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It's back, my favorite event of the year: write an AU for any fandom using no more than 5,000 words!

Open to anyone 14 & up

It's an AU if you say it is!

Open to all fandoms & ships. Original fiction also welcome

No minimum word count or content restrictions

We'll accept works written in any language

Post any time in August!

The @ficwip5k officially opens on June 1st, but tumblr gets to sign up early! The sign up form linked from the documentation is still locked until June 1st, so make sure you use the one below.

🍍 the complete 5k documentation

🍍 sign up early

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wait did marquis de sade do something problematic

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Witch Hunter Robin

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SEX AND THE CITY 4.01 • The Agony and the Ex-Tacy

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To illustrate this post by @mayahawkse I would like to visualize to you the difference:

A post in 2023:

A post in 2014:

A zoom out of the same post:

This is what a community looks like.

See how in 2023 almost all of the reblogs come from the OP, from their few hours/days in the tag search. Meanwhile in 2014 the % of reblogs from OP is insignificant, because most of the reblogs come from the reblogs within the fandom, within the micro-communities formed there. You didn't need to rely on tags, or search, or being featured. Because the community took care of you, made sure to pass the work between themselves and onto their blog and exposed their followers to it. It kept works alive for years.

It's not JUST the reblog/like ratio that causing this issue, it's the type of interaction people have. They're content with scrolling and liking the search engine, instead of actually having a reblogging relationship with other blogs in their community.

Anyways, if you want to see more content you like, the only true way to make it happen is to reblog it. Likes do not forward content in no way but making OP feel nice. Reblogs on the other hand make content eternal. They make it relevant, they make it exist outside of a fickle tumblr search that hardly works on the best of days.

If you want more of something, reblog it.

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nobody reblogs anymore

nobody leaves comments on fics anymore

nobody compliments your cosplay, runs up to talk to you about how you made it

nobody fucking interacts anymore

it's all selfish, mindless consumption. nobody gives a fuck what work went into it. nobody wants to share, it's all gatekeeping and neglect. and yall wonder why social networks are so dogshit? why you can't find what you like, find friends, find community?

you did this to yourselves, and the solution is so easy.

#does anybody even follow this blog? #who am i kidding: nobody will touch this post even if they do #art imitates life #sadly

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AO3 Etiquette

Please don’t put 𝓢𝓹𝓮𝓬𝓲𝓪𝓵 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓼 (special characters) in your AO3 titles. Typically done by using a generator to replace the characters with nonstandard unicode characters. They may look fancy and give your title flair. You may be looking for a way to make your fic stick out.

BUT

These characters aren’t readable by screen readers.

It bypasses work skins and such so people using accessible fonts for dyslexia, etc, or just their own comfort or preference get screwed over by you using it.

Also your works won’t show up in the AO3 search engine based on keywords in the title.

Compare:

[image id: Recent works page with two fics titled “Test Fic Please Ignore”. The first fic has the title written in nonstandard unicode characters to give it the appearance of a fancy cursive font.]

vs.

[Image id: AO3 fic search result searching for title “Test Fic Please Ignore” There is only one result: The “Test Fic Please Ignore” fic whose title was written using standard characters.]

Also as a matter of personal taste it’s just plain in bad taste. Like tagging characters that have all of 1 line of dialogue and 2 sentences mentioning them in the entire fic, no-one’s gonna arrest you for it, but it just makes people’s experience on the site worse, not better.

This is a trend that needs to stop.

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everybody should read this and put it into practice for better writing.

#writing

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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..

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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Once more for those in the back.

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Do you have too many WIPs? Do you want to clear some of them out?

It's easy to start a new WIP but not so easy to go beyond that. This is a periodic reminder that not everything needs to be finished. It's also a reminder that sometimes you can go back to an old WIP with fresh eyes and what was once impossible to write now seems easy.

Choose one of your WIPs and try these steps to see if you can clear it out.

Before you open it or reread it:

How does this work make me feel?

Why did I stop writing it?

Do I want to open this document and reread it?

Why is this work still lingering in my "to do" pile?

Delete or abandon or orphan or give away any WIPs that you don't actually want to write.

