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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3 months ago

15 & 34 for akitoya, 7 for toya and the tenma sibs :3

HELLO. Sorry this is so late, but here you go!

15. “Baby, you’re shaking.”/34. “Hey, just look at me, breathe.”

Akito takes a breath as he steps out of WEEKEND GARAGE.

Toya was supposed to come over right after his library committee meeting, but it should have ended an hour ago and he didn’t text to let Akito know he’d be late.

So he retraces Toya’s route. He always takes Main Street, he likes to check on the arcade and see if any of the plushies are something Saki or Ena would like.

But he looks into the arcade, and there’s no familiar split-toned hair in there.

Kusanagi is, though, and he steps over to her.

“Hey, you seen Toya?” He asks, and Kusanagi tilts her head.

“Aoyagi-kun? I ran into him, he won that big Pompompurin over there for Saki. But then he rushed out, something about being late for practice already.”

Akito shakes his head.

“He never made it to WEEKEND GARAGE and he’s not responding to my texts.”

Kusanagi raises an eyebrow.

“That doesn’t sound right. You want me to call Tsukasa? He has a sixth sense for where Aoyagi-kun is.”

“No, not yet. He’ll freak out.” Akito responds. “I’m just retracing his steps.”

Kusanagi leans back on the crane machine.

“Hmm… wait, shit.” She starts. “I remember, he was complaining about how some violinist just off the street was so bad that he felt bad for the violin.”

Akito’s eyes narrow.

“Shit. Thanks, Kusanagi. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

Kusanagi waves goodbye to Akito as he runs out the door, and Akito’s heart is beating out of his chest.

He rushes right off the street and into an alley, and he hears familiar heavy breathing.

Toya’s right there, and he’s leaning against the wall.

“Hey.” He starts, and Toya looks away from Akito. ”…Partner, you’re shaking.”

”Am I?” Toya gasps, and Akito gently reaches out to put his hands on his shoulders.

“Look at me. Breathe.” He whispers, and Toya sucks in a breath.

And then he looks up at Akito, and those eyes aren’t full of pain like he’s expecting.

In fact, they’re… wild. Like storm clouds.

“Partner, what’s going on?” He asks, and Toya smiles.

“My knees are jelly, I can’t breathe, and I’ve never felt more alive.” He sighs. “That violinist, I…”

“You what?”

Toya picks something up from his side, holding it up to Akito.

“I played.” He whispers, as he shows Akito a piece of chalk. “I played the violin. I snatched it out of his hands, tuned it properly, and actually played.”

Akito holds his shoulders tighter.

“You’re kidding.”

Toya shakes his head and wipes his mouth.

“No, I’m not. I threw up afterwards, and I feel like I’m going to die, but I did it!”

Akito can’t help the bright smile that pulls across his face.

“We have to celebrate.” He starts. “I’ll buy cookies for everyone at WEEKEND GARAGE. I’m so proud of you, partner!”

Toya’s eyes light up even brighter, but then he covers his mouth with his hand.

“I don’t think I’ll be able to eat.” He sighs, but Akito just laughs.

“Okay, come on. WEEKEND GARAGE can wait. You wanna go home?”

Toya shakes his head.

“No, of course not. I don’t want to tell my father, he’ll get the wrong idea. And the idea of telling anyone other than Tsukasa-senpai right now feels… overwhelming.”

And then Toya leans onto Akito’s shoulder.

“…Let’s go somewhere we’ve never performed before. Just me and you. So we can sing together on the street in front of a bunch of strangers and let them wonder what the occasion for such a big performance is. What do you say, partner?”

Akito reaches a hand over and threads it into Toya’s silky hair.

“I don’t think I’ve ever heard a better idea.”

7. “Hey, I’m with you okay?”

It’s silent.

Too silent.

Tsukasa knows that silence too well.

Toya’s cloaked in it. Barely even breathing.

“My love.” Tsukasa starts, and Toya turns to him, not even speaking.

Just more silence.

“What happened?” He asks, and Toya shakes his head.

Saki puts down her phone and grabs Toya’s hand gently.

“You don’t have to talk. But… we’re here for you, okay?” She says, and that seems to get Toya to look up.

“…I’m sorry.” He says. “You get one night out of the hospital, and I can’t stop moping around.”

“It’s okay.” Saki giggles. “You’re my family, right? And family helps each other.”

“That’s right.” Tsukasa sighs. “Family helps each other. I’m here for both of you, whenever you need me. And I know you’d both be there for me if I needed you.”

And Toya looks up, and he gets a slight light in those gray eyes of his.

“…Thank you, Tsukasa-san.”


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2 weeks ago

⇆ any of your older ranger OCs in Desire! (Or how they react to Dru in general lol)

Just to be clear, I have an entire AU idea where Ash stayed in Sky’s life and beat Dru with a steel chair. I think about this all the time.

Sky has intentionally not told any of them about him— mostly because Addi will track him down and kill him while making it look like an accident.

So hypothetically if they were swapped into Desire…

Sage would be more focused on Sky himself— dragging him out of there and making sure he doesn’t die

Jamie’s coming up with a huge plan and probably synthesizing the antidote in the back of Bridge’s trailer

Addi is surprisingly calm. It is because she has already figured out how to kill Dru while making it look like an accident on the drive there.

