who let me wake up to this get a special place in heaven. firefly_fox how does it feel to hold my life in ur hands…. my favorite thing about this post is that a handful[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
thefireintheshadow: if you ever wonder whether your ao3 comments make a difference know that i frequently go back and read old comments on my fics to get a dose of happy rainbow sunshine
majormeilani: majormeilani: nothing will change your perspective on a character like someone who is batshit obsessed with them how i feel when someone convinces me a character is so awesome by constantly talking about them and i find a new[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
yesornopolls: To fic writers: do you mind receiving a comment that’s just “❤” instead of a comment with words? Yes No See Results
yanxidarlings: QUOTEV UPDATE I’m honestly really proud of the q community people have come together and are working on alternatives, so for those of you who are wondering in general what’s going on, here’s a little rundown of discord servers[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
moon-wolfie: Not me, a 2014 quotev veteran, looking through the #Quotev tag on different platforms to see what other Q users have to say about the horrible mistake the admins made. I have to archive 66 pages of the messages[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
smolsarcasticraspberry: hey asking for a friend but uh. what’s it gonna take for fandom to relearn the difference between “canon” and “word of god”? ★ canon = the text itself; the show/movie/book/comic; the actual up-on-Netflix content; anything a casual fan would reasonably[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
racethewind10: bethanyactually: I don’t wanna @ anyone because I understand how fast things seem to move in today’s landscape of streaming shows dropping entire seasons in one day, and networks pumping out new series constantly to try to attract more[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
keldabe-kriff: swiftispunk: *THIS WAS SENT TO A FRIEND. NOT ME* the friend who received this is too nice to say something about it but i have reached a point now where i have seen them receive so many messages like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
all characters regardless of gender are allowed to have extremely nasty sex be covered in their own blood be covered in someone else’s blood suffer horribly torture people engage in toxic yaoi engage in toxic yuri make poor life choices[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
cipher-fresh: A phenomenon I’ve seen in fandom with a large central ship is that people will have their shipping goggles activated at such an intensity, they doggedly erase character traits that don’t contribute to pushing forward romance. The two individuals[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
nerdpiggy: rnorningstars: [ID: An edited Tom Gauld comic of two identical looking kingdoms opposed to each other. The left kingdom is “Morally Grey Male Characters” and the right kingdom is “Morally Grey Female Characters”. Their juxtapositions are: “His heart wrenching[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
tangledbea: imdamagecontrol: one of the important cornerstones of fandom is understanding that your headcanon is not everyone else’s headcanon, and i’m not sure when people stopped understanding this Notes: Stop trying to get other people to share your headcanon(s). Also,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
sporesgalaxy: sporesgalaxy: “I can fix him” good for you. I need to craft a scenario in which he betters himself, to prove to myself that I can meaningfully atone despite how much of myself I see in him. “I can[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
thethirdromana: I keep thinking about that post about the woman who went to the Italian restaurant and got really annoyed at being given free garlic bread. (In summary, if you didn’t see it: a group of friends went to an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
triskhellion: socrateslasgalen: Repeat after me: It is OKAY to have content preferences and to be uncomfortable with certain ships or topics, controversial or not. It is OKAY to distance yourself from such content and block certain tags or creators. It[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
moniquill: greyliliy: igotthisaccountunderduress: majoringinsarcasm: DONT BE AFRAID TO COMMENT ON OLD FICS DONT BE AFRAID TO COMMENT ON FICS IN A FANDOM THE AUTHOR MAY NO LONGER BE ACTIVE IN. IF THE STORY IS STILL UP LET THEM KNOW YOUR[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
olderthannetfic: – A big factor in LJ’s greatness is timing and nostalgia. It was genuinely great, but it wasn’t quite as great as all of the Lo, shall the Golden Age ne’er come again? posts suggest. LJ arrived at a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s really wild when you look at a pair of characters who interact in canon and your reaction is “oh they’re obviously meant to be a couple” then you go on AO3 and they’re a barely existent rare pair. It’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
catgirl-catboy: I hate the complaints about the lack of femslash because they fundamentally miss the POINT. The problem isn’t that people are sexist and homophobic, so there’s less wlw. Its more, people are sexist and homophobic, and to combat that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
thestalwartheart: I love it when people take fic writing seriously. I love when it’s not ‘Here’s this dumb thing I wrote’ and instead it’s ‘Here’s this thing I put blood, sweat and tears into. Here’s this thing I slaved away[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
orangelemonart: Puking blood from trying so hard not to think about Naruto and Sasuke with every song that comes on
donnovien: Do you block people in the same fandom as you just because you don’t like their takes?
