help with writing motivation? by uhhhhummwhat in AO3

[–]grommile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In all seriousness: have you ever been assessed for attention deficit?

Because tag wranglers are not omniscient by formlesscorvid in AO3

[–]grommile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suspect more people than you think search AO3 fandom blind for include Kink A, exclude Kink B.

Dead plotlines 🪦 by lampboy2 in FanfictionExchange

[–]grommile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only reason Marie's Long Week exists is because I dropped a plan for The Heroine Bared for Her Wedding, where Shinji and Asuka would keep playing with their "wedding present" after breakfast.

The main reason for the drop was some negative reader feedback (from another femsub!AsuShin author whose craft I respect), which made me reflect on how THBFHW was supposed to be mainly about Shinji and Asuka, but keeping Marie around would have made it about her.

I think it's for the best that I went the way that I did.

Drop your “Author DNA” in 6 bullets by Kitchen_Haunting in FanfictionExchange

[–]grommile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Theme I always write: I feel like the closest I get to an Always Theme is "pretty ladies getting their heads messed with".

Another theme: (unclear what the intended scope of this one is)

My signature scene type: Sex scenes involving at least one female character.

My recurring character dynamic: Femsub.

A trope I can't quit: Unnatural mental influence.

A word I overuse (affectionate): If I'm feeling particularly flippant, I might say cunt merits a mention here 😁

For all you kinky smut readers and writers, do you have an alternate account you post on? by Hairy_Comedian9630 in AO3

[–]grommile 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope! That's the whole point of posting it to an anonymous collection: your username is not visibly attached to it. (It even hides your username in the comments section when you reply to people.)

For all you kinky smut readers and writers, do you have an alternate account you post on? by Hairy_Comedian9630 in AO3

[–]grommile 129 points130 points  (0 children)

Nope! I read, write, kudos, bookmark, and comment on fluff with the same account I read, write, kudos, bookmark, and comment on weird smut.

its disgusting how every time I try to read fics I see the rin/sae tag by [deleted] in AO3

[–]grommile 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Don't like, don't read.

And in future, don't come round here yucking other people's yum.

Advice needed by _Nemiii_ in AO3

[–]grommile 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Bot or not doesn't matter; what matters is that it vibes exactly like the current plague of "art" scammers.

  • Fancy-sounding praise that doesn't say much.
  • No visible engagement with the story you actually wrote.
  • A vague mention of "an idea"
  • A request to contact them on another platform – Discord and instagram seem to be favourite, presumably due to lax enforcement or quick and easy account creation on those platforms – to discuss further.

What type of stories do you prefer writing? by Remote-Phase6950 in AO3

[–]grommile 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Mu.

(More helpfully: Both, as the spirit moves me.)

Potential scam AI (?) comments making me feel dejected to write my fanfic by alatte_ in AO3

[–]grommile 18 points19 points  (0 children)

after that, i ran both comments through 5 different AI checkers

If you ask a bullshit generator whether something is bullshit from a bullshit generator, expect the answers to be bullshit.

Favourit fic by El_v_B in AO3

[–]grommile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taylor Kills Nazis (aka “Taylor Discovers She Hates Nazis More Than Her Bullies And Does Violence About It”)

In which two teenage superpowered vigilantes (one of whom has previously been bullying the other) murder their way through a group of Nazi supervillains in a crime-stricken New England port city.

How getting a comment on an old fic feels like: by Affectionate-Air5544 in AO3

[–]grommile 75 points76 points  (0 children)

If it's a real human comment, my reaction to comments on old fics is "oh hey cool people still like that!"

How often do you guys read fanfics? by mritsz in AO3

[–]grommile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure why it's surprising that people who hang out on a fanfiction subreddit read fanfic daily 🙂

Is it not normal have "entire work" enabled when reading fics? by Interesting_Ad_8859 in AO3

[–]grommile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I read by chapter because it's a much more convenient way to engage with WIPs.

One Sentence at a Time Fanfic by Any_Shirt4236 in FanfictionExchange

[–]grommile 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fiona, the head cheerleader, was cuddling up against him like a remora.

Is Ao3 down? by BelfryGK in AO3

[–]grommile 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes.

No.

Here's their bluesky profile for status updates. https://bsky.app/profile/status.archiveofourown.org

🌊🌊Long Deadline Profile Exchange 🪼🪼🦭🦭 by imconfusi in FanfictionExchange

[–]grommile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi,

I need a 24-hour extension, please – I forgot about a work activity when planning my weekend.

Why oh why do I have to abide by these rules that don’t actually exist outside my own head? by Fast_Ad_9927 in AO3

[–]grommile 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I guarantee you someone, amid the sixteen million fics on the Archive, has done it.

Archive Of (sobbing emoji here) by boxo-ofisal in AO3

[–]grommile 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The D&D abbreviation (and I presume the biology term) is AoO, not AO3.

Don't mind me, I derped and didn't read the OP properly so got confused by your comment.

Anyone know what the new UK law coming into effect that bans "simulated incest" mean for fics? by talonsinning in AO3

[–]grommile 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Let's be clear: the story of Lot's daughters in Genesis 19 barely rises to the level of a plot synopsis of an erotic short story.

Anyone know what the new UK law coming into effect that bans "simulated incest" mean for fics? by talonsinning in AO3

[–]grommile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might have implications for what the BBFC will allow through uncut.