#archive of our own

[thrandilf]

Reasons To Make An AO3 Account

I've spoken to a few friends who use AO3 exclusively as guests, and they didn't realize how useful having an AO3 account is/what they were missing out on, so here we go!

You aren't seeing everything on the site if you aren't logged in because some authors lock their fics to only let logged in users see them due to AI scraping and other concerns. As a guest, you don't even see any indication that something is missing from your search results.

Bookmarks! You can bookmark/favorite works to come back to later, and this bookmarking system includes tagging and sorting if you wish. If you're shy, you can privately bookmark so that no one, author included, sees that you bookmarked a work (the author's private stat page will show the bookmark number go up but nothing else)

Some authors also only let logged in users comment.

Leaving kudos is nice and many people leave them as guests, but since the AO3 bot problem, it's now difficult to tell how many guest kudos are Real. Leaving kudos as a logged in user assures that the author actually knows someone liked their work rather than wondering if it's just a bot.

There's also an AO3 read history- you also have the option to clear it or turn this function off entirely any time.

AO3 has site skins! You can change your color palette around, I personally use one that gives me less eyestrain than black on white.

Using AO3 as a guest or logged in user has no financial implications. They don't advertise, they don't get anything out of you signing up for an account or not if this is a concern of yours.

AO3 can sometimes have a long wait for acceptances, but members are given invite codes that we can send out to people to speed up the process! Ask a friend on AO3 for a code and they can probably give you one if you don't want to have to wait

Go forth and enjoy!

#ao3 #fanfiction #archive of our own #fanfic #writeblr

[avida-heidia-5]

TW: Blood!

I’ve been obsessing over this fanfic series I stumbled across recently called Sanctuary by pumpkinning / @sunshinesebby.

For those who don’t know, it’s a Sebchal folk horror romance AU that involves magic, necromancy, gore, death, sexual tension, pining, bondage, and horror elements and themes that’ll send shivers down your spine.

If you like that sort of thing, I highly recommend giving it a read! It’s sooo goooood!!!!! 😍😍😍😍

More sketches to come! 😊

#tw: blood #Putting my film poster skills I learned from my Media studies to the test #I’m pretty satisfied with it #Drawing the deer skull was so much fun to tackle #I’ve never drawn anything like that before #sanctuary #sanctuary au #pumpkinning #sunshinesebby #Sanctuary AU fanart #sebchal #sebastian vettel #vettel #charles leclerc #leclerc #f1 fanart #formula 1 fanart #f1 fanfic #f1 fanfiction #formula 1 fanfic #formula 1 fanfiction #formula 1 #f1 #archive of our own #ao3

[kale-theteaqueen]

Moments in the Evolution of Nesta Archeron

For @nestaarcheronweek 2024 Day Two: Metamorphosis

Nesta Archeron is five years old.

She is sitting primly beside her mother, watching her talk with all of her father’s partners.

To one, she is sweet, doting – everything a gentile wife should be.

But to another, she is fiery, unafraid to tease.

To the third, she is quiet, reserved, entirely seen but not heard.

And each one cannot take their eyes off her. They follow her around the room, hungry, guiltless in their desire, even with her father standing at the head of the parlor, laughing jovially.

“Why do you pretend, mama?” She asks, afterwards.

Her small mind cannot comprehend why her mother would act so differently than her normal self. To father, she was always soft, and very in love. There was never a need to argue, or to be entirely silent. Or any of the different variations of her that Nesta witnessed this afternoon.

“Men desire different types of women,” Her mother answers, without looking up from the embroidery she’d resumed after the last of father’s guests departed. “A lady must be able to become each one, to please them. To become a wife, it is an essential skill.���

Read more on A03 Below!

Tag List: @c-e-d-dreamer @podemechamardek @talkfantasytome @moodymelanist @whyisaravenlike-awritingdesk @doriansgf @eerievixen @sweet-pea1 @thewayshedreamed @agents-assemble@jsmelodies @aelinchocolatelover @slipknotvol3 @stylishmuser

#archive of our own #nesta archeron #nesta appreciation week #Nesta Week 2024 #nesta archeron week 2024 #nessian #pro nesta #hofas spoilers #hofas #cc3

[choppedupsanity]

I got to make a piece of fanart for the lovely siderealOtaku and their fic Seek the Star! An amazing piece for an amazing person!