stuckinapril: stuckinapril: i said it was my favorite piece of media that i’ve hyperfixated on since the tender age of 12 and have not let go of since. i didnt say it was a Good piece of media “what do[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
the-golden-comet: aziz-reads: “Feed me and tell me I’m pretty” except it’s “reblog something and tell me I’m not a fraud” Your writing is valid, and the world is a much brighter place with your aspiring mind in it ✨ Keep[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
ferocioustrout: normalize shipping two characters just because you like them both. “they never interacted” they interact in my brain when I think about them constantly. get fucked. they’re making out rn.
Like 85% of my ships are gay ships. I promise you I don’t have some kind of agenda when I tell you no, the source material doesn’t actually have any canonical gay people in it.
myeru82-deactivated20230417: bonding with friends over your favourite fictional little guys
romansleftshoulderpad: As a writer, I love going back through the comments I’ve gotten on AO3. I promise that the minute you take of your time has been appreciated for hours/months/years
flametrashira: The agony of wanting to talk about the character but being very aware that you talk about the character A LOT.
I love AO3’s tag system, don’t get me wrong. But I miss 2 things from ffnet. I miss being able to designate and search for a main character, and main ship, and I miss being able to designate and search[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
yesornopolls: Have you ever owned a plush of your favorite character? Yes No See Results
cinematicnomad: have you heard of and do you know what KINKTOMATO means? yes, i’ve heard of it and i know what it means yes, i’ve never heard of it but i don’t know what it means no, i’ve never heard[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
smolsarcasticraspberry: hey asking for a friend but uh. what’s it gonna take for fandom to relearn the difference between “canon” and “word of god”? ★ canon = the text itself; the show/movie/book/comic; the actual up-on-Netflix content; anything a casual fan would reasonably[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
punchedbymarkesmith: The fact that you can get horny for a specific scenario between a specific ship and just WRITE IT, just make your own perfect fantasy on paper… magic, really. Top tier life experience. Never gets old.
I hate that when there’s no fics for a pairing I think should have fics there is only one thing i can do about it. *cracks knuckles*
actualized-animal: look. the nature of the artist (any kind) is to become inexplicably obsessed with certain themes and motifs for a few years and just milk that subject matter to death. when respected artists do this, art critics refer to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
gayhoediaz: not “oh my god it’s just a tv show” as in you are not allowed to find genuine joy and form a true connection to fiction, but “oh my god it’s just a tv show” as in, if it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
optimisticrunawaygalaxy: ms-demeanor: allihalavellan: thyrell: bellringerkat: Way too funny not to share
scrawnym4: 123guestbook is shutting down soon can we commemorate all that its done for niche neocities websites and what have you Another end of an old era. I remember when guestbooks were the primary way to communicate with and leave[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
indisputablypercy: people who full heartedly love ships which are hated on by the fandom for seemingly no reason are the backbone of Any fandom. i love you.
ohshitthisbloghasothercolors: It’s a het ship to YOU. To ME, they are both incredibly bisexual.
