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this is not a comprehensive tutorial, but it is an intro to some things that have made my life so much better. you may have already heard of these! but every time I talk about them in a group-chat or whatever, someone learns of one of these for the first time, and I want to share the good news. so here are

the Four Simple Tools Which Have Most Improved My AO3 Experience (on the computer, at least):

FIRST, for writers: the AO3 posting script google doc.

if you take nothing else from this post, let it be this. let the blessed light of the ao3 posting doc shine upon you.

okay so you know how if you copy your doc into the rich text editor on AO3, it will fuck up your formatting? just a little. like, if a word is italicized at the end of a sentence, but the full stop isn't italicized, there'll be a space between them and it looks weird? or it'll insert extra line breaks between paragraphs?

that's because the rich text editor takes what's copied into it and converts it to HTML, and I guess weird stuff can happen in that process, e.g. the rich text editor interpreting every line break as a new paragraph, including blank ones, thus the weird extra line breaks.

thankfully, there's a way to convert your doc directly to HTML that doesn't run into all those problems! it's the AO3 posting script. you make a copy of that google doc for yourself, so you have editing privileges. then you copy your fic into it, hit "post to AO3" -> "prepare for pasting into HTML editor" and boom, it will do the damn thing for you. it has saved me so much time and energy and annoyance. lots of people know about this, but every time I bring it up I find someone I know has not yet heard the good news, so: now you know!

okay, for the rest of these you need a userscript manager for your browser, like greasemonkey or tampermonkey. a userscript manager is a browser extension that lets you run a userscript (a little program, usually written in JavaScript) to modify particular webpages. I use firefox, so I use the greasemonkey browser extension linked above, but there are others out there! they should have their own installation instructions.

SECOND, for readers: the floating comment box.

wish you could write up comments while you read instead of waiting until you get to the end of the fic/chapter? this script creates a way a, well, floating comment box that you can access while you read! you access it by clicking this little "O" button in the upper left-hand corner of the brower.

when you do that, a floating box pops up, into which you can type your thoughts in as you read! you can also highlight text and click "insert selection," and that text will show up in the box, italicized, for you to tell the author what your favorite lines were!

hitting "add to comment box" will make the contents of the comment box at the bottom of the page match the contents of the floating box.

THIRD, for readers: ao3 savior and ao3 savior config.

is there shit you just never want to see again? say, for instance, you'd love to never see a harry potter fanfiction again. ao3 savior can help!

the way this one works is that you install the 'ao3 savior' script and the 'ao3 savior config' script separately. then when you want to add something to your blocklist, you go to your userscript manager extension (e.g. greasemonkey), go to the ao3 savior config script, and hit edit.

there are some default/example tags included to show the various ways to blacklist or whitelist works, but, for instance, here I've added "Harry Potter*" to the list of tags to exclude. (the * is a wildcard, so it will include "Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling" AND "Harry Potter - Fandom" AND any other tags that start with "Harry Potter".)

now, if I'm looking through fics and there's a Harry Potter crossover in the list, it will be hidden, and I'll be able to see why! and if I look at the tag itself...

ah! what bliss.

and FOURTH, for readers: ao3 tweak formatting.

finally: say there's a fic posted by someone who has not yet seen the blessed light of the ao3 posting script doc, and you want to read it, but the extra paragraph breaks really annoy you. or they learned to type in 1931 and so they double-space between sentences. or... various other common typing quirks! this script creates a handly little dropdown that will remove those quirks, just after the notes, after the beginning notes and before the chapter title.

click on "remove line breaks" or whatever, and poof! the extra line breaks are gone.

it's like magic.

I know installing scripts might seem a little daunting if you've never done it before! but it's actually really easy and handy. I know there are other, more in-depth tutorials for installing/using these scripts out there, too, if this is confusing. and probably there are other great tools out there that I don't even know about! I'm just writing this up quickly while I was thinking about it, so I can go to dinner.

I hope at least some of this is useful to you. happy writing, reading, and commenting!

minimalsizeconspiracy

Or, if you’re willing to make the switch, for the first one you could move to an editor that exports directly into HTML or allows copying over RTF, see the ones I’ve listed here: https://www.tumblr.com/minimalsizeconspiracy/775494333585555456/no-google-fanfic-writing?source=share

Explanations on how to export into HTML are in the respective blog posts for each editor.

