I got plagiarized!

[zara_zee]

So about ten years ago I wrote my first fanfic and only ever posted it on Fanfiction.net. It was called Sons and Brothers and it was a Supernatural/Sons of Anarchy gen crossover. I still get the ocasional comment on it and I've been meaning forever to post it on my A03, but somehow never seem to get around to it. Anyway, today I got a message from

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[amberdreams]

Yikes! Wattpad is notorious for people stealing fics - honestly I don't know why they bother. I wouldn't have thought they'd get lots of attention there... That aside - a SOA crossover? Point me to it! (Preferably after you upload to AO3 though LOL)

I don't know how people who work in care homes are coping right now, it's a hard job at the best of times and now it's massively harder. More power to your elbow, Mrs!

PS I'm on twitter but hate the place so I venture there as infrequently as possible. It's much too easy to get sucked into black holes of hate on Twitter. i much prefer talking to friends here (or on our lovely Discord - did I ever send you an invite to it?)

[zara_zee]

I know nothing about Wattpad. I had to join today to see what was going on and...I really didn't like it. It's not terribly intuitive and I really hate its browsing function. Give me A03 any day. So much better.

I think I found you on Twitter. I have followed you. I think it's you anyway. I had it for four years and barely used it, but I reactivated it early in the year to keep up with this crazy world, I check it most days, but don't engage too much. I honestly don't remember if you sent me a discord invite. Maybe? Are there many people there? How does it all work? I don't really know much about it.

[amberdreams]

Discord is a thing set up for gamers, apparently, but lots of bangs etc are using it so participants can talk to each other. The main server I'm in is called the Saloon and it's run by sweetheartdean and quickreaver. There are a few members who rarely join us, but there's a lovely core group and we can talk about anything really - in private. Which is where it wins over twitter - that and you can set up different topic threads so we can keep spoilers separate from politics from sharing fic links etc.
You'd recognise most of the people there I think - runedgirl, laughablelament, amypond45, ameliacareful, themegalasaurus, monicawoe to name a few. blackrabbit42is also a member but sadly doesn't join us (tagging Jen as a big hint 😁)
If you think you'd like to join, let me know and I can get quickreaver to send you a link.

[blackrabbit42]

I waaaaaaaaaaaant to write more. I'm just so totally exhausted at the end of the day. I neeeeeeeed to write more. HALP

[amberdreams]

Discord isn't for writing it's for talking, but I sympathise - I've not written anything for an age, just can't muster up enough energy. And I don't have kids to worry about, so have no excuse! (((hugs)))

[zara_zee]

Sounds good! I would love to join The Saloon! :)

[amberdreams]

Cool beans! I'll ask quickreaver if it's ok to send you an invite. I know we're trying to keep numbers manageable.

[zara_zee]

Thank you! <3

[quickreaver]

I sent a PM!