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Fanfiction.
A wonderful creation made by fans to twist created stories to their will or creating original ones based on all types of media.
Many sites have tried to nail this. Few have succeeded…
And you are on one of the one's that DID succeed!
Welcome to Archive Of Our Own, otherwise known as AO3, the BEST fanwork site known to man!
I'm assuming this is most likely your first time here. There's a lot of features here.
Allow me to show you the way around this godforsaken website.
Be prepared though, there is A LOT to go through. I'll try to summarize.
What Kind Of Fan Related Stuff Do We Have??
We have loads! It's mainly fanfiction, though…
You see, since we're a little more formal than most sites, and we're actually running this website to the best of our abilities and making sure we GROW as a website, we have a lot of fan related things here. You can take photos, create videos, and of course, de cream of da crop,
Fanfiction.
We have a ton of fanfiction on here. And I mean...
...A LOT, of fanfiction.
there's like, 500000 marvel fics...
A lot on your plate, huh?
Some are crack, some are crack treated seriously, some are just serious in their genre and title. It just depends.
You can find what exactly you wish to read by Fandoms or search bar on the previous images. Here are the Fandom Pages, all organized for you to enjoy.
Anime and Manga, Books and Literature, Cartoons and Comics and Graphic Novels
Pretty simple fandoms.
Celebrities and Real People, Movies, Music and Bands
wait why are people writing fanfiction of celebrities and k-pop bands
Other Media, Theater, TV Shows
SHERLOCK HOLMES HAS FANFICTION???
Video Games, Uncategorized Fandoms
...the fact that Final Fantasy 7 is uncategorized scares me.
…Anyway, you wanna know how to navigate this huge buffet of content? Well, allow me to introduce you too…
TAGGING! (And how TO tag.)
Ah yes, tagging. The thing you add to your fanwork to make sure your target demographic sees your fanwork or you add to help you find other creator's fanworks. It's very easy to tag here on Archive Of Our Own. There's some very wacky tags here, such as…
Fluff: The most used tag.
Fluff and Angst: Ooh, love AND pain! Double Deal!!
Slowburn: The tag you SAY you hate but actually like but it's still annoying hurry uP I SWEAR IT'S SO OBVIOUS--
Platonic Kissing: wait what
Peabody isn't gonna take your crap: Wait what?
Sneezing: WHY IS T H A T A TAG?!
...anyways, you can even tag characters as well!
Mario (Nintendo): Mr. Mama Mia himself!
Sonic The Hedgehog: Blue-Streak, speeeeds by!
Kirby (Kirby): P O Y O.
SpongeBob SquarePants: hol up what
Wyatt Beanstalk: Wuzzah Wha?? Why is Wyatt from Super Why! in fanfiction?!
Jesus Christ:
a
are you actually serious
this exists.
on this website.
jesus fanfiction.
exists.
...I need therapy.
Before I go to my scheduled therapy session, allow me to answer one more frequently asked question.
How Do I Get In On This/How Do I Create An Account?
Simple, yet long in the long run.
You must be invited through an invitation system.
After you click Get Invited!, you'll be pulled to another screen, asking for your email so they can add you to the list. Add your email, add yourself to the list, and BOOM! You're added!
Then comes the hard part.
W A I T I N G.
You can check on the invitation queue after clicking the gray link to check said queue. Add your email again, and then you'll have a date and what number in the queue you are until you get your account.
Just be patient, it'll happen soon.
With all that outta the way, you should be prepared on how to handle Archive Of Our Own! Have a great time!
Just, please, use your tags wisely…
Don't traumatize me again, I beg of you.
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