After you open it or reread it:

How does this work make me feel?

Can I identify the problem I had or the reason I was stuck or why I lost my motivation?

Do I know what needs to happen next (or later in the story)?

Will a time jump or skipping scenes help?

Can I write a disconnected scene that interests me right now?

Can I write a transition?

Can I edit what is already there and make it easier for me to move past my block?

Do I want to do any of the above, or would I rather abandon this work?

Do this for 1 WIP or for all of them or something in between. Any works that are still in progress, you can either continue working on actively or put away until your next review. Any that you don't actually want to write, you can delete or abandon or orphan or give away.

Note: If you are writing for a fandom event, contact the organizers and let them know that you won't be able to complete your work. Events usually have authors lined up who are willing to "pitch hit" and complete a work if the original creator isn't able to.

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[fanfic] I Didn't Want you to Know

Series: Boku no hero Academia

Pairing: Hitoshi Shinsou x Denki Kaminari

Rated: Explicit

Summary: During a routine patrol, Denki accidentally obeys another dom's command and neglects to tell his partner, Hitoshi, about it. Hitoshi hears about it after the fact and deems a punishment necessary.

[Read it here]

This is part of a bigger story, but I wanted to post it anyway in the hopes it would motivate me to work on it more.

If you like what I do, you can buy me a kofi –> https://ko-fi.com/A80018RD

#fanfic #boku no hero academia #shinkami #hitoshi x denki #smutfic #bnha #my hero academia #mha

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i managed to get this uploaded to a site that isn't 8tracks so people can listen~ click the link to access the music and the link to the tracklist/art.

please enjoy ~ 🌙

#sailor moon #silver millennium #headcanon #mythology #fanfic playlist

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R e g i n a  L u n a

“In the days when only Chaos and the Gods breathed; With a profound sorrow, there arrived a healing light; A Goddess became the mother of a powerful dynasty; Nature herself bowed to her divine guard; And heroes were born of their children.”

(A mainly instrumental & ambient vocals story told through music for a series of Silver Millennium playlists I’m putting together to go along with a fic I’ve been sitting on for far too long.)

Puella in somnio - Yuki Kajiura (Puella Magi Madoka Magika) The death of Rhea and the creation of the Silver Crystal

Moon - Yoko Kanno (Turn A Gundam) Selene founding the Moon Kingdom

Victoria - the suite - Martin Phips, Benji Merrison, Mediaeval Baebes (Victoria) The daughter of Selene being made a Queen

Wings of your imagination - Yuki Kajiura (Tsubasa Chronicle) Fashioning an empire of beauty and love

The Crystal Chamber - James Newton Howard (Atlantis) The ambiance and mystery of the Crystal Tower where only the Queen may go

Ragnar meets the naked woman - Trevor Morris (Vikings) The sensation those outside of the Moon feel when gazing in for the first time, like you’re seeing some kind of dream

The burning bush - Stephen Schwartz (The Prince of Egypt) Earth is beginning to evolve, and they see the Silver Millennium as godlike; they know so much, they have such long lives, they are so impeccably skilled, they’ve outgrown war and stigma. They may well be gods.

Promise - Thomas Bergerson The dynasty of Queens; their compassion & kindness, and their immense, loving hearts

Tala Returns - Mark Mancina (Moana) Selenity taking the throne from her mother

Solitary moon, blue night - violin cover by Sefa Emre İlikli, originally by Kogetsu Souya (Twelve Kingdoms) Theme of Selenity and her beloved

The Children - Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones) The Empire’s Imperial Guardians; a birthright passed from mother to daughter

Coronation - Martin Phips, Mediaeval Baebes (Victoria) The birth of Serenity

You’ll be queen one day - Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones) The mother-daughter, teacher-student feelings between Queen Selenity & her daughter -all that she has left from her lover

She’s so high - Yoko Kanno (Turn A Gundam) Princess Serenity discovering Earth and dragging the Silver Millennium forward into an unexpected new direction

Ai no melody - Kokia (Origin / Giniro No Kami No Agito) Theme of Princess Serenity & Prince Endymion

Like what I do? You can buy me a kofi ☕

#8tracks is back!! #sailor moon #sailormoon #silver millennium #mythology #fanfic playlist #headcanon

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WILDFIRE -a valor playlist-

“Everyone trying to shame Team Valor for being aggro midnight menaces like we don’t know what we’re about.” A playlist for kicking ass and taking gyms.

