#ao3 comments

[starcrossedandstupid]

Me and the gang all pulling up in the comments of the same ao3 fic unprompted

#the boat boys community seems kinda big but after a while you realize that all of us are just just VERY Not Normal about them #so it’s really just 20 people sitting in a circle #and everyone reads almost everyone’s fics #so we all show up in the comments #loving seeing users I recognize in there #boat boys #smalletho #the boat boys #boat boy #life series #trafficblr #hermitcraft #joel smallishbeans #smallishbeans #Etho #ethoslab #ao3 community #ao3 #ao3 comments #I need to upload another boat boys fic so this could happen to me tbh #my other one while I loved it did not get this treatment #idk how to start it I have like 8 separate drafts all sitting in my notes app

[s-sunday-girldyke]

NO SHE DOES NOT

#someone please put this guy in jail 💀 #hes just so disgusting #ao3 #ao3 comments #ao3 fanfic #fanfics #ghostbusters #ghostbusters afterlife #phoebe spengler #ghostbusters frozen empire #pheobe spengler #mckenna grace

[blueysblues]

Need your opinion dear fic writers and readers...

I'm a beginner writer on AO3 and posted my first multi chapter series for a fandom I love 3 weeks ago. So far I've posted 4 out of 20 chapters and have a total word count of 10,413.

But I hardly get any comments with feedback and honestly its so discouraging. I find it difficult to push myself to finish the story even :(

I can see people like it, I received 31 kudos and 31 subscriptions and 15 bookmarks within these 3 weeks. Is this a good number to have? Should I keep writing? I honestly don't know. Maybe my stories are just that bad and I should stick to reading.

I always loved commenting as a reader and it is always such a thrill when the author replies. I wish people commented more.

#ao3 fanfic #ao3 writer #ao3 reader #ao3 comments #my fic #fic writing #fic wip #fic woes #ao3 author #author #writers on tumblr #writerscommunity #advice #writing #creative writing

[pixiemage]

Please, for the love of god, please don’t be this person. No matter how long it’s been since an update, no matter how many unfinished stories are sitting on their account, no matter what - do not be this person.

Not only is it insanely rude, but you also do more damage than you think be being such a self-entitled ass about something someone created for free and for fun. “This author” can see what you say.

RIP decency indeed.

#Archive of our Own #Ao3 #Ao3 Comments #Writing #Fanfiction #Fanfic Writing #I wrote over 100k on that fic before burnout took hold #I poured my heart into what I did manage to finish #adhd’s a bitch that doesn’t always let me write what I want to write but I got that far #don’t make me feel ashamed because you didn’t get to see the ending

[scribbledonausednapkin]

#writing #writeblr #Fanfiction #fanfic #ao3 #ao3 writer #fanfic writer #writing meme #fanfic meme #ao3 comments #love all comments

[jellymellydraws]

AO3 Comments are SO SO SOOOOOOO important because you can only leave Kudos ONCE. You add to the hit count ONCE (every 24 hours).

So whenever someone updates their fic, the ONLY way an author knows who their regular readers are is if they comment on each chapter. And we WANT to know who's still reading.

Believe it or not, some of us think about the name that pops up constantly in the comments and go "omg I can't wait to see what they think of THIS SPECIFIC SCENE cuz I KNOW they'll say something about it!!!"

#ao3 #ao3 comments #ao3 community #writer problems #writer life #writer #fanfic writer

[ao3-shenanigans]

Here’s some good and easy comment ideas for those who feel shy or don’t know what to say but would like to leave something:

1. A classic: keyboard smash such as

Nrbdbsbbkigq or fhbdboejwbakwjev

2. THEM <3

(Fill in pronouns as needed or refer to a pairing)

3. Screaming, crying, throwing up, ect

Or it’s cousin:

4. Kicking my feet, giggling

5. [Block of copy-pasted text] I like/love this bit in particular; I like how you phrased this

6. I keep rotating [character/section of text] in my head

7. I read this while [insert what you were doing; ie: procrastinating a test, waiting for the bus, ect]

8. Extra Kudos!

9. Encore! Bravo! Magnificent!

10. [character name] my beloved

11. I relate to this so hard

Optional, include [line of text] or situation you relate to

12. Thank you for sharing!

13. ����💖💖

14. I love how you’ve written [x character trait]

15. I love this kind of AU so much!!

16. I’m so excited to see what happens next! I hope [random story prediction here]

17. I will commit atrocities for this character!

18. This is some hella good soup!

19. This is my favorite [trope, paring, au]!

20. AAAAAA They are so [soft/traumatized/attractive]!!!

Feel free to mix and match these for an extra special comment!

