Does anyone have the Stucky fic where Steve is a baker and Bucky is a wedding planner who is a total ass? And Steve doesn’t know cute guy he’s seeing is actually James the Jerk who tries to get him to make lots of cupcakes last minute?
other people writing ao3 comments: love this! can’t wait to see more ❤
me writing ao3 comments: gyjfsdghjkldsfhj fukc dude i………..id eat this if i could….
Reblog if you want someone to love your fic so hard they’d eat it
Best comment second to none I’ve ever gotten on a story, hidden in the bookmarks, no less:
This is the worst story I’ve ever read I hate it so much I wanna burn it to the ground then bake the ashes into cookies and eat them and cry like a big baby loser thinking about how much I hate this wonderful perfect too good for this world story
Yes, it’s true. And it seems that many people do not know this.
When you bookmark something on AO3, you can choose to add tags or comments, but these are not private! The author can see these!
So don’t be rude! Don’t be an ass and leave something in your bookmarks that you wouldn’t tell the author.
to add a few more
but then there’s this???
If you, as a reader wants to put some critical remarks on your bookmark, please make the bookmark private. Seeing those comments really hurts writers.
Fanfiction is not the same as professional writing and shouldn’t be treated as such. A lot of writers are just writing to relieve stress or for fun, and if they don’t specifically ask for criticism assume that your critiques and negative ‘reviews’ are unwanted. The content you are seeing is free, remember that.
Imo this is the same as if someone loaned you their notebook with their writing in it, even if you didn’t like it would you leave a review because ‘they let you see it so’? It’s very easy to not leave negative comments or critiques when they aren’t asked for, or at least make them private.
I will say, I love reading the bookmarks on my fic because you get some AMAZING gems that give me great feedback as to what works in a story. Also, you get things like THE BEST COMMENT I HAVE EVER GOT ON A THING. I would never have seen this if I hadn’t been someone who read my bookmarks. Bask in its glory:
This is the worst story I’ve ever read I hate it so much I wanna burn it to the ground then bake the ashes into cookies and eat them and cry like a big baby loser thinking about how much I hate this wonderful perfect too good for this world story
I legitimately fistpumped when I read it the first time, and it brightens my day EVERY SINGLE TIME I read it.
Even better every fanfic is 100% true. Your wildest AUs, your fix-its, your self-inserts, your fusions with other canons… ALL OF THEM. Every one is just as valid as the ‘original’. When you take that on board, the whimsies and tortured routes of canon cannot hurt you, not badly. You just apply fanfic, and move on.
Me: I don’t care what people say in the comments of my fic I just need them. GIVE ME ALL THE COMMENTS
Also me: Except ‘write more now’
Also me: And ‘this isn’t the specific thing I like I want you to change my story to be the specific thing I like’
Also me: ‘you wrote a briticism here you need to get a beta this is unacceptable’ well you can just fuck the fuck off
Also me: you – person who just wrote ‘aoinsdognfdfboineodfinsoidnreoewinr’ though… you can stay
copperbadge: I do kind of want to write a fic now where Tony is trying to explain stock options to Clint. copperbadge: “Take me through it one more time.“ "Clint it’s so simple.“ "Your stock is IMAGINARY.” “All stock is imaginary!” scifigrl47: “WHY ARE YOU PAYING MONEY FOR IMAGINARY THINGS?” copperbadge: “People pay ME money for imaginary things!“ “You are a con man.“ "I AM A TITAN OF INDUSTRY!” scifigrl47: “A conman with a COLLEGE DEGREE.” copperbadge: “Does Pepper know your company is based on a lie?“ "Pepper owns 24% of the lie!" copperbadge: Meanwhile, Steve is like "THIS! THIS is why half the country was unemployed when I was a child!"
Money is imaginary too, so I guess it evens out
Yeah, but you can’t just dump an idea like “money is also imaginary” on a guy like Clint, that’ll mess him up! You gotta ease into that kind of thing or you’re liable to get yourself a supervillain.
*blinks slowly* We need Supervillain Clint now.
Commie anarchist anti-currency supervillain Clint Barton would be amazing, let’s not lie.
My favourite villain Clint is Life of Crime Clint. He’s not a communist, but everyone still needs to go read its sex-positive, deaf-rep, super-snarky goodness. Go!
i’ve been trying to hold back but. i gotta see what bill and ted fanfic is like. i gotta do it
this literally sounds like a line from the movie what the hell
this fic is actually GOOD i’ve never been more angry in my LIFE
i’m so mad and you should be too
listen i’m trying to stop clogging everyone’s dash with this nonsense but this is honestly the best line i have ever read in a fanfic in my entire LIFE i’m laughing so hard
i don’t know how i expected it to end to be honest
Writing Advice: it doesn’t matter if an idea has been done before. It’s never been done by you. So long as you do it well, and in your own way, it’s a wonderful contribution.
*slams fists on table*
THERE WAS ONLY ONE BED
*runs into wall* THEY HAVE TO PRETEND TO BE DATING
*shakes fist at room* IT’S JUST SEX THEY SWEAR
*gasps in shock* WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE’RE BONDED?!
*internal screaming* BUT HE DOESN’T LIKE ME! WHAT DO YOU MEAN RON???!!!
*blank horror* WHY DO I HAVE TO SHARE MY ROOM WITH HIM OUT OF ALL PEOPLE?!?
*blushes* SHE’S WRITING HER FIRST NOVEL AND I SERVE HER COFFEE EVERY DAY JUST THE WAY SHE LIKES IT BUT SHE DOESN’T KNOW I EXIST…
knitting in the dark 