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So, as I’m sure many have noticed, I’ve been busy trying to work myself to death for
Ghost-of-a-Chance and 7 others reacted to DemonGoddess for a status update
So, as I’m sure many have noticed, I’ve been busy trying to work myself to death for the past five years or so. So, in that time, I’ve worked ridiculous hours with very little time off, and often multiple shifts in a day. As a result, I was more than a little unproductive here. I retired the end of March, and spent the first fourish months doing nothing but sleep. Have one final test from my doctor on November 22nd, so should be done with all that shit for a bit as well by then. In the meantime, I am now checking all the email addresses I always did before, as I now have the time. Am easing back into the archive repair, minor hunting, and other things I did as well. Sorry for the absence, but, glad to be back8 points -
No prostate cancer for me! So that’s pretty good news to get just before Christmas.
Wilde_Guess and 6 others reacted to Melrick for a status update
No prostate cancer for me! So that’s pretty good news to get just before Christmas.7 points -
BEWARE of spammers!
Wilde_Guess and 5 others reacted to BronxWench for a topic
Just as a heads-up for all our members and guests, we’ve been getting a number of dubious posts lately on the forum. We’re removing the posts, of course, but we don’t always get to them instantly. PLEASE exercise caution, and don’t click on any links you see in these posts. Trust me, there’s nothing good waiting for you at the other end. Practice safe surfing, okay?6 points -
Y’all, my husband needs a warning label. I’m sitting here, sucking on a peppermint an
DemonGoddess and 5 others reacted to Ghost-of-a-Chance for a status update
Y’all, my husband needs a warning label. I’m sitting here, sucking on a peppermint and minding my business with headphones on—the better to block out his party chat trash-talk—and I hear THIS: “You ain’t had pussy since you came out a pussy.” I don’t know who was laughing louder, the recipient of the burn, Cold, or me, but I very nearly had a Star-Brite lodged in my throat. This guy kills me.6 points -
I’m juggling a lot of stuff in my life right now, from watching shows people want me
GeorgeGlass and 4 others reacted to InBrightestDay for a status update
I’m juggling a lot of stuff in my life right now, from watching shows people want me to watch (Frieren most recently) to trying to overcome fears about my appearance to sign up for a dating site, but I hope there are still some people around here. I feel bad that I don’t post things as often as I did when I showed up here...six and half years ago now. I may not be one of the OGs, but I’ve been here a while, haven’t I? 😄 The good news is that I actually have a new story in the works! I’ve finished the first chapter, and will keep working on it. I don’t really want to start posting it until I’m done, but it’s a sci-fi/adventure fanfic and I had a lot of fun with that first chapter. In broader terms, I hope people here are doing as well as they can. I know I don’t show up as often as I’d like, but I think about you guys a lot! 🙂5 points -
The saddest little face in the world…
Ghost-of-a-Chance and 4 others reacted to BronxWench for a status update
The saddest little face in the world…5 points -
Bug squish log.
Ghost-of-a-Chance and 4 others reacted to manta2g for a topic
For October, I’ve been quietly rolling out small bug fixes, most are just performance based. Two user side ones -Site based e-mails are now fixed (turns out this was not a code based bug, fixed as of this post) - Bold text has returned to stories. DG is going to be doing some proofreading and squishing typo gremlins.5 points -
BEWARE of spammers!
WillowDarkling and 4 others reacted to DemonGoddess for a topic
We’re also banning the spam IPs, as fast as we can5 points -
Bug squish log.
