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Fanfics @ Archive of Our Own (AO3) & Wattpad requests
What about Wattpad, Inkitt, Dreame and others of the sort?Here's the first one:
Universal Truths
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
and the second:
blinding lights
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Bruno wrote: "What about Wattpad, Inkitt, Dreame and others of the sort?"I haven't used those (much yet). Within A03 I know where to look and where to check to see if Authors have stated that they do not want their work on Goodreads. So that's why I've only put Archive of Our Own.
Done #2 (1st one - author didn't want their work on GR; 2nd one added)
K1 wrote: "This is another one:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Are these valid books?"
Hi K1, there are some rule wrt fanfics. They can be valid, if...:
- They are completed, so not a work in progress, before they are added
- They are novel-length: a rule of thumb can be about 120 pages or 40000/45000 words. I divide the amount of words by 325 to create a page count. Wattpad sometimes shows 'listening length', in that case I use this to find out the page count and to see if it is long enough: I've used this 'reading time calculator': https://www.omnicalculator.com/everyd... . I used the average reading speed and added the reading time on Wattpad. That's how I came to a page count.
- Some authors do not want their fanfiction to be added to Goodreads, or they can ask for it to be removed. For them we are allowed to delete it and to add that info in a Librarian Note.
I just looked at the Inkitt one you shared, but I have no idea where I can see how many pages or words or what the listening length is there. And I cannot see if it is completed. Or are all stories/fanfics always completed works on Inkitt? Without that info it is impossible to know if it is valid. And another question I have, is that a fanfic? If it is not, I'm not sure what the rules are. Maybe another librarian knows?
Bruno wrote: "What about Wattpad, Inkitt, Dreame and others of the sort?"Inkitt and Dreame require a signin or some kind of subscription or app and are not valid.
--- all done to here (closed or asked a question) ---
There are 2 requests for this one.Contradictions (AO3)
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Here's the link to the fic on AO3.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/299...
---^^ all done to here ^^---Options: *added, *closed without adding as the author does not want it added to GR, or *asked a question
Melanie wrote: "There are 2 requests for this one.Contradictions (AO3)
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
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Thanks for providing the A03 link! Didn't add is as per author's wishes. Explained it to the requester and closed them.
---^^ all done to here ^^---added, closed but not added (not valid or per author's wishes), or asked a question
2 requests for this one.The Missing Sister by singularritae (AO3)
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
---^^ all done to here ^^---added, closed but not added (not valid or per author's wishes), or asked a question
Squeeze Me, I Squeak by Charlie_M (AO3)https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
ETA: Found the AO3 link.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/475...
Oops, posted in wrong folder. Removed.
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