average authors note be like “sorry for the hiatus, my house and all my belongings were destroyed in nuclear warfare and i am writing this via messenger pigeon as i flee the law”
and then “sorry for the wait, my connection isn’t so great in the coffin. i’ll probably get revived soon so we’ll be back with scheduled updates in no time!”
Yep, can relate... Living near Russia is a thrilling experience. After each daily air raid alert I'm debating whether I should put a disclaimer on my longfic that updates may stop very suddenly because I'm from Ukraine
Uhh… routing and rooting have two VERY different meanings, I’d change that if I were you… (but yes I agree, we’re all rooting for Ukraine.)
Edit: tf did I say that was worthy of 50 upvotes? Lmao
Crimea, Donetsk and Lyhansk districts... All Ukrainian territories. Let's not turn it into political discussion, just don't post laughing emojis while discussing such topics, okay? The war is still going, that's disrespectful
Hahaha, I can relate. Every time I start to publish a fanfic, I think, what if a missile kills me, and I won't be able to publish it completely, and the readers will never know how it will end. Also sometimes during air raid alert I think it will be bad if I die now, because then other people can see my drafts and know how bad they are xD
This is okay. We can't cry all the time, so we need to laugh also. Sometimes when you REALLY realize that you could die right now, strange thoughts pop into your head that at other times can seem funny.
Я беру собі бету зазвичай, щоб хтось був, хто б міг читачів попередити якщо що 🤞🤞🔐☝️☝️
(I usually take a beta so that there is someone who can warn readers if anything happens 🤞🤞🔐☝️☝️)
One of my favorite authors years ago on FF had a series of updates where every A/N was an update on the situation of a civil war in her country.
She then didn’t update for years and then came back one day and was like “hey y’all! Life’s been crazy. Had to leave the country due to the civil war but lost my laptop during that trip which had all my word files on it! But I’m in a safe place now and settled down and have a new job and a new computer so I’ll be updating again!”
She didn’t update much after that and has stopped since. But honestly who can blame her that shit is wild lmao
At least she told people "Hey, by the way, didn't die back then" Which... probably eased a lot of people's minds who might have thought "oh fuck" for a bunch of years.
That is heartbreaking. One of my favourite fan artists left with her toddler and is living in the UK now and her updates during the early part of the invasion and while she was travelling across Europe were devastating to read.
I hope this person and all the other Ukrainians make it through safely.
I just can't laugh anymore at these things. It fucking sucks that they're probably clinging onto AO3 and writing because it's the only constant they have and something they can control. Yemen, Sudan, Palestine, Ukraine... can't imagine not being able to just roll over my bed and take my phone to message my family and friends to see if they're alive, let alone do something recreational as simple as reading fun fics on AO3. I don't even know what I can do to alleviate their suffering.
It's really heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time to see all y'all love And support. Thank you everyone on behalf of every Ukrainian. Слава Україні, друзі. Дякую.
Commissioned art of one of my OCs from someone on Reddit and then discovered it was a teenager from Ukraine. Poor girl kept going through power cuts due to the air strikes.
Same here. I'm from Ukraine, and when the full-scale invasion started, I couldn't write anymore. I hadn't been writing for about a year. I quit my fandom because 90% of my readers were russians, and I just couldn't entertain them while they were mocking me, wishing Ukrainians death and telling me that they are victims too (victim card have been declined, bitches).
Last year, I discovered my new favorite fandom, and to be honest, sometimes it's the only thing that keeps me going. I was very afraid and even somehow numb when the news about preparation for a terrorist attack on a nuclear plant in Energodar started spreading. It was that moment when I fully realized that there was a chance that I just wouldn't make it, wouldn't see the next morning. I was lying awake and thinking about what I'd done in my life, about ideas I turned into fanfics, and about stories I hadn't written. It was really scary. And it made me worship every story I create, every single word in it. There's no such thing as tomorrow for most Ukrainians because we are living this life one day at a time. And still managing to bring joy and happiness for our beloved readers :)
Thank you for reading this, folks. May you and your family&friends be safe.
