#authors uploaded to ao3 or fanfic

[fumblingmusings]

I read this fanfic today and the concept is amazing

https://archiveofourown.org/works/192893

In Hell, the Simultaneous Translators Are Swiss by Gramarye

The nations have lost their ability to communicate with each other in any language other than their official languages. Canada and Switzerland, as nations with multiple official languages, have been pressed into service as simultaneous translators for EU meetings. But how will they react when a desperate Italy begs for help to convey a message that he can no longer say on his own? (Germany/Italy, implied France/England)

I love fics where Vash is just going >:( the entire time. Like yes I will help you. But I will not enjoy it!

[fatherrussia-69]

Editor T here.

Only four things left before the major upload is complete. I recommend you all freshen up on the fics before we post them.

We should be done by the end of July, if not earlier. We apologize for taking too long to post anything.

The past few months have been hard on Father R, and although school has ended for me and Henchman A, Father R is dealing with some financial issues. It should be settled soon, but in the meantime, we'd like to sincerely thank every last one of you for your patience:

@cyanfalls24, @thegenderfluidace, @miasmaclockworks, @ellaspenfrosti, @rin-220, @cottencandyfloss, @lavandapink, @janemations, @justwanderinground, @mrsquidwardopentthedamndoor, @sunlightandmoonligh, @the-squishy-scrimblo, @inky-drawings, @abyssguardian, @tck-400, @tinyfairart, @emerysnonsense, @emoteletubby, @lukewarmcroissantwich, @redcelebi, @fandomfancrazy, @random-person-hiding-in-bushes, @white-l-rabbit, @chaoskitten61, @lonely-lovely-lemons, @adidasnuts, @thenotsofriendlymultifandomghost, @you-theyarehere404, @floatingdreamdoll, @butteredteeth, @scardycatpastelbrush, @daide, @crystal1017, @azzumorrii, @sunny-moony-lunar, @oddogoblino, @achickennamedcheese, @get-total-eclipsed, @harvest-is-tired, @spoofthespoofer, @aitereblogs, @blueluminaryinfluencer, @animalarte, @sunandmoonfan101, @groovygamingin3d, @siriplayz, @mangled-foxes, @cherryblossomh3arts, @yn5436, @chubbybunnyapocalypse, @blewitbalatron, @jesterflower, @robinette-green, @solareclipseqwq, @ovanstruth, @merlind-ark, @roboticsuccubus83, @lazylittleperson, @weirdenbyferret, @exoethereal-exe, @kittybot57, @sleepycupcakesmiles, @si-wildchild-queen, @m0xenn, @theglitch2d, @hex-is-tired, @cavepantherfury, @flowey-the-lanternflower55, @the-goodest-boy-mrpickles, @cotton199, @kj-shadow, @invisible-hidden, @diamond-almond, @bluelilies2, @alishot2maybe, @nenessss11, @chaos-and-clowns, @certainpersonpaper, @lunnaclaire, @phantomrider79, @g-laxy, @starspangledsoup, @thesunwukong, @milkcrewsidestories, @bloodstar-glitchstar-gliodstar, @thebiscuiti, @wofflewab360, @ravenz3r0, @galaxytree66, @foxounderscorecube, @vodkainthevoid, @i-simp-4-psychopaths, @jvzoousa, @lunthestar317, and @lleggosll, thank you for your patience and support, the major upload will be posted soon. (Sorry for the tags and 98 followers is alot-)

There are an unreasonable amount of A03 kudoers and followers so I won't be able to shout out you guys, but do know we appreciate you all just as much.

Remember to drink water, eat food, get some sleep, and feed the birds while we are working. We'll see you guys sometime around the end of the month. And I personally cannot wait for you guys to see the new background for our Tumblr account that Ace made.

You are an amazing artist Ace, and once again, we are really happy to have you on board.

[creativitycache]

I AM ONCE AGAIN HAVING TO FILE A DMCA TAKE DOWN NOTICE FOR SOME RANDOM WEBSITE PUBLISHING?? MY?? UNFINISHED?? FANFIC??