Ghost-of-a-Chance and 4 others reacted to manta2g for a topic
Story info editing has been fixed.5 points -
So, with having BP issues, and having to get an echo cardiogram late November, I’ve b
WillowDarkling and 4 others reacted to DemonGoddess for a status update
So, with having BP issues, and having to get an echo cardiogram late November, I’ve been monitoring my food intake and what I eat, when I eat. I’ve also started exercising regularly. So instead of losing weight, I gained twelve pounds in the last 2 weeks. What the hell??😡5 points -
So I’ve been away for months now, and it was for what might honestly have been a stup
DemonGoddess and 4 others reacted to InBrightestDay for a status update
So I’ve been away for months now, and it was for what might honestly have been a stupid reason. Last Christmas, I’d wanted to submit a story called Meaningful Gifts, and I didn’t finish it on time. I took two weeks off in January, and actually managed to make a lot of progress on it, but I still didn’t finish. If I’d taken three weeks I probably would have finished it, but that didn’t happen. I was so deeply ashamed of not having anything to contribute that I felt like I couldn’t show my face around here, so I just disappeared. Recently, I’ve realized that maybe not successfully submitting a story, even if it’s a story people are waiting on, isn’t as bad as I thought, so if it’s ok, I think I’ll be coming by here more often. I’ll finish Meaningful Gifts eventually, but hopefully the fact that I didn’t manage it last year isn’t as bad as I feared. In the meantime, I’ll work on reviews for a few other people’s stories and just try to be more active here in general.5 points -
Kids these days will never experience many of the rites of passage my generation valu
DemonGoddess and 3 others reacted to Ghost-of-a-Chance for a status update
Kids these days will never experience many of the rites of passage my generation valued more than gold. For instance: saving up your allowance for three weeks during the summer so you can buy one of those giant plastic Pixie Stix at the public pool’s canteen and downing the whole thing in one go to use it as a snorkel and spending the rest of the month with a burning feeling in the back of your throat that tastes like cherries, chlorine, and stale pee. …those lucky saps.4 points -
This day 6 years ago, I landed in New York, my first time in the US. Hard to believe
Ghost-of-a-Chance and 3 others reacted to Melrick for a status update
This day 6 years ago, I landed in New York, my first time in the US. Hard to believe it was that long ago. That trip was when I saw snow for the first time. That was very exciting. Although I soon realised what a pain in the arse it is.4 points -
Love this… (from a FB post I saw). Quote Gandalf returns and his clothes, which were
WillowDarkling and 3 others reacted to Desiderius Price for a status update
Love this… (from a FB post I saw).4 points -
Where do you draw the line?
WillowDarkling and 3 others reacted to JayDee for a topic
Not exactly a fandom but a book. I won’t read it. I live on my own these days and nobody makes the long trip up the hill to visit anymore so I have a pretty good idea what I’ve got in the house, and I know for a fact I did not buy that book. I certainly didn’t borrow it from the library. (They are good people there, the librarians, dedicated, and they have standards even in these days when their power and their glory is unknowingly ignored by so many). Sometimes it’s on the shelf. Sometimes it’s on the table. I’ve seen it in the kitchen cupboard and I found it in the attic when I went to investigate the noise (a swallow had got in, and driven to panic by the tome wished to get out. I helped it. Of course I did. I’m no monster no matter what the villagers said). The cover has a nice blue, though the face that gazes from it is not appealing and speaks of an unhealthy appetite, of wealth gained too young. The pages rifle pleasingly in the breeze, even in a still room. I don’t care. Offer me what you may. Tempt me, taunt me. I can’t be bought, or broken. The line is drawn, underlined, surrounded by unevenly doodled pentagrams, in both black, and in red. I’m never gonna fucking read "May I Have Your Attention Please?" the autobiography of James Corden. This I swear by the old gods, the new, and those yet to come.4 points -
I know it is a first world problem, my life is not in danger and no one is trying to
Ghost-of-a-Chance and 2 others reacted to pittwitch for a status update
I know it is a first world problem, my life is not in danger and no one is trying to kidnap me off the street, but dealing with FAFSA under this regime is beyond frustrating! Are we great yet?3 points -
Earlier tonight, I fed one of my non-fanfiction short stories through Pro Writing Aid
GeorgeGlass and 2 others reacted to Ghost-of-a-Chance for a status update
Earlier tonight, I fed one of my non-fanfiction short stories through Pro Writing Aid’s “chapter critique” to see how it measures up against my fanfiction. I never thought I’d see the day when AI would smut-shame me. Yep. Seriously. “…some might find the level of detail in the sex scenes excessive.” What if I don’t wanna associate with that sort of person, huh? Fade to black is for wishy-washy people and FFN, not my filthy shapeshifter plowfest. Stay in your lane or bend over.3 points -
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Would really like a portkey out of here. Or a timeturner?