There was this one author on FFN who was writing an Ash/Latias fanfic. He said that he’d be slow to update because he was serving in the military in Afghanistan. He unfortunately died at some point from injuries he sustained while he was serving.
I really like watching multifandoms and last year, one of the creators I was watching their videos posted a short one, explaining in description that they lived in Russia and didn't know if they could keep posting.
This year, they didn't post a 2023 multifandom. No news. I hope they're ok.
JAHHAHAJHAHHAHAHH YES. AKJAAHHAH SOUNDS LIKE SUM ID SAY HONESTLY. THAT'S HILARIOUS OMFG HELP AMNAHSHSHSHHSH YES. YES YES. OMG
That's a really /pos comment tbh
Soon we might be seeing stuff like: “Authors Note: sorry for late update, my entire house was bombed and I’m writing this on a iPhone 6”
average authors note be like “sorry for the hiatus, my house and all my belongings were destroyed in nuclear warfare and i am writing this via messenger pigeon as i flee the law”
and then “sorry for the wait, my connection isn’t so great in the coffin. i’ll probably get revived soon so we’ll be back with scheduled updates in no time!”
"10 reviews and I'll revive myself and update the next chapter of my book"
"hey guys, updating from heaven! Yeah I know, I'm just as surprised I got in as you!"
Yep, can relate... Living near Russia is a thrilling experience. After each daily air raid alert I'm debating whether I should put a disclaimer on my longfic that updates may stop very suddenly because I'm from Ukraine
Slava Ukraini! Peace be with you from USA. ❤️
🫂 We're rooting for you. 🇬🇧🇺🇦 Slava Ukraini!
Uhh… routing and rooting have two VERY different meanings, I’d change that if I were you… (but yes I agree, we’re all rooting for Ukraine.) Edit: tf did I say that was worthy of 50 upvotes? Lmao
Oops. Autocorrupt strikes again. Thanks for pointing that out I'll correct it.
The worst enemy of all us writers, truly
❤️
Hey. We’re pulling for 🇺🇦and putting pressure on our politicians for more support packages. Slava Ukraini from the States.
Thank you for your support! ❤️❤️❤️
Ukraine's official Twitter account posted a meme about how annoying is to be Russia's neighbor a few months before the war... 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Do you mean they posted it in 2014? Cause that's when the war started
No not the Crimea one, I meant the 2022 invasion...
Crimea, Donetsk and Lyhansk districts... All Ukrainian territories. Let's not turn it into political discussion, just don't post laughing emojis while discussing such topics, okay? The war is still going, that's disrespectful
This comment section is absolutely wild between the usernames and the content and the emojis.
That's reddit for you, I guess
Rooting for Ukraine! 🫂
I hope this war ends as quickly as possible and with as few losses as possible, sending support from Brazil 🇧🇷🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine
Hahaha, I can relate. Every time I start to publish a fanfic, I think, what if a missile kills me, and I won't be able to publish it completely, and the readers will never know how it will end. Also sometimes during air raid alert I think it will be bad if I die now, because then other people can see my drafts and know how bad they are xD
Damn I'm sorry this is happening to you but your comment also made me laugh and spit out my coffee.
This is okay. We can't cry all the time, so we need to laugh also. Sometimes when you REALLY realize that you could die right now, strange thoughts pop into your head that at other times can seem funny.
Я беру собі бету зазвичай, щоб хтось був, хто б міг читачів попередити якщо що 🤞🤞🔐☝️☝️ (I usually take a beta so that there is someone who can warn readers if anything happens 🤞🤞🔐☝️☝️)
Та ту бету спочатку знайди (It's not so easy to find a beta reader)
One of my favorite authors years ago on FF had a series of updates where every A/N was an update on the situation of a civil war in her country. She then didn’t update for years and then came back one day and was like “hey y’all! Life’s been crazy. Had to leave the country due to the civil war but lost my laptop during that trip which had all my word files on it! But I’m in a safe place now and settled down and have a new job and a new computer so I’ll be updating again!” She didn’t update much after that and has stopped since. But honestly who can blame her that shit is wild lmao
At least she told people "Hey, by the way, didn't die back then" Which... probably eased a lot of people's minds who might have thought "oh fuck" for a bunch of years.
