#hard copy fanfic

[dixxiemaegraphics]

Question! Where are y’all getting your personal copies of Debaser printed? (or I guess any fanfic in general, but I know a lot of Debaser fans have been doing this)

Basically I’m not trying to print off a bunch of copies of books (cuz I’m not trying to sell them or anything) and I’d like to not have to print and bind my own personal book copies… Is there an affordable or reliable service y’all use to get hard copies of your favorite fanfic?

Thanks!

[vvachillessongvv]

You ever just look at the 10+ unread books on your bookshelf and then open up a new fic on ao3 because same

[r-u-living]

I am begging you all please please please read this fic about Anya it is amazing please I am on my knees please I'm sobbing right now pretty pretty please it's actually one of the best fics I've ever read and i cried please and thank you

[allthatmay]

I hate reading fanfic on AO3 only to find out the author is advertising and selling hard copies of their fics. It instantly makes me feel worse about what I just read. Like, yeah, maybe you do deserve some compensation for sinking your time into writing something that people enjoy, but it's taking liberties with a space that is already under attack! It seriously feels like AO3 is the last bastion, and it won't stand for much longer if everyone decides they want to get paid and uses it as a platform to sell fanfic. If you're going to risk monetizing your work, don't do it on AO3!

[softysofao3]

Hi!

So, I made a song..!

I've been working on this for a while and I'm absolutely terrified of sharing this with anyone (I don't sing in public), but I figured someone might like it?

The song is from Addison's POV, about her divorce with Derek and longing for Meredith. Lyrics are up on AO3 but I'll post them here as well:

You with her Before we fell apart we fell in love You took my hand and I took your heart With you I thought I was done But we didn’t realize we’d grow apart I love you and I know we were long gone before we broke but what kills me inside is that I didn’t leave with my head held high So now I watch you with her smiling, kissing, laughing I need to hold myself back forever ‘cause I owe you everything Being together was like being alone You were there but your eyes were vacant then I reached for the phone even though I knew I'd grow to regret it I hurt you and I hope I didn’t mean to but maybe I did I should have left before our clothes fell maybe then I’d still have some dignity? So now I watch you with her smiling, kissing, laughing I need to hold myself back forever ‘cause I owe you everything new loves and dances and panties in tuxes our signatures side by side Only if I had been stronger and better and not fallen with the wrong guy I could have said yes when she looked at me like I look at her And we’d be in love You’d be crushed but I don’t think I’d care ‘cause I’d be with her But now I watch her with you smiling, kissing, laughing What was I supposed to do since I owe you everything I’ll hold myself back forever I owe you everything

[ssreeder]

This is about the Pinterest art,

It wasn’t that one, but it was just from liab (presumably these: the first time sokka talks to zuko when he’s on suppressants, prince dishwasher, and zuko saying goodbye to sokka at the last zhao capture)

( https://pin.it/21GXoifJO )

(Idk if that works so I tried to describe it)

it unfortunately is most likely repost tho sorry 😕

Yes! I have seen that Pinterest post before with all the “wallpapers” (aka: stolen art)

that AMAZING ART is by the wonderful @15w11h2o

I love this art so much! If you wanna show the actual artist some love reblog it from them and gush in their tags <3

[dennisboobs]

do you guys ever sit and remember that dennis takes a mental health day is an episode that exists

[kimdokjathereader]

Me, one of the numerous online depressed community, would like it to be known that I am SO. FUCKING. HAPPY!!! about getting an epilogue to orv.

HOWEVER. My depressed flat butt would ALSO like it to be known that I have no CPU or memory brain space to hold onto any more canon angst… and thus will ignore canon and epilogue except the 3 things:

kdj x yjh dynamic (maybe including hints of hsy)

kdj’s self-justifying ass being kicked in the face by the fourth wall

all orv characters always, ALWAYS orbiting kdj in some way or another.

…thank you for coming to my TED talk.

[themaevethcometh]

okay i'm finally reading red robin 2009 for the first time and tim's "dying" thought being "will i see connor? i hope so" is. pretty gay

[badwolfoncomingstorm]

Did you know that AO3 lets you download PDFs of entire works? Also, fun fact I have access to a binding machine via my work. I can't begin to tell you how many times I've read "To which Fate Binds You" by @ladywinterlight and NerdyKat. I'll link the first chapter below because you should absolutely go read it.

(https://archiveofourown.org/works/7609513/chapters/17319472)

Anyways, this is how much I love it:

(just don't tell my work 😉😉)

[roughentumble]

hand binding copies of fanfiction did Not start in twenty goddamn year of our lord eighteen.

[escelia]

Can anyone recommend me a good shop for custom bookbinding? I really wanna get one of my fave dc x dp fanfic printed but definitely don't have the means to do it myself.

Pretty pretty please?

