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So it turns out that being an adult is mostly about googling how to do stuff.

[lannisterbaggins]

[aviewfrommercury-deactivated201]

I liked the part where the possums ate fruit

[asgardreid-deactivated20180407]

mlapmlapmlapmlapmlap

[toystory-hentai]

:V :| :V :| :V :P

[ao3commentoftheday]

things I wish I’d known when I started writing fic on ao3

use & for friendships, colleagues, familial relationships and use / for romantic or sexual relationships (or encounters)

not everyone reads fic. Lots of people use screen readers, and screen readers can’t see what’s on images. use descriptive text to help them out.

lots of people download fic to read on other devices, not all downloads capture images too.

there’s a big difference between No Archive Warnings Apply (NAWA) and Author Chose Not to Use Archive Warnings (CNTW). NAWA means that there’s nothing in the fic that needs to be warned for using the official Archive Warning system. CNTW means there might be something that requires a warning and the author is either avoiding giving out spoilers or they are unsure how to interpret their plot point with respect to the official Warnings. (in both cases, additional tags are where it’s at - you can explain yourself there) 

the reason why the number of bookmarks in the fic is different from the number of bookmarks on your stats page is because your stats page number includes bookmarks that are hidden

there’s a preference setting where you can receive emails with your own comments/replies.

there’s a site skin that hides stats so you don’t have to see them

writing in rich text format makes my life easier

knowing html allows me to do fun things in the comments section like comment/reply with reaction gifs

knowing html also allows me to do interesting formatting in my fics that I can’t do with rich text alone

those little blue bubbles with the question marks in them will answer my questions a lot of the time - and also teach me something new

the FAQ is linked under the word About in the header

if you write your fic in the draft window, you might end up losing it so make sure you copy the text before you hit Post, just in case

they aren’t kidding when they say drafts are deleted after 30 days

[beck-a-leck]

Here’s some additions.

The Anonymous collection will allow you to post anything you want and retain ownership over it.

Your identifying information will not be anywhere within the fic to any other reader. Though you will see it from your end when looking at it as a logged in user.

When you reply to a comment, it will anonymize you, so feel free to respond to your commenters!

You can take your fic off Anonymous at any time

When you are signed into AO3, you can easily access your Anonymous fics by looking at the “Works In Collections” tab on your page. Nobody else will see these Anonymous works on this page.

Works can be added to the Anonymous collection at any time

Just because a fic is Anonymous does not mean it is Abandoned or Orphaned.

Speaking of Orphaned fics:

If you have posted a story and for whatever reason you no longer want it on your account or associated with you, you can Orphan the fic.

Orphaning fics will remove all of your control and ownership of the story.

Orphaning fics is not a reversible process. Once a fic has been Orphaned it cannot be taken back. You cannot delete it. You can’t check stats and it does not show up on your Works page anymore.

Orphaning and the Anonymous collection are great options for when you no longer want a fic associated with you, but you don’t want to delete it either.

[cacodaemonia]

Also: dark mode skins are great! I use Reversi on this page and it’s much easier on the eyes than the white background. Here’s how to use skins.

Also also: how to use html om AO3.

[buckskinblues]

Don’t know if someone else has already said this in the notes but unless your bookmark is private the author can look and see what tags or additional notes you’ve put on the bookmark (I like to check them to see if anyone has :D). Also, yes, you can add your own tags to bookmarks and make different lists to organize them! You can comment on fics anonymously (though I think you have to log out to do so as of now, really wish it was an option while signed in but still great it’s even an option at all!) You can save new chapters on fics as a draft (without the 30 day limit if I remember). I do this a lot. There is separate sections for both beginning and ending author’s notes (you can use both on the same chapter or one shot) and using the author’s note doesn’t include your rambling as part of the word count. Which is nice as it doesn’t artificially inflate the numbers.

[soyala04]

On site skins:

You can combine existing skins by creating you own skin scroll to the bottom under ADVANCED and then Parent Skins. Example, i use AO3s Reversi and then XParrots Shortening Long Tag Field

Also, you can exclude stories in this area too! I got this from another tumblr post so i can’t take credit for it, nor do i know how to expand it to other things like tags or pairing or author.

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Just replace the numbers with the work you dont want to see anymore.

