Praetor

The freaking nerve of some people.  Getting a real job, moving a bunch, being the bread winner, not being satisfied with the overall quality of the work, just having writer's block in general.  It's any excuse with this guy to get out of writing formulaic smutfics for no pay that are only semi decent- oh wait, that's me.  In hindsight, I could have been more clear about being unproductive but I also didn't know that a couple month's malaise would turn into a several years haitus.  And again, I could have been more clear about that but after a certain point it just feels awkward and easier to pretend I'm dead or in a coma.

50 shades “filed the serial numbers off”, removed the elements that made it fanfic.  For my sequel to the fanfic of a fanfic, I could’ve done the same to bring it to AFF, but it didn’t feel right IMO and that’s why it remains on FFN & AO3 instead (or track down that other author two decades later...).
AO3 has 16M tags, 8M stories (according to their search engine).  As authors can freeform tags, they obviously got creative, like each story is required to create two tags, on average.  It’s so many that I check the “Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings” box to cover my arse. 
But yeah, you’re welcome.  Supporting authors is a nice thing here, the forums, being able to whine or stick up for others, and have a shoulder to lean on when needed.

Does that mean there're no 50 Shades of Grey fics?  Since that's already Twilight fan fiction??  And how do you have more tags than stories?  That doesn't sound mathematically possible.  Anyways, thanks for the support peoples, I didn't know how much I needed that.

Does that mean there're no 50 Shades of Grey fics?  Since that's already Twilight fan fiction??  And how do you have more tags than stories?  That doesn't sound mathematically possible.  Anyways, thanks for the support peoples, I didn't know how much I needed that.

Well, Mad Love is for the smutfic fans who are decency averse.  I tried writing a story based on a weird dream I had after playing Nazi Zombies while watching Anime that would be all about the hard stuff I think would put off my usual readers (although I don't classify futa as hard, it's just regular smut but the penis is on a woman, that's straighter than normal smut!) but it kept coming out too similar to that Deathstalkers zombie city story.
That's one of the things I like about this sight and why I swear by it over AO3 and Fanfiction, there's actually quality control here that gets enforced.  No 678 word chapters, whole pages that are just author notes, copycat accounts, the tags match the story, there's a functional forum with active members- just a good, fun, wholesome sight (site?).  I only wish you could search by tags but you can't have everything.  And not really a complaint but amusing quirk is you can tell the forum was made decades ago because of things like Inuyasha having a whole category even though that show hasn't been relevant in 20 years (I was going to make a Yashahime joke but, grumpy fan alert, even that show isn't relevant to Inuyasha).
I didn't go into it because I don't think it really matters but I traded my extremely chill old job for a much more demanding one that keeps me on the move and my parents are getting to that age where you just don't know how much more time you'll have with them.  So Futa!Tifa runs a Train on Resident Evil 2: Electric Boogaloo just doesn't feel all that important anymore.  Burnout also set in, I was doing a chapter every week at one point.  It just stopped being fun, especially since the fics were mostly samey so I wanted to really retool them so the only thing that was changing wasn't just the names.

Does that mean there're no 50 Shades of Grey fics?  Since that's already Twilight fan fiction??  And how do you have more tags than stories?  That doesn't sound mathematically possible.  Anyways, thanks for the support peoples, I didn't know how much I needed that.

Well, Mad Love is for the smutfic fans who are decency averse.  I tried writing a story based on a weird dream I had after playing Nazi Zombies while watching Anime that would be all about the hard stuff I think would put off my usual readers (although I don't classify futa as hard, it's just regular smut but the penis is on a woman, that's straighter than normal smut!) but it kept coming out too similar to that Deathstalkers zombie city story.
That's one of the things I like about this sight and why I swear by it over AO3 and Fanfiction, there's actually quality control here that gets enforced.  No 678 word chapters, whole pages that are just author notes, copycat accounts, the tags match the story, there's a functional forum with active members- just a good, fun, wholesome sight (site?).  I only wish you could search by tags but you can't have everything.  And not really a complaint but amusing quirk is you can tell the forum was made decades ago because of things like Inuyasha having a whole category even though that show hasn't been relevant in 20 years (I was going to make a Yashahime joke but, grumpy fan alert, even that show isn't relevant to Inuyasha).
I didn't go into it because I don't think it really matters but I traded my extremely chill old job for a much more demanding one that keeps me on the move and my parents are getting to that age where you just don't know how much more time you'll have with them.  So Futa!Tifa runs a Train on Resident Evil 2: Electric Boogaloo just doesn't feel all that important anymore.  Burnout also set in, I was doing a chapter every week at one point.  It just stopped being fun, especially since the fics were mostly samey so I wanted to really retool them so the only thing that was changing wasn't just the names.

The freaking nerve of some people.  Getting a real job, moving a bunch, being the bread winner, not being satisfied with the overall quality of the work, just having writer's block in general.  It's any excuse with this guy to get out of writing formulaic smutfics for no pay that are only semi decent- oh wait, that's me.  In hindsight, I could have been more clear about being unproductive but I also didn't know that a couple month's malaise would turn into a several years haitus.  And again, I could have been more clear about that but after a certain point it just feels awkward and easier to pretend I'm dead or in a coma.

