Never Had A Chance

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[dovegraye]

ao3: dovegraye

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tyoopbp (the years of one peter benjamin parker) - spider-man (mcu) / criminal minds, incomplete, on hiatus

bedtime stories and demons in his bed - spider-man (mcu) complete, undergoing revision

there’s nobody but me here (the killer in the mirror) - percy jackson and the olympians, complete

for the record - percy jackson and the olympians, incomplete, on hiatus

born for this - all for the game, complete but possibility of second chapter

equivalent exchange (what's the weight of a childhood) - fullmetal alchemist, incomplete, updating soon

[queer-here-and-in-fear]

BTW i see these posts all the time like "ohhh i dont know what to comment on fics.." and every response is "keysmashes! or hearts!! anything works :3" and thats GREAT!! thats helpful!!

but: consider. if u genuinely like analyzing writing.. do u know ur just allowed to go through and quote your favorite parts and ramble abt what they mean to u and the author will LOSE IT WITH HYPE?

genuinely. i felt SO WEIRD the first time i did it.. but like. holy shit authors love it. its crack for authors. the first time i did it, it was on a fic that hadnt updated in half a year, give or take, and the author made 3 updates that month BECAUSE OF MY COMMENT.

LIKE. as an author every comment is INCREDIBLE!!! but also, dont feel like your comment has to be short or otherwise ur invasive or smth!! authors ADORE long comments more than ANYTHING.

[fellshish]

The devastating difference between how much time it takes to write something vs how fast people read it lol

[dovegraye]

if anyone is wondering why the promised roy pov of the last chapter of equivalent exchange has been taking so long to hit the presses, it's because roy is one hell of a yapper. this chapter currently stands at almost 2k words and counting. why can't this man shut up and go to therapy

[fanficauthorsanonymous]

If you ever wonder why authors get annoyed at certain kinds of reviews, particularly those about updating, just imagine your mother saying the same thing about your room.

“You updated!” = “You cleaned your room!”: Pleasantly surprised. This one’s okay.

“You finally updated” = “You finally cleaned your room” Wow, thanks a lot mom. See if I clean it again if you’re going to be so passive-aggressive about it.

“Please update.” = “Please clean your room.” I literally just did.

“When are you going to update?” = “When are you going to clean your room?” Oh my fucking god, mom, let it go.

And when you get it from a dozen different people, over and over and over again, it’s like your mother continuously nagging you about chores that either don’t need to be done or that you just did, like, an hour ago.

[crownsoflaurels1020]

Second.

[ladyhallen94]

This is fucking gold. Especially that ass that keeps repeating please just to lengthen the word count.

Ones that just say nice is like getting a thumbs-up from an absentee-dad.

@cooliogirl101 @tozettewrites

[no-one-offical]

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[dovegraye]

equivalent exchange is currently exactly 5.6k words long and thirteen of those (and counting) are ed calling roy a bastard

[dovegraye]

hey y’all, i’m literally in the middle of writing the last chapter of equivalent exchange, so look forward to that! also, i’ll ask this in the a/n of the chapter, too, but i wanted to gauge interest for another roy pov. this chapter is the comfort part of the hurt/comfort and it’s from ed’s pov, but i could definitely be motivated to write the same chapter/the aftermath of the chapter in roy’s head.

[write-on-world]

[big-blog-of-cheese-day]

[ccorinthian]

Sometimes you gotta get down to brass tacks

[theaftersundown]

*writes two paragraphs after months of literally nothing and it took three hours*

[dovegraye]

sorry to those of you who are subscribed to equivalent exchange. i'm currently doing some maintenance on it. however! you all have something to look forward to! the next chapter is almost done and will be posted soon. see you all then!

[phantomrose96]

I made a helpful infographic to explain

[unpretty]

what’s a draft

[rabbitindisguise]

“this is turning into a whole thing” is my entire life

[ao3commentoftheday]

memes are fun and relatable and all that, but don't let them discourage you. all of that stuff that doesn't make it into the final product is part of how the final product gets made

[lemonemenom]

No one owes artists anything.

But existence is lonely and sometime you throw hours and hours of effort into a void, on the slim chance it will say something back.

[lilminxs]

Guys is it just me or does everyone feel like writing is a way to pour the poison out of your veins??

[gunpowdercarousel]

I don't need therapy I need rabid gay people freaking out in my inbox

[color-ns]

Sometimes tweeter people know their stuff- this is the right kind of toxic angst I want to read.

[rekas-bitches]

I love, love, LOVE it when I can tell a fic author has integrated their specialized knowledge in a fic. I was reading a fic that at some point included the character going to visit an art therapist, and it's so clear that the author is an art therapist themself, and the details included are just immaculate and I love it. I've previously read about a character doing fencing for no other reason than the author clearly wanting to write a sport they understood. A character being given a hyperfixation on bugs just so the author can infodump themselves.

I eat it up every time, it brings such a smile to my face