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So im making a comic
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/burby2007/smug-chapter-1-p2
https://www.newgrounds.com/art/view/burby2007/smug-chapter-1-p3-end
Yeah its on newgrounds cuz of nudity like ima steal post the pages on hear but they'll be censored due to the godliness on here (nothing fucked up rn but well get there some day)
I got this comment on a story from my Other AO3 Account this morning.
(Info redacted because I prefer keeping these accounts separate but no one follows me on the side blog I have for that account.)
The story was posted almost a year ago and is relatively “popular” by my average statistics even though it has tropes and themes that are big turnoffs for a lot of people (hence separate accounts). This popularity is undoubtedly because it’s a Marvel Loki story and that fandom is massive.
So there is obviously an algorithm or a bot scrubbing ao3 statistics and leaving this comment on fics that meet a certain metric with the main character of the fic inserted into the comment.
I had a little time to kill this morning so I decided to investigate further. And y’all this is so predatory. Come on this journey with me. It made me mad. It may make you mad.
First, if you go to Webnovel’s website, you HAVE to choose between male lead or female lead stories before you can go any further. WTF?
And that’s weird, but this gets so much worse. This is basically a pay-to-read site that has different subscription models. Which… okay BUT! The authors don’t get paid! Look at that comment again. They’re promising a supportive and nurturing community, but zero monetary compensation. It’s basically, “post your stuff here so we can get paid and you can get… nice vibes?” I mean look at this Orwellian writing:
Using the phrase “pay-to-read model” in the same sentence as “qualitative changes in lifestyles for authors” deliberately makes you think that you can get paid and maybe even make a living on this website. But that’s not actually what it says and authors will not receive one red cent.
Oh but wait, the worst is still to come. In case this breaks containment (which I kind of hope it does) this is where I mention that I’m a lawyer in the US.
I don’t do intellectual property or copyright law but I do read and write contracts for a living. So I went to look at their terms of service. It was fun!
Highlights the first, in which Webnovel gets a license to do basically whatever they want with content you post on their site. This is how they get to be paid for people reading authors’ writing without paying them anything.
Highlights the second, in which Webnovel takes no responsibility for illegally profiting off of fan fic. This all says that the writer is 100% responsible for everything the writer posts (even though only Webnovel is making money from it).
Highlights the third which say that by posting, the author is representing that they have the legal right to use and to let Webnovel use the content according to these terms. So if a writer posts fan fiction and Webnovel makes money from people reading the fan fiction, and the House of the Mouse catches wise, these sections say that that’s ALL on the writer.
So that’s a little skeevy to start off with but the thing that is seriously shitty and made me make this post was that these assholes are coming to ao3. They are actively recruiting people in comments on their fan fiction. And they are saying they are big fans of the character you’re writing about and that they share your interests.
They are recruiting fan fiction writers and giving every impression that you can make money from posting fan fiction on their site and hiding the fact that you absolutely cannot but they can make money off of you while you try, deep in their terms of service which no one but a lawyer who writes fan fic and has some time to kill will read.
I see posts on here regularly from people who don’t understand how this stuff works, don’t understand that they (and others) can not legally make a financial profit from fan fiction. And there are tons of people who will not take the time to dig into the details.
Don’t deal with these bastards. Fuck Webnovel.
I got this comment on a story from my Other AO3 Account this morning.
(Info redacted because I prefer keeping these accounts separate but no one follows me on the side blog I have for that account.)
The story was posted almost a year ago and is relatively “popular” by my average statistics even though it has tropes and themes that are big turnoffs for a lot of people (hence separate accounts). This popularity is undoubtedly because it’s a Marvel Loki story and that fandom is massive.
So there is obviously an algorithm or a bot scrubbing ao3 statistics and leaving this comment on fics that meet a certain metric with the main character of the fic inserted into the comment.
I had a little time to kill this morning so I decided to investigate further. And y’all this is so predatory. Come on this journey with me. It made me mad. It may make you mad.