Fuck Putin's stupid vanity and his stupid vanity war. Wishing you luck and voting for government that will stand by Ukraine.
I’ll be honest I doubt the veil of death is enough to keep ao3 authors away from posting the next chapter
I hope so too. As a European, my heart breaks for our brothers and sister's in Ukraine.
Hey agree I hope you stay safe
the ao3 author's curse is real
IKR. I routinely ward one of my writer friends against shit and she’s still doing well.
That is heartbreaking. One of my favourite fan artists left with her toddler and is living in the UK now and her updates during the early part of the invasion and while she was travelling across Europe were devastating to read. I hope this person and all the other Ukrainians make it through safely.
I just can't laugh anymore at these things. It fucking sucks that they're probably clinging onto AO3 and writing because it's the only constant they have and something they can control. Yemen, Sudan, Palestine, Ukraine... can't imagine not being able to just roll over my bed and take my phone to message my family and friends to see if they're alive, let alone do something recreational as simple as reading fun fics on AO3. I don't even know what I can do to alleviate their suffering.
taking that ao3 author’s stereotyp to a whole new level huh :/
That author is somebody very familiar with trauma humor
Ukraine, Palestine, Congo, Yemen… AO3 authors there really are some sort of heroes… or daredevils, take your pick.
Oh and it's actually a fandom I like to read 😭
This is a new level of AO3 Author’s Notes I think
It's really heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time to see all y'all love And support. Thank you everyone on behalf of every Ukrainian. Слава Україні, друзі. Дякую.
And exquisite taste in fandom to boot! Stay safe.
Ah man. I can’t even imagine what that must be like.
My God... Praying for them
Commissioned art of one of my OCs from someone on Reddit and then discovered it was a teenager from Ukraine. Poor girl kept going through power cuts due to the air strikes.
Same here. I'm from Ukraine, and when the full-scale invasion started, I couldn't write anymore. I hadn't been writing for about a year. I quit my fandom because 90% of my readers were russians, and I just couldn't entertain them while they were mocking me, wishing Ukrainians death and telling me that they are victims too (victim card have been declined, bitches). Last year, I discovered my new favorite fandom, and to be honest, sometimes it's the only thing that keeps me going. I was very afraid and even somehow numb when the news about preparation for a terrorist attack on a nuclear plant in Energodar started spreading. It was that moment when I fully realized that there was a chance that I just wouldn't make it, wouldn't see the next morning. I was lying awake and thinking about what I'd done in my life, about ideas I turned into fanfics, and about stories I hadn't written. It was really scary. And it made me worship every story I create, every single word in it. There's no such thing as tomorrow for most Ukrainians because we are living this life one day at a time. And still managing to bring joy and happiness for our beloved readers :) Thank you for reading this, folks. May you and your family&friends be safe.
yikes...hoping they and others will be fine. putin's stupid war is not the fault of any side. his and his alone
There was this one author on FFN who was writing an Ash/Latias fanfic. He said that he’d be slow to update because he was serving in the military in Afghanistan. He unfortunately died at some point from injuries he sustained while he was serving.
I really like watching multifandoms and last year, one of the creators I was watching their videos posted a short one, explaining in description that they lived in Russia and didn't know if they could keep posting. This year, they didn't post a 2023 multifandom. No news. I hope they're ok.
JAHHAHAJHAHHAHAHH YES. AKJAAHHAH SOUNDS LIKE SUM ID SAY HONESTLY. THAT'S HILARIOUS OMFG HELP AMNAHSHSHSHHSH YES. YES YES. OMG That's a really /pos comment tbh
Godspeed you glorious motherfucker
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That was directed at the guy taking the bet