Well, Mad Love is for the smutfic fans who are decency averse.  I tried writing a story based on a weird dream I had after playing Nazi Zombies while watching Anime that would be all about the hard stuff I think would put off my usual readers (although I don't classify futa as hard, it's just regular smut but the penis is on a woman, that's straighter than normal smut!) but it kept coming out too similar to that Deathstalkers zombie city story.
That's one of the things I like about this sight and why I swear by it over AO3 and Fanfiction, there's actually quality control here that gets enforced.  No 678 word chapters, whole pages that are just author notes, copycat accounts, the tags match the story, there's a functional forum with active members- just a good, fun, wholesome sight (site?).  I only wish you could search by tags but you can't have everything.  And not really a complaint but amusing quirk is you can tell the forum was made decades ago because of things like Inuyasha having a whole category even though that show hasn't been relevant in 20 years (I was going to make a Yashahime joke but, grumpy fan alert, even that show isn't relevant to Inuyasha).
I didn't go into it because I don't think it really matters but I traded my extremely chill old job for a much more demanding one that keeps me on the move and my parents are getting to that age where you just don't know how much more time you'll have with them.  So Futa!Tifa runs a Train on Resident Evil 2: Electric Boogaloo just doesn't feel all that important anymore.  Burnout also set in, I was doing a chapter every week at one point.  It just stopped being fun, especially since the fics were mostly samey so I wanted to really retool them so the only thing that was changing wasn't just the names.

@Praetor   Semi-decent smut?  Definitely don’t want decency in my smut     I’ve had a near decade hiatus in one of my stories, because of a particular writer’s block.  I know of another fanfic who did similar, after a decade of absolute silence, pops up and chimes in they’re reworking and posting (yay)!  TBH, an occasional at the author, is fine; it’s the tone of the entire statement that irked me.   Anyways, I’ve been jumping between stories as the burnout nears and the smut quality degrades, because I don’t have much of a real life.

The freaking nerve of some people.  Getting a real job, moving a bunch, being the bread winner, not being satisfied with the overall quality of the work, just having writer's block in general.  It's any excuse with this guy to get out of writing formulaic smutfics for no pay that are only semi decent- oh wait, that's me.  In hindsight, I could have been more clear about being unproductive but I also didn't know that a couple month's malaise would turn into a several years haitus.  And again, I could have been more clear about that but after a certain point it just feels awkward and easier to pretend I'm dead or in a coma.

One time me and a buddy went for a run without checking the weather and some how missed that there was an active tornado watch in the area.  Halfway into the run, the skies got dark, like might as well have been night, winds were threatening to uproot trees (and us) and it started raining sideways.  We had to take shelter in a nearby building until it passed.

I thought I saw one when my neighbour’s apartment had a blow out but it turned out to be a costumed stripper and they were having a frat party or something.  I am sure there is a very boring answer involving trends in education and gender disparity in the work force.  I imagined it would level out since things are getting so complicated even car mechanics are now basically electricians and need degrees to keep up with the space ships they’re rolling out nowadays.  I remember my mind being blown when I got a new car that only had 1 key and could open and start the car from my house.  I imagine electricians are also having to become highly educated.

I thought I saw one when my neighbour’s apartment had a blow out but it turned out to be a costumed stripper and they were having a frat party or something.  I am sure there is a very boring answer involving trends in education and gender disparity in the work force.  I imagined it would level out since things are getting so complicated even car mechanics are now basically electricians and need degrees to keep up with the space ships they’re rolling out nowadays.  I remember my mind being blown when I got a new car that only had 1 key and could open and start the car from my house.  I imagine electricians are also having to become highly educated.

I thought I saw one when my neighbour’s apartment had a blow out but it turned out to be a costumed stripper and they were having a frat party or something.  I am sure there is a very boring answer involving trends in education and gender disparity in the work force.  I imagined it would level out since things are getting so complicated even car mechanics are now basically electricians and need degrees to keep up with the space ships they’re rolling out nowadays.  I remember my mind being blown when I got a new car that only had 1 key and could open and start the car from my house.  I imagine electricians are also having to become highly educated.

I thought I saw one when my neighbour’s apartment had a blow out but it turned out to be a costumed stripper and they were having a frat party or something.  I am sure there is a very boring answer involving trends in education and gender disparity in the work force.  I imagined it would level out since things are getting so complicated even car mechanics are now basically electricians and need degrees to keep up with the space ships they’re rolling out nowadays.  I remember my mind being blown when I got a new car that only had 1 key and could open and start the car from my house.  I imagine electricians are also having to become highly educated.

Happy Birthday!  [party popper and sparkler]

Happy Birthday!  [party popper and sparkler]

We will build it up, and we will come back home… home again.
 

“What’s a discord?” – Mario, finding a computer cable in the cupboard.

What’s a discord?  Is it related to the fantasy setting Discworld?

I swear, that thing is shut down more than it’s up, and even when it is running, it never feels like it’s running ‘well’.

I swear, that thing is shut down more than it’s up, and even when it is running, it never feels like it’s running ‘well’.

I swear, that thing is shut down more than it’s up, and even when it is running, it never feels like it’s running ‘well’.

An island that’s also a nation and a continent does seem a little too fictitious.  No, that can’t be right.  Hugh Jackman is real, is he not?  Now New Zealand on the other hand, I’ve never actually seen someone from there...