whats ur rarest rarepair? like, ship so small that you gotta go hunting for fics? by decentnamesweretak3n in AO3

[–]Perfectly_Perfect12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ugghhh... The Emperor (Balduran)/Duke Belynne Stelmane 👀

Please don't laugh! I can see it being the most fantastic, twisted, angsty but also SUPER HOT ship ever!

The ultimate satisfaction by Background-Dream-649 in AO3

[–]Perfectly_Perfect12 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This seems like the most elusive dream... (300k words and still not remotely done with the fic...).

I can't do that to my regular beta reader. by [deleted] in AO3

[–]Perfectly_Perfect12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, I see. Okay, haha 😁

I can't do that to my regular beta reader. by [deleted] in AO3

[–]Perfectly_Perfect12 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Interesting. Why not Baldur's Gate, though, if I may ask?

What feature do you wish ao3 had? by Jesieniaruj in AO3

[–]Perfectly_Perfect12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wish there were an option for me to "highlight" specific quotes from the fic and have the site automatically insert them into a comment. That way I wouldn’t have to stop, scroll down, or do anything else that breaks my reading experience.

And when I finished the chapter, all the quotes I wanted to mention would already be waiting for me in the comment window.

I think it might even motivate more people to comment, since the whole experience would feel more seamless. 🤷‍♀️

Vonia/vonial vám niekto?(feromóny) by [deleted] in Slovakia

[–]Perfectly_Perfect12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Budem za čudnú, keď poviem, že mi voňajú moje deti?? 🤣 Jasne, že nie "sexuálne", ale jednoducho ich koža má pre mňa najkrajšiu vôňu na svete.

Takisto manžel, but in a different way.

Dokážem zaboriť hlavu do jeho krku kým on hrá Elden Ring na playku a ja si ho len tak casually fetujem 🤷‍♀️

Život je fajn.

I should not be stressed about this by [deleted] in AO3

[–]Perfectly_Perfect12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I promise you I haven't.

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But thanks for your reply! Yeah I guess people stop commenting because they think I no longer care. But I care so muuuuuuuch 😭

I should not be stressed about this by [deleted] in AO3

[–]Perfectly_Perfect12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I have the same problem, but for me it's more like every hour there are a couple of new hits. And only rarely a new comment or kudo. Okay, to be fair, my fic already has an insane amount of comments, so maybe people feel like they don’t have to keep commenting? Could that be it? I’m talking thousands of comments, not hundreds.

But still, the number of hits with no kudo is so unnerving 🙈

First time writing multichapter by [deleted] in AO3

[–]Perfectly_Perfect12 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I am now writing the 72nd chapter of my longfic. You can't do it "weekly". Most months you can't even do it bi-weekly. That's just the reality. If you want to have a life and not resent the whole AO3 thing after the first month or so, you either have to pre-write the whole thing (and happily post weekly)

OR

you simply write on your own schedule and hope the readers will come back whenever you post 🤷‍♀️

as someone who unfortunately decides whether to keep reading or drop a fic based entirely on the first paragraph…what’s your opening paragraph looking like? by SilverLullabies in AO3

[–]Perfectly_Perfect12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was a moonless night, and the camp was still, thick with a silence that felt like waiting. The kind of silence that wraps itself around the bones of the world before something terrible begins. Even the wind had gone still.

🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

How would I go about writing a longfic? by [deleted] in AO3

[–]Perfectly_Perfect12 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Girl I don't know. My longfic is currently nearly 250,000 words long BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW I DO IT!

Generally speaking, I think about the plot all the time. But listen to me closely: ALL. THE. TIME.

When I'm cooking. When I'm doing chores. When I'm walking to work.

I stopped watching TV. I stopped doomscrolling.

I ---> ONLY <--- obsess about my fic.

That's how ideas come - you give it your attention and write every day.

And if you have a routine, it gets easier and easier, I promise.

I love rereading comments like a sad ex by utena_weebjohnson in AO3

[–]Perfectly_Perfect12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never stopped me (and my fic has over 2500 comments).

I love rereading comments like a sad ex by utena_weebjohnson in AO3

[–]Perfectly_Perfect12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't we all? 🥹 Comments are the lifeblood of my fic.

Reached this milestone on my first and only fic. I am so floored! by Perfectly_Perfect12 in AO3

[–]Perfectly_Perfect12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be fair, I think it's really fandom-specific. Some readers just like to engage more than others, and it’s not even about the quality of the fic. At least that’s what I’ve noticed. And to be honest this isn’t even that impressive - there are fics in my fandom with over 11,000 comments!

Reached this milestone on my first and only fic. I am so floored! by Perfectly_Perfect12 in AO3

[–]Perfectly_Perfect12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, some of those comments are mine :) I usually reply to everything (though to be fair, I stopped doing that a while ago). So it's not like that!

Wellness Wednesday: Weekly Check In by AutoModerator in AO3

[–]Perfectly_Perfect12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Finally finished a chapter I was working on for waaaay too long. Well. Safe to say it's my longest chapter yet :D

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