[artemisdesari-blog]

I love comments, all writers do and we've never made a secret of that. In my case even the nasty ones make me giggle before I delete them because why waste time like that? There is, however, one variety of comment I despise and that is the one that says "update" or "this hasn't been updated in 'x amount of time'" or "guess this is abandoned then" or variations thereof. The ones that make no comment on anything else about the story, that simply demand that I pull words from my brain to their timetable. Ao3 writers don't get paid in money, we get paid in comments and kudos. We have lives, a lot of us have jobs and families. Things happen and sometimes it is as simple as the wellspring of words in our brains runs dry. Demanding an update is a surefire way to lock those words down tightly. So if you have a story you like and it hasn't updated in a while tell the writer something about it that you liked, tell them how much you enjoyed it and then tell them that you are eagerly awaiting the next update when life lets them get to it. Everyone will be happier that way, and you might end up getting your update faster than you think.

[gontagokuhara]

JUST RECEIVED SOME OF THE NICEST AND MOST THOUGHTFUL AND DEEPLY IMPACTFUL FEEDBACK ON MY WRITING I’VE EVER GOTTEN I’M SO EMOTIONAL OH MY FUCKING GOD

[mrspockify]

Okay I caved and spent way too much time making a playlist for my fic Coming Down

Songs and specific lyrics that bounce around in my head like a screensaver under the cut

Take You Down by ILLENIUM

No, I didn't mean to scare you But I couldn't see that when I went to hell I was taking you with me

Where We Started by Jex, Lost Sky

Just to find somewhere that finally feels like home

Cringe by Matt Maeson

She said my spirit doesn't move like it did before She said that I don't look like me no more, no more

better by Cavetown

I don't know if I can get better for you

Oblivion by Palaye Royale

Feels like I'm invisible, communication minimal I go off like an atom bomb, so loud without a sound at all

Better Version of Me by Autoheart

A broken heart, a broken soul, a broken everything My inability to mend is at the root of it

Dancing After Death by Matt Maeson

If I don't get better than this man in my skin

SoLow by Keegan Calmes

Nobody ever told me Nobody said it'd be so cold

House a Habit by We Are the Guests

Oh please, don't imagine life without me, at least not yet

Make Believe by The Faim

It happened again I freed myself from words never said

Won't Remember by Tors

Under the silence, when you don't have the words You look so much like him, the man that you were

Burden by Kyle Dybdal

But in the meantime have I eaten Have I showered yet today? You don't need to fix the problem But just promise me you'll stay

Vacant Eyes by Hayd

I'm scared, 'cause I don't know If you'll be here when I wake tomorrow

I'm Fine. by Anthony Amorim, Juliette Reilly

Words have been stuck inside my chest 'Cause everything I say feels like a waste of my breath

[pastafossa]

Would you consider having TRT published for people to have a physical copy? I know you said you were thinking about publishing a version of it

I've looked into it! So far as I can tell, I cannot legally publish TRT as is to sell to you because of The Great And All-Seeing Mouse's copyright. I even looked into selling at cost - basically you paying me only the amount required to actually make it (aka: no profit for me), but that seems to be a very risky grey area. I know other fics have done it like Fallout Equestria but those companies are a little more friendly than The Noble And Standing Over My Shoulder Mouse who is aggressively protective of his copyright even when you're not making money.

What I can do:

I can publish what amounts to an AU of TRT in which all canon references have either been removed (Daredevil plotlines) or altered (Matt's appearance, name, and profession, though I'd keep his personality), and only my original elements (TRT-unique plotline) and characters (Jane, Ciro, Eli, Maya, Daniel, etc) remain. This is the generally accepted way to publish your fanfic, and if I self-publish (tentative plan), I can leave TRT up if I understand the legality correctly. My plan's also going to be to change enough of the original plotline that there are surprises for any TRT readers (as well as giving me additional distance between the fic and the AU so no one can argue I'm 'using' the fic to make money on my book). This is going to take a while, though, since there's a lot to change between pronouns, the plot, the characters, and themes.

I can allow you to create your own physical copy. There are book printers who create individual books for people, and since you would be paying and I wouldn't be making any money, this would be legal! This is likely the easiest way to get a hard copy of the original TRT!

You can also bookbind it yourself without having to go to a book printer at all! There are some excellent guides to bookbinding online, and I've had multiple requests from readers who wanted to bookbind a copy for their own shelf, which I'm totally ok with! Again, as long as it's not being sold you have my permission to do this!

Sadly as far as I know, those are the only three ways you can get a TRT-Original or TRT-AU as a hard copy. Honestly if I had the money, I'd just order a bunch of hard copies and give them away to readers for free. When TRT is eventually done, I do plan to have a hard copy printed for myself (or maybe bookbound, not sure) and have tentative plans to buy a few extra to give away as a raffle thing. But unfortunately, I can't afford to do that on a wider scale.