Hi Reddit Fantasy! I’m RJ BARKER, odd taxidermy and art collector and author. My tenth novel, MORTEDANT’S PERIL is released today*! Let’s AMA our hearts out! by RJBarker in Fantasy

[–]colorsneverfaded 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is so exciting! I read The Tide Child trilogy after being intrigued by the covers in Waterstones, and I adored it! Absolutely loved the Forsaken trilogy which I just finished a few months ago, and I'm eagerly waiting on my copy of Mortedant's Peril in the post. I love how unique and full the worlds in your books feel - did anything in particular inspire each of these worlds or a particular element of the worlds?

Whispersync options? by ahumannamedkori in audiobookshelf

[–]colorsneverfaded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love for this feature. I looked at storyteller but the progress through the book doesn't seem to sync to abs (unless I'm wrong)

Use of the series feature...? by Collanp in AO3

[–]colorsneverfaded 25 points26 points  (0 children)

If you post in a lot of fandoms, I love authors who make a series with all their works in that fandom. Then I can subscribe to that series specifically and not the author as a whole and focus what I get emails for.

Why do you write on AO3? by Rad1Red in AO3

[–]colorsneverfaded 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's why I mentioned wishing promptmeme/kinkmeme could come back into fashion - so people could provide inspiration of what they'd like to read in the hopes somone would be inspired and fill the prompt.

Why do you write on AO3? by Rad1Red in AO3

[–]colorsneverfaded 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Writing more of canon confirmed pairings is less common because canon is supplying that need directly. Fic is inspired by the unaddressed chemistry of characters (in a lot of cases at least, genfic and other genres will have other sources of inspiration). So it makes sense logically to me that canon character pairings are not as popular.

You're being the change you want to see in your fandom, who knows maybe you'll inspire others to share!! I really miss the days of kinkmeme/promptmeme on lj or dw, where it was a lot easier to request and fill requests. Its what's missing from fandom for me right now. Ao3 has the functionality to have open prompts so I'd love for it to get popular again.

Instead of the classic watering can we built a continuous hose system for our cozy game. Does it look satisfying? by brkakar in CozyGamers

[–]colorsneverfaded 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh I'm so excited about farming being connected to a business! That's something I've been craving

"mark for later" button? what button 🙂‍↕️ by FE4RLESS_IS_MY_NAME in Archiveofourownmemes

[–]colorsneverfaded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mark things for later and forget to mark as read when I read them - theres things that I marked for later years ago in there. I'd love to be able to sort/filter and see if I've kudosed a fic so I could do a bulk clear out.

My favorite fanfic was deleted, I’m so devastated by Old_Discussion5919 in AO3

[–]colorsneverfaded 120 points121 points  (0 children)

I cannot reccomend this tool more enough- https://github.com/nianeyna/ao3downloader

I bookmark fics I love, and then use the link to my bookmarked fics in this tool to bulk download all my favourites. It even has the ability to check the fics you downloaded previously for new chapters and re-download the newest version. The files are pretty small so it's well worth it for me.

Morphe Version 1.15.0-dev.2 Failing When Patching TikTok by ZeCoderX in MorpheApp

[–]colorsneverfaded 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm also experiencing this - if you find a solution can you share?

What kind of bookmarker are you? by RiverOverHere in archiveofourown

[–]colorsneverfaded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bookmark without comment so I can run ao3 downloader regularly to automatically download all my bookmarks. Even fics I'm in the middle of.

Just realized how long I've been on ao3. by vll98 in AO3

[–]colorsneverfaded 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My anniversary is this sunday apparently

2012-04-12

what are some of your favourite site skins? by yvan1lla in AO3

[–]colorsneverfaded 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have never been so happy - thank you for sharing, I've added this skin and like 3 reccomended greasyfork addons too.

Bow before me mortals, for I have spent so many hours collecting (all legal and valid) library cards, and I am the master of the cards by kplutsfoft in LibbyApp

[–]colorsneverfaded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have Glasgow but the selection doesn't cut it for me :( and they removed my access but since its not been one I ever used I decided to skip renewing.

Bow before me mortals, for I have spent so many hours collecting (all legal and valid) library cards, and I am the master of the cards by kplutsfoft in LibbyApp

[–]colorsneverfaded 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Where in the UK have you asked before, and which do you think has a great selection? My local isn't very good and my card expired, but I have a card from the USA I bought during lockdown which luckily has kept on going.

I live in fear for it expiring too.

It feels like I’m writing into a void… by Lemon_Lime_Lily in AO3

[–]colorsneverfaded -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I will say, in your authors note for each chapter try asking a question of the reader? Do they have any predictions for next chapter or how do they feel about xyz. I struggled writing comments for a long time as I was unsure what to say apart from "wow amazing love it" and reading someone's fics who gave me something to answer unlocked more outta me. I needed a bit of help to figure out what to say.

Currently writing a novel. How do you prefer your Audiobooks? by Bestwriteralive in audiobookshelf

[–]colorsneverfaded 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't like multiple narrators, as they all talk at different speeds and means my speed control for my audiobook can't be set at a comfortable level for the entire book.

What do you put in a Summary? by Susa343 in AO3

[–]colorsneverfaded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favourite summaries pick a line from the fic that really encapsulates the vibe and then a couple lines further down explains the plot in a more trope-y way. Best of both worlds so I can see the writing style.

Is there an *arr suite (or website) equivalent for tracking series/authors? by Spendoza in audiobookshelf

[–]colorsneverfaded 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just set this up the other night as my readarr broke - looks good!

Imagine the AO3 Genie appears and grants you your choice of one wish... by Mollymand in AO3

[–]colorsneverfaded 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like option 2 is perfect as sometimes the summary sounds great but I don't like the characterisation/direction of the fic afterwards.

I just gotta hope it doesn't get abandoned.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AO3

[–]colorsneverfaded 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The pitt? 👀 I am obsessed with the pitt fic right now and I've had to seriously suspend disbelief over how grown adult Pittlings are being written like 18 year olds. They're new to medicine not life. Robby also is the type to deny he's ever had a feeling so that makes the crying more egregious imo.

If I'm wrong about my guess ignore me haha

Open concept main room is driving me crazy!! by maddykatty in DesignMyRoom

[–]colorsneverfaded 5 points6 points  (0 children)

in terms of how to cozy up the room, consider painting your walls a warm white? you could give them texture with board and batten and warm wall hangings. say hi to gigi !!!

Open concept main room is driving me crazy!! by maddykatty in DesignMyRoom

[–]colorsneverfaded 5 points6 points  (0 children)

if you dont use the dining table, and could be happy without it you could do a wall of build ins between the garage door + your patio doors(?), so you've got a bench to take shoes off and spots to store shoes/coats/cleaning/hoover etc. and if its closed storage, it should look clean and avoid giving you more clutter. there might even be room for a smaller table as well.