Something Witty ™

writer kalipeda on ao3. Inbox is open. ♤

[frodothefair]

[rudamaruda520]

me as a writer

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

"I didn't comment on a fic I liked because I don't think the author would care or remember my comment anyway". fanfic writer here, I still remember comments I got on my fics from seven years ago. I still think about them and they still make me smile. your kind comments are what motivates us and what helps us keep writing.

I personally know writers who take screenshot and print out comments they got from their readers.

TL;DR comments matter to us writers more than you think. if you like a fanfic, never be shy to let the author know ♡

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

"If you use em dash in your works, it makes them look AI generated. No real human uses em dash."

Imaging thinking actual human writers are Not Real because they use... professional writing in their works.

Imagine thinking millions of people who have been using em dash way before AI becomes a thing are all robots.

REBLOG IF YOU'RE A HUMAN AND YOU USE EM DASH

[sansacule]

Are there any fics that explore this?

[kalipeda]

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

[musicalmelody001]

[adhd-merlin]

some people out there really be typing fanfics longer than war and peace in their free time and then going on about their life like it's no big deal. how fucking incredible. like no offense to tolstoy but that was like. his whole job

[thesixthrandomuser]

hey guys just a note

try not to use ao3 too much today IK EVERYONE IS MISSING IT BUT the servers are getting more stressed with each login/request. due to the DDoS attack so yeah just keep this in mind. also please rb this to spread the word

[dear-ao3]

[fair-itself]

Normies talking about getting whiplash from recipe blogs. You know nothing

[such-justice-wow]

This tweet is just... Odd. Very odd.

Like... You live like this? You write like this? You think like this??

[quasi-normalcy]

I want to be absolutely clear that, when I write an alcoholic character, it's because I think that alcohol addiction and drinking to excess are cool. Just like when I write a criminal, I'm trying to persuade you, the reader, to take up a life of larceny and murder. Just so long as that's understood.

[reggiespoon]

Oh good, because that's 100% the message I take from fictional media. For instance, I watched Hannibal for recipes and relationship advice.

[harringroveheart]

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

Chapters: 39/? Fandom: Stranger Things (TV 2016) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Billy Hargrove/Steve Harrington

chapter 39: fall through the air (part 5/6) is finally up. 

“Damn,” Billy’s opponent says, eyeballing him with a wry expression. “Looks like you guys got a monster of your own.”

^^^

[writingwife-83]

Guys, if you read on AO3 please try to create an account. So many of us writers are going to be forced to lock down our fics to registered users out of necessity to help keep AI away, and it kills us because we don’t want to stop any of you from reading.

AO3 is invite only. So if you know an AO3 user, ask if they have an invitation to give you (we’re given invite codes to share with others who want to join) because that’s an easy way to get in. If you don’t know someone you can ask, this is AO3’s instructions for requesting one from them…

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

I know this seems like an extra step and maybe you don’t think you need it and can just read from people who haven’t locked their fics. But this isn’t just about you as the reader. If you enjoy fics and you want to keep them coming, this is how you support your favorite writers! If our stats and comments plummet, I guarantee writing is going to start going down as well. Nobody wants that! So please consider making an account and signal boosting this as well! 🙏🏻

**NOTE: AO3 indicates (as of today) there’s 48k some people in the queue for invites and they’re sending out about 5k per day. That’s not a bad wait at all!!**

[bruciemilf]

Did I daydream this, or was there a website for writers with like. A ridiculous quantity of descriptive aid. Like I remember clicking on " inside a cinema " or something like that. Then, BAM. Here's a list of smell and sounds. I can't remember it for the life of me, but if someone else can, help a bitch out <3

[bruciemilf]

I FOUND IT BITCHES

[dramono]

This is going to save me so much trouble in the future.

[kalipeda]

staring at my unfinished fics like a beggar at a feast.

maybe one day.

[do-you-have-a-flag]

i know there’s more than this out there but it really is incredible that people will look at a fictional character someone else wrote and collectively say “I will write you a hundred happy endings.”

[aye-write]

devastated to announce that actually sitting down to write, with no distractions, actually works 

[toomanystoryideas]