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baking!cherry and joe sketches for my new fic

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

#matcha blossom #sk8 the infinity #kojiro nanjo #kaoru sakurayashiki

soranatus

Cass in a Qipao by Denise Zhang!

temporary-dysphoria

a non-selective plan for the resurgence of fic commissions

majorenglishesquire

Too many children in the comments like ‘I think authors should be able to share ko-fi links :) it’s just nice’ and ‘OP is just a cop.’ Homie, OP is trying to keep AO3 fully functional without interruption. I will report your ass, too, because I value fic artists and our freedom of expression and my audience and our shared history far more than I value the few bux you wanna make on a commission.

It is not hard to link to your Tumblr or Twitter with a vague message like, “If you’re looking for my other works or other ways of supporting me, go here: link.” I have had people buy me coffees after enjoying my fic and asking where to support me. I threw up a link to my Tumblr and people cared enough to follow it. They were fully understanding when I explained in the comments that they could not commission me and I could not link them directly to any donation platform, but they could go to xyz link to read more. And they did! Nobody has to put AO3 directly on the firing line.

Go ahead and commission independently. Just do it anywhere else except on AO3. And then don’t come crying to the community when you, personally, get a C&D from a massive corporation.

AO3 is our bullet shield. Tumblr will pull your shit down. Wattpad won’t fucking protect you. LJ and FF.net already sold our asses for one (1) corn chip. AO3 is trying to protect us, you goddamn lemmings.

If you cannot follow the rules that protect fanspaces, you do not belong in our fanspaces.

The only people who misunderstand this are doing so intentionally and maliciously. Do yourself a favor and block the infants who think this isn’t a big deal.

kedreeva

Please remember that this ALSO INCLUDES FANDOM CHARITY AUCTIONS.

When you post charity auction fics, DO NOT note that they are commissions in any way. You can note them as “here is my thank you gift to X for such-and-such event” but please please PLEASE do not list them as commissions.

the-sacred-now

I think a lot of younger people are seeing this as a moral panic by OP. These are NOT being laid out as moral injunctions! This is not about being good! This is about covering your own ass and keeping fandom away from larger-scale legal trouble. No one is saying “If you break the rules you’re BEING BAD!” They’re trying to tell you “breaking these rules is DANGEROUS for yourself and potentially others as well!”

posereference

Here's a new facial expression art reference, hot off the tablet for Poses for Artists Volume 7! https://www.posemuse.com/

keljnap

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mmediocreman

“its a pity”

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My take on Donna 🖤

kuppatan

my entry for this year's @batfam-big-bang! from @agent37draws fic deeds of men depraved [ID: Dick Grayson wearing a hoodie stands silhouetted on a white background. His shadow on the ground is dressed as Nightwing and smiling. The shadow is covered in blood. A glitch effect has been applied to Dick and his shadow. In the upper left, there is the title of the fic in all lower case: "deeds of men depraved". End ID]