Hello everyone, Reggie here.
Taking this time to just leave a quick announcement:
I'll no longer be linking the , or any other links that could possibly promote monetization.
At least, not on sites that don't allow it.
I'll explain it for those who are confused (probably aren't many, but still):
AO3 and strictly forbid the use of links or other forms of media that could potentially promote monetization. This is because the idea of writing being used for monetary purposes can cause legal troubles for both AO3 and the author of said fiction, because they use assets (such has already created and copywrited characters) in their work.
It also destroys the purpose of 'fan-fiction'; these are works that are meant to describe one's creativity, and their passion to create in general.
I do not want my audience to look at me in a such a negative light; nor do I want the community to do so either.
At the time of creating my own , as well as the Tumblr, moving over here, yadda yadda-I didn't realize that I was inadvertently breaking one of their rules. As of now, I've only used for about 2 years, and AO3 for a little less than a month; I had no knowledge of these rules, and didn't read them upon making an account, which is what I should've done prior to making one.
Personally, I am embarrassed, as well as ashamed at myself for the fact I did not try looking up this information before doing all this; The only reason why I know about it now is because censors or removes the word "" from any document or edited text file if it detects it.
Curious and frustrated at it, I looked up why, and here we are.
I want to respect that writing shouldn't be something that should be advertised or used for monetary gain, and not end up on AO3 or FF's bad side, heh...
I want to continue writing regardless of whether it pays me or not, because I am still passionate about it, and only now realized that it is not something monetize-worthy. I am not risking this account or my small reputation here (and on FF) for the sake of money.
Regardless of how this will affect things in the future, I will still be writing chapters here, and creating new stories when I can.
I think the only link for now I'll be posting is probably the one or ALWP's Tumblr, but I'm really hesitant to do either, because there is VERY little wiggle room for what counts as monetization and what doesn't on both platforms.
But for now, linking the will be something I'll avoid from now on, and I'll probably just put it on another platform that does allow monetization.
If you want to support me or offer help, you can always leave a review with a small message, as well as your contact information so we can talk somewhere else.
For the moment, though...I don't want to be disrespectful to this community or the people in it, that's just wack.
As for updates, I'm still currently brainstorming the next chapter for ALWP; I have a lot of ideas I'm trying to narrow down for the structure.
I'll also be posting another story here as well, probably tommorrow, but I'm not trying to spoil that; You'll just have to wait and see.
Thanks for reading this if you did, bye!
- ReggieReads