I’m Noticing An Increase In New Fic Writers On AO3 Who…uh…mayy Not Know How To Format Their Fics

I’m noticing an increase in new fic writers on AO3 who…uh…mayy not know how to format their fics correctly..so here is a quick and VERY important tip

Using a random fic of mine as example..

I’m Noticing An Increase In New Fic Writers On AO3 Who…uh…mayy Not Know How To Format Their Fics
I’m Noticing An Increase In New Fic Writers On AO3 Who…uh…mayy Not Know How To Format Their Fics

The left example: ✅✅✅

The right example: ❌❌❌

Idk how many times I’ve read a good fic summary and been so excited to read before clicking on it and being met with an ugly wall of text. When I see a huge text brick with zero full line breaks my eyes blur and I just siiiigh bc either I click out immediately or I grin and bear it…it’s insufferable!

If a new character speaks, you need a line break. If you notice a paragraph is becoming too large, go ahead and make a line break and/or maybe reconfigure the paragraph to flow better. I’m not a pro writer or even a huge fic writer but…please…ty…

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You CANNOT separate art from the artist when the artist is still alive and producing new media to profit off.

So on that note, do NOT watch the new Harry Potter series. Do not hate watch it. Do not watch it because “it’s going to be my childhood remade”. I do not care. Do not watch it. This is a direct move to erase the original trio who have all stood against jkr.

2 weeks ago

Am I the only one who lowkey wishes their mother was dead

Like most people are always all "cherish your mom while she's still around! you never know when she'll be gone!" but I'm honestly not going to miss her at all once she is

I know some idiot is going to be like "yes you will you're just saying that bla bla bla" but like you don't understand, I GENUINELY will not miss my mother once she's dead

A lot of times she'll remind me of why I think this way, such as now, but it's one of those horrible thoughts that live in the back of my head that I don't really tell anyone because it's such a shocking thing to say

But honestly...? I don't even feel bad for thinking it. She's done so much damage to me emotionally that I just don't even care about her at all anymore. The reason I retreated to my room to cry is because I didn't want her to know she had the power to do that to me, I stay stoic so that she stays thinking I don't care about her

Because I don't, and I'm not sorry about it.

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I need straight people to shut the fuck up about chappell roan. I'm tired. "She's not using her platform" she was raising money for gaza at concerts with her friendship bracelets. "She's using the queer community" bitch she's a lesbian drag queen she IS the community. "She's so entitled now" she literally just won a Grammy and used that speech advocating for living wages and healthcare for all artists. What the fuck are you doing? Other than tone policing people actually putting the work in?

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3 months ago

Genuinely think the only way to approach art is to like the things you like instead of tearing down what other people like.

"You should read classics because those are real literature unlike that TikTok garbage." Bad. Turns people away from reading the classics because it makes them sound stuffy and boring and makes you sound like a snob.

"You should read classics because this book is amazing! I love the characters and the story, and it's so cool to read a story that uses different techniques than modern fiction does." Good. Makes people want to read the classic. Suggests there's something good in this story instead of just suggesting that other stuff is worse.

"You don't like the modern art? That's because you're an unwashed plebeian who only likes what's pretty." Bad. Puts down the person and makes them even less likely to be interested in this type of art.

"Wow, I love this painting! Look at the technique! I love the message behind it!" Good. Helps the person to appreciate what might not be obvious at first glance, instead of shaming them for not automatically knowing this.

"You should watch this show because it's so much better than that other garbage show." Antagonizes people who like the garbage show and makes them less likely to feel positively toward the show you like.

"You should watch this show because it has great writing/characters/plot etc." Good! Tells people what makes this show appealing and makes them want to try it.

"I listen to this music because it's real art and not that manufactured pop garbage." Bad. Makes your genre seem like an exclusive club of snobs that I don't want to join.

"I listen to this music because I like the sound. Here, listen to this song." Good! Shows me something good within the genre and may encourage me to explore further.

There's a place for criticism. You don't have to like or approve of everything. But it's not a great technique for getting people to like art. Hating on the things that are bad just drives people away. If you want to draw people toward something, you have to help them to appreciate what's good.

2 months ago

Hes just happy he can eat, sleep, drink, etc then when he was in the circus.

Real world food/drinks are addictive.

I uh Im Jax I swapped bodies with Jenna? Iris? Okay what do i call her? I’m from the digital circus web show. Giant purple rabbit yellow teeth, eyes and gloves and wearing pink overalls. It’s a full 2025 year swap.

I found out I’m a cartoon I’m living in the real world. Started January and will end in December maybe, I think I actually want to go back, if I can go back.


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