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*all fics can be found at stylesthebrave on AO3!

*organized chronologically from newest to oldest // all fic posts can be found under my ‘my fics’ tag

#this has been sitting in my drafts for forever #and this is me finally posting it bc i don’t have any fics planned to come out until february <3 #hlcreators #hljournal #hlsource #hltracks #thelarriefics #trackinghome #tracksintheam #yourlarrysource #my fics

sourdough-seal

"why did you stop writing your story!!! never stop writing!!!!!!!!!!!" well you see the character had to drive one mile to a new location and the sentence "she got into the car" was quite simply my undoing

juleskelleybooks

I feel this on a deep and personal level and I know you're making a joke but I do also want to take this opportunity to pass along the biggest small piece of advice I've ever gotten: You don't have to explain every step of how something happened unless something unusual/important happens along the way.

You can simply cut to the next scene when she's at the location, without explaining how she got there. People will fill that in. Now, if something important happens in the car on the way there, then sure, mention it. But if she's just driving? Nah. Delete that sentence, pop in a scene break, and keep writing.

Be free.

safebannie

oh my fucking god. you. you get it. you understand my whole being. fingers in mouth fingers in mouth fINGERS IN MO

wonderful-anarchy

you know what i love? when im reading a fic and it is clearly so self indulgent for the writer. like honey these plot threads barely make sense but you are having so much fun and i am just along for the ride

bamsara

"youve already written that trope" yesss. i like it a lots. i will be writing it again. 1000 stories of the same trope over and over again for ten million years

sarcasticsciencefictionwriter

"I sort fics by kudos and only kudos on stories with high kudos counts, why aren't there more stories with high kudos, I ran out of things to read." You're part of the problem.

"Authors artificially inflate comment counts by thanking people, I can't find anything with a real comment count to read." No they fucking are not, they're grateful for engagement.

"I can't read anything under 100k." That's the majority of fics you're ignoring, most novels aren't even that long.

"I don't have time to look for the incredibly rare diamond in the rough, so I won't read anything below a certain amount of kudos, comments, and hits." Those fics are popular because people gave them a chance and then snobs like you found them.

"I won't read anthing with a single typos." You made typos in that sentence, get off your high horse.

"One singular author didn't thank me for commenting, I'm never commenting on any fic again so I don't get burned." You're punishing people because someone didn't give you engagement they don't owe you that they might not have seen.

"This fic is three months old, it's so old, it doesn't matter if I comment or kudos, it's old." Fics do not have expiration dates, comment and kudos.

You're killing your fandoms with your snobbish behaviors.

ao3statss

There are currently 414,472 fics without a single kudos.

2,948,374 under 10 kudos

If anyone was wondering.

wulfhalls

idk what to read. 378 injured 89 dead

movedtofailhag2

you need to be earnest. you need to tell people that you love them. you need to speak on how you’re feeling honestly. you need to be sentimental. you need to stop letting the fear of other people laughing at you have so much control over how you express yourself. you need to get over yourself. you need to be embarrassing but true.

styleshourly

mikanseinic

“how to recognize AI in fanfic” — hey so this is another not-gentle reminder that AI stole from us. it’s using OUR words and OUR sentences and OUR styles.

writing “long” paragraphs is not a sign of AI — it’s a common narrative choice many writers make both in fanfiction and in traditionally published novels, and AI stole it from us.

using an em dash is not a sign of AI. it’s a stylistic sentence choice that’s been an option in place of commas and semicolons for a very long time, and AI stole it from us.

long sentence structures are not a sign of AI, but are yet another stylistic choice writers often make to create a cadence and tone that mimics the flow of poetry, and AI stole it from us.

