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Things Ao3 writers know that readers might not!
If you edit your comment, the author will get an email for each edit.
If you edit your comment six times, we get six emails
Things Ao3 writers know that readers might not!
If you edit your comment, the author will get an email for each edit.
If you edit your comment six times, we get six emails

Bookmark tags are public and we can see them.
Itâs often a place that people think is more private than it is. If you post something critical there, itâs likely the author will see it. https://twitter.com/spacewafflehou1/status/1253326710214295557
Itâs often a place that people think is more private than it is. If you post something critical there, itâs likely the author will see it. https://twitter.com/spacewafflehou1/status/1253326710214295557
Idk about other writers but I particularly love boomark notes if theyâre lovely. Something about them always makes me smile.
We love it when you comment meaningless keysmash jargon (âaksjdjsnsifijdjsjâ)
There is no nice comment that will annoy us. Seriously, weâre desperate.
There is no nice comment that will annoy us. Seriously, weâre desperate.
We canât see WHO is subscribed to our fics specifically, just the overall number.
If thereâs something you like reading but youâre embarrassed to leave a kudos or a comment, you can subscribe and we wonât know.
If thereâs something you like reading but youâre embarrassed to leave a kudos or a comment, you can subscribe and we wonât know.
If you want to make a writerâs day, comment a line you particularly liked. Itâs so validating to hear someone connected with something you made.
Many people prefer to read only complete fics, but if thereâs an author you love and trust, taking a shot on a WIP is a wonderful way to support them.
Works in progress are when (I think) most authors need encouragement.
Works in progress are when (I think) most authors need encouragement.
Leaving kudos is maybe the most âusefulâ way to help an author, since many people sort by kudos count when theyâre looking for fic.
Weâll keep writing either way, but itâs great manners to kudos any fic you read and liked even a little (tho ofc itâs up to you!)
Weâll keep writing either way, but itâs great manners to kudos any fic you read and liked even a little (tho ofc itâs up to you!)