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NotVirginiaWoolf

@notvirginawoolf

old enough to know better. like seriously old. really.
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chokopoppo

The worst thing in the entire world is when you’re sweeping a big pile of dirt into a dustpan and it leaves that little coke line of grit behind. No matter how you position your pan or your broom and no matter how many times you sweep over it your outcome cannot change. As immovable as fate. I hate it so

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swords-n-spindles

Get a wet paper towel and wipe up the last line of dust with it. No fate is so immovable that we cannot change it.

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mapplestrudel

"No fate is so immovable that we cannot change it" is a raw and inspiring quote I did not expect from a post about a minor chore annoyance xD

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tyriantybalt
#no fate so immovable we cannot change it
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actual-changeling

In the spirit of encouraging people to comment on fanfics while also making it easier to do so, I feel obliged to share a browser extension for ao3 that has quite literally revolutionized the comment game for me.

I present to you: the floating ao3 comment box!

From what I've seen, a big problem for many people is that once you reach the comments at the bottom of a fic, your memory of it miraculously disappears. Anything you wanted to say is stuck ten paragraphs ago, and you barely remember what you thought while reading. This fixes that!

I'll give a little explanation on the features and how it works, but if you want to skip all that, here's the link.

The extension is visible as a small blue box in the upper left corner.

(Side note: The green colouring is not from the extension, that's me.)

If you click on it, you open a comment box window at the bottom of your screen but not at the bottom of the fic. I opened my own fic for demonstrative purposes.

The website also gives explanations on how exactly it functions, but I'll summarize regardless.

  • insert selection -> if you highlight a sentence in the fic it will be added in italics to the comment box
  • add to comment box -> once you're done writing your comment, you click this button and the entire thing will automatically copied to the ao3 comment box
  • delete -> self explanatory
  • on mulitchapter fics, you will be given the option to either add the comment to just the current chapter or the entire fic

The best part? You can simply close the window the same way you opened it and your progress will automatically be saved. So you can open it, comment on a paragraph, and then close it and keep reading without having the box in your face.

Comments are what keep writers going, and as both a writer and a reader, I think it's such an easy way of showing support and enthusiasm.

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gallusrostromegalus

HERE'S THAT BITCH IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR

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chewedcorn

Unreasonable Ideas

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unlettered-heathen

It seems silly but this is why it’s so important to give yourself downtime where you can just let your brain idle!! You gotta let yourself become the cardboard box, trying to make ideas is just herding cats so let them come to you instead

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xirlos

This is especially useful for ADHD people – chasing something relentlessly will just burn you out. You’ll find it if you divert attention, annoyingly – use the weird psychological quirks to your advantage!

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tkingfisher

“Become the cardboard box” is terrifyingly good advice.

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0hheytherebigbadwolf

Derek Hale honestly did get absolutely fuckstruck over a skinny twink with a buzzcut who called him a bitch to his face. Like, Stiles really be out here about to cut Derek’s arm off, threatening to push him out of a car, giving him a stupid nickname, telling him he smells, claiming he doesn’t have game, every other goddamn insult he can think of, and Derek really be like, “Can I have another, please and thank you.” Man’s getting his ass handed to him and he’s going back for seconds. Absolute madlad.