DemonGoddess and 2 others reacted to pittwitch for a status update
Would really like a portkey out of here. Or a timeturner?3 points -
Consistency of outcome or variation?
Wilde_Guess and 2 others reacted to WarrenTheConey for a topic
It doesn't sound like a problem to me. In my experience, people care about the consistency of characters, more than anything else. As long as you retain the consistency of your characters, there should be few, if any, objections about the path they follow and it's outcome. Of course, people would have a problem with a path or ending, that seems out of line with what is considered reasonable for the world in which your story takes place. But that really goes without saying, usually. So, if the ending is one that you believe your characters would naturally arrive at, then that ending should be fine.3 points -
AFF Winter Holiday 2024
GeorgeGlass and 2 others reacted to InvidiaRed for a topic
Apotheosis One women decides to go all in on Christmas Eve. Ascension is an all or nothing game. Succeed and the godhood is thine… Fail and being utterly erased from existence Tags: Pending3 points -
AFF Winter Holiday 2024
GeorgeGlass and 2 others reacted to InvidiaRed for a topic
Everyone is welcome to the winter festivies3 points -
AFF Winter Holiday 2024
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Ay Yo! Beat me to it lol.3 points -
Bug squish log.
GeorgeGlass and 2 others reacted to manta2g for a topic
Quotation marks and parentheses will stay disabled in those for the time being due to site security. Colon and semicolon I'll try to enable this weekend. Also you can minic " with '' if need be.3 points -
Bug squish log.
BronxWench and 2 others reacted to manta2g for a topic
@GeorgeGlass could you check if you can edit other fields? It will help narrow down wherr to look for the bug.3 points -
All of the internet seems to be coming at me at once today
InvidiaRed and 2 others reacted to Deadman for a topic
Yeah, I just had 3 different things happen at the same time and it was extremely frustrating. There are a couple weird things in the past few weeks. If I could post under my own profile, I would have posted that way. But for whatever reason I don’t have that here. But I’m not necessarily as upset about that. I just needed a place to say it where I wouldn’t get problems.3 points -
anyone have any advice on how to break a HORRIBLE, long standing writer’s block? 🙃
JayDee and 2 others reacted to pittwitch for a status update
anyone have any advice on how to break a HORRIBLE, long standing writer’s block? 🙃3 points -
Just now, I saw something absolutely smoking hot on the internet. I mean, she was a s
DemonGoddess and 2 others reacted to Ghost-of-a-Chance for a status update
Just now, I saw something absolutely smoking hot on the internet. I mean, she was a seriously sexy beast—the kind of beauty I see in my dreams and drool over in centerfolds, regardless of whether I’m in public. If I encountered her on the street, I would absolutely embarrass myself, stare like a loon, and profess my undying adoration to her. A wolf-whistle, three muttered “damns,” and a couple of impressed tongue-clicks later, my husband gave in. Cold sighed, rolled his eyes, and grumbled, “just show me the car.” He knows me so well. 😆 It was, in fact, a classic muscle car—a ‘67 Oldsmobile Tornado. In my defense the lines on this bad girl are what wet dreams are made of, and I pity Cold for his lack of taste. It’s a sad way to live.3 points -
My phone doesn't always err on the side of salaciousness. Today, when I dictated the
Wilde_Guess and 2 others reacted to GeorgeGlass for a status update
My phone doesn't always err on the side of salaciousness. Today, when I dictated the words “her deep cleavage,” it heard “her deep Cleveland.” Although admittedly, if America had cleavage, that's probably where it would be.3 points -
Apostrophe problem in summary?
Deadman and 2 others reacted to WarrenTheConey for a topic
Whatever it is, it's really gnawing at my obsessive side. >.> It seems that the problem only happens to things that are edited. But whatever is added in the very first instance, seems to work properly. Anyone who wants to have a clean description or tags, be sure to make the first post count.3 points -
Apostrophe problem in summary?
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Honestly, I think we’re WAY beyond that point by now… I think they’re in the fucking software… they’re in the fucking closet, trying on our heels, sparkly dresses and our favourite lipstick at this point.3 points -
Possible issue with bolding text?
