Its_Kingston
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Hey there, y'all!
I just wanted to announce that my account is probably going to fade into obscurity. I'm not sure if I want to continue crossposting onto Wattpad now that I've moved primarily onto Ao3.
I'm under the same username over there, Its_Kingston, if you want to pop by.
As for my reasoning:
1. I don't like dealing with book covers over on Wattpad. Pretty self-explanatory, but I think they're time consuming, and are usually not a reflection of the work, or the quality of the writing, but Wattpad tends to display more cover than summary, in my opinion.
2. The tagging and filtering on Wattpad is horrible. This has been said a thousand times, but it remains true. You cannot sort and find what you want to read on here like you can on Ao3, so I feel like I can't properly tag my work, especially as I grow older and find my themes growing alongside me. I can rate my fics "mature" on here, but until you open that thing, you don't know if I mean mature for suicide, or mature for sex.
3. There is no CSS/siteskins/workskins on Wattpad like on Ao3, so some of my fics flat out will not work on this site. On Ao3, "Double Entendre" has a workskin that makes the messages look like actual text bubbles, and a fic I still have in planning is going to be a full Choose Your Own Adventure fic with anchor links to make it work, but Wattpad doesn't support those so I can't crosspost that entire fic. I already put out a CYOA ShinDeku fic on Ao3 months ago that hasn't been crossposted for the same reason though it's not until now that I'm in the process of adding anchor links. I just need to copy/paste, and then put it back up.
4. It's just more work, and I don't even know how many people are on here to solely read it. If you are on Wattpad just to read my fics, 1) I don't believe you lmao, and 2) hop over to Ao3 instead, it's nice, I promise.
If anyone wants me to keep posting here, make yourself known, please. If there's still people here, I don't mind putting in the work.
Its_Kingston
@flooploops408 LMFAO YEAH? Don't read it if it's not up your alley, but if you wanna, good to have you around lol
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not-the-best-06
@Its_Kingston it has, and definitely yeah been years I believe you were one of the first friends I’ve made here along with others I can’t believe I’m forgetting their names but I haven’t heard from them in well years. As a friend I’ll still Support you and your decisions even if you don’t stick around wattpad no more.
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flooploops408
@Its