[mikkeneko]

Just a few points to add that I hadn’t seen listed above:

-In addition to beginning and ending author’s notes for the overall story, there are also beginning and ending author’s notes for each chapter of a multipart story. When you first create the story, before you add additional chapters, it will treat your author’s notes as overall story notes – meaning your “so that’s chapter 1!” note will be kicked to the end of every subsequent chapter unless you move it to chapter 1 specifically.

-There is, in fact, a character limit in the author’s notes. I’ve run up against it a few times.

[darkstaroverlunasea]

This is a helpful guide for hiding stats, users, specific fics, and other things in your skins.

[lancelotdeservedbetter]

same energy

[intellectual-punk]

OP the tags are fantastic.

[jackalspine]

This whole post is my opening pitch for if I want someone to get into watching Merlin

[haltraveler]

The cast of the Original Trilogy had cliched, boring character concepts that were executed wonderfully enough for it not to matter. 

 The cast of the Prequel Trilogy had interesting concepts that were executed poorly enough to make them seem utterly stupid. 

The cast of the Sequel Trilogy had amazing, thought-provoking concepts that were executed in the town square and put up on pikes as a warning to others.

[eizneckam]

This is actually probably the best summary of star wars I’ve ever seen

[witchesversuspatriarchy]

Hate it when they find me 😒

[the-cat-at-the-theatre-door]

“Shake my hand in character”

(From Denise Jastraunig’s TikTok)

[potentiallydead]

@batmanisagatewaydrug

[clefadrylcorner]

I apologize for what my blog is going to become.

[veeaziel]

every day i am percieved™️

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

There is a reason for this though!

The original tweet summarizes it pretty well. Fanfic tends to be popular among certain types of neurodivergent people (aka people most likely to read excessively as a child, and have burnout as an adult) for the same reasons that we tend to hyperfixate–neurochemical signaling (I hope I’m using that phrase correctly). What I mean is, for people who are really dependent on changes in dopamine/serotonin/neurotransmitter levels, who have low levels or wonky neural reward systems (perhaps the most common types of neurodivergence)…people like us rely on dependable external sources of those neurochemicals. In order to function, we spend a lot of our free time trying to level out our brain chemistry using things that can reliably bring us a steady stream of joyful moments (rewards) without costing too much of the mental effort that is already in short supply. 

significantly: the investment of reading has to be balanced with a steady “return on investment”–and this return has to start fairly quickly. because again, we don’t have a lot of attention/energy to invest on tiring things. we have perpetual “low batteries” in that regard.

that doesn’t mean these stories are “simple,” or that they lack complexity or value–only that the reward has to come in short regular intervals, and it has to have a low “upfront cost.” these stories are only “easy” to read in the sense that the effort we put into them is rewarded in a timely manner. which is why fanfic stories are so perfectly formulated for neurodivergent readers–they are often beautifully written, but skip a lot of the upfront costs (of introducing new characters, of world-building, of getting the audience emotionally connected to the story elements).

the nature of fanfiction is that the reader has a pre-existing relationship with this world and these characters. that–combined with the shorter average length of fics–means that fan fics very quickly start rewarding the reader in a way that traditional fiction struggles to. that’s not a bad thing! and maybe it’s something more traditionally published writers should be paying attention to.

Fanfic, as a genre, has been uniquely helpful and accessible to many neurodivergent readers who would otherwise struggle to immerse themselves in stories. I’m glad so many of you have found a way to love and enjoy reading again! The important thing is that you are spending time inside stories you love–the way those stories are published or presented to the world is just one detail. The fact that you find joy in the process of reading (or listening!) to stories–that is what matters.

[attackofjak]

I feel understood 🥰

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

a bunch of people have reblogged this with the default “i feel called out” reaction….and i know when we say that we mean it tongue-in-cheek….but this comment sorta blew my mind & shifted my perspective up and to the left a little thank you♥

[zadabug98]

The Serotonin is stored in the Ao3

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

The Serotonin is stored in the Ao3

[beyonce-knowles-carter]

COSTUME DESIGN IN TV & FILM

Charlize Theron as Queen Ravenna in SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN (2012) THE HUNTSMAN: WINTER’S WAR (2016)

[Atwood drew inspiration from library resources, museums, books, web research and raw materials to create costumes that are striking in their intricacy. Ravenna wears a raven-feather cape, weapons-grade crowns and at least one gown with a bird-skull-adorned neckline.] “Ravenna’s costumes go on a journey from lightness, which you see there in the beginning [where] she’s sort of this golden personage.  But, there’s always an element of trapped death in her costumes, such as the skeletal cage around her shoulders in her wedding costume.”