“YA narrative breaks”? i don’t even know what the fuck this means, but i can guarantee that AI stole it from us.

italics are once again a stylistic choice that many writers love to use to create emphasis, and it’s a more stylistically acceptable and traditional form of emphasis than bold or underline text. oh, and just to be extra clear: AI STOLE IT FROM US.

stop creating fandom witch hunts over AI when you know fuck all about what it means to sit and write a story, and to spend hours fiddling with sentence structure and dialogue to get the exact right tone. writers will stop writing out of fear that their work “sounds like AI” — IT DOESNT! AI STOLE FROM US! AI SOUNDS LIKE US! — and after a while, all that will be available on AO3 is shitty AI-generated fanfiction.

because yeah, people are going to continue to use AI to write fanfiction whether you “call them out” or not. but making a laughable thread on X that uses asinine criteria is not going to fix that problem. it will just push the real writers out because people will accuse them of using AI when they haven’t, and they will (rightfully) stop writing for spaces that attack them.

anyway. fuck ai.

uwillneverknowwho

Favorite Friends to Lovers trope is Person Who Just Discovered Their Crush And Is Freaking Out Full Force x Person Who Has Been Deeply In Love And Dealing With It For Years And Therefore Not Showing Any Signs Of Having A Crush Whatsoever. The person who's Just Realized is looking for any signs that their crush is reciprocated and they're getting NOTHING. The other person is sooo nonchalant. But really it's because being in love with this person is like breathing at that point. It just goes so hard

fir-fireweed

Y’all! The Em Dash has finally delivered a public statement regarding the AI allegations.

And it’s glorious!

Read the full article on the McSweeney’s website here!

discooccasionally

Hi there!

For those who may not follow me, I’m Lauren. I’m a 4th grade special education teacher and I’m in need of some help.

As you’re all aware, the state of our education system these days is….less than favorable. I can’t fix everything, but what I CAN do is try and be the best teacher I can be and provide the safest space for my students to be accepted and loved and cared for, while learning and having fun in the process.

So I humbly come to you all to ask for some help in creating my classroom this year. I’ve got an Amazon wishlist linked in which I have many items that are available for you to purchase for me for my classroom. There’s a little bit of everything in there: Fidgets. Markers. Hygiene Items. Wiggle Stools. Pencils. Cleaning products. Snacks. Etc. All of these things are important in their own ways for helping students learn and be successful.

If there’s one thing I always remind my students is that there’s never any shame in asking for help. So that’s what I’m here to ask of you too. Can you help? Maybe you can purchase something off of the wish list. That’s great! Maybe you can reblog this post so it reaches a wider audience. That’s great too! Any interaction helps.

If you have any questions about what I do or how items will be used, don’t hesitate to send me a message. I’m happy to chat!

I thank you thank you thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading all this and donating and interacting with this post. There are so many wonderful people on this platform and I’m so lucky to be a part of this weird and wonderful tumblr community. Thanks again.

LAUREN’S AMAZON WISHLIST

discooccasionally

Hello!

You may follow me or may not follow me, but thanks for taking the time to read this post!

I’m a special education teacher. This year I’ll be teaching 4th grade. While my school does give us a small budget for our classrooms, it is not nearly enough to supply a classroom for a whole school year. Teachers have to step in and spend their own money on supplies, which can be difficult. As you can imagine, I want the very best for my students and want them to have all the tools they need to be successful each day in school.

This is where you come in.

I’ve created an Amazon wishlist of items I would like to use in my classroom. These items have varying costs (with some as little as $2). I would so appreciate if you would take a look at the list and if possible, make a purchase for my classroom.

AMAZON WISHLIST!!

I understand money is tight for everyone right now. If you can’t make a purchase- that’s okay! Even something as simple as a reblog can be massively helpful in making this post visible to the most people.

Thank you thank you thank you. Your kindness and generosity is so appreciated by both me and all of the students I work with each day. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about my job or want a personalized thank you!!

-Lauren

harryarchiv

#hitch

harryisart

Harry Styles & Mitch Rowland | One Night Only in NY

#hitch #lives rent free in my head

hsoneandonly-blog

#iconic #h&l

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