#my art #digital art #art #fanart #digital drawing #bg3 #baldur's gate #baldur's gate 3 #baldurs gate #baldurs gate fanart #bg3bigbang2024 #bloodweave #gale of waterdeep #gale #gale x astarion #galestarion #fanfic #ao3 fanfic #ao3 #archive of our own #video game fanart #digital fanart #my fanart

[ouredentogether]

Hi guys! I created a prompt meme for Trigun. You can submit any prompt you want anonymously and others can fill it for you, anonymously. Here's the link. Have fun!!

#trigun stampede #trigun #fanfic #fanfiction #archive of our own #ao3

[wishywashysmoshy]

Second Day of Spommy Week

Spencer and Tommy are neighbors who meet each other for the first time

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Rating: Teen and up audience

No Archive Warnings Apply

Characters: Spencer Agnew and Tommy Bowe

Additional tags: Swearing; Alternate Universe - Neighbors; Florida; First Meetings; Developing Relationship; Time Skips; Not Beta Read

#personal post #my writing #smosh fanfiction #smosh rpf #spommy #spommyweek2024 #smoshblr #I just posted this let's goooooooooo SPOMMY WEEK #archive of our own

[hp-and-merlin-fics]

A late night council meeting turns into Arthur not paying attention at all because he's too distracted by his husband, Merlin.

#ao3 fanfic #archive of our own #fandom #fandom things #ao3 #fanfic #fanfiction #merlin #arthur pendragon #merthur #merlin fandom #merlin fanfic #merthur fanfic #knights of the round table #gwen #gay fanfiction #lgbtq #fluffy #romance

[mitskinaturalbang]

 Title: this is a dream (where i can scream how i love you)

Author: thekaeleesi

Artist: thestarsmakesmedream

Song: I Want You

Posting date: April 22nd

Rating: Mature

Pairing: Dean Winchester/Castiel 

Any archive warnings: None

Top 10 main tags: hurt/comfort, magic, hallucinations, post 15x18, grief, horrific but cute, fluff, happy ending, dean bathes castiel, road trip 

Summary:

Where do you go when the nightmares consume you? 

It’s the end of the world and Dean is devastated by the loss of Castiel, haunted by what was and what could be. When Jimmy appears to Dean to at his lowest, he hits the road for some answers, even making new friends along the way. His quest ends in a trial by fire and an ending he never could’ve dreamed of: Dean finally allows himself to want. 

Link to fic | Link to art

Find artist here: @thestarsmakemedream-art​

Find author here: @rise-like-a-sparrow

#submission #mitskinatural #supernatural #mitskinaturalbang23 #destiel #spn #fanfic #archive of our own #mitski #deancas #they are in LOVE

[team--edward]

Another AO3 thing I’m curious about, how do yall decide if something is good enough to read? Usually I follow a rule of 1 kudos for every 10 hits. One because it’s easy math and two it’s yet to fail me. Thoughts? Do you just go for it and pray it’s good?

#fanfic #fanfiction #ao3 #archive of our own

[sagegarnish]

🦀 Kudos Crab 🦀

If you are scrolling and see Kudos Crab, your fics will be blessed!

You will get good comments and kudos!

You will beat your writers block!

GO AND WRITE!

#fanfic writing #fanfics #fanfiction #fanfic #writeblr #archive of our own #archiveofourown #otw #ao3 memes #ao3

[bardofavon]

not to be controversial bc I know this is like…not in line with shifting opinions on fanfic comment culture but if there’s a glaring typo in my work I will NOT be offended by pointing it out. if ao3 fucks up the formatting…I will also not be offended by having this pointed out…

‘looking forward to the next update’ and ‘I hope you update soon!’ are different vibes than a demand, and should be read in good faith because a reader is finding their way to tell you how much they love it. I will not be mad at this.

‘I don’t usually like this ship but this fic made me feel something’ is also incredibly high praise. I’m not going to get mad at this.

even ‘I love this fic but I’m curious about why you made [x] choice’ is just another way a reader is engaging in and putting thought into your work.