First, if you go to Webnovel’s website, you HAVE to choose between male lead or female lead stories before you can go any further. WTF?
And that’s weird, but this gets so much worse. This is basically a pay-to-read site that has different subscription models. Which… okay BUT! The authors don’t get paid! Look at that comment again. They’re promising a supportive and nurturing community, but zero monetary compensation. It’s basically, “post your stuff here so we can get paid and you can get… nice vibes?” I mean look at this Orwellian writing:
Using the phrase “pay-to-read model” in the same sentence as “qualitative changes in lifestyles for authors” deliberately makes you think that you can get paid and maybe even make a living on this website. But that’s not actually what it says and authors will not receive one red cent.
Oh but wait, the worst is still to come. In case this breaks containment (which I kind of hope it does) this is where I mention that I’m a lawyer in the US.
I don’t do intellectual property or copyright law but I do read and write contracts for a living. So I went to look at their terms of service. It was fun!
Highlights the first, in which Webnovel gets a license to do basically whatever they want with content you post on their site. This is how they get to be paid for people reading authors’ writing without paying them anything.
Highlights the second, in which Webnovel takes no responsibility for illegally profiting off of fan fic. This all says that the writer is 100% responsible for everything the writer posts (even though only Webnovel is making money from it).
Highlights the third which say that by posting, the author is representing that they have the legal right to use and to let Webnovel use the content according to these terms. So if a writer posts fan fiction and Webnovel makes money from people reading the fan fiction, and the House of the Mouse catches wise, these sections say that that’s ALL on the writer.
So that’s a little skeevy to start off with but the thing that is seriously shitty and made me make this post was that these assholes are coming to ao3. They are actively recruiting people in comments on their fan fiction. And they are saying they are big fans of the character you’re writing about and that they share your interests.
They are recruiting fan fiction writers and giving every impression that you can make money from posting fan fiction on their site and hiding the fact that you absolutely cannot but they can make money off of you while you try, deep in their terms of service which no one but a lawyer who writes fan fic and has some time to kill will read.
I see posts on here regularly from people who don’t understand how this stuff works, don’t understand that they (and others) can not legally make a financial profit from fan fiction. And there are tons of people who will not take the time to dig into the details.
Don’t deal with these bastards. Fuck Webnovel.
book 1 cover art by @staarcaake
Stardust is a queer, semi-experimental web serial that blends space opera, gothic horror, and dystopia into a color-coded mess of neuroses, hallucinations, teen angst, fucked up family relationships, Judaism, gun kinks, political assassinations, extradimensional tentacles, and bad sex. as of May 2024, we're exactly halfway through book 1, and it's a great time to get caught up!
it updates the 1st and 3rd Sunday of every month, and you can read it for free here. readers have suggested you might like it if you're a fan of Revolutionary Girl Utena, Homestuck, Battlestar Galactica (2003), The Locked Tomb, Fortiche's Arcane, Starship Troopers, and/or the music of Ada Rook. readers have also referred to it as "tired middle-aged man yaoi," "yuri shonen," and said they "want to chew on July like a squeaky toy."
"My Type" this "Hear me out" that--
You know what I want? I want whatever's going on with those Romance Webtoon Royal Advisors.™
Dependable, responsible, and with a loyalty to the male lead so deep that it leaves you questioning their heterosexuality.
They are out here slaying with their unnatural hair colors absolutely carrying that kingdom on their back while their boss is in the other room almost touching hands with his wife.
Will the key to salvation lie in the secret she can’t reveal?
Check out my novel on Tapas!!! It’s all free for a contest I’m doing. Please go like, subscribe, and show support!
Genre: Dark Action/Fantasy/Romance
Check out The Secrets We Keep on Tapas. https://tapas.io/series/The-Secrets-We-Keep
Chapter 12 of Soulless Prince posted today!
Catch up on the story and be ready for some explanation on why the title! :D
Chapter 17 is done!
