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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!

I am so sorry. I didn't mean to sound so entitled in my post, I just saw the amount of finished fics compared to other tags and got corious. I did not mean to pressure writers, y'all have lives and I respect that. Again very sorry

My Weekend Plans: 9/17 - 9/19

Inspired by @gritsandbrits' 9/9 - 9/15 week plans post from 2019, I thought I'd share my weekend plans for this weekend with you guys. Not to mention I also would like to use that post as reference for future week/weekend plans posts, with credit to G.B. of course.

Work on bios for my Power Rangers OCs The Blazers (Luna Gwen, Lucy, Frederick, and Eleanora Sayara) 😈🧝🏻‍♀️🐈‍⬛🤖

Rework an old story of mine from 2020 + watch comic videos (art wise and writing wise, including some webtoon related videos) on YouTube ✍🏻📝📓🐺🎨💖

Catch up on Rainbott's ⭐️ Welcome to Dreamworld ⭐️ series, plus watch their other videos from before that I've been meaning to watch for a long time now. ⭐️💛💙

Do some drawing and writing (including some other OC-related stuff) ✍🏻🎨📝

Do some cleaning in my room 🛏🧺

PSA for New Users/Blank Blogs/Ageless Blogs

If you keep getting blocked from content creator blogs there are three major reasons and ways to fix them.

🚩🚩🚩This is a Huge RED flag!🚩🚩🚩

1. Update your avatar. Anything besides the default picture.

2. Update your blog title and description. Add your age range, Minor, or 18+ to the blog title/description. "Untitled" is a red flag that you are a bot. Something as simple as "Here for the fanfic! 18+" will do it.

3. Reblog or post something to let us know you aren't just a bot. You can reblog some of your favorite content or make a post that just says "Human. Please don't block me!"

Please respect others' boundaries. If a blog says they are 18+, don't follow them if you are a minor. If a blog posts things you aren't interested in, unfollow or block them.

Most of all, be kind. Kindness costs nothing and means everything.

OC-cember Day 2: The Demonic Blazers and The Blaze Family (Power Rangers OCs)

The Blaze Family are my OCs for the Power Rangers franchise, specifically for the series, though they do show up in the movies (especially in the 2017 reboot movie as different interpitations of L.G. and her friends) and I do plan on having them show up in the comics here and there (once I've read them, that is). They are PR-excusive villains, with the main ones that appear throughout the series are the Blaze group: Luna Gwen (L.G.), Lucy, Frederick (who is called Freddy by his friends), and Eleanora Sayara (E.S.), with L.G.'s older twin siblings Lucifer Rori (L.R.) and Solaris occasionally appearing here and there, and her parents (who at this point in time and as of this post don't have names) who rarely appear due to how busy they are, but they do have their appearances from time to time (whether they be calls or physical appearances in person).

They are essentially the Team Rocket of Power Rangers, with L.G. and her friends essentially being the Team Rocket Trio of PR (Jessie, James, and Meowth; technically L.G. and her friends are a group rather than a trio since there are four of them and not three of them, but I think you get the point of what I'm talking about).

Similarities between The Demonic Blazers and the Team Rocket Trio:

They appear in every season

They are a constant pain in the ass for the heroes outside of other antagonistic forces (Ash and his friends in Team Rocket's case and the Power Rangers in The Blazers case)

They play into the "we're bad guys, but we're not "bad guys" trope, as in while they do work for the bad guys of each season and have no problem helping them with their evil plans and goals (except if they've been betrayed, at which they would have no problem aiding the Rangers in taking them down), they do possess some redeeming qualities (aside from the aforementioned teaming up with the Rangers from time to time), such as loyalty, friendship, empathy, sympathy, and compassion.

I'm currently making a survival book, its going to inclue everything you need to run, how to cross borders (only if necessary), the safest states right now, the unsafest states, how to protect yourself in a red area, what places to stay at if your running, nearby jobs and other ways to get money, what foods are best to get, how to make certain foods, electronic related advice, the safest messaging apps, what not to say in messages, guide to doctors if you have a uterus or are a women, what plants are safe to eat, various poisons, how to deal with cops, a map of the local area and where cops hang out, how to survive in the woods, clothes you should bring, what to do about your period if your on the run, methods of birth control and what's the best, how to legally change your name and the amount of money it costs, how to a car if your in a non walkable area, first aid tips, how to get and use a burner phone, what type of weapons you might need and how to use them, a guide on how to use most commonplace guns, chargers to use for any devices you might bring.

All of it, I've got multiple notebooks to I'm spreading it across them.

I'm looking for other things to add too it, or if you see one or more subjects in here that you know a lot about/ can help with, feel free to reply or reblog with it, and if you don't want it attached to your profile, my asks are open and free to use. Anything is helpful, anything at all.

I'll be deleting this by January, you have until then to send.

Please, please please please, reblog this. don't just 'like' it

JUSTICE FOR JAAHNAVI KANDULA

23 year old Jaahnavi Kadula was hit and killed on January 23, 2023. She was hit and killed bye police officer Dave Auderer, who happened to be the VICE PRESIDENT OF HIS UNION according to NBC News. Body cam footage has been released of the man joking about her death and saying she had “limited value” because she was young and was laughing throughout the footage. Laughed when he said to “just write a check for $11,000.” It’s disgusting how we are just barely finding out about the death of an incredibly smart woman who was taken too soon, and was treated so horribly after being brutally killed. How are we supposed to feel safe with the dangers of the world going on when our own police officers are so disgusting? How are we supposed to live our lives when we aren’t safe from our own “protectors”? I pray the family of Jaahnavi Kadula finds peace and that both Jaahnavi and her family get the justice they deserve.

Reblog if you want, that way we can see more people's thoughts :3 but you don't have to if you don't want to lol, also if this breaks containment, non selfshipper please don't vote 😅 and pro.ship.pers dni please

Olympius: There will be no limit to my rage!

Advian (Me), opening the door and peeking through: You okay, Olympius?

Olympius: *blushing*…There will be one limit to my rage.

F/O: There will be no limit to my rage!

S/I, opening the door and peeking through: You okay, F/O?

F/O: ...

F/O: There will be one limit to my rage.

Hello hello! I come to you with character designs up for adoption! Pretty much everything is pay what you want, with a minimum of at least $5!! I accept money via PayPal or Cashapp! (Some designs I would also be willing to part with for an art trade!)

-DM me if interested!

-Once paid for, I will send you the image without the “adopt me” text over it.

-Do not use my art or designs for commercial purposes, or NFT’s.

Please click images for a better look!

Here are the available designs!

1. Jester Magical Girl - PWYW Min. $5

2. Moon Magical Girl - PWYW Min. $5 / Art Trade

3. Star Magical Girl - PWYW Min $5 / Art Trade

4. Pink Heart Monster - PWYW Min $5

5. Purple Tear Monster - PWYW Min $5 / Art Trade

6. Pink Anthro Kitty - PWYW Min $5 / Art Trade

(I would also like to keep this within Proship and Profic, and anti-harassment spaces! 💖✨)