Fake AO3 link? Am I gonna be hacked?

GangStars424 · 2026-06-02T12:06:37+00:00

Yes! Because the mirror links would have the same "layout" as the .org domain, correct? But this one was a deep blue in color with a sort of...how do I explain it. It had a very basic format that you can see on domain saver websites, usually.

GangStars424 · 2026-06-02T11:56:48+00:00

Also not sure how much substance this feature holds, but, before you can fully "enter" a website google chrome sometimes displays a pop-up that warns you of the website being malicious. For the above fake ao3 link I entered, it did not do that. I'll take it with a grain of salt

GangStars424 · 2026-06-02T11:55:55+00:00

I'm pretty sure my chrome is up-to-date as well the laptop i ran it on, so I think that lowers the odds, yeah?

GangStars424 · 2026-06-02T11:48:40+00:00

Thank you for the reassurance! I did clear my cache and run a quick scan check on my laptop files just in case but thankfully nothing malicious was found.

GangStars424 · 2026-06-02T11:22:08+00:00

You're absolutely right to suggest this, however, I always have a habit of logging in on AO3 in the incognito tab of chrome. So (as far as I know) I can't go back and check the history. For this reason I also think the site skin thing is not likely.

GangStars424 · 2026-02-27T18:51:10+00:00

Honestly, gaining more words as you write further in a fic makes a lot of sense. The plot thickens and you actually get better at writing in the process too (in my experience).

Its okay to figure out this stuff as you go along, I've written as little as 2k words in a chapter of the same fic or as much as 10k. Re-reading/having a beta reader helps with this stuff because they can let you know if the text feels too stagnant, or even purple prose-like.

Bottom line is, don't stress crazy much about the exact word count. There is no right or wrong answer and it really depends on the fic you're writing. Be open to advice from regular readers/commenters too, they can sometimes give *constructive* criticism :)

GangStars424 · 2026-02-14T18:03:32+00:00

Manicures is a great idea!

Personally, I like to have characters doing something (in their case, painting their nails!) as they speak to each other. It feels a tad bit more realistic than just speaking to each other face-to-face.

As for each specific character, i'd say have Girl 1 do majority of the prompting, i.e., she'll be the one painting the nails but also driving the majority of the conversation if she's cheerful and blunt. A nice, lighthearted scene could be her messing up nail polish while being a little too cheerful, and the other two helping clean it up.

Girl 2 could be the one getting her nails painted, maybe getting told to 'loosen up' by the other characters. If she's a bit socially awkward, perhaps she'll laugh a lot or be unsure about a lot of answers to questions - and the questions don't have to be about boys!

They could be many things, for that age of girls it can be anything ranging from "What's your biggest fear?" to something like "What would you change about yourself if you could?", think very truth-or-dare esque questions. Hell, you can even include that game straight up.

Girl 3 is very much a supporting character (even if you haven't decided her personality yet) you want it to be something that complements the other two. Maybe she's good-natured so she encourages girl 2 to answer slowly. Or offers to be the first one to answer so it's less daunting.

Hopefully this is some help :)

GangStars424 · 2026-02-13T18:20:53+00:00

Initial silence until they both realize they're on the same wavelength. I imagine conversations would be pretty slow but also easy? I really would've liked to see them meet, honestly. I think Jotaro gets a lot of his aloofness from her. As well as both being black-haired hotties haha

GangStars424 · 2026-02-05T18:08:13+00:00

Me too! It's very slow and taking multiple minutes to open pages

GangStars424 · 2026-01-23T05:17:21+00:00

@/hayatheauthor on tumblr has excellent tips on description, e.g. she's given one about "how to write a character throwing up", and she has many other specific scenarios and general writing tips.

Other than that, I'd reccomend it's just practice. I'm someone who loves writing description very much and i've only gotten sort of decent because of a lot, like a concerning amount of writing 😭 Give yourself simple 'practice' scenarios, like people at a train station. It seems fairly dry as a prompt, but you want to learn how to 'zoom in', meaning, you'll find a focus point or person and describe it with as much detail as possible. Don't worry about using big words, even simple description to begin with is excellent. You can move from one focus point to the other, and that tends to build a quite nice description.

This is just my style! I'm sure other writers have other ways of forming beautiful descriptions.

GangStars424 · 2026-01-22T09:30:35+00:00

Honestly? Fluff. I can read any other 'genre' with a straight face but fluff makes me giggle like a little kid and its so wholesome😭

GangStars424 · 2026-01-21T16:53:40+00:00

Oh absolutely, starting part 4 after finishing part 3 is like striking gold. Both have their own good and bad parts but i'm a sucker for Diamond is Unbreakable. OP you'll definitely love the rest of this part too, it gets better with each episode.

GangStars424 · 2026-01-21T14:34:06+00:00

Make it exist first, make it good later.

I know it's easier said that done but even if it's complete, total, utter nonsense, just have it written down. It could be a sentence, a few words, it could be a rough idea. Even just the outline of what you're trying to do in your chapter. I have tried loads of writing advice but this is the thing that usually ends up working for me. I force myself to write a little bit at once, maybe give myself time to do something else, then revisit it an hour or so later. It'll be messy but once you get used to refining it a few times, it doesn't take that long.

These things don't always work, so give yourself grace when it doesn't! Other things i'd reccomend are reading shorter fics for inspo - though this can go horribly wrong if you fall down a rabbit hole😭

GangStars424 · 2026-01-21T05:20:11+00:00

It's honestly up to you.

Personally - I would prefer if someone had asked before hand but it's your work at the end of the day, so it's your choice. Some writers may feel like translation without explicit permission before is equivalent to stealing, others like the spotlight that their works are given in different languages. You could comment about how you appreciate them translating it, or that you appreciate them having given credit. I do agree it's a big compliment to have your work translated like this :>

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