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OC-cember Day 4: My OC Series'

Hey guys. Just wanted to give a quick update on what I plan on uploading for Days 5 & 6 of OC-cember.

On Day 5, I plan on taking about OC What If, a series where I talk about what I think it would be like if my OCs were canon characters in the media I like (whether it be a show or a movie).

And on Day 6, I plan on talking about OC Opinion, where I give my opinion on other people’s OCs, provided that the creator of the OC itself gives me their full permission to talk about them, that is.

Anyways, hope you guys are looking forward to it. Thank you and have a wonderful day/afternoon/night. 🙂😁🤗💕❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖💕🤗 🐺🎨💖

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!

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It's my 1 year anniversary on Tumblr (well, technically it was yesterday, but my dumbass forgot to post this yesterday, so here it is today) 🥳🎉🎊

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OC-cember Day 1: The Genre Moods

To celebrate the first day of December (and do an OC Month event for this month I call OC-cember, where I make a post of my OCs everyday (fandom and non-fandom related) and tell you guys about them, as well as share stories about them, including showcasing my OC What If and OC Opinion series), I've decided to share a group of OCs, known as The Genre Moods.

The Genre Moods are an OC group akin to the emotions from Pixar's Inside Out (Joy, Sadness, Anger, Disgust, and Fear), except instead of emotions, they're based on the genres I have in my head: Horror, Action, Romance, Childhood, Writing, and Emotions, and they all have actual names instead of being named after the genres themselves.

The group consists of:

Mason - The genre mood of Horror. A calm, but secretly psychotic guy who enjoys the genre of horror (including horror movies, especially slasher films) and is a skilled fighter and murder, including lots of blood and gore (yep, he's a gorehound). (Note: I only like murder in fiction, not in real life; I say this to avoid any assumptions of me secretly being a psychopath)

Andrew - The genre mood of Action. A headstrong guy who likes training and is also a skilled fighter. If you were to challenge him to a fight, I warn you to be careful of challenging him to a fight, as he is quite the tough opponent you will face.

Ruby - The genre mood of Romance. She loves romance and shipping, including matchmaking and reading & writing love stories. She also love family and friendship/platonic love too. She also loves to spread love to others, especially those that need it.

Max - The genre mood of Childhood. A kid who is pretty friendly, loves to play, and help those around him. Even though he is a kid (figuratively and literally), he does know when to take things seriously and portray a sense of maturity (not like adult levels of maturity, but more for a kid's age).

Cheerilee - The genre mood of Writing. She's a writer and an author. She loves to read and write and has the ability to use her magic to showcase the story through visuals, regardless of if these stories have visuals or not.

Asher - The genre of mood of Emotions. A creature with a shield as a shell of his, having the ability to separate from it. Despite being known as a happy and fun guy on the outside, he secretly suffers from depression and emotional baggage that he secretly carries, and most of the time keeps it a secret from those around him (including his friends). Despite all that, he does try his very best to maintain a positive attitude and help those with emotional problems at hand as much as he can. He also has the ability to have elemental weather powers based on what he's feeling (like Pepa Madrigal from Encanto), like having sunshine and rainbows when he's happy, rain when he's sad, and fire when he's mad.

And that's about it. I hope you guys enjoyed meeting The Genre Moods. I can't wait to share more stuff with this group in the future. Can't wait to share and showcase my OCs throughout the month. What do you guys think of The Genre Moods? Do you like them? Do you dislike them? Do you find them neutral? Let me know by commenting or rebloging this post. Thank you for reading and have a wonderful day/afternoon/night.

Happy 7th Anniversary to the Ben 10 Reboot!!!

This series is (unpopular opinion I'm probs gonna get killed for) one of my favorite shows to watch, as well as one of my comfort shows. I've been a fan of it since I was in middle school and am still a fan of it to this day as a sophomore in college. While it does have its flaws, I still have fond memories of it and always will.

Fun Fact/Update: I was originally going to post a post (no pun intended) talking about a B10RB rewrite/au project of mine I'm developing called Ben 10 Reboot Reimagined, but I couldn't finish it in time for the 7th anniversary (which I truly apologize for), but I do plan on posting it sometime this month when I finish it.

Want to try the Rewrite vs. Canon trend after being inspired by and seeing my friend @gritsandbrits doing it, which will also tie into one of my passion projects: OC What If: The Reimagined Fan-Vision.

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My Ranking of the Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue Villains from Worst to Best

A ranking of the villains of Power Rangers Lightspeed Recue from Worst to Best. At least in my opinion.

REMINDER: PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT IS RANKING IS JUST MY OPINION, SO PLEASE DON'T GET UPSET OR OFFENDED BY IT! YOU CAN DISAGREE WITH IT IF YOU'D LIKE (I MORE THAN HAPPILY RESPECT YOUR OPINION, REGARDLESS OF IF WE AGREE OR DISAGREE, AND WHETHER WE HAVE THE SAME OR DIFFERENT OPINIONS), BUT PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DON'T BE AN ASSHOLE ABOUT IT! THIS IS JUST ALL MY OPINION! IF YOU WANT TO SHARE YOUR RANKING OF THE LIGHTSPEED RESCUE VILLAINS, COMMENT OR REBLOG THIS POST WITH YOUR RESPONSE! I'D LOVE TO SEE YOUR OPINIONS!

Prince Olympius

Diabolico

Jinxer

Queen Bansheera

Vypra

Loki

Triskull

What do you think of my ranking? Do you like it? Do you dislike it? How would you rank the villains of Lightspeed Rescue and why do you rank them that way? What is your opinion on the villains of Lightspeed Rescue? Let me know in the comments or by reblogging this post. I'd l love to hear/read your own rankings. Thank you and have a wonderful day/afternoon/night.