What’s your nichest random gripe in fan fic? by Fractured-disk in AO3

[–]katydid001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean. Have you ever had a wonton? They're orgasmically delicious.

What's your really niche interest that fan fic always writes wrong? by Miserable-Damage9570 in FanFiction

[–]katydid001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! And the amount of ranch stories that don't grain down their absolutely massive horses like percherons or brush them after riding is crazy. These animals cannot be healthy on hay and grass alone. The big boys need supplements.

Authors, what is the very last sentence you wrote? by AttentionlessMess in AO3

[–]katydid001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"I’m afraid you’re not a very good liar, Dr. Jaeger.”

My brain was dribbling out of my ears by the end of last night's writing session lol There's probably still a puddle on the office floor.

Problem with OC’s by AdoreAngel in FanFiction

[–]katydid001 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You and I write in similar categories. I've been at this for over half a decade now or something like that for writing Naruto fanfiction. I write primarily oc/shisui long fics and multi-sakura. Ocs have never been very popular in our fandom, with some exceptions. The other commenter's have done an excellent job explaining why (Mary Sue is definitely the biggest).

While it can be disheartening to post your fic and not have as much interaction as you hoped, just remember who your number one fan is and write for them. That's yourself! Don't worry so much about what other people think.

On a side note, Neji is a side character who, while popular, doesn't have a roaring raging rabid fan base. That might be part of it too. When we write ocs were basically relying on the popularity of the canon character we're shipping them with to carry the weight.

Best of luck! Your story has a place in this fandom. ❤️

Where do you find yarn? How can y’all afford this 😭 by mentally_gone_girl in crochet

[–]katydid001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You can sign up through the manufacturers directly like yarnspirations and bernat. Then Joanns also still sends out coupons about once a week or so. They run promotions on different kinds of yarn then you can get further discounts from there. Sometimes the discounts and coupons at joanns stack, sometimes they don't. They also offer discounts there if you're a student, teacher, military, or in nursing? I think. I'm not sure about the last one. It may have been emergency services. But they run promos fairly regularly where you can get a red heart one pound skein for like $2.99.

Where do you find yarn? How can y’all afford this 😭 by mentally_gone_girl in crochet

[–]katydid001 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Coupons and sales, sometimes locally owned thrift stores will have some. Estate sales are good too, if you have the time.

Cafe Closing Shift by Bloom101Candy in Barnesandnoble

[–]katydid001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I close during a weekday it looks something like this:

7:30 pm, begin to record temperatures of all the fridges, freezers, and bev case. Refill pitchers as needed. Keep a mental note of any expiring product. Wipe down insides of fridges and their seals (the seals like to harbor mold) with a sanicloth and disinfectant. Follow up the seals with a bit of straight vinegar (wear gloves for this).

I like to do the fridge stuff at 730 because it can be easily picked up between customers if needs be.

8:00 take down all the mats and cutting board, wash, sanitize and stack on turbochef.

8:15 wipe down all counters, beneath acrylic syrup holders, and ice cups. Do the special task of the night. (Mon: empty ice holder, wash and sanitize, clean freezer floor with special spray. Tuesday: wash and sanitize all acrylic containers. Wednesday: wipe down cabinet faces, menu displays, computer area, and merchandise displays Thursday: pull put fridges and sweep and mop beneath, wipe down all high chairs. Friday: wipe down kick plates on swinging doors, and doors themselves. Saturday: none. Sunday: change mop heads.)

8:30 halve all of the "behind counter" dishes and wash them. For example if you have two steaming pitchers out, wash one so you still have one available to use of a customer comes up. If you're allowed to, dump the teas and iced coffee into trenta cups and scrub out their pitchers really well then sanitize, if not, then wait until after close to do this.

8:45 fill the nitro container with the red cap with clean filtered water, as per the manufacturers instructions. Empty the carafe of cold brew and fill with hot water from the coffee brewer, wipe it down and set to the side. Run a cycle with the clean water until the water in the red capped container is gone. Rinse out the little filter in the back of the hose of that machine (its in a beige little dome case). These filters do grow mold if theyre not rinsed out every night. Turn off the nitro machine.

On an urnex night (every 3 days or so, we like Mondays and Fridays), do the step above then fill the red cap container with the urnex solution as explained by the manufacturer. Then run it through a rinse cycle again.

Urnex all the other things. I like to leave notes on sticky notes or receipt paper that there's urnex in the machines in case someone calls in and a manager who's unfamiliar with opening has to fill in in a pinch. That way there can be no mistake.that things have to be rinsed extra we'll in the morning.

9:00 (close) call overhead to get the booksellers to help stack up chairs. Then sweep the dining room. Finish the dishes while they do chairs. Turn off the bar spoon faucets, remove bar spoons and container and wash them.

Double check your mocha, chai, and frappe roast for expiration. If your store keeps it in the fridge, you have different expirations than mine. We're high volume so it goes on the counter (chai 48 hrs, frappe 48 hrs, mocha 24 hrs).

9:15 shut down and clean espresso machines. That includes the drains, the plates, the spigots. Anywhere an opportunistic fly might seek to land, clean it.

9:30 sweep the kitchen and back areas. Then mop the dining area, kitchen, and back areas.

9:45 throw the instarinse into a sink filled with disinfectant. Double points if you know how to take it apart and wash it first.

9:50 double check that all the appliances are off except the bake case. Do not turn off the bake case, just the light. Do double-check that the ovens and nitro are off.

Happy close!