 - - First movement: Wildfire - -

Gasolina - Daddy Yankee

Bonfire - Knife Party

Burning Beast Force - Light Umbreon

The Phoenix - Fall Out Boy

Down River - M.I.A.  - - Second movement: War - -

Gift For You - Celldweller

I Come With Knives - IAMX

Throat Ripper - Basement Jaxx

Control - Halsey

Heads Will Roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Pokemon RBY Remix - SilphCo. - Retro Spector

The Ruler and the Killer - Kid Cudi

Industrial Terror - DJ The Fishhead

Destroy them with Lazers - Knife Party

Another One Bites The Dust - Queen

Counting Bodies Like Sheep to the Rhythm of the War Drum - A Perfect Circle  - - Third movement: Valor-dictorian - -

Breathe - Prodigy

Boss Mode - Knife Party

The Winner - Crystal Method

How You Like me Now? - The Heavy

I’m Legit - Nicki Minaj

Bad Reputation - Joan Jett

Army of Me - Björk

We Are The Champions - Queen

Masters of the Universe - Juno Reactor

Their World - DJ the Fishhead

Turn Down for What - Lil Jon

Move Bitch - Ludacris  - - Fourth movement: Destroy your enemies - -

Ballroom Blitz - The Sweet

B.O.B. - Outkast

LRAD - Knife Party

|||||| - ZES

Rinzler - Daft Punk

Animus Vox - The Glitch Mob

One Last Enemy - DJ the Fishhead

Trainer Red Epic Remix - DJ the Fishhead

Battle Has Ensued - Pokemon  - - Fifth movement: Domination - -

Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Lorde

Tempest - Juno Reactor

Fire Hive - Knife Party

Reign - Ramin Djawadi  - - Sixth movement: Burnout / Resurrection - -

In the Cave, In a Heartbeat - DJ the Fishhead

Playing with Fire - Juno Reactor

Balefire - Princess Addictia

The Winds of Winter - Ramin Djawadi

My other playlists:

{INSTINCT}

{VALOR}

{MYSTIC}

Check out my 8 Tracks page here.

#8tracks is back!!

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Let’s take a (poké) walk! [August 2016] *Pokemon NO edition*

Did the latest update erase your account? Can you even connect? Is your GPS SOL? Are you living in the ‘burbs or middle of nowhere and can’t even see a goddamn pokestop on your map? ARE YOU MOTHERFUCKING SICK OF THESE MOTHERFUCKING PIDGEY?!

This playlist goes out to everyone who is pissed off about Pokemon Go getting progressively worse with every update. Get frustrated, ragequit, come back, try to make the app work, hate Niantic, bash them on Reddit/social media, and then secretly cry to yourself because all you really want is to be the very best, like no one ever was.

GG Niantic.

I’m not OK (I Promise) - My Chemical Romance

Bad Blood - Taylor Swift

Violet - Hole

Blue Monday - Orgy

Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit

Grief - Dir en grey

You’re Gonna go far, kid - Offspring

THE $OCIAL RIOT MACHINE$ - The Gazette

Rage (remix) - Atari Teenage Riot

Fascism - D’espairs Ray

Ring the Alarm - Beyoncé

Caught out There - Kelis

Crazy - 4 Minute

Threw it on the Ground - The Lonely Island

PLUR Police - Knife Party

Money - Pink Floyd

Power - Kanye West

Mission Impossible theme

404 - Knife Party

The Hand that Feeds - Nine Inch Nails

I’m an Asshole - Denis Leary

Loser - Beck

Cruel Summer - Ace of Base

Torn - Natalie Imbruglia

It Will Rain - Bruno Mars

I Want you Back - N*SYNC

Check out my blog for more playlists & other stuff I make/do -> FICSANDWHATALL

#8tracks is back!!