— COLLEEN ATWOOD costume designer for the films

[memeclassheroes]

[jaubaius]

Creative & DIY

[femur-theif]

SO THAT’S HOW THEY FUCKING DO IT

[stagemanagerssaygo]

[verysorrytobother]

Reblogging this because my entire life, all of my bows have looked like my shoelaces. Wrapping presents is going to be so much more aesthetically pleasing now

[matchagirl]

sorry but if your bed isn’t against at least one wall you’re not valid

[heartsdesire456]

I used to think this post was stupid because most people like both sides of the bed free but then I realized some psychopaths put their bed like this so not even the headboard is against a wall and this post is about these animals.

[ranger-truth]

A single person’s bed is generally against 2 walls, a couple’s bed is generally against 1 wall, and people with 0 walls have no fear of the dark/unseen with direct access to their head, and therefore cannot be human.

[unnonexistence]

ok the bed just out in the middle of the room is bad but have you considered: only the footboard end against a wall

[crumplelush]

no i hadn’t. why would you put that image into my head?

[aceofsquiddles]

[demansiabites]

Okay, but how is this

[time-traveling-fetus]

[dashbork]

I’m at a loss for words

[pyramidschemeofthesun]

This was the bed of Thomas Jefferson. 

[froginakettle]

STay out of my study unless you intend to have sex with me

[itsapmseymour]

BACK UP, YOU CANT JUST CHANGE THE SUBJECT TO THOMAS’ FUNKY BED SET UP AFTER JUST LOSS-ING TUMBLR LIKE THAT

[universalbeauty]

The Russian Santa Claus in Siberia (The eastern part of Russia situated in Asia). He’s known as Ded Moroz. -Merry Xmas from Universal Beauty 

[ellenkushner]

Winner of the Best-Dressed Santa Award, hands down!

[swoz]

meanwhile this level 100 wizard

[giantspiders]

Not quite. This is Yakutian Chys Khan, Ded Moroz’s northern “brother”. Russian Federation is a melting pot of different cultures, it’s not just slavs, don’t forget that.

This is Ded Moroz (a.k.a. Father Frost)

And here they are together

[typette-deactivated20150825]

wow, don’t forget Snegurochka, his daughter, the snow maiden, who always accompanies him. She has a beautifuk kokoshnik crown that is essentially a big snowflake

or, more contemporarily, a cute toque

don’t leave her out :(

[dr-archeville]

Ooh

[giantspiders]

Since this is back to my dash, I’ll add some more mebers to the Snow Wizard family! Buryatian Sagan Ubugun

Samoyedan Yamal-iri

Evenkia has a female one, Tugeni Enekehn, Mother Winter

Udurmutian Tol Babai

Karelian Pakkaine, the youngest one, he doesn’t even have a beard.

There are more. They annualy host “summits” and visit each-other across Russia.

Merry Christmas!

[systlin]

j

[haxyr3]

Correction: Снегурочка, The Snow maiden is a granddaughter of Дед Мороз.

Reblogging for it illustrates how diverse Russia actually is.

[wowxwow]

[cyberamethyst-deactivated202110]

i always really love looking at concept art for the lion king because the majority of it is honestly drop dead gorgeous, like oh my god look at this sh*t

and then the rest is just

[felixrivercatton]

@spones

[shimblop-moved]

Happy Halloween boys. Louie Zong posted a new ghost tune

[aquilacalvitium]

THERE’S ANOTHER ONE

[silverbelling]

[otomesass]

This is the spoopy content you need on your dash

[xmasqueradeangelx]

This is so precious I can’t even…

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

Everybody loves pumpkin enrichment! 

These are great items because they’re fun for the herbivores to each, the carnivores to tear apart, and everybody to roll and throw around. They’re tactile, olfactory, and edible enrichment all in one! 

I believe they’re acceptable on-exhibit enrichment for naturalistic facilities like Brookfield in Chicago, too. 

[losethehours]

I think of this time of year as Tumblr’s Annual Pumpkining of the Animals Post.