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oo I forgot to post this so my previous mention of a comic probably seemed new to anyone not on patreon or threads lol.
im working on a short goofball nsfw comic based on a thread post.
#hollanov #heatedrivalry
ALT shane hollander reclining on bed
warm ups. his proportions are fked 😂. i think some of y'all who watch my timelapse might have seen a glimpse of the sketch some time ago. getting ready to work on the comic some more... 🫣 his hair is definitely going to be the death of me.
#connorstorrie
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Right so youve pissed me off with this OP and I'm going to try convey this as succinctly as possible: Imagine if fanartists complained about a double standard between writers & artists by citing fanwriters who get book deals as the metric by which to judge how writers are treated
The AO3 situation is bringing to the surface a problem we’ve been sweeping under the rug for years: the double standards applied to fanfiction and fanart.
An artist can draw whatever they want and post it on social media, benefiting from algorithmic favoritism because their content is quick and easy to consume (because people scroll through social media in a matter of seconds. If something takes even one extra minute of their time, they won’t bother)
They can make money, to the point of building an actual career out of commissions (is that legal? Who knows… probably best not to look into it), and receive hundreds of comments or reposts because they deserve it and have worked hard to reach that level (absolutely true, and I agree. But so has anyone else who creates something. I didn’t learn how to sew cosplay costumes or write overnight. It took me just as much time and effort.)
A fanfiction writer doesn’t get that.
Social media platforms penalize:
- External links to websites like AO3.
- Walls of text (so no chapters published as posts)
- Certain words or phrases.
- Posts that don’t get immediately shared or commented on within the first few minutes after publication.
(I could go on, but you get the point.)
So, if we try to promote our work, we’re forced to commission artwork from artists (for a fee, see above) just to grab people’s attention with content that’s quick and easy to consume.
If we dare to ask for comments or any kind of feedback (completely free and anonymous), we get insulted because “well, I don’t want to be OBLIGED to say what I think, or to give a like/kudos/heart/smoke signal or crop circle to that idiot who spent sleepless nights in front of a computer.”
And if we ever dared to ask for even a single euro for our work (which nobody does, because we already know how that would end), just imagine the diplomatic incident that would cause.
So why bother? And don’t come at me with the joy of creating. I’ve been writing novels on my computer for 25 years, and I’m perfectly happy leaving them right where they are rather than sharing them for free with ungrateful people.
This whole situation is bringing one thing into focus: when all is said and done, AI isn’t really the problem.
it had a lot of recent fics uploaded after 2025 (one of the largest datasets of ao3 available). I wouldn't be surprised if they actually did use google drives for the more recent data like my HR art archive, or ao3 was actually hacked and the team haven't figured it out yet...
#Hudtober Day 8 Yeah it's a make up for when I was too sick. Initially was just to figure out how to practice the snarl while not boring. So bratty Shane came to mind, followed by him being annoyed that Ilya hasn't returned to his nest fast enough. #ShaneHollander #HeatedRivalry
ALT werewolf shane with ears and tail snarling towards the camera, while wearing a boston raiders hockey jersey
julia ghoulia🎨 retweeted
I realize now how this sounds. This was about McDonald’s.
I don’t care how badly you want it when you see the arch, you’re not getting it. @therealrozanov
julia ghoulia🎨 retweeted
for anyone struggling with the whole “fanfic writers don’t own their works” concept, i strongly suggest reading this legal article, which explores the blurred lines between copyright infringement, derivative works, and the rights fanfiction writers may hold over their own original contributions.
there is a fundamental difference between owning the intellectual property your work is based on and holding rights to the original writing you’ve created.
fanfiction writers do not own the characters or worlds they borrow, but that does not automatically mean their own creative contributions are devoid of copyright protection.
the distinction matters.
digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cgi/v…
julia ghoulia🎨 retweeted
its so crazy how ao3 being down for like 3 weeks could have led to people boosting writers' other socials and connecting with them elsewhere and asking them to crosspost themselves/creating webrings but that would require readerbases having maturity levels above a third grader
julia ghoulia🎨 retweeted
Putting down another artist by advertising your cheaper prices like a scab, immediately tripling the price you originally advertised to up to $500 in less than a day, then begging for kindness after a little bit of pushback
eesh. the way fan fic writers are being treated over the past few days are reminding me how my fan art kept getting yoinked in the shadowhunters fandom and they kept tagging the cast as they're reposting them. 😭I ended up losing motivation to keep drawing for SH. little respect.
there was an author who tried to use a plot from a fic writer which ended up costing them a book deal because of the ensuing lawsuit. an extremely annoying gray area we tread in that OTW works hard to protect.