Additionally, if you have some favorite go-to comments, feel free to share!

#ao3 #fanfiction #archive of our own #fanfic #writing #fandom #ao3 shenanigans #ao3 comments

[snugglesquiggle]

people always talk about leaving comments on ao3 like it's a nice thing to do, or the best way to encourage writers to keep writing, or overall like it's how you Do Your Part in fandom

and yeah, all those things are true, but having spent the past few months leaving enthusiastic comments on as many things as i can, i have a different perspective

you should leave comments on fics because it's fun

taking the time to stop and focus on what i like about a story has made me way more aware of what's going on in stories and what i like about them. there's bit more actual comprehension and appreciation and not just beaming content into my eyes to fill time

i like noticing cool little things in fics, or riffing on funny events. i've never been very good at speculating or picking apart characters, but sometimes something clicks and it rocks.

and of course it's pretty nice when you get a response and it's clear you've made another person happy

so yeah, you should leave comments for your own sake, too. it makes reading better!

#ao3 #fanfic #ao3 comments

[howdidthisevenhappenanyway]

ok I’ve talked before about how, if you don’t want what you’re reading and kudosing on ao3 to be associated with you as an author or whatever that a lot of people have reading accounts that are seperate to the fics they post and I just came across a delightful example. I hope they don’t mind me pointing it out, but when I saw this on a fic today I let out the most delighted laugh

their account just has bookmarks on it, so I’m guessing that they just read on this account, leave reviews that are exactly what the times would say about books and bookmark shit. king shit.

#ao3 #ao3 comments #fanfiction #fandom meta

[dear-ao3]

#ao3 #ao3 funny #thank you for submitting !! #submission #ao3 comments

[erraticprocrastinator]

Not sure about anyone else but I re-read all my favourite AO3 comments when I’ve had a rough day so if you’ve ever taken the time to write a deep, funny, or just kind comment, thank-you.

#ao3 #ao3 readers #ao3 writers #ao3 writer #fanfiction #fanfiction author #fanfiction ao3 #ao3 fanfic #ao3 community #ao3 comments #fanfic

[atlas-likes-writing]

Whenever I get an email from ao3 saying "_____ left you Kudos!" or "_____ commented on ______" An extra week is added onto my lifespan. Remember to always give ao3 authors you enjoy kudos and comments to ensure they live forever.

#ao3 #archive of our own #ao3 fanfic #ao3 writer #ao3 tags #fanfiction #fanfic #fanfics #ao3 comments #ao3 kudos

[marsneedstherapy]

"I always give ao3 authors love" this

"ao3 authors are my deities and I worship them" that

one time, I made an ao3 author cry because I complimented their fic too hard.

#random post #ao3 #fanfic #fanfiction #fanfic authors #writing #writeblr #ao3 comments #ao3 community #ao3 writer #ao3 reader

[destiel-wings]

people who leave comments on AO3 I LOVE YOU

#ao3 #ao3 comments #fanfic #fanfic readers #fanfic writers #fanfiction #fanfic writing #seriously i love you with all my heart

[boneless-loafcat]

i hope ppl that comment on ao3 fics know how much their comments mean to the writers

#i just got the sweetest comment #and istg it made my day #ao3 #ao3 fanfic #ao3 writer #archive of our own #ao3 author #fanfiction #fanfic #ao3 comments

[leighsartworks216]

Since the discussion of commenting on ao3 (or really any creative work) is going around, just a reminder that your comments don't have to be this pristine pinnacle of human joy. You can just say "i want to eat this art" "i want this carved into my ribcage" etc etc. The intense and strange genuineness carries through - we understand that it moved you so deeply that you are experiencing a visceral love for it

And you don't even have to say that!! You can literally just be like "<3" "i love this" "beautiful" etc etc. The fact you took a brief moment out of your day to comment at all means so much more than you can imagine

So yeah comment on shit that makes you happy or moves you in some way

#ao3 #ao3 comments #compliment artists #leave comments #bookmark whatever you feel like #you dont have to follow a guide to do these things #just do it