Wait, wait wait. What is this intriguing Publish to AO3 Google Doc? I write all my stuff in Google Drive, but I agonize through fixing the formatting when I paste it from there into AO3. Have I been missing something magical?

curlicuecal:

lemonsharks:

petals42:

THIS IS ABOUT TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

So, on the AO3 “Cool Stuff” FAQ, there is a link to this document under “Posting and Managing Works.”

THIS IS THE BEST DOCUMENT IN ALL OF HISTORY. Basically, it has a script in it that has a “Post to AO3″ option and it will go in and fill in ALL the HTML you need – italics, bold, paragraph breaks, you name it!

It has directions in it for how to use it, but it’s real simple. You just always chose “Make a Copy” when you start writing to make a new document that you can then re-name. Change the language to American English (or whatever language you use) and type away. Then right before you post, click the button, get all the code in there, copy, paste, AND POST. 

It is literally so, so glorious and I want to tell everyone. 

(Also, the AO3 Cool FAQ page has some other cool stuff too!)

REBLOG TO SAVE A LIFE

this thing changed my life

museaway:

holidaymixtape:

It’s a little late in the year, but there’s still time to make things before the holidays. So Holiday Mixtape is back! 

The challenge: create SPN fic and/or art inspired by winter and winter holidays

  • Fics and art must incorporate a winter holiday or winter theme
  • The entire SPN fandom is welcome, all ships and gen
  • 1k minimum for fics; 1 piece minimum for art
  • Create and share as many things as you like
  • Work alone or with a friend
  • New fic & art only, please
  • Posting begins December 1 and runs all month. Post when you’re ready!

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superhoney and I are running Mixtape again this year. Everyone from SPN fandom is invited. This is a really low-stress challenge, no drop penalties, post when you’re ready any time in December. We’d love to have you join us! 

rohkeutta:

Sleeping With Ghosts
A collaboration for @cabigbang​, Captain America Big Bang 2018.

Fic by @rohkeutta
Art by @cobaltmoony
Art and banner by @esaael

Relationships: Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes
Rating: Mature
Warnings: no AO3 warnings apply
Word count: 34K

Tags: Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe – Magical Realism, Bucky Barnes as Captain America, Winter Soldier Steve Rogers, Angst with a Happy Ending, Canon-Typical Violence, Presumed character death, Grief/Mourning, Reunions

Summary:

The first two years after Bucky gets out of the ice are–
surprisingly easy. Serve his country, learn to use his charmed robot
hand, make friends, don’t think about the spark of magic in him that’s
gone out, see the world, try to live with the grief (try to live with
the grief, try to–)

Maybe they’re not that easy, in the end,
but he’s settling – until he gets reluctantly pulled out of the Army and
has Steve’s shield (Steve’s shield, its magic wary and curious
and half-dormant) thrust onto him again, even though he’s already turned
it down once before. The world has changed and so has he, but as he
tries to immerse himself into a new life, he meets a ghost he could
never leave behind.

Read on AO3

spookymooks:

god i had a weird dream that the Mcelroy brothers started doing their own paranormal adventure show but it was just them going to haunted places and rating them based on how haunted it was. 

At the end of the show Justin was like “yeah it’s a haunted hospital so it loses points for being overdone but Griffin got possessed and ghosts tried to kill Travis so that brought in some fun and flair. 7/10″