[aro-luigi]

Im actually so nervous to upload the last part to my fic

Cuz that means it's officially over and

I don't want that to happen????

[dr-zeddy]

The Fanfic is online! :D

The first 7 chapters of the Volcano Manor story-arc are now readable at Archive of Our Own~

The Crucible Rebellion

(it's still a working title, IDK how to call this arc or the fic at all ;; I hope you like it! )

[miaqc1]

Nice article on Medium about 5 Best Places to Read and Upload Fanfictions Online.

5 Best Places to Read and Upload Fanfictions Online | by Md Asifur Rahman | Nov, 2024 | Medium

Archive Of Our Own, SquidgeWorld, Ad Astra, Comic Fanfiction Authors Archive & SuperLove are in. 😀 All archives that use the OTW's code.

You can also read the article below.

5 Best Places to Read and Upload Fanfictions Online

Fanfiction has become a cultural phenomenon, allowing fans to dive deeper into beloved worlds, create new narratives, and connect with like-minded readers and writers. Whether you’re looking to share your latest story or simply want to explore fan-created works, several platforms provide the perfect community for fanfiction enthusiasts. Here, we’ll explore the 5 best places to read and upload fanfictions online, highlighting each platform’s unique features and community atmosphere.

Introduction to Fanfiction Platforms Fanfiction platforms have evolved over the years, offering robust communities where fans can read, write, and discuss their favorite fictional worlds. These platforms not only allow writers to share their stories but also provide a safe space for fans to connect over shared interests. The best fanfiction sites cater to diverse genres and offer features such as tagging, bookmarking, collections, and challenges. In this article, we’ll guide you through the 5 best places to read and upload fanfictions online and what makes each one unique.

Superlove: A Fan-Made Oasis for Creativity

Superlove is a unique fanfiction platform created and managed by a single individual, making it a personal yet well-curated site. The founder of Superlove moderates all content closely, ensuring a safe, friendly, and inclusive space for writers and readers. This site provides a self-hosted alternative for those looking for an environment similar to Archive of Our Own (AO3) but on a smaller, more intimate scale. Superlove’s creator prioritizes the well-being of users, aiming to build a community that feels safe and welcoming for all.

Community Focus: Unlike larger platforms, Superlove emphasizes community well-being, taking action against harassment and bullying. Content Moderation: The platform has strict moderation to ensure that uploaded works align with site rules and community values. Tagging System: Similar to AO3, Superlove allows for intricate tagging, making it easier to find stories that fit your preferences. Whether you’re new to fanfiction or an experienced writer, Superlove offers a unique, tightly-knit community where creativity and safety come first. It’s a great starting point for those who want to test out their writing in a smaller, dedicated fan community.

2. Archive of Our Own: The Gold Standard of Fanfiction

Archive of Our Own, commonly known as AO3, is one of the most respected and popular fanfiction platforms in the world. Managed by the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW), AO3 is a nonprofit initiative created by fans for fans. It provides a noncommercial and nonprofit platform where fanworks of all kinds are archived and celebrated, with an open-source framework that allows the community to contribute to its development.

Legal Protection for Fanworks: AO3 actively defends fan-created content from legal threats and commercialization, preserving the freedom of expression for its users. Inclusive Tagging System: AO3’s extensive tagging and categorization features make it easy to filter by fandom, pairing, and content type. Specialized Projects: Beyond the archive, OTW operates projects such as Fanlore, a wiki preserving the history of fandom, and Open Doors, which protects at-risk fan projects. With its vast database and strong focus on fan rights, AO3 is ideal for both reading and uploading fanfictions across genres and fandoms. The site is ad-free, run entirely by volunteers, and offers an incredible depth of content that fanfiction lovers will appreciate.

3. SquidgeWorld Archive: A Community-Driven Fanfiction Hub

SquidgeWorld Archive, or SqWA, is a platform that offers fans a dynamic environment to create, share, and discuss fanfictions. Known for its robust community features, SqWA allows users to create profiles, join challenges, and interact with each other through comments and bookmarks. It’s a great place for interactive fan engagement, where users can show support for their favorite authors by leaving kudos or joining themed challenges.