With regard to some people asking about “magic quotes” (i.e. quotes that can automatically be turned from " to ' or „“ to “” or something along those lines), that tends to be a fairly difficult process. One way I know of how to do it is to use the csquotes LaTeχ package which, however, also requires you to switch to LaTeχ or at least to a Markdown editor like for example Zettlr that will let you use LaTeχ code for more advanced stuff.

The one single editor that I know can do this out-of-the-box is LyX (https://www.lyx.org/), because LyX uses LaTeχ in the background and thus gives you the option of switching the quotation marks also in the interface as long as you remember to enable “dynamic quotation marks” in the document settings. Other than that, it’s probably search & replace.

thewitchoftheweed

We live in the dumbest, lamest cyberpunk dystopia possible.

So LA has been — and continues to — protest against ICE. These protests haven’t gotten any smaller or lost any momentum, but social media wasn’t reflecting it.

TikTok users, realizing that the platform/other social media are censoring/deleting/shadowbanning these protest videos, decided to find a workaround.

They’re calling it the LA Music Festival. Ice detention centers and other protest locations are “stages.” The hottest band is Rage Against the Machine. “Here’s what gear you should be bringing to stay safe at the LA Music Festival.”

And it fucking worked.

TikTok has become a proving ground for a lot of new music, meaning lots of labels and organizations have lucrative deals with TikTok to promote their new artists and music festivals. So they absolutely cannot censor the words “music festival” or train the algorithm to ignore it, or they risk endangering that very important revenue.

So now protest videos are flooding feeds again, but it’s the LA 24/7 Music Festival. Truly an incredible timeline we’ve landed in.

charonsferry

During the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s, radio broadcasts would refer to upcoming marches as "parties" and use other such euphemisms to sneak calls to organize past censors.

This is, frankly, a timeless strategy, just done online.

yuribalisms

You know, I’ve never personally been lifted from the ground by my neck to be strangled, but uh, is there a reason y’all never like….. kick the person holding you? Like characters straight up just dangle there and gasp, like you have legs! Use them you stupid bitches!

jaywrites101

Actually, the physics involved with that is kinda weird. The thought, oh shit, can’t breathe, usually overpowers the rational part of the mind that can calmly assess the threat and comes up with effective solutions.

But that’s only the first obstacle. The second is leverage. I don’t know about you, but I hate stomach crunches. Thing is, why you’re being gripped by the neck, the only way you can get your feet up on your attacker is to move using muscles in your neck and spine. There’s not really any other source of leverage you can draw from like this.

It’s not an easy feat. It takes conscious thought, thoughts that keep getting drowned out by the oh shit, can’t breathe, instinct.

And then

in order to kick effectively, you’ll need some kind of leverage. Putting your back against a wall would be the most effective tactic, but a person being held like that literally has no choice in this regard.

The next best tactic would be to lift your legs as high as your opponent’s shoulder and use the combined leverage to try and break their grip on your throat. Except:

If they’re lifting you up off the ground by the neck, they’ll probably not have their grip broken by human force.

Your neck bones are fairly fragile, you could end up paralyzing yourself making the attempt.

“Just kick them” doesn’t work in this situation because you’re off the ground. An ordinary kick relies on manipulating leverage and muscle from one leg on the ground and another exerting force on the target.

Trying to fight back without a good source of leverage is like trying to beat them to death with a pool noodle.

And that’s assuming you can think of any of this at all.

cryptid-kaz

This was actually very informative and I revoke my earlier snappish words, thank you

Am I the only one thinking that K-Pop Demon Hunters and Yu Yu Hakusho would make an amazing crossover?

#yu yu hakusho #anime #kpop demon hunters #crossover

anonymousqualities

Normies need to understand, there's no logic to shipping culture-we're all DELUSIONAL and very okay with that.

brainstatic

We naturally put millionaires and billionaires in the same general class of person, but the only reason to do that is because the words are similar. Since these aren’t numbers we can actually visualize, it’s important to understand what a billion of something is. To travel a million inches, you’d have to travel from the Southern-most tip of Manhattan and go to the Bronx. To travel a billion inches, you’d have to fly from New York to Shanghai twice. A million seconds is a little over 11 days. A billion seconds is nearly 32 years. A million ounces is about the weight of a train car. A billion ounces is 4.5 Eiffel Towers. Use these to conceptualize what the difference between a millionaire and a billionaire is, and the absurd amount of wealth we’re talking about.

robotlyra

Millionaire: I can buy a fancy sports car, and a huge house!

Billionaire: I can buy THE SPACE PROGRAM

sandandglass

Donald Trump gets attacked by an eagle.

