About A Week Ago I Posted This.

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!

All I want is some Yandere Malcolm Bright imagines and stories, is that too much to ask

The Tumblr writing community is dying.

It’s something I’ve noticed over the past two years of using this site. It was gradual, imperceptible at first, something that most would brush off as a silly concern, or fault Tumblr algorithm for. While it’s true that Tumblr’s engine leaves a lot to be desired, I’ve noticed that even popular blogs have started to dwindle in terms of interaction or motivation. There could be a lot of reasons for this, but the biggest two I’ve noticed, experienced myself, and asked fellow writers about is this: (1) content being stolen, and (2) lack of feedback or interaction. I’ve never seen any logical person defend content being stolen, so I want to address point 2 instead.

Lack of feedback and interaction. I’m not saying this on my behalf so much as I’m saying this for friends and smaller blogs who have lost motivation to write. I was looking at my yandere writing blogs list the other day and noticed that a good majority of them no longer write. I usually update the list every few months, and by that point, more and more writers have stopped writing entirely. This isn’t a problem confined solely to the yandere fandom; in fact, there’s less writing blogs in general these days, especially ones that are active. I used to run a very popular BNHA blog with some friends, but that dissolved after our content was stolen and our followers stopped interacting as much. Out of our 8,500 followers, we hardly got 0.015% notes (~128 notes) on an average post. Tumblr is to blame for the lack of eyes seeing our posts, for sure, but that also means that at least 128 people saw one post and didn’t leave a comment or ask. We were considered a big blog; imagine what it’s like on a small blog.

My friend recently made a post that summed this up perfectly: 

“I’ve seen people say “Be grateful that people even lurk on your page.” and, while I get the message they’re trying to say, it’s more dismissive and hurtful in my opinion. Like you’re saying, “Oh your writing is mediocre, you should be grateful people even LOOK at it.”

Me personally? I’ve heard the argument that AO3 is a better place to post fanfics, and while that might be true, I’ve had friends experience firsthand the lack of interaction there too. I’ve heard the argument that interacting with some writers is intimidating (me included). I’ve heard that argument that followers might be too shy to interact. I’ve heard the argument that writers should write for themselves and not for views / likes / reblogs / etc, and while that’s ideal, it’s not sustainable for everyone. What works for one writer won’t work for another, but you know what will? Interaction.

That comment or ask that took you 2 seconds to write? We remember it. That reblog with the compliments in the tags? We remember it. Every single ‘named’ anon we get (heart anon, sunflower anon, etc)? We remember them. And the best part is? It’s actually easier to do these things on Tumblr since you have the option to send anonymous asks or make a sideblog specifically for reblogs! Trust me, whether the lack of interaction is the cause of a lack of motivation or what have you, every writer appreciates feedback (don’t be shy to offer some critique or compliments) or even a simple keyboard smash with some emojis. Even sitting down for 5 min a day per week to comment on your favorite writers’ new pieces makes a huge difference. Personally, since Tumblr’s activity feed is beyond terrible and I have over 1,500 posts, I don’t always see new reblogs or comments on my content; asks though? Always see those, can never go wrong with those. If you don’t want to reblog or leave a comment, then you can never go wrong with an anonymous ask. 

As my wise friend says: writing is an art, and in order to improve that art, we need other people’s eyes to see what we don’t.

For the sake of every writer (past, present, and future) on this platform, please share this post.

Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby in Peaky Blinders S06E05

I love this idea, yandere JungKook in among us, BEST IDEA EVER

not an imposter | j.jk

☁︎ summary: You were wrongly accused as an imposter and everyone decided to vote you out. Everyone but Jeon Jungkook.

☁︎ pairing: Jungkook x reader

☁︎ genre: angst | yandere!jungkook | imposter!jungkook | crewmate!reader | Among Us au because why not

☁︎ warnings: none

☁︎ word count: 808

☁︎ a/n: lmao I should be in online class, sorry for being short 

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“Y/N!”

Everyone watched pitifully as Jungkook banged on the glass windows, screaming out your name, yelling at you to come back. He watched helplessly as you floated away into the void. He didn’t even care if everyone had to watch, he wanted you back.

“It wasn’t her,” he chanted, exhausted. Tears rolled down his face until he was a complete sobbing mess on the floor.

“It wasn’t her.”

It was absolutely painful, seeing the strongest of them all… breaking down and exposing his vulnerability to everyone. He had always been the one who constantly helped everyone with tasks, guiding everyone when sabotages occur. Seeing him now like this broke them.

Jaewon, who had already proven himself to be a crewmate, put a hand on Jungkook’s shoulder in attempt to comfort him. He wasn’t one to comfort others, but he couldn’t just stand back while one of them broke down in front of everyone.

“I’m sorry, Kookie,” he muttered. He was one of the crewmates who had suspected you for so, so long now. Of course, he was relieved to see you get thrown out away, but it was also heartbreaking to see Jungkook like this.

“Come back to me,” Jungkook mutters under his breath, until the only sound to be heard in the room were his sobs.

Jaewon then looked back at everyone who had been watching him cry the whole time.

