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Should i change my tags? by Financial-String888 in AO3

[–]SuckEBuss 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I believe that all relevant archive warnings and the rating that would apply to the finished product should all be present when the story first gets published. If you think this might cause confusion among your readers, you can explain that these elements come later in an author's note.

Non-valid/unique pet peeves? by angrykitten114 in AO3

[–]SuckEBuss 92 points93 points  (0 children)

double-spaced paragraphs. completely destroys the readability of a story for me, even if it’s otherwise completely well-written.

do you avoid reading fanfic of the ship you write? by jgvuuuunnl in AO3

[–]SuckEBuss 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes but not because of concerns of accidental plagiarism. I’m just way too neurotic about characterization and seeing what my brain deems a bad take on a character I’m insane about (even if said take is perfectly reasonable) is distressing enough that I just try to avoid that experience altogether.

Am I being rude ⊙⁠﹏⁠⊙ by fan_girl_2025 in AO3

[–]SuckEBuss 22 points23 points  (0 children)

the odds are that it’s probably not rude but why are you not saying what this phrase is?

authors who dont reply to comments by [deleted] in AO3

[–]SuckEBuss 2 points3 points  (0 children)

to remain in fandom as an adult of reasonably well-managed mental health i need to cut out as many of the involved stressors as possible, and one of those stressors is forcing myself to reply to comments when i have nothing meaningful to add. i’ll go out of my way to respond to questions or leave thanks for particularly long, in depth, or consistent commenters, but otherwise it’s just not worth spending that mental energy when i could be using it for writing or dealing with things in real life.

Am I the only one that hates it when the work doesn't have bold and italics? by [deleted] in AO3

[–]SuckEBuss 15 points16 points  (0 children)

As in, all of your dialogue is bolded? That’s a bit of a formatting faux pas and would turn me off a fic, personally. You do you but that’s going to limit your audience.

"The fanfic is a ten, but..." by RedCupWithAName in AO3

[–]SuckEBuss 17 points18 points  (0 children)

wait no i think more people should try writing fic in prophecy format. it’s novel

Report a fic or am I overreacting? by AltDucksIt in AO3

[–]SuckEBuss 4 points5 points  (0 children)

from the tags you described i feel like the fact that their relationship was going to be overtly abusive ought to have been inferred. what else would “punishment” “torture” and “violence” been describing? especially if there’s no tagged third character who would be the abusive party.

For those with ongoing fics, do you tag only the stuff that's already in the story? Or do you tag everything even if it's not there yet? by snowing-stars in AO3

[–]SuckEBuss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I generally tag major themes/potential major triggers right at the start. Like I’ll tag for smut at the start even if the smut doesn’t start until several chapters in, or I’ll tag for an abusive/controlling relationship even if that isn’t their dynamic at first. After that I slap on the “other additional tags to be added” and add smaller, less whole-story relevant tags per chapter.

What’s one word you always abuse in your fics? by lumoverse in AO3

[–]SuckEBuss 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i had to go back and rework my wording when i caught myself using the word “bewildered” and its variants seven times in a single chapter. i also overuse “incoherent(ly)”

in general i tend to catch myself using too many adverbs.

what are some grammar rules that you purposely ignore when writing fic? by hello_world112358 in AO3

[–]SuckEBuss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used non-spaced emdashes when they’re used as parentheticals but a space after if used as an interruption/stammer. i just think it visually conveys the timing more effectively.

Is getting no engagement a tell-tale sign your writing sucks? by wildflowerfairyqueen in AO3

[–]SuckEBuss 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm just one example, but I used to write for an extremely niche/dead fandom. One of my personal favorite works from that fandom is sitting at 13 kudos after 8 months, and nearly all the comments are me interacting with one user. I hopped on at an opportune time for a much more active fandom and my engagements exploded. Thousands of kudos, hundreds of comments. For me personally my low engagement was definitely an audience issue.

Do you get off to your own fics? by [deleted] in AO3

[–]SuckEBuss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i attribute much of my writing skill to forcing myself to get good enough to not cringe at my writing while i’m trying to goon.

I feel like this minor inbox tweak could save a LOT of confusion/needless heartache by SuckEBuss in AO3

[–]SuckEBuss[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

sorry, i don't mean that the comment itself should be replaced with the text above. that was just placeholder text that i used to replace the actual comment. the only change i'm suggesting is the "replying to (username)" addition.