I just feel like a lot of authors take any comment that’s not perfectly articulated glowing praise in the exact manner they’re hoping to receive it in bad faith.

fic engagement has been dropping across the board over the last several years, and yes it’s frustrating but it isn’t as though I can’t see how it happens. comment anxiety can be a real thing. the last thing anyone wants to do is offend an author they love, and that means sometimes people default to silence.

idk where I’m going with this I guess aside from saying unless a comment is outright attacking me I’m never going to get mad at it, and I think a lot of authors should feel the same way. ESPECIALLY TYPOS PLZ GOD POINT OUT MY TYPOS.

#ao3 #archive of our own #fanfiction #tbh even if I got a comment that said ‘I hate you I’m going to kill your family’ on chapter 75 it still means they read 75 chapters first…. #it just makes me sad to see so many writers shouting into the void #and also see ppl complain openly about the specific types of comments they receive #posting screenshots on Reddit like ‘should I be mad at this’ CALM DOWN #sigh

[cilil]

So today I got a rather unkind comment on AO3 (one could call it hate), but I believe it to be a bot for several reasons:

Guest account, but username attached

Said username exists but person is unlikely to be reading Tolkien fic (according to their Tumblr and AO3, they are in other fandoms)

Two grammatically correct sentences

Super generic text that could apply to any fic:

"I've seen better fanfiction written by a toddler. Get it together!"

I'm curious, did anyone else get comments like this? Let me know.

And to those who have gotten rude comments and are now worried/upset: Maybe it was just a bot too. Either way: You're awesome for putting your writing out there for others to enjoy and you don't deserve to get rude comments for it. If you want feel free to message me to compare cases and discuss details :)

#also do consider turning comment moderation on #ao3 #archive of our own #bots #hate comments #fanfiction #fanfic #fanfic community

[not-mary-sue]

Alright, to ao3's soon to be arriving Wattpad Refugees, a basic guide to general user culture:

1.) Unlike Wattpads vote system that let's you like each chapter, the ao3 equivalent kudos only allows one per work. Everyone is generally quietly annoyed about this. To engage with each chapter, you're heavily encouraged to comment. Trust me, it makes people's day.

2.) Ao3 has no algorithm. By default it's latest updated work first. You can find things to your taste through searches, filters and tags.

3.) 'No archive warnings apply' and 'user has chosen not to use archive warnings' mean two very different things. No archives warnings means the work is free from any content that could require a warning tag (character death, graphic depictions of violence, non-con, etc). User has chosen not to use archive warnings means it could contain any of the warning content, be it hasn't been explicitly tagged. Treat it like an allergen. No archive warnings apply is allergen free. User has chosen not to use archive warnings, may contain traces or whole chunks of the allergen. If you're likely to have a bad reaction, maybe don't take the risk.

4.) Speaking of warnings, ao3 has very few restrictions on the type of work that's allowed. Whatever your personal thoughts or feelings on that are, thats how the site is. You're likely to run across some dark subject matters and a lot of people are uncomfortable with reading that. You're well within your rights not like these works and have your opinion on whether they should be allowed, but harassing the authors of such works (or any works) is more likely to come back on you than them. Ao3 operates on a strong policy of 'don't like, don't read'. Use the tagging system to your full advantage to only engage with the kind of works you want to see.

We look forward to welcoming you all and seeing the fantastic works you create. Happy writing!

#wattpad #wattpad purge #ao3 #archive of our own #fan fiction #fandom #fandom culture

[mostly-funnytwittertweets]

#ao3 #archive of our own #fan fiction #fanfiction #fanfic #twitter #meme #memes #tweets #tweet #funny #lol #humor

[ao3org]

We're looking into issues causing site slowness and error pages. Very sorry, will let you know as soon as we know more!

(17:48 UTC March 28, 2024)

We had to restart a database, so the site will continue to be slow or non-responsive as it recovers. Please be gentle with the Archive, and stand by for further updates.

(17:58 UTC March 28, 2024)

Doing the gentlest possible thing to help out our database server: taking the Archive down for a bit. No need to panic, we'll be back as soon as we can!

(18:03 UTC March 28, 2024)

#ao3 #archive of our own #downtime

[aberrantcreature]

When I read a fanfic I like, the author becomes a mini celebrity to me. So when an author with a work I like kudos’ or comments on my own fanfic I just-

#ao3 #fanfiction #fanfic #just fanfic things #just fanfiction things #i want to scream and cry #and hug them #without seeming weird tho #archive of our own