This eagle truly represents America. What a majestic symbol.

lukcskywalkcrs

It’s only fitting that this gets reblogged today

rinokami

This is the only eagle that deserves reblogging on the 4th

joeyclaire

Many celebrities from America and Europe are speaking out about Gaza and its suffering, but sadly, most people are ignoring them.

Sami is one of the many people in Gaza who has gone through extremely difficult conditions and is still suffering to this moment. Tonight, Sami and his family were hit by the most violent and hysterical bombing since the start of the war, in an attempt to force them to evacuate.

Sadly, Sami's little daughter, Lynn, was injured - small rocket shrapnel is stuck in a sensitive area in her back. He cannot move her from place to place under the bombing, and she urgently needs surgery abroad because the hospitals have been destroyed by airstrikes.

There are verified medical reports confirming her injury, and pictures are available for those willing to help. Sami could be killed at any moment... and you may never see another post from him again. Please, forget politics for a moment - leave Gaza aside, and help Lynn. She is now between life and death. Donate to save his injured daughter and his starving family.

who do you think should take action now?

human rights organizations

celebrities who’ve spoken about gaza

us, the ordinary people with a conscience

no one cares, sadly

Voting ended onJul 7, 2025

aboodfmly

My Journey to Escape the War in Gaza

My name is Abdelmajed. I never imagined I’d be sharing my story like this, but life in Gaza has become unbearable. I am a survivor of the war here, and in the blink of an eye, everything I once knew—my home, my safety, my community—was ripped away from me.

The war has transformed Gaza into a graveyard of broken dreams. The buildings that once stood as symbols of life and resilience are now piles of rubble. Every corner is filled with the echoes of explosions. Every moment is shrouded in uncertainty. There is no security. There is no stability. There is no light at the end of the tunnel.

Basic needs have become luxuries. Food is scarce. Clean water is even scarcer. Hospitals are overwhelmed and under-resourced, and there is almost no medical care to be found. Every night, families go to bed hungry, praying they’ll wake up to see another day. The cost of basic necessities has skyrocketed, and it’s become a daily battle just to survive.

I’ve seen things I never thought possible—standing in long lines for a piece of bread, rationing every drop of water, and watching my people suffer in silence. I have lost everything—my home, my safety, my dignity.

Escape from Gaza is my only hope, but it’s almost impossible without financial help. The cost of evacuation is far beyond my means, and without support, I’m trapped in a warzone with no way out.

I’m reaching out to you now, in the hopes that someone, anyone, can help. I am not asking for luxury. I am asking for a chance—just a chance—to live. A chance to escape this never-ending cycle of fear, destruction, and loss. A chance to rebuild my life somewhere safe, where I can begin again, where I can find hope once more.

My name is Abdelmajed, and I am a survivor of the war in Gaza. Everything I once knew has been taken away—my home, my safety, and the people

Any amount you can give will help me get closer to safety. Even the smallest donation will make a difference—it could be the lifeline I need to survive. If you are unable to donate, please share my story. The more people who hear it, the better the chance that I can find the support I desperately need.

Your kindness and support mean the world to me. You’re not just helping me escape a war; you’re giving me a chance to live, to rebuild, to breathe again.

Thank you for listening. Thank you for caring.

Vetted by @gazavetters

floradinn

LUFFY CAN STRETCH?? LIKE FULL ON JAKE THE DOG SHIT?? HES NOT JUST SOME AUTISTIC GUY???

floradinn

Y’all are laughing but this post was made in a legit state of shock

I didn’t know he could do that, that was not a plot point I ever saw get mentioned anywhere till I started watching it 😭😭😭

floradinn

Not even joking I made this face when he got shot and the bullet got flung out

bogleech

this is as funny as when it was 2000 and One Piece was actually brand new and nobody in America had heard about it and I was at my first ever convention and walked into a screening room to see luffy on a wooden raft with no context and I just assumed in a very tired and disoriented state that I was looking at an anime adaptation of Tom Sawyer and I still thought this when Tom Sawyer started stretching because I mean it's the Japanese animated adaptation duh but I did start to realize something was up by the time Tom Sawyer was fighting a clown that can fall apart.

fearofgodandtolkien

I'm dying. you're killing me.

aroaceleovaldez

i had a thought of "do people not know what AUs are anymore?" and then i remembered nobody explains fandom stuff to new people anymore so it is entirely plausible people genuinely don't know what AUs are and nobody has explained it to them, so for today's lucky 10,000:

"AU" stands for "Alternate Universe" or "Alternative Universe" (same difference) and is basically any thought scenario for a fandom that isn't canon and can't fit within the canon universe. If it takes place in the canon universe but something is notably different, that is typically what's known as a "Canon divergent AU," because it diverges from canon.

an AU can be absolutely anything. There's a couple of widespread pan-fandom au scenarios that often get thrown around, like coffee shop aus, genderbend aus, hanahaki aus (hanahaki is a whole thing in itself i'd recommend researching on your own), etc. One you might hear sometimes is "crossover AU" which is when you have characters from one fandom interacting with characters from another.

