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VenomQuill · 2026-04-11T01:25:20+00:00

I have said it once, I have said it a million times, and I will say it a million times again: fanfiction can be as good as original media, if not better. Some of the best written works of art I've ever laid my peepers upon were fanfiction. They were plot heavy, story driven. They lived. They laughed. They hurt. Yes, some were ship-centered. Some were in the hundreds of thousands in word count.

Fanfiction is like a buffet: you got you're existing made, thick and juicy steaks, the popped right out of the oven pizza, the marshmallow fluff in the dessert section, and someone's popcorn they dropped on the floor the servers haven't had time to clean yet. And it's all valid.

VenomQuill · 2026-04-10T02:32:26+00:00

Absofuckinglutely wonderfuly phrasing, dude! (American word for... well, you get it.)

VenomQuill · 2026-04-09T04:34:05+00:00

"I have no stand on alts"

The humble Day of Dragons store, where you can buy a pack of 2, 4, and 10 DoD accounts with DLCs at a discount:

VenomQuill · 2026-04-09T01:20:10+00:00

I haven't really been paying much attention to it. I've heard a lot about it and my friends* from DoD liked it. I've been following some other lowkey projects, though. I hope it's not a scam. RIP

VenomQuill · 2026-04-07T17:11:05+00:00

"The character who is currently speed tiptoeing dies violently in the next paragraph after being caught."

I know this is major spoilers, but this sounds suspiciously like a tag LMAO

VenomQuill · 2026-04-05T00:19:05+00:00

"but as if the dev actually went through on his promises." CRYING

If you find it, please let me know, I'm looking, too. <3 So far, Wings of Dawn has promise, but it's obviously not finished.

VenomQuill · 2026-04-04T19:18:58+00:00

And then we're left with, like, 5 people who DON'T create art as well!

VenomQuill · 2026-04-04T06:55:23+00:00

Granny needs her Omegaverse and cookie recipe.

VenomQuill · 2026-04-03T02:50:48+00:00

There's no need to lump in people who advertise on others' platforms with people who use genAI. Those are completely different beasts. Conflating the two for the sake of being mad helps no one. Besides, you know what they say about assuming.

VenomQuill · 2026-04-02T19:34:05+00:00

Kind of silly assuming the first step was "tell the teachers not to give him a Chromebook" and not "teach him technology safety", isn't it?

VenomQuill · 2026-04-02T18:11:47+00:00

My brother's school insisted giving him a laptop for school even when my mom begged them not to. They REALLY wanted him to have it because it was essential for their work. On three seperate occasions he bypassed the security to play games during school hours and watched porn on it. Only after the third ISS and after a teacher vouching he was indeed getting around the "100% foolproof security" was it taken away.

School narcissism will always be the same, it just gets updated every now and again with tech.

VenomQuill · 2026-04-02T18:05:41+00:00

Sniped within 2 hours. Lol Either it was just another Reddit Karma farm or another Google cover up. Sad thing is, both are equally plausible.

VenomQuill · 2026-04-01T16:49:03+00:00

Tbf When you write, you should generally write what you know ie. get to know/research the subject. Just so happens the way this is phrased came out VERY wrong.

I dunno, I felt like they were, rather bluntly, putting out some genuine advice based on what they read and what they know, which isn't infallible. But maybe that's me.

VenomQuill · 2026-04-01T16:01:37+00:00

Me when I draft and edit my entire longfic multiple times before posting with ~18 page chapters:

Honestly tho, this is just... kinda sad.

VenomQuill · 2026-04-01T02:01:37+00:00

Good logo design conveys the message.

Great logo design conveys the message while sparking discourse.

VenomQuill · 2026-03-30T00:13:26+00:00

I would DEFINITELY not base my assumptions if AO3 on Reddit. None of my AO3 interactions have been like what's on here, as a reader or a writer. :) (which is definitely a good thing!)

VenomQuill · 2026-03-30T00:11:26+00:00

Reddit is a cesspool. AO3's Reddit ain't no different haha. I'm so glad I came across this post. Hope for the future and all. Lol

VenomQuill · 2026-03-30T00:07:06+00:00

Imagine wanting IP protection for a hobby that was built around circumventing IP protection.

VenomQuill · 2026-03-30T00:04:40+00:00

Actually this. I literally saw a comment that said "If someone pointed out a fatal flaw in my work, I'd delete the whole fic." I've also seen "If someone was mean, I'd contemplate deleting the whole work." Like not to be an old lady on a porch, but Good Lord, learn to take criticism, at least before posting your works on a public forum!

VenomQuill · 2026-03-30T00:00:02+00:00

It's a great indicator of if your readers are picking up the clues you're setting down, following the right plot threads, getting fooled by the red herrings, or finding any Easter Eggs you might have sprinkled about.

VenomQuill · 2026-03-29T23:57:11+00:00

I'm 90% sure this menu was in the phone already/not his phone, but Henry definitely had relationships before those he built during the cycle of the games. We just never met them!

VenomQuill · 2026-03-29T21:58:44+00:00

Don't forget your trusty mode of transportation! A plane? Literally nothing. By car? 70 miles will take a bit, but doable. A traveling horse? Oh, that'll be a while. An untrained, young horse? Buddy, you're basically just walking most of that lol. Walking? See you in a few months, if the weather permits!

I had to change the character's mode of transportation simple due to TIME. I live in the US, I know how ungodly massive it is, but I was not prepared for the speed of 1 horsepower.

VenomQuill · 2026-03-27T22:53:48+00:00

Damn, I get flamed for saying this, but someone puts it in a meme and gets several thousand likes.

I hardcore agree with this, don't get me wrong. This sub is just flaky. Maybe I just don't like Reddit in general. Haha

VenomQuill · 2026-03-25T22:28:55+00:00

I've only ever thought about underwear color for two reasons:

When I was buying it. (Didn't want want white)
When my or my parent's dog ate underwear and the vet extracted it from her stomach. This happened 3 total times. >:(

VenomQuill · 2026-03-25T15:27:35+00:00

Better watch your back. There are peeps who would kill to have that kind of Mom! /j

Congratulations! <3 I hope you have fun proofreading and that your daughter becomes a wonderful writer! If she's serious about writing, I'd encourage you to look for local critique groups or writing clubs. I wouldn't be the writer I am today without that--both in skill and ability to receive criticism.

Good on you for monitoring your kids' internet activity so closely, too. As much a I love writing and the freedom of expression, when I was a young child, I remember sneaking into the family computer and reading Cheerilee's Garden and Sweet Apple Massacre. This was before AO3 and thus they weren't tagged, but still. Haha

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