New webnovel cover! What do we think? Any questions? 👀
Lemme just... slide the link in here in case anyones interested... https://tapas.io/series/A-Crownes-Game/info
(It would actually mean the world to me if you give my novel a try! It means a lot to me and seeing other people enjoy it feels so surreal! Its a very cozy fantasy... until the dreams start!)
My entry novel for the Action Fantasy Tourney
Tena koutou katoa [Hello everyone],
This Isekai and progression action fantasy with a sprinkle of dark fantasy story unravels the quest to discover what lies behind Irelina Mercius's mysterious nature and its ties to an unknown entity. Some chapters include a sweet & sour romance and comedy that are good for the heart. Let’s say…it is a twisted fate.
Check out my story at https://tapas.io/series/Irelina-and-the-Blood-Cursed-Sword/info
Isekai Action Fantasy Novel
Two souls merged as one mind, one body, and one heart. Iris Jin is now Irelina Mercius, the 9th Concubine of the Golden Empire of Verticulas. The fate she will face will determine whether she lives or dies in this paradox.
Zeddrick Apeus Verticulas is the current emperor of the Golden Empire of Verticulas. He is a tyrant whose personality is like a tsunami. Dark magic killed his beloved empress, Earlena Vicentus, and his heart turned into a cold crystal.
Despite the theology of life, Iris, now Irelina, will have to endure the torment of her origin, where she would question her existence. What could be her ultimate purpose in taking over the real Irelina Mercius’s body? Where did the real Irelina soul go?
So—from this moment, “No matter what obnoxious life brings to me, I will certainly survive in this world!”
For more chapters, check out my story at https://tapas.io/series/Irelina-and-the-Blood-Cursed-Sword/info
Chapter 14 of Irelina and the Blood Cursed Sword
Chapter 16 and Reed STILL hasn't learned not to ask "Can anything else go wrong today?"
sweaty, it can be a minute before midnight and there's still plenty of time for shit to hit the fan.
New chapter of Empyreal Calamities is up! Emotions are running high, the siblings are snapping at each other, & Len is just trying to help them as best he can.
New chapter of The Weak Dwarven Prince is up! We meet Rustam's uncle, Ignacia's grandmother, & the kids have a sleepover after sneaking out of the party.
I'm joining ⚔️Tapas' Action Fantasy Tourney🛡 with my webnovel, Reincarnated as the Nameless Queen.
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ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴛ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ. ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴀ ʟᴏᴜᴅ ᴡʜɪꜱᴛʟɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇᴄʜᴏᴇᴅ ꜱʜᴀʀᴘʟʏ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ꜰᴀʙʀɪᴀɴ'ꜱ ᴇᴀʀ ᴅʀᴜᴍꜱ. ɪᴛ ɢᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴇʀ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴡᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ʜᴀɴᴅʟᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀᴘᴏʀᴀʟ ʙᴇʜɪɴᴅ ʜᴇʀ ᴀꜱ ꜰᴀʀ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀꜱ ᴘᴏꜱꜱɪʙʟᴇ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ʜɪᴛ—ᴀ ꜰʟᴀꜱʜ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱʜᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴜɴ.
ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ...
ᴀ ʟᴏᴜᴅ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴄʀɪᴇᴅ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴀ ᴍᴜʀᴍᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴍᴏʙ. “ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱʜᴀʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛʏʀᴀɴɴʏ. ᴀꜱ ᴏᴜʀ ᴅɪᴠɪɴᴇ ɢᴏᴅ ʟɪᴇɴ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴀɴᴅꜱ, ꜱᴏ ɪ ꜱʜᴀʟʟ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡ. ᴀꜱ ᴍʏ ʀɪɢʜᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴄʀᴏᴡɴ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇ, ɪ, ʜᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴄᴇʟɪɴᴅᴀᴇ ᴀʀᴛᴜʀɪᴜᴍ ᴄʟᴀɪᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏɴᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴋɪɴɢ ᴏꜰ ɴᴀᴛᴀʟᴇᴢ.”