You can have as many aus as you want. They can be whatever you want and you can do whatever you want in them. It's a sandbox for you to play around in and explore how things would be different or how the characters would act in those circumstances or environments. Maybe they have different relationships with each other. Maybe they behave slightly differently. Or you can just say "Okay, [x] is true. How did they get here? How would things have to be different for this to occur?" which can also be fun.

If you are ever confused about why people ship something that seems completely out of the blue or doesn't make sense to you in the canon setting, there's a good chance they like it in an AU setting! Not everything everybody is interacting with is necessarily the canon! Not everybody wants things to exist in canon and just want to explore playing dolls in a different sandbox and that's okay. And their sandbox might look a lot different than yours, and that's also okay. You have the freedom to make your sandbox whatever you please. Do whatever you want forever. Get funky with it. AUs are fun.

Okay that's my schpeal. everybody go have fun and play nice now.

fanlore-wiki

For more info check out Fanlore's Alternate Universe page. Also the Hanahaki Disease page if you want to do some research.

justaleafinthewind

If any one of my posts is to break containment, make it this one.

Before January 2025, download your favorite fics, especially those with smut or queer content.

If Project 2025 goes into effect (which it very likely will now that we have three red branches of government in the US), they may attempt to restrict the use/sharing of media on sites like ao3.

This particularly applies to fics with smut or any type of queer content, because the official Project 2025 document states, "Pornography, manifested today in the omnipresent propagation of transgender ideology and sexualization of children, for instance... has no claim to First Amendment protection... Pornography should be outlawed."

Now, I don't expect ao3 to disappear or go anywhere without a fight, but it's best to be on the safe side these days.

To download your favorite fics:

Go to archiveofourown.org and open the fic you want to download.

At the top right corner, to the right of the 'subscribe' button, is a button that says 'download'. Click it.

A drop-down menu will give you the option to choose the format of your download. Choose your preferred format (.epub and .pdf are my personal favorites -- .epub lets you open a fic in the apple books app and .pdf is compatible with like every device and program out there).

When you click the button for your preferred format, a pop-up window appears confirming your choices. The title of the document will default to the title of the fic, so be aware of that and consider changing conspicuous titles to something ignorable, especially if you share the computer.

You're done! Now do this with all your favorite fics!

Stay safe out there, your favorite characters are rooting for you <3

darkshrimpemotions

If you're like me and looking at your decade plus of history, bookmarks, works, and subs makes you want to cry at the thought of trying to download them all individually, check out this link.

This will help you download all your stuff from AO3 quickly and easily. You will have to download Python, but don't panic. The instructions and the application itself walk you through everything.

Utility for downloading fanfiction in bulk from the Archive of Our Own - nianeyna/ao3downloader

If you keep the fics in the folder, it even has the ability to check for duplicates and not download something it's downloaded before, OR check WIPs for new chapters and download an updated copy. It's fucking amazing.

why-bless-your-heart

Friendly reminder to not punish yourself for creating.

putyouinabook

Can you elaborate on what you mean by this?

why-bless-your-heart

I have a tendency to beat myself up whenever something I make doesn’t meet my expectations (which is always). The result is that finishing something = bad feelings: I am effectively punishing myself for having created something. The natural reaction to this punishment is an aversion to creation, meaning that my perfectionism is harming me, not only by causing me to despise what I do make and by impeding the creative process, but by attacking even my desire to create.

lemonsharks

I’m having some feelings about this post

lizardinhell

Damn I felt this, I've always struggled with maintaining motivation for drawing as a hobby, and I knew it was partly me being a perfectionist, but bringing yourself down after every piece probably does make you avoid making art like I do now. It's kind of how people use affirmations on ourselves to improve how we feel or change negative thoughts about ourselves. It also works vice versa to make us uncomfortable about drawing because we associated negative feelings to the pieces of art we make.