Ash is obviously pissed and wants to beat Dru to death with a steel chair, but as the closest thing to a parental figure Sky has at the moment she’s trying her fucking best to make sure he’s okay and drag him away to Kat and get him fixed up.

Bonus: If Schuyler was there… oh, boy. As the child of an abusive relationship, he’s gotta sit there and go like “Ah, fuck, my son is making the same mistakes my mom and Lina did.” Like he’s going to feel guilty that he didn’t teach Sky the warning signs well enough and then cry into a pillow for two hours and then apologize non-stop for failing Sky (Sky: Dad, what???)


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3 weeks ago

I just wanna say I have three fucking fics of this locked and loaded and I’m editing and having them beta read by @chosen-hero-inari rn.

The prompts I’m done with are Power Fatigue, I Have Your Loved One, and Comatose.

Guess Who Just Applied For A Bad Things Happen Bingo Card?

Guess who just applied for a Bad Things Happen Bingo Card?

Expect some SERIOUS angst soon :3

10 months ago

Hello gamers I have a small fic that I could post if people are interested enough but idk if anyone would care so

2 months ago

Reasons people may decline to comment or kudos on fanfiction they enjoyed:

They consider comments and kudos transactional compensation to the author, and they don't feel that the work was good enough to deserve compensation, or they don't believe they owe compensation to fan authors in general.

They consider comments and kudos as feedback, and they don't feel that the author wants or needs feedback from them.

However, comments and kudos aren't compensation, and they aren't even necessarily feedback either.

Comments and kudos for fan authors are:

encouragement to keep writing

reciprocation of a bid for connection

interaction with your community

confirmation that they're not the only one interested in their story

Please don't consider comments, or especially kudos, purely transactional or purely a form of feedback. Comments and kudos are a way to show authors in your community that you're glad they're there.

Authors aren't "entitled" to kudos or comments, but readers aren't "entitled" to fic, either.

Fanfiction is a community, and when an author repeatedly reaches out to their community for connection only to receive silence in return it is very discouraging and can result in the author withdrawing from the community altogether.

4 years ago

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Genei Ibun Roku #FE | Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Akagi Touma & Tsurugi Yashiro Characters: Akagi Touma, Tsurugi Yashiro Series: Part 2 of The Misadventures of the cast of Masqueraider Ouga Summary:

Touma and Yashiro go out for crepes and meet a young fan.


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7 months ago

Send me unpopular opinions?

I have to answer with

strongly agree | agree | neutral | disagree | strongly disagree

but also justify why I feel that way.

All the fandoms I blog about are accepted (actually, just about all fandoms are accepted).


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1 month ago

I love seeing other people's ocs and getting snippets of their stories like oh my gosh there's a whole world and narrative in your head that I'm getting a small glimpse into isn't that so cool????

4 years ago
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Caligula Effect (Video Game), Genei Ibun Roku #FE | Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Original Female Character(s), The Caligula Effect Protagonist, Akagi Touma, Yumizuru Eleonora, Minamoto Mamori, Kurono Kiria Additional Tags: So okay in like. One line Mizuki mentions that she’s dating Kensuke, but one line, is not enough to tag it, Mizuki Shima is my name for the Caligula Effect protag Summary:

Mizuki Shima. Her life has been hard. She gets drawn into a perfect world.

…Mizuki has choices.

…So technically this is an OC fic and it’s a mix between this game and another but fuck it. 

7 months ago

Fuck it, OC brain rot won. Get ready for the Secret Ask List

1) Does your OC have a voice claim, if so who?

2) Who's your OCs best friend? How did they become best friends?

3) What song describes your OC?

4) What song describes your OC and their partner/love interest?

5) Do you ship your OC with a Canon character? If so who?

6) If your OC is in a fantasy setting, what profession would they be in the modern day?

7) Vice-Versa! If your OC is in the modern day, what fantasy class would they be? Would they be a different race?

8) What hobbies does your OC have? What do they do to unwind?

9) How does your OC handle their physical health? Do they take care of themselves?

10) How does your OC handle their mental health? Do they take care of themselves?

11) What was your inspiration for your OC?

12) Does your OC interact with other people's OC? If so, who's their best OC friend?

13) Does your OC have a rival? How did it start?

14) Who's a character your OC cannot stand! It's on sight when they see them!

15) Will your OC ever retire? Do you see them making it?

16) How's their relationship with their parents? Are they alive?

17) If your OC has kids, are they a good parent? Do they ever feel guilty if they have to leave them?

18) What are their pronouns? What would they like to be called?

19) What's their sexuality? What's their love language both giving and receiving?

20) If they fight, what's their weapon of choice?

21) What song best describes their relationship with their enemy?

22) Fight or Flight? Are they a lover or a fighter?

23) Is your OC reliable? Can I call them up at two in the morning if I have a flat tire?

24) Can they play any instruments? If so, what do they play?

25) Are they the kind of person who can't resist a good song? Can I catch your OC singing to themselves while they do the dishes?

26) What flower do you associate your OC with?

27) What's their spirit tamagotchi? Or an animal you associate them with?

28) What clique would they be in? (Draw them in the clothes of said group!)

29) Imagine a mood board for your OC! What's on it? (Make it if you want!)

30) My OC and your OC are friends. This isn't a question. I'm not asking. (How do they respond?)


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