ꜰᴀʙʀɪᴀɴ ʙʟɪɴᴋᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴡᴀᴋɪɴɢ.
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Posts will begin later this weekend, and you'll get not 1, not 2, but 3 chapters a week for the contest! I hope you'll enjoy this story^^
"I'm not lying, Reed," Lorrie said firmly. "I saw his lips move. He spoke."
"Then let's see if he'll do it again?" Reed, the redheaded man, said jovially. Leaning down, he grasped Dunn beneath his arms and hoisted him out of the water.
Steadying Dunn on his feet, Reed grabbed his sleeves and waved unresisting arms at the woman as he said in a weird voice. "I'm coming to get you, Lorrie!"
Dunn snatched one arm free of the swordsman. "Do you mind?" He may have been weak and shaky, but this was too much. He scowled at the man over his shoulder.
Reed withdrew with an abruptness that left Dunn unbalanced.
Stumbling backward, Dunn landed on the pavers. That would probably bruise as well. Looking up at the three, he scowled. "Is this how people act here? Screaming and being rude?" Reed had backed away some distance, hand on his sword. The dark-haired man had partially drawn his, Lorrie hiding behind him.
Dunn shivered, teeth chattering and ruining what little dignity he had left.
The door to the building abruptly banged open. "What are you three doing to my son?" a woman shouted.
"Your Majesty." Reed hastily bowed, slapping his fist to his chest. "He spoke!"
"Sir Owen, do you think me a fool?" The woman was dressed in muted colors, but the fabric was thick and looked soft. For that matter, Dunn realized that his own clothes were made of material he'd never seen before. He fondled the end of his coat.
"Your Majesty," Reed bowed lower, "Please, ask him yourself."
"I will strip you of your commission!" the woman shouted, standing nearly on top of Dunn now. When she moved, he noticed two men had come out of the building behind her. A tall man with shoulder-length silver hair and an older man with a thick, well-trimmed beard. Both were dressed well. The woman was now stabbing her finger in Reed’s face. “I have heard nothing but bad things about you. Now I find you harassing my son? Unacceptable!”
Sighing and more than a little annoyed at the noise, Dunn grabbed her arm, tugging as firmly as he could. She stumbled, choked on her words, and slowly twisted her eyes down toward him.
He stared back at her. "Could you quit shrieking? I did speak to them, though I don't understand why that's such a big deal." Fully expecting more screaming, he released her hand and waited.
Suddenly dropping to her knees as if she'd had them stolen, she stared at him, tears overflowing her eyes. "Solace?" Her hands crept up. Dunn looked between them and her face nervously until she cupped his cheeks. "Solace, my son, did you… what did you just say?"
Concerned, he leaned away slightly. "Why are you crying?" Had he been too abrasive? Who was Solace?
Her fingers tightened. Suddenly, she sprung, landing on top of him. "You did speak! My baby! My son!" She burst into sobs. He stared at the sky, then Reed, as he was closest. Unfortunately, Reed made no move to help. He just looked uncomfortable and pale.
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The third guard's eyes darkened. He reached into his jacket and Fabrian braced herself for a weapon to be pulled. Instead, it was a folded piece of beige paper. The guard handed it to her. “Never, not once, did you treat us as anything more than dirt. And yet here you are, talking to us like equals. I've never seen you so adept or perceptive.” He clenched his fist. “You hated us more than anything. All of us. So if we help you here, I want you to know that we were the ones who did so. Poor common folk who you'd snivel down on.” Fabrian frowned, what kind of woman was this queen? “It was wrong of me. I'll work the rest of my life to make sure that I won’t do it again.” The three guards observed her for a long time, before stepping back into the shadows of the building and disappearing into the crowd on the main walkway. Fabrian did not see them again, even as she left the city outside the castle walls, and their presence only disappeared once she reached the town borders.