If You Are Getting Ready To Post A Work To AO3, But You Haven't Finished Writing It Yet, Do Not Post

If you are getting ready to post a work to AO3, but you haven't finished writing it yet, do not post a placeholder saying something like, "I'm going to write a fic about..."

AO3 is an Archive. It is meant to be a safe location for creators to house their fanworks, long-term. A title and tags alone aren't a fanwork, and posting a note about what you plan to post is against the Terms of Service and could end up getting you a warning on your account if you're reported.

Not to mention, when you edit a work that doesn't change the date on it. So if you post a placeholder today and then edit it next week to put the story in it, it won't go to the top of the tag. You'll annoy readers now without getting readers later.

Instead, I recommend either creating your work in another location (such as google docs or scrivener or other software of your choosing) and then moving it over into AO3 when you've finished your chapter/fic.

If you're like me and you prefer drafting in the AO3 window, then you can save your work as a draft. This allows you to create the placeholder without actually posting it for everyone else to see.

To save a draft, hit the Preview button at the bottom of the work posting form. Then, scroll down the preview to the bottom of the page and hit Save Draft. Drafts are saved for up to 30 days before automatic deletion. You can access your drafts from your Dashboard, under the link Drafts.

For readers, please do not go out of your way to search out these works and report them. That will bury the Policy & Abuse team in reports. However, if you see these while normally scrolling through the Archive, you can report the works by clicking on the Policy Questions & Abuse Reports link at the bottom of every page of AO3. If a work has already been reported, there is no need for you to report it again.

And if you're participating in a ship war, know that these works will not actually stay on the Archive. They will be removed for breaking TOS. The number of works that a particular ship or character or fandom has on the Archive is not a system you should try to game. Instead, enjoy the content you prefer and let others do the same.

ATTOLLO (TWINE VER.) IS NOW AVAILABLE

After a very, very long time of porting, I’m proud to say that the Attollo Twine version is now up and complete at 373, 296 words. You’ll find that much of it is similar to the old version, however there have been a few tweaks made.

There are new options in Chapter 3 (Sysba + Pariah) to accommodate previous suggestions. Chapter 2 had some modifications in terms of language, as did chapter 3.

Stats have been changed and overhauled to make them easier to understand; relationship stats are now in their individual little categories under ‘Relationships’

Flirt options have little hearts to indicate that they’re flirt options (yay!)

The nightmares have been revamped to accommodate suggestions and I added some snazzy effects that I felt captured the elements well

Chapter title changes, grammar + spelling edits, tonal edits, and other such things have been completed as well.

Pictures. I love some good pictures.

NEW DEMO // PATREON // KO-FI

mutuals this winter we are all doing this

#this had to be done