jess-isnt-cool: Silly besties They would be best friends your honour
windona: wanderingcas: people are really looking at stats to determine if a fic is worth reading? no wonder fics that never got popular at the first drop never had a chance 💀 #you can’t judge SHIT by the stats#stats don’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
They’re literally described as identical twins in the show and people gave them different genitals just because Knives is all muscle and dominance. Yeah that is definitely uncomfortable if that’s a trendy headcanon. I’m sorry to hear the fandom is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Ahhh!! You’re so welcome, anon!! I love to boost people’s artwork– I always love sharing and spreading it, and commenting on it. I’m so glad that it helps give you confidence, and I hope to see more of your art[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
angelinthefire: spookinwithhoechlin: fanfiction.net before they removed the NC-17 stories going to fanfiction.net at all going to adultfanfiction.net in the fallout of the great “purge” figuring out that ain’t nobody actually monitoring NC-17 stories there anyway so just rate it “M”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“you only ship poly ships because you want to have your cake and eat it, too” First of all, I ship poly ships because I love messy, expansive relationships, and the different ways people can romantically touch one another’s lives.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay. I did it. I figured out the pattern between what trans headcanons bother me and what trans headcanons don’t. For the most part, I like trans headcanons that disgaree with the character’s canonical gender, and avoid trans headcanons that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
when you don’t know the ship name for a pairing, so you start randomly squishing parts of their names together and searching it. (the pairing probably doesn’t exist anyway)
Hey friend! <3 your question is long, but my answer is simple. It’s always okay to change the details of a character’s canon in fanfiction. This doesn’t change, whether you’re making them a vampire, forcing them to work at a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
joeyclaire: do you ever like a character so much that just looking at pictures of them is a bit embarrassing.
That sounds so frustrating, anon! It sucks to be isolated and have a headcanon that’s the opposite of a lot of people’s. Still I bet if you do post about your own headcanon, and your own fic/art there are people[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
girlofhoneyandglass: andiv3r: pisshandkerchief: pisshandkerchief: sometimes m/f ships are gay. this is often the case actually never say this to me again holy shit. blocked Sorry, reblogging this again because I find the amount of people I see tagging this as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Come and sit at my lunch table and talk about the lawyer games with me, anon! The only way to make fandom a welcoming space for all fans– the only way to make it so that it’s not a single[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
filter list save me from the omnipresent trans headcanon I, a trans person, do not vibe with.
omegaversetheory: Prove a point for me How is this word spelled? headcannon – as in cannon – as in cannon ball. as in it blew you mind! headcanon – as in canon – as in a set of accepted knowledge[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
edupunkn00b: materassassino: reptil-enjoyer: give-soup-please: raise a glass to the posts you love that end up deleted. to the fanart and fanfics you lose track of and can’t locate. to the blogs you used to look through that ended up unexpectedly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
gayhoediaz: i just never thought the day would come where i would have to earnestly explain to people that fanfiction authors may, at times, possibly, play around with, change, exaggerate, or interpret the canon material in ways they personally see[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
the-lone-huntress: paigegonerogue: I, of mostly sound body and spirit, request that if I’m ever to die, someone post a new work on my AO3 that says “sorry, she died, ongoing stories postponed forever” because don’t I want my fanfic buddies[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
gayshitanddadjokes: OP turned off reblogs
saintofdaggers: @rarilee33 and I were talking about how there’s an overlap between certain fandoms on Tumblr and I think we’ve cracked the code
alexseanchai: authoratmidnight: jmtorres: cuubism: btw, since the spam comments fiasco, the new default comments setting on ao3 fics is only logged in users can comment. the default used to be anyone can comment. you have to actively allow anon comments[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Due to the way that fandom was at the time AO3 was being conceived and organized, pseudonyms do NOT hide your work from your main identity in any way. All pseuds of one account link back to the same account.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
butchdykekondraki: butchdykekondraki: butchdykekondraki: free my girl she did all that shit but the fandom is mischaracterizing her for it free my girl she has the same character traits as a male character but is getting deemed a bitch for them[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Just came back from the deep, dark gold mines of a 2011-2014 era fandom rp blog, and it was a really stark and shocking reminder of how much attitudes toward shipping have changed (in a negative way) in the last[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
fanaticartisan: Out of curiosity How many Kudos does your most popular fic have on AO3 0-5 5-50 50-200 200-500 Over a thousand Over five thousand Over fifteen thousand And put the fandom its from in tags if you like reblog[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
praise be to decade old roleplay blogs for still having The Good Art.
writeouswriter: The point of fiction is actually to put that guy in a situation™️, and he might try to tell you the point is to then get him out of the situation, WRONG, second situation
petermurphyfunkopop: don’t let anyone tell you that old man isn’t the most important thing you could be focusing on. get weirder about him. adopt his personality. become him. build a shrine. start a cult. etc
criminalizegolf: but if I don’t get weird and horny about this then who will
brendaonao3: A shout out to all the writers out there who don’t make the rec lists or have all the buzz or get all the traffic and attention or kudos. Your work is still valuable and appreciated and loved, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…