“Give her back,” he muttered, looking up at the crewmates. His eyes were something no one had ever seen before. They weren’t sure if it was a murderous glint they saw in his eyes or if it was simply just his way of grieving for a friend.

They all looked at each other, exchanging glances, not knowing what to do.

They had to do it. It was kill or be killed. What else could they have done? They couldn’t afford to lose another crewmate to an imposter. They had to take you out. Otherwise, another one would die. They knew better than to ignore their guts. It was the right thing to do, isn’t it?

Isn’t it?

It was only fair. Whoever gets voted out had to be thrown away. Those were the rules. They can not give second chances. Second chances only meant more deaths. If they can’t throw you out, who else would they have thrown out?

“TAKE HER BACK,” he screamed one more time. This time, his voice cracked. He kept banging on the window. Someone had to pull him away before he throws himself out to try and save you.

“Jungkook please,” Jinsoo, a crewmate, pleaded as he held Jungkook, keeping him as far away from the window as much as possible before he manages to actually break it. He was, after all, the strongest of them all.

“Get off!” He exclaimed as he elbowed him right in the stomach. Jinsoo immediately backed away, clutching his stomach in pain.

There was nothing they can do.

Everyone knew Jungkook very well. He had always been one who was unable to vote, since he was indecisive and skipped voting everytime. He was, however, the most valuable member of the crew.

Of course, it couldn’t have been Jungkook. He had been helping everyone with their tasks, guiding an entire group of people to their responsibilities, he couldn’t have been the imposter.

Everyone else had been behind him the entire time.

Everyone but you.

Who else could the imposter have been? When they found the dead body, you were the only one separated from the rest.

Of course… unless if one of the members in that group was smart enough to kill someone and going unnoticed. But that can’t be the case, can it?

…can it?

One by one, the crewmates left the cafeteria, leaving Jungkook alone to grieve for you. They couldn’t do anything else. You had been a suspect for too long, they can’t ignore that. It was best if they leave Jungkook and give him space and time to move on.

Jungkook cried and screamed, yelling out your name in hopes that you would at least hear him one last time.

One last time.

You floated away in the void. Your body was motionless. You might as well be dead.

“Y/n,” he muttered, sniffling one last time.

He didn’t even realise that the rest of the group had already left. He stood alone right in front of the mirror. He’s seen dead bodies before. This was different. It was you.

“It wasn’t her,” he chanted. “It wasn’t her it wasn’t her.”

Jungkook leaned against the wall, exhausted. He couldn’t do anything to help you. He rested his forehead against the glass, his eyes still focused on your body.

He didn’t mean for it to be this way.

“It was me.”

It was clear what he needed to do.

They all need to go.

I need this right now 💥💳💥💳💥💳

If Grogu chooses the armor, then he will be a Jedi no more, and Din was declared ‘a mandalorian no more’ so then they both will have chosen a whole different way of life because of the other.

I wish there was more yandere BTS stuff, I feel like I’ve read through them all

Tips That Can Save Your Kid’s Life.

I love this concept so much man, I can’t even

unsuspecting| j.jk |

☁︎ Summary: You’ve been oblivious for so long, you never suspected your own best friend of being the imposter. You battle with your fate as Jungkook finds himself in a dilemma.

☁︎ pairing: yandere!jungook x reader

☁︎ genre: angst | fluff | among us au | imposter!Jungkook | yandere!jungkook | crewmate!reader | 

☁︎ warnings: mentions of murder and blood but not that much to be actually called a warning, but I’ll put this here just in case.

☁︎ word count: 2.29k

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‘’It’s… It’s you,” you muttered under shaky breaths. You tightened your lips, biting your tongue to keep yourself from breaking down and once again exposing yourself from someone who you should’ve been running away from in the first place. 

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It’s not Jungkook. It couldn’t be him. How could it be him? You’ve been with him from the very start, you’ve seen who he was. You can’t have missed something about him. You were his best friend and he was all you had. He can’t do this to you. How the hell can someone who had been helping you with your tasks this whole time, be an imposter? A murderer? 

The thought itself made you feel sick in the stomach. 

Your breaths were uneven, eyes darting around the room as you mustered up all that you had that might be able to prove that your best friend wasn’t who everyone thinks he is. You felt your breaths getting cut short, each one shorter than the last. He’s not the imposter, you repeated in your head. He’s not the imposter, he’s not the imposter. He can’t be. He couldn’t be when he was the same person who had helped you with your tasks when you were having a difficult time because you weren’t trained that well. He can’t be the imposter when he was the reason why you weren’t thrown out because of everyone accusing you of using the vents. Though it was a tad weird how the same person who had first accused you immediately died right after. 

You also kept him from being thrown out when everyone had their eyes on him. You barely knew where he was exactly or what he’d been doing but you trusted him. Why shouldn’t you? You owed him a lot. There was so much that you wanted to repay him for. 

But if you really thought about it… you’ve never really seen him do a task. He was only ever there when you were having a hard time with yours, like that one time when you were struggling to connect the wires.

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“That’s not how you properly connect them,” you hear Jungkook laugh from behind you as you find yourself in a tangled situation. You nervously laugh and glared your fellow ‘crewmate’. 

Jungkook stalked towards you and examined the wires. 

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