Littlelovegoblin - Littlelovegoblin

Permanently Block tags on AO3 - Site Skin

Tutorial on how to do it: https://archiveofourown.org/works/41214669

Crying Dialogue Prompts:

"Hey wh- wait, were you crying?"

"What's with the tears?"

"I'll kill whoever it was that made you cry,"

"Hey- wait- no- you don't have to hide from me. It's okay. What happened?"

"Who turned the faucet on?"

"What's with the waterworks?"

"Why are your eyes all red?"

"Wait- no, don't cry again-"

"Please tell me why you're so upset,"

"You don't have to be ashamed of crying,"

"Oh please don't start again,"

"You're safe, just let it out,"

"It's okay, they aren't here anymore,"

"Try and take a deep breath for me? You're nearly hyperventilating, "

"What the hell happened?"

"Holy crap, are you okay? Your crying!"

"I don't think I've ever seen you cry before..."

"We both know those are crocodile tears,"

"When was the last time you actually let yourself cry?"

"Do you feel better now?"

"Tell me who did this to you. I'll make sure you never shed a tear because of them again,"

"Apparently the car isn't the only thing breaking down today..."

"How often do you fall asleep like this?"

"Why are your cheeks wet?"

"I can tell you've been crying,"

"There's no need to cry now. Come on, it's all over,"

"I heard you crying..."

"Come on, let's wipe away those tears,"

"They aren't worth crying over, never have been,"

"You don't have to tell me anything if you don't want to, but please, at least let me keep you company?"

"There's no way I'm leaving you alone like this,"

"Shhh, it's okay now,"

"Hey, listen to me, it's gonna be alright,"

"There's no need to cry, I'm right here,"

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about, crying is healthy,"

"You would feel a lot better if you just let it out,"

"It's okay, you can cry, it's just us,"

"Is there any particular reason for this or...?"

"Anything I can do to help?"

"This is the third time this week..."

"It's too late to cry about it now,"

"You don't have to lie to me ya know, your eyes are still red,"

"Do you want me to leave you alone?"

"Look I'm terrible at the whole comforting thing but, maybe I can make you laugh?"

"I hate seeing you cry,"

"Talk to me, I'm not afraid to tickle it out of you,"

"I know a way to make you smile again..."

"I know your in there, I can hear you sniffling... please unlock the door..."

"I've seen you cry plenty of times,"

"Just close your eyes, I'm here,"

First of all, how dare you

Me trying to leave a comment on a fic I love but not knowing what to say

Fanfiction Authors: HEADS UP

(Non-authors, please RB to signal boost to your author friends!)

An astute reader informed me this morning that one of my fics (Children of the Future Age) had been pirated and was being sold as a novel on Amazon:

(And they weren't even creative with their cover design. If you're going to pirate something that I spent a full year of my life writing, at least give me a pretty screenshot to brag about later. Seriously.)

I promptly filed a DMCA complaint to have it removed, but I checked out the company that put it up -- Plush Books -- and it looks like A LOT of their books are pirated fic. They are by no means the only ones doing this, either -- the fact that """publishers""" can download stories from AO3 in ebook format and then reupload them to Amazon in just a few clicks makes fic piracy a common problem. There are a whole host of reasons why letting this continue is bad -- including actual legal risk to fanfiction archives -- but basically:

IF YOU ARE A FANFIC AUTHOR WITH LONG AND/OR POPULAR WORKS, PLEASE CHECK AMAZON TO SEE IF YOUR STORIES HAVE BEEN PIRATED.

You can search for your fics by title, or by text from the description (which is often just copied wholesale from AO3 as well). If you find that someone has stolen your work and is selling it as their own, you can lodge a DMCA complaint (Amazon.com/USA site; other countries have different systems). If you haven't done this before, it's easy! Here's a tutorial:

HOW TO FILE A COPYRIGHT COMPLAINT FOR STOLEN WORK ON AMAZON.COM:

First, go to this form. You'll need to be signed into your Amazon account.

Select the radio buttons/dropdown options (shown below) to indicate that you are the legal Rights Owner, you have a copyright concern, and it is about a pirated product.

Enter the name of your story in the Name of Brand field.

In the Link to the Copyrighted Work box, enter a link to the story on AO3 or whatever site your work is posted on.

In the Additional Information box, explain that you are the author of the work and it is being sold without your permission. That's all you really need. If you want, you can include additional information that might be helpful in establishing the validity of your claim, but you don't have to go into great detail. You can simply write something like this:

I am the author of this work, which is being sold by [publisher] without my permission. I originally published this story in [date/year] on [name of site], and have provided a link to the original above. On request, I can provide documentation proving that I am the owner of the account that originally posted this story.

In the ASIN/ISBN-10 field, copy and paste the ID number from the pirated copy's URL. You'll find this ten-digit number in the Amazon URL after the word "product," as in the screenshot below. (If the URL extends beyond this number, you can ignore everything from the question mark on.) Once this number has been added, Amazon will pull the product information automatically and add it to the complaint form, so you can check the listing title and make sure it's correct.

Finally, add your contact information to the relevant fields, check the "I have read and accept the statements" box, and then click Submit. You should receive an email confirmation that Amazon has received the form.

Please share this information with your writer friends, keep an eye out for/report pirated works, and help us keep fanfiction free and legally protected!

NOTE: All of the above also applies to Amazon products featuring stolen artwork, etc., so fan artists should check too!