Ghost-of-a-Chance and 2 others reacted to Desiderius Price for a topic
Guessing that’s what caused the issues in the first place!3 points -
Possible issue with bolding text?
Ghost-of-a-Chance and 2 others reacted to BronxWench for a topic
You know the old adage: “Do not invoke that which you cannot banish.”3 points -
Possible issue with bolding text?
Ghost-of-a-Chance and 2 others reacted to Deadman for a topic
Don’t we have a whole bunch of writers who are obsessed with gremlins and other magical creatures that cause chaos? Maybe they have some kind of magic spell?3 points -
Where do you draw the line?
Wilde_Guess and 2 others reacted to BronxWench for a topic
I am so in accordance with this. All of this. (Except the living on my own, which is something I aspire to with all my heart.)3 points -
Happy FOURTH of July for those that celebrate it! 🎆 🎇 🧨
BronxWench and 2 others reacted to Desiderius Price for a status update
Happy FOURTH of July for those that celebrate it! 🎆 🎇 🧨3 points -
Forum looks strange
BronxWench and one other reacted to manta2g for a topic
Try setting your theme (option in footer) to AFF NEW, which is the redone theme, if you don’t mind dark themes Bravo 6.2 points -
Is there a policy around proper formatting?
Deadman and one other reacted to GeorgeGlass for a topic
If the author has a forum account as well as an archive account, you could PM them. Otherwise, unless they've put an email address or something in their profile, a review might be your only recourse. If it were me, I'd be glad for someone to point out a problem like that, even in a review. Remember, the author can always delete the review if they take offense -- or after they have fixed the problem you pointed out.2 points -
Character driven non-linear stories?
Wilde_Guess and one other reacted to GeorgeGlass for a topic
IMO, a nonlinear story can work IF you make it clear when the events of each chapter are happening. You could use a literal timestamp (eg, starting each chapter with the date) or a figurative one (“Iggy was exhausted from training, but the championship was only two weeks away”). Or a narrator could explain it (“Now that I’ve told you ____, let me tell you how it all began”).2 points -
Is there an archive limit on chapter size?
DemonGoddess and one other reacted to Deadman for a topic
For the most part, yes. There are a few places where things transition from one room to another or other things. So in theory it works as a transition point.2 points -
Is there an archive limit on chapter size?
BronxWench and one other reacted to Desiderius Price for a topic
The technical limit would be a @manta2g or @DemonGoddess type of question, and it’d be in bytes, not words. I know we’ve had some of the annual halloween/holiday round-robin submissions where it’s 50k max for the rules, but that’s more of a reader tolerance limit IMO. In comparison, AO3 limits it to 500k characters, and FFN limits your documents to 5MB (and will stop adding to the word count at 65k words).2 points -
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today i join the jack benny club! Im gonna be 39 til im in my 80s! LMAO!
Melrick and one other reacted to kagome26isawsome for a status update
today i join the jack benny club! Im gonna be 39 til im in my 80s! LMAO!2 points -
Threesome "rules"
Deadman and one other reacted to GeorgeGlass for a topic
Just so I understand the question: By “tag team,” are you talking about a three-person sex session in which only two of the three are having sex at any given moment?2 points -
AFF Winter Holiday 2024
BronxWench and one other reacted to GeorgeGlass for a topic
Feeling jolly? No? Well let’s fix that, shall we? Welcome to AFF’s 2024 Winter Holiday party! Contributions to this festive anthology must be: A complete oneshot (less than 45k words) Original fiction Holiday themed (any December-ish holiday: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, you name it) Tagged with all applicable warnings at the top of the story So grab a hot beverage and anything with a keyboard, and let’s story-party! https://original.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=6001104992 points -
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Bug squish log.
BronxWench and one other reacted to manta2g for a topic
Ok, did some more edits if anyone can run another test, Thanks.2 points -
Apostrophe problem in summary?
Wilde_Guess and one other reacted to BronxWench for a topic
More gremlins. I’ve tried to edit that myself, and even I can’t fix it.2 points -
Possible issue with bolding text?
Ghost-of-a-Chance and one other reacted to Deadman for a topic
Magic does have consequences I suppose.2 points -
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