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I really don't care. My cat is in charge. Pronoun: don't care.

just saw someone post “it’s common knowledge ur not supposed to spam reblog from someone ur not mutuals with” …..?????????? am i confused??? IS that common knowledge???? i try not to spam if i can help it but i actually personally love seeing spam notifs lmao??? unless i dont know what spam reblog means

Reblog if you like it when people “spam reblog” from you or whenever that means at any time

Don’t Add Fanfiction To Your Goodreads Shelf

Hi folks, I know some of you like to use Goodreads to track all your reading and don’t want to distinguish between books and fanfiction.

I am, however, begging you not to do this. It is extremely jarring and disconcerting to be a fic author and find your works somewhere in the wild where you did not personally put them. Fics are not books, are not published in the same way as books, and exist in a precarious legal space.

Please don’t attempt to elide the separation that exists between fandom and the world of official publishing.

Well this is much nicer than how I said it 🤣

[ID: tweet from @westiectweets — “PSA: Don’t Fucking Add Fic to Goodreads What the Fuck”]

update to add:

if you are a fic author and you find your fic on Goodreads, you can get it removed!

Here’s how:

  1. First, you gotta go to Goodreads support Contact Us page. Fill out the form as follows:
  2. What can we help you with? - Book records: adding or editing
  3. What device were you using? - this answer doesn’t matter
  4. Are you reaching out as a publisher, author, neither, or both? - Author
  5. What does your inquiry relate to? fanfiction recorded as book
  6. In the main body of the question, include the link(s) to the Goodreads record(s) for your fic(s)
  7. Hit submit!
  8. Someone should contact you pretty fast; I got a reply within a couple hours, even though it was a Sunday afternoon. They wanted me to confirm that it was a fanfic and asked me to provide proof of authorship which was kinda weird to answer but I was like “uhhh my tumblr is the same handle as my ao3 does that count?” and that seemed to go over just fine.
  9. Once they say they’ve deleted the records it should no longer be searchable although for whatever reason the direct links apparently still work. That’s Amazon for ya I guess.

I hope this helps some of my fellow fic authors!

hey guys please reblog this version

I’ve seen multiple people reblogging the original post with tags saying how they have struggled to get their fics taken down off Goodreads & I want folks to know that it IS possible

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reblog if you’re transgender, genderqueer, or if you think you could survive being hit with a 14” shell fired from a Pennsylvania-class battleship

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yes, you may reblog this post even if you’re not 100% sure you would survive a 14-inch shell

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canon: they died
fanfic: fUCK YOU
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Canon: and so they never met

Fanfic: here’s a funny story

Canon: There was tension and pining, but they never even kissed.

Fanfic: Actually,

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Canon: Torture the cinnamon roll.

Fanfic: Torture the cinnamon roll.

Canon: When they traveled they stayed in separate rooms

Fanfic: AND. THERE. WAS. ONLY. ONE. BED!!!!!

Canon: … and they were roommates.

Fanfic: oh my god, they were roommates…

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Canon: They were international assassins who assassinated assassins.

Fanfic: But hot DAMN wait till you hear about this cafe they opened

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Canon: They had a coffeeshop

Fanfic: but they were ASSASSINS

Canon: they were mortal enemies and attempted to murder each other on multiple occasions

Fanfic: bUT THEY GOT MARRIED AND ADOPTED CHILDREN

Everytime I reblog this has a new addition and it’s the best

Canon: They were straight

Fanfic: Lol

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THE LAST ONE IS THE BEST ONE

I love fanfic so so so much.

Canon: Am I joke to you?

Fanon: No, just a disappointment.

I wasn’t going to reblog then the last line killed me.

If I don’t reblog this. assume I’m dead and avenge my death.

Canon: So yeah, it’s one sided

Fanon: Yeah, One Sided but make it Mutual

Canon: So yeah, it was Mutual

Fanfic: For all three of them

Because of Danny’s very rare,,, affliction? the trio would definitely try odd stuff whenever he feels unwell because they have no basis for what his body needs

Like he’s not sleeping well? Time to borrow Sam’s bed coffin (I know she owns one, I feel it in my bones) and see if that helps him at all!

Sam: “Try taking a nap in this coffin I got on Ebay. It’s got a really soft lining.

Danny: “Why do you even have - No this tracks with you being you.”

I feel like she’d become stuck on the coffin thing, like if it doesn’t work she’d be like “clearly it’s because you need your own coffin bed” it eventually devolves into them holding a funeral service for him while he’s chilling in his own coffin bed that she got for him and he and Tucker decorated

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I like to think the family member walking out is Maddie because I believe that Jazz is convinced that Danny needs to have a little funeral for himself. But she also needs to have a funeral for him.

She finally decides to take Jazz’s “Danny need helps and attention” concerns seriously after seeing that, but when she shares with Jazz what she saw, Jazz is just super excited Danny’s finally decided to have a funeral and goes and joins it

Jack sees Jazz's excitement at it and assumes it a thing normal teens do now

Maddie decides therapy for everyone is now needed

I just had a discussion with my friend about fanfiction and how we tend to assume that women are the writers without any actual proof. Then I said, hey, I know fanfiction written by gay and trans dudes. But then I remembered, wait, I think I know one writer who just must be cis het based on his work. Anyway, all writers, be honest, who are you?

Please reblog if you're interested in the results.

Oh please answer this poll, it might be semi-representative if the number of responses is high enough

I already reblogged this, but now I'm curious as to whether or not the stats look different for fanfic readers.

oh, you're invincible, you say? *easily vinces you*

oh, you're unlovable, you say? *easily loves you*

Love seeing this post going around because there are only two reactions

1) people who have seen the above addition, being emotional

2) people who haven’t, trying to fight 8ball-wizard to the death

don't forget the very important third reaction:

3) people named vince

One evening, in the sky, a message appeared: “In 24 hours, a billionaire will die.” Everyone everywhere on Earth could see it, in every language. Nobody could explain it. The next day, one of the richest men passed away. “In 24 hours, 2 billionaires…”

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