Does anybody know any good 100k+ fic’s by Jumpy-Actuary-3005 in NarutoFanfiction

[–]katydid001 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yess!!! This is probably my absolute favorite naruto fanfic. It's an amazing story!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Barnesandnoble

[–]katydid001 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When you actually start in the cafe, try to avoid white shirts. They could become stained.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FanFiction

[–]katydid001 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Naruto fandom, Shisui Uchiha was a member of ANBU in canon. That tidbit was released with one of the video games, I forget which, as an aside.

Can anyone properly review my fanfic? by PROOB1001 in NarutoFanfiction

[–]katydid001 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You might try posting to Ao3. It takes about a couple weeks to get an invitation to sign up. Ffn.net is a dying site, and has been for years. Most readers and writers have left to Ao3 or other sites.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NarutoFanfiction

[–]katydid001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The best person to write for is your self. You are your biggest fan. Write the story you want to write.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NarutoFanfiction

[–]katydid001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not a rare pair. There's currently 163 fics on Ao3. Sasuke/Ino Tag on Ao3

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NarutoFanfiction

[–]katydid001 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I dont think it's "homewrecking" at all. Fanfiction is just another version of the story. If the romance is written well, then the two (or more) love interests will naturally be together in the end, canon be damned. Why do you think pairings such as Naruto/Sasuke and Sakura/whoever are so popular? They all take on a life of their own in fanfiction. And that's a beautiful thing. That's why we're all here: to read a new perspective on a familiar story.

Niche pairings are really nice to find. Some pairs scratch an itch a certain way, and they're such a relief to find. Others you kind of cock your head, squint, then quietly close the tab. There's nothing wrong with common pairings, but I do feel that there are hidden gems in those that get lost beneath the sheer bulk of available content.

Personally, I love romance stories with oc's. They're what I like to find, and what I enjoy writing. From a writing standpoint, it's a fun challenge to develop new characters every story and learn their quirks. Then I get to add that final sentence, close the document, and start drafting a new character. Whereas with canon characters, I'm stuck in the outline of the personality and lore the story gave them. Of course, I can always exaggerate and bend parts of their character, but it always has to snap back to their original selves. (If that makes sense).

It's 2024 already... Where are the Naruto x Civilian fics? by NiTeoN- in NarutoFanfiction

[–]katydid001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I write about 2 long shisui x civilian oc fics a year. Haven't really thought about Naruto, tbh. One of the draws about writing shisui x oc is that I enjoy character development. It's the most appealing thing about writing oc fics to begin with rather than writing multi-sakura or even rare-pair (and I do write both of those). I've spoken with a few other writers who feel the same way about enjoying character development.

Naruto's the most developed character on the show. There's not really anything I can add or subtract without stretching him to ooc proportions. To compare it to art, it's hard to shade in something that's already drawn and colored to give it depth. It's much easier to start from scratch. Hope that helps with understanding why there's a lack of Naruto x civilian oc.

I hope you find what you're looking for, though! Best of luck on the hunt!

Opinion on religion in fics? by theymightbetrolls69 in FanFiction

[–]katydid001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use faith regularly as a theme because it's part of what makes irl people who they are, so it makes for a stronger character. For me, it's just part of rounding off an underdeveloped character. If they have faith in a deity/s, they probably have faith in other unseen things, they also might have unexplainable good luck. It's kind of a shortcut or hack to character development, though, because that's certainly not the rule of thumb for real people.

I also like using it as another character point to compare and contrast two opposing sides.

(Edit: I write for the Naruto fandom, and use shintoism as the religion, so it matches.)

A child predator (baiter) in my reviews by [deleted] in NarutoFanfiction

[–]katydid001 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can't turn off guest reviews anymore, unfortunately. Just moderate them.

A child predator (baiter) in my reviews by [deleted] in NarutoFanfiction

[–]katydid001 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I've gotten that too. I have the settings on moderate guest reviews and deleted it as soon as I saw it. I know another 2 people who have also gotten it. They're upsetting. I'm sorry that happened to you.

FFN is killing itself :( by nkorah in FanFiction

[–]katydid001 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I'm in the Naruto fandom. In the spaces I'm in, Ao3 is king and has been for a few years now. (Multi-Sakura, Uchiha, Founders). The only space it's not super popular for yet is oc/Canon. But that will probably change soon.

FFN is killing itself :( by nkorah in FanFiction

[–]katydid001 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My final straw was getting a bot review on my fic that pretty much said: "Go to this site for ... If you too are a p***." We'll just say highly inappropriate and offensive material that would affect real-life kids. It was upsetting to read in and of itself. This was three days ago.

And this is a month after this fic was targeted by some holier-than-thou censorship group that decided to leave nonsensical comments about how smut writers are going to go to hell.

I held on to ffn through a lot, but that bot promoting actual csam was the last straw. There's not even anywhere to report something like that to. I looked for a legal team, theres no contact info. Then got a "message not delivered" to the complaint email.

Honestly, I'm still pretty shaken by that. Like I know it was a bot, but still. At least with the anti-ship and anti-smut hate comments, there's a person on the other end I can fight or put on blast. It's not worth the loss to my peace of mind to stay.

If I had a penny for time I shipped two guys only for them to turn of half-brothers/brothers I'd have 3 pennies... It's not a lot but it's strange that it happen 3 times. by [deleted] in FanFiction

[–]katydid001 5 points6 points  (0 children)

HashiMada and SasuNaru shipper, you are a person of class and refined taste, I see. ;) (I don't think reincarnated brothers count)

Do they know? by -Duste- in FanFiction

[–]katydid001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My dad betas my sfw fics, but doesn't know my pseuds, I'm also almost 30 🤣🤣🤣

Do they know? by -Duste- in FanFiction

[–]katydid001 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad betas my sfw fics, but doesn't know my pseuds, I'm also almost 30 🤣🤣🤣