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It’s Wet Beast Wednesday

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Dear Fanfic Authors, PLEASE stop deleting your stories! The number of times I have browsed my AO3 bookmarks, just to find several stories marked as deleted, makes me sad thinking about it.

People love your story. Yes they do. Especially when so many have taken care to give it kudos and add it to their bookmarks. So while as an author I understand wanting to distance yourself from old writing, for whatever reason, please remember others love that story and will be sad to see it go. It could have meant a lot to them.

So instead of deleting, please press that ORPHAN button. That way the story is no longer associated with your AO3 account or username (the story will now say written by Orphan Account) but the people who cherish your story can still enjoy!

EDIT, since people are getting mad:

I am not demanding anything from authors. I’m an author myself with several fics posted. All I’m saying is to consider it. Repeat, I’m not MAKING you do anything.

I have a story with almost 500 likes and 200 bookmarks. Am I a fan of my writing from 6 years ago? Not exactly. Will I delete it? No, because I know it would make my readers sad.

You don’t have to orphan it if you don’t want to.

But don’t come here on my post and call me freaking entitled for speaking my thoughts. I’ve orphaned several of my works already.

Last but not least, on a happier note, go comment again on those bookmarked fics you love!

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just one more, just one, I promise

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Tag yourself

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Hozier singing Cosmic Love by Florence + The Machine

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Me, reblogging from anyone I don’t follow: I’m introducing diversity into the gene pool. This will make my mutuals’ dashes stronger and healthier.

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pass the olive garden breadstick to your followers 

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easily one of my stupider deaths in botw

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coming out of the sewers like another ordinary day

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A fun little bee comic commission for @tricksterdabi 💕

Commissions

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Happy Birthday Dipper and Mabel!!

Perfect song for the perfect pair