User-Driven Features: SqWA’s features include kudos, collections, and challenges that foster a highly interactive environment. Public and Private Content Options: Authors can choose to make their work public or limit it to registered users, offering flexibility in audience reach. Safe Space: The platform takes privacy seriously and advises users to be cautious with personal information. SquidgeWorld Archive is ideal for writers who love connecting with their readers and engaging in community challenges. It’s also perfect for readers looking to explore various fanfictions in a lively, supportive environment.

4. Ad Astra: A Home for Star Trek Fans

Ad Astra is a specialized fanfiction archive dedicated to Star Trek fanfiction. It’s a perfect platform for Trekkies who want to write or read fan-created stories set in the Star Trek universe. Ad Astra has become a welcoming space for Star Trek enthusiasts, providing a comprehensive tagging system and encouraging fan interaction through comments, kudos, and challenges.

Star Trek-Centric: Ad Astra is devoted solely to Star Trek fanfiction, creating a niche community where all content revolves around the franchise. Guidelines for Safe Posting: The platform has detailed posting guidelines, ensuring a safe and respectful environment for all users. Challenges and Events: Ad Astra frequently hosts challenges and events, motivating users to participate actively in the fandom. If you’re a Star Trek fan looking for a focused, respectful, and engaging community to share and discover fanfictions, Ad Astra is the ideal platform. The site’s commitment to maintaining a welcoming environment for Trekkies makes it a unique space among fanfiction platforms.

5. Comics Fanfiction Authors Archive: A Niche for Comic Book Fans

For fans of comic books and graphic novels, the Comics Fanfiction Authors Archive (CFAA) offers a dedicated platform for creating and reading fanfiction. CFAA allows fans of popular comic book series and graphic novels to dive deeper into their favorite characters and universes, fostering a community of writers and readers who share a passion for comics.

Comic-Focused: CFAA is specialized for fanfiction based on comic books, making it a niche platform perfect for comic fans. Creative Flexibility: Authors can create profiles, participate in challenges, and bookmark favorite stories, making CFAA both a creative and engaging platform. Privacy-Conscious: CFAA encourages users to be mindful of the personal information shared, ensuring a safe browsing experience. CFAA stands out among fanfiction platforms as a dedicated space for comic book enthusiasts. If you’re a fan of superheroes, graphic novels, or comic series, CFAA provides a focused environment where you can explore and share stories that expand the worlds of your favorite comic books.

Comparison Table of the 5 Best Places to Read and Upload Fanfictions Online

Platform, Key Features, Specialization, Community Focus

Superlove; Strong content moderation, intimate community; General fanfiction; Safe, personal environment.

Archive of Our Own (AO3); Legal protection, extensive tagging; Multi-fandom fanfiction; Fan rights and freedom.

SquidgeWorld Archive (SqWA); Kudos, challenges, public/private content; General fanfiction; Interactive and supportive.

Ad Astra; Star Trek-only fanfiction, challenges; Star Trek fanfiction; Trekkie-focused.

Comics Fanfiction Authors Archive (CFAA); Comic-centric fanfiction, creative flexibility; Comic book fanfiction; Safe and focused on comics.

FAQs

What is the best site for reading and uploading multi-fandom fanfiction? Archive of Our Own (AO3) is one of the best platforms for multi-fandom fanfiction due to its extensive tagging, open-source framework, and commitment to fan rights.

Is Superlove suitable for beginners in fanfiction writing? Yes, Superlove offers a supportive community with strong moderation, making it a friendly platform for beginners looking to test their writing in a safe environment.

Can I limit who views my fanfictions on these platforms? Yes, platforms like SquidgeWorld Archive and CFAA allow authors to choose between public or limited access for their works, offering more control over audience reach.

Are there any specialized fanfiction sites for Star Trek fans? Yes, Ad Astra is dedicated to Star Trek fanfiction, providing a welcoming community and focused features for Trekkies.

