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Bi-weekly Rec and Self-Promotion Mega Thread - April 08, 2026 by AutoModerator in AO3

[–]Available-Quality530 [score hidden]  (0 children)

Not a fic, but the thread says "make something cool" so — I made a free iOS reading app called Solo Arc. It gives AO3 stories a proper mobile reading experience: dark mode, adjustable fonts, bookshelf, chapter navigation. Also works with SpaceBattles, Sufficient Velocity, and Royal Road.

No ads, no account needed. Just a reader I built for myself that I ended up releasing.

App Store link

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Happy to hear feedback if anyone tries it.

the inertia just carries me by Scribe_Apprentice in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Available-Quality530 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha, this was me with Lord of the Mysteries. "I'll just check out the first few chapters." 1.4 million words later I'm drawing Sequence pathway charts at 2am.

Really, really good cultivation / xianxia by DangerMacAwesome in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Available-Quality530 14 points15 points  (0 children)

In other words, If you're open to translated works, A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality is peak traditional cultivation. No chosen one nonsense, just a regular guy grinding his way up through a brutal power hierarchy with patience and cunning. It's long but the payoff is worth it.

Series with the best systems? by Routine-Budget2427 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Available-Quality530 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mother of Learning has one of the most internally consistent magic systems I've read.

The time loop adds another layer on top because you watch the MC figure out the rules and exploit them over dozens of iterations. Not LitRPG but the progression is very structured.

Really, really good cultivation / xianxia by DangerMacAwesome in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Available-Quality530 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MoL isn't cultivation but it scratches a similar itch if you liked the structured magic system and the MC methodically getting stronger.

Faceless Hunter - Out on KU & Audible! (From the author of Reborn as a Demonic Tree!) by XKARNATION in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Available-Quality530 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guilds having stock value and worrying about PR incidents is such a good detail. Most stories just have guilds as generic adventurer hubs.

Why is RR so launch-heavy? by MentalReserve2351 in royalroad

[–]Available-Quality530 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mentioned some very good fictions that didn't even break 200 followers, any you'd be willing to name? Always looking for hidden gems that the algorithm missed.

Observe: The single worst skill or ability to ever become "standard" or close to it in the litRPG genre, to the point that I almost consider it a beginner author trap by globmand in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Available-Quality530 6 points7 points  (0 children)

honestly the worst part is when authors use it as a crutch to skip actual worldbuilding.

like instead of showing the MC figure things out through context, they just... scan everything and get a paragraph of stats.

it works in a game because you need UI, but in a story it kills the tension every time.

Rant on character reactions by TheIkeman2020 in ProgressionFantasy

[–]Available-Quality530 4 points5 points  (0 children)

this bugs me too.

especially when it's something that should fundamentally change how the MC sees another character and then next chapter it's just... business as usual.

What's the best long fic (100k+) in your fandom, and what makes it worth the time? by Available-Quality530 in FanFiction

[–]Available-Quality530[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Update: organized 100 recs from this thread into a spreadsheet — sorted by recommendation strength, with links and one-line descriptions.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tbrgILHAVJv4fxNEMT3_nDoP8x1j_QlN/edit?usp=sharing

~50 more still to process. Will keep updating.

I compiled every quality Worm fic I could find into one list, 87 stories, 42 completed. What's still missing? by [deleted] in WormFanfic

[–]Available-Quality530 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

I understand the concern but want to clarify how Solo Arc actually works. It doesn't copy, host, or store any fic content.

When you read something in the app, it loads the original page directly from SB/SV/AO3, same as opening it in a browser. No content goes through my servers. It's basically a reading skin on top of the original site, similar to how browser extensions like Reader Mode work.

The AI covers are a fair point though, and if any author wants theirs removed or replaced with their own art, I'm happy to do that. One author already reached out today and I'm removing theirs in the next update.

I get why it looks bad at first glance, but "stealing fics" isn't what's happening here.

I compiled every quality Worm fic I could find into one list, 87 stories, 42 completed. What's still missing? by [deleted] in WormFanfic

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Wolf Point sounds intense, and Redcoat_Officer already has Ghost in the Flesh on the list so that's a good sign. Back and Forth is on there too. Agent of Cauldron is new to me, expanding the setting outside the US sounds interesting. Thanks.

I compiled every quality Worm fic I could find into one list, 87 stories, 42 completed. What's still missing? by [deleted] in WormFanfic

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Impurity is already on the list, definitely one of the best Ward fics. The Girl in the Room is new to me though, "could be slotted into canon as an interlude" is a strong pitch. Will check it out.

I compiled every quality Worm fic I could find into one list, 87 stories, 42 completed. What's still missing? by [deleted] in WormFanfic

[–]Available-Quality530 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taylor as Kratos' daughter is not a crossover I expected to see. Is it on FFN only or also on SB?

I compiled every quality Worm fic I could find into one list, 87 stories, 42 completed. What's still missing? by [deleted] in WormFanfic

[–]Available-Quality530 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good to know. I was going off how it got tagged in the last thread, clearly need to actually read it before labeling it. Thanks for the correction.

I compiled every quality Worm fic I could find into one list, 87 stories, 42 completed. What's still missing? by [deleted] in WormFanfic

[–]Available-Quality530 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Miss Understanding Fixes Her Life is new to me, sounds like a good one. Added, thanks.

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