i should be writing right now

Y/N: How are you, love of my life?

Kaz: Just fine, pain in my neck.

Hi folks, I know some of you like to use Goodreads to track all your reading and don’t want to distinguish between books and fanfiction.

I am, however, begging you not to do this. It is extremely jarring and disconcerting to be a fic author and find your works somewhere in the wild where you did not personally put them. Fics are not books, are not published in the same way as books, and exist in a precarious legal space.

if you are a fic author and you find your fic on Goodreads, you can get it removed!

Here’s how:

First, you gotta go to Goodreads support Contact Us page. Fill out the form as follows:

What can we help you with? - Book records: adding or editing

What device were you using? - this answer doesn’t matter

Are you reaching out as a publisher, author, neither, or both? - Author

What does your inquiry relate to? fanfiction recorded as book

In the main body of the question, include the link(s) to the Goodreads record(s) for your fic(s)

Hit submit!

Someone should contact you pretty fast; I got a reply within a couple hours, even though it was a Sunday afternoon. They wanted me to confirm that it was a fanfic and asked me to provide proof of authorship which was kinda weird to answer but I was like “uhhh my tumblr is the same handle as my ao3 does that count?” and that seemed to go over just fine.

Once they say they’ve deleted the records it should no longer be searchable although for whatever reason the direct links apparently still work. That’s Amazon for ya I guess.

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hello hello, it's me!

today I was thinking of how much you loved my masterlist featuring some free tools for writers, and I thought I would do something like that again but, this time, featuring just one or two tools per step while getting the best of "the writer's workbook" (which is also free).

before going any further, for those who don't know, "the writer's workbook" is, as the name says, a workbook for writers, with over 90 pages. it has lots of sheets divided into categories, to help you build the skeleton of your novel. (know more about it here).

however, we can get the most out of it using other complementary tools to ease this process.

Brainstorming

Reedsy generator - it's one of my favorites, and it can be quite useful when you're stuck and want to get an idea. you're free to make changes to it so that it is as unique as possible.

Mindmap

Lucidspark - although it has a premium version, I find it so helpful when it comes to making a mindmap. I've used it multiple times before, including for college assignments, and it's one of the best I've found so far.

Mindmup - I'm sharing this one here as an alternative to lucidspark, since this one doesn't require to create an account, and you have access to unlimited maps. however, in my opinion, it is not as good or intuitive as lucidspark is.

Come up with names

Behind the name - it's a classic, but one of my favorites. you can search every name you could ever imagine, and get its meaning, history, variations, etc. it still has some tools you can use such as a name generator, anagrams, and much more.

Make a profile

Fake person generator - although it was not created for authors, you might find it useful since it gives lots of details and you can be interested in some fields.

Character generator - this one was made for writers, and is simple and easy to use.

Family tree

Family echo - it's so simple yet so helpful.

Maps

Inkarnate - it has a paid version, but you can use it for free and create a great map.

Politics

Filteries - this is sooo complete and accurate!

I posted 378 times in 2022

That's 378 more posts than 2021!

139 posts created (37%)

239 posts reblogged (63%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@zhongrin

@lychniis

@silentmoths

@thesparklingwriter

@dustofthedailylife

I tagged 354 of my posts in 2022

Only 6% of my posts had no tags

#&&. recs !! - 84 posts

#&&. notice board !! - 69 posts

#aine and zhongli ; - 62 posts

#&&. rambles !! - 42 posts

#genshin impact - 40 posts

#genshin impact x reader - 26 posts

#&&. mailbox !! - 24 posts

#flowers from rin ; - 23 posts

#zhongli x reader - 23 posts

#&&. my writing !! - 21 posts

Longest Tag: 136 characters

#but if we do end up being a lot more resourceful then it's safe to say that we might just impress him enough for a good reward wink wonk

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

— WHY DO I LOVE YOU AGAIN?

↷ various ! genshin men x reader

✦ synopsis : you love your significant other ; really, you do. sometimes you just want to squish their face and kiss them silly because they're just that awesome. on others? well, given the fact that they're either lowkey or highkey weird...you find yourself questioning your taste in lovers...

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323 notes - Posted December 3, 2022

#4

reader : *regales traumatic backstory*

xiao, internally : oh shit what do i say-

xiao : oh.

xiao, internally : fucking NAILED IT!!!

328 notes - Posted June 2, 2022

#3

— SORTES QUI FACIT.

↷ various ! genshin men x reader

✦ synopsis : night is the time for the monsters to step out, or so the stories say. your partner and you share small smiles over tabletop gossips like these, a quiet joke shared between just the two of you. now if only people knew of the fangs behind that smile of his ( or, your partner is a monster and routines get weird ).

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342 notes - Posted October 31, 2022

#2

— YAKSHA HEADCANONS

↷  slight ! xiao x reader

✦ synopsis : xiao 's family was always a strange one...no strange probably doesn't cut it. but they were close and they were loyal and they had each others backs.

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444 notes - Posted June 19, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

— I BREATHE IN ( AND ALL I FEEL IS LOVE )

↷ various ! genshin men x reader

✦ synopsis : it always starts with trust — touching them — and it's mystifying in a way witnessing them in a state so vulnerable. but as you hold their hearts in your hand, you come to realize the weight of what you carried; it was something so simple yet so beautiful; a gift shared between the two of you behind those closed doors and under the sheets ( or, your first time with them takes an emotional / soft turn ).

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537 notes - Posted August 21, 2022

We still had the drive to create. We still sold prints and charms and made zines…but it was never like this.

The introduction of streaming, binge shows that drop all at once, tiktok and vine RIP i still love u vine but you were the beginning of a particularly ugly era) creating this bite sized, quick paced ‘content’ era of creation and it bled out into fucking everything else.

Fandoms didn’t die down when the show ended or the season was over. You didn’t mass unfollow artist, writers or moots just because they changed fandoms. There wasn’t this need to please the algorithm in order for your posts to get seen by people and enjoyed.

Fandoms used to last YEARS. Star Trek is literally the oldest running fandom out there and you got people in there that could care less about the new stuff and still have been happily prancing through their fucking fifty year old fandom today. Hell, even SPN after all it’s fuckups and shitshows has a dedicated fanbase STILL creating tons of art and fic.

There is no patience anymore. No calm feeling of taking in fandom and friends at a pace that which doesn’t make you stressed and is still fun.

Do I blame fandom for this? Of course not, but people are complacent with it and start changing their vocab to accommodate and end up making the situation so deep it cant be fixed.