Do these platforms allow users to interact with each other? Most fanfiction platforms, including SquidgeWorld Archive, AO3, and CFAA, offer interaction features like comments, kudos, challenges, and bookmarks.

Is it safe to share personal information on fanfiction sites? It’s best to avoid sharing sensitive personal information on these platforms to maintain privacy and safety. All the mentioned sites advise users to be mindful of what they share.

How does AO3 protect fanworks legally? AO3 is run by the Organization for Transformative Works, which provides legal advocacy to protect fan-created works from commercial exploitation and legal issues.

Can I upload comic-based fanfictions on a specialized site? Yes, Comics Fanfiction Authors Archive (CFAA) is dedicated to comic-based fanfictions, making it a suitable platform for comic book enthusiasts.

These 5 best places to read and upload fanfictions online offer something unique for every fanfiction lover, from intimate communities to expansive multi-fandom archives.

[writenowimogen]

How to gain readers on ao3:

AO3 does not have an algorithm so there are essentially 4 ways people can come across your fic:

1) The front page when they are searching the ship/fandom. While it can be filtered to kudos/hits etc, it defaults to the time that you've uploaded.

2) Searching tags. Again, it defaults to time uploaded. However, if people are looking for something specific, that's how they'll find it.

3) Promo. This is generally self-led at the start, on social media platforms.

4) Reccomendations. Usually, this comes later.

Tips:

1) In small fandoms, when you upload doesn't really matter because you're likely to stay on the front page for a long time.

However, in larger fandoms and ships - including One Direction and Larry - it's faster paced. From other sources and my own experience, the best time to upload is between 1pm-7pm UTC, Sunday-Thursday. The worst day to upload is Friday. More users are on at these times. I will come to it later.

2) Tag everything. Everything. Sure, a lot of people ignore tags, however, there are people who search out tags.

Personally, I have a favourite tag, and it's something an element that a lot of fics have but they never tag it. So, when I search for it, only a few hundred fics come up, when it reality thousands should.

Things you should tag vaguely sorted highest priority to least - kind of:

- Fandom and ship name. Obviously these are the most searched for tags. Make sure you get them right. If your fic gives equal time to over ships, include them all. A way to determine if it should be added is to determine whether anyone in that relationship gets their own POV, or if they get scenes without the characters of the other ship being present.

- The main trope: Friends to lovers, exes to lovers, Idiots in love, established relationship etc. You might find there are extra options, I.e Enemies to lovers and Enemies to friends to lovers. If your fic is both, add them both.

- The general vibe (Cant think of the right term): Fluff, angst, smut, PWP (porn without plot/plot what plot), hurt, comfort etc. You will find multiple options for most of these, I.e Angst and Fluff and Smut, Angst and Fluff, Smut and Fluff etc. Again, use multiple but keep it relevant to the fic. For example, if your fic is more fluff with only a hint of angst, don't add 17 different tags that include angst and vice versa.

- Canon side characters and side relationships. When you're uploading you have the option of putting the ship, only do this with the main ship. However, you can put side ships in the tags. I'd especially recommend doing this if it's a rare pair as readers of rare pairs are desperate to read anything that includes their ship.

- Smaller tropes. These aren't the main tropes, but things that happen in the fic, I.e one bed, found family, fake dating (if it's not the main premise of the fic).

- If it's smut/kink, tag everything that happens in it because people will search these tags. If there is rimming, tag it. If there is humiliation, tag it.

(there are also a lot of things you should tag as warnings, but I'm not going to include those here)

3) Self-promo. If you have a platform already, you can promote there. For example, you may have a large Twitter following for your fandom, if you start writing fics, it might be enough to only post there.

However, if you have no platform, start on Tumblr. There are likely fic tracking tags for your fandom/ship. Theses aren't only helpful as people may search them theirselves, but they are often connected to accounts that will reblog your fic. Find those and use them. Tumblr let's you add 30 tags but only the first 20 will work when you search - so if you want to add ones that you don't expect to be searched for, but to add more information, put these after the tracking tags.

