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hi, i’m jules: writer, professional and hobbyist creative, shrimp keeper. 🦐
producer of online yaoi since 1999; multifandom & multimedium; aka jules_aint_shit
check my ao3: archiveofourown.org/users/Ju…
tip me on ko-fi: ko-fi.com/fiddleleif
ask: juleswrites.straw.page
Jules ✏️ in the zone retweeted
no, no, it's alright, i guess i just really thought we'd all spend these weeks without ao3 on finding new creative ways to show fic writers appreciation for their craft instead of inventing different discourse shitting on them every six hours, but it's cool, really
Jules ✏️ in the zone retweeted
not to be a dick but this is VERBATIM what hoardes of fic writers say when anything (usually untargeted writing advice) makes them feel insecure about their writing. it sucks but we are the architects of this mindset. stop doing this. writing's hard. take pride in your shit.
Every time an AO3-scraped site pops up and everyone starts issuing DMCAs or using the site’s forms to take their work down, I just rip my hair out.
Do not ever do this. It is almost ALWAYS an attempt to prey on your emotions to get your email or other data. Report to OTW and let them handle it.
OTW is on the case now, as it happens. Just breathe.
Alright so I have a question for those of us who want to post our fics on separate websites:
What webhosts allow explicit written content? I don’t want to build a site through one and get my site banned because I specialize in the weird shit.
Jules ✏️ in the zone retweeted
I’ll be reposting onto Ellipsus as we wait.
My first kaeluc fic:
Valse a Trois Temps
Rated E, 15.3k words
Original posting date: Feb 12?, 2021
A waltz in three beats.
I wrote this in response to a long-deleted thread about Kaeya and Diluc coming to blows. Link below.
I’ll be reposting onto Ellipsus as we wait.
My first kaeluc fic:
Valse a Trois Temps
Rated E, 15.3k words
Original posting date: Feb 12?, 2021
A waltz in three beats.
I wrote this in response to a long-deleted thread about Kaeya and Diluc coming to blows. Link below.
Jules ✏️ in the zone retweeted
your MMC falls under one of two categories: "edgy fuck prince" or "wet". only when you understand which category he belongs to will you be able to successfully market your book
Multiple things can be true at once. Fic writers can:
Want engagement from readers
Write for love of the game
Want their writing to take off so they get a book deal
Write fic as a hobby
Want to get paid/take commissions/table like artists do
Happily share work for free
But my GOD this hellsite is allergic to nuance. All of these are fine. One writer can embody ALL of them.
Anybody doing unofficial nanowrimo activities starting tomorrow? I’m thinking about doing it for the fest fic I’m working on, but kinda no fun to do it alone.
What would be most convenient for you guys while AO3 is down?
64%Ellipsus links
32%Downloadable epubs
4%Something else? Comment
28 votes • Final results Jules ✏️ in the zone retweeted
"fanwriters are classically not offered the same grace as fanartists" and "fanwriters and fanartists BOTH could stand to be a little less neurotic about work engagement" are not mutually exclusive statements.
Do Honey Nut Cheerios now taste like cigarette ashes to anybody else or is it just me? It’s like this for months.
Jules ✏️ in the zone retweeted
idk, maybe it's because i lived through the livejournal/ffnet/wattpad/tumblr/etc censorship purges, but people downloading their favorites fics for personal archival and sharing them when the originals are inaccessible has always been a huge part of keeping fandom culture alive
Jules ✏️ in the zone retweeted
It's me, your friendly neighborhood editor, here to remind you that sometimes when you have the urge to write "suddenly" what you really want is a paragraph break.
Something Kaeluc to read if you’re suffering today.
If you want to throw a comment my way from reading any of my fics while AO3 is down, you can just @ me or hit my strawpage!
Juleswrites.straw.page
Seeing a lot of people upset that others have downloaded their work from AO3.
Downloading is a basic function of the site. Any fic can be downloaded from the top of the page. If you’re uncomfortable with people downloading your work, you shouldn’t put it somewhere that allows it.
I know a lot of people are new to fandom, but the creation and sharing of aggregate fic archives is not new. This is a tried and true practice; this is just the first time you’re seeing it en mass.
You see it a lot in older fandoms, it’s how many fandom classic works have survived purges and strikethroughs and archive 404s.
If you want control, don’t post publicly. But you won’t get engagement. It’s a trade off (and not even one that is foolproof).