Design and include a mood board. You will find a lot of these on Tumblr. Canva is a great site to use to create one.

4) Generally recommendations come once you're more established, however, once you get them, reblog/retweet them.

On Tumblr, thank them for the rec in the tags.

If it is on Twitter, unless you have something really important to add, thank them in a comment and then retweet it rather than quote tweet. This means if people like it, the likes are going to the orignal tweet, rather than you. This might just be personal preference, however, I just think it's more polite. They're the ones who took the time to write it, they should get the likes (again, if there is something you really want to add, you can quote tweet but make sure you thank them as well).

Hope that helps! If you'd like me to expand on any of the above, feel free to send a DM or anon!

[onesaltyerik]

This fic was originally published the day before cc/Technoblade uploaded his video announcement about his own diagnosis and I felt the timing was way too close for it to be appropriate. Even though the Technoblade I write about is his character and never the content creator, it didn't feel right at the time so I ended up deleting the fic pretty quickly afterward. Why am I re-uploading this then? Partly because it feels like it's been enough time (for me, I don't blame you if it's not been enough time for you) but mostly because for the short time this fic was originally up, quite a few commenters said they had similar experiences and found comfort in this story. So I'm re-uploading it. On a side note, I wrote this story as a vent fic while in the midst of a flare up from my own health condition some two ish years ago, I was angry and in pain and it felt like nothing was working anymore to help manage things. I would like to say that since that time, I've been given a new treatment plan that has managed to actually help significantly. I still have bad days but overall, life has been improving slowly. And I'm eternally grateful for my friends who've helped support me through this time, both the friends I knew in person and those who I've met through writing, yall are awesome and I love you (platonic) so much! I hope this re-uploaded fic can provide readers with the comfort it did once before. Remember you are loved, you are not a burden, and you will get through this.

[astraeasilvers]

My Upload Schedule for the Month of May

This is subject to change. My schedule is never 100% set in stone, but this is roughly what I'm planning.

Tell me, which are you most excited for?

[magpiewriting]

The absolute happiness I get when I see the little ao3 notification that a favorite author has a new fic or chapter is just :)))

[daenystheedreamer]

i like digging up random internet forums and ive found this russian fanfiction one im gonna by judgy about their taste. the first result is daemon x original female character.

[fatherrussia-69]

Hey I just started reading your fanfic [silence speaks a thousand words] and I was wondering if its ok if you can send me the character ref sheets cause I can't really seem to find them [all of them or not is ok]

Hey, Hey! Father R, here! This isn't apart of the Q&A, just a question I got in my inbox. (o゜▽゜)o☆

I don't have full-body references, so I'll have to commission Ace soon, but as for the expression busts, here they are! (Do Not Steal The Art and all the credit goes to @thegenderfluidace) （￣︶￣）↗　(´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)

Didn't realize how much that was- (lll￢ω￢)

[dyinggirldied]

does anyone go back to constantly edit your fic after publishing it? And not like fixing grammatical errors but adds or cut lines, have more scenes, rewriting stuff every three days or so?

[shadow-warren-whump]

I love and respect fanfic authors so damn much it hurts. But your stories are too good and I sometimes go crazy waiting for your next chapters because THE STORIES ARE TOO DAMN GOOD AND I CANNOT WAIT TO BINGE-READ THEM HUNDREDS OF TIMES!!!

[full-of-malice]

another miguel o'hara one shot fanfic. this one's angst.

itsy bitsy

it's been a year exactly, and miguel can't get past the guilt. maybe if he drinks it will all go away. he can drink all night but he can't forget.

the itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout downed all the beer to drown the voices out up came the sun and brang back all the pain so the itsy bitsy spider went out to drink again

title and lyrics from the song itsy bitsy by lyn lapid

word count: 772

[dontcallmeeds]

I know a lot of people have fallen in love with my fic The Freak Helps The King Find Himself (In Submission) since I started it in August and I promise the new chapter will be out sooner than it was last time! I just live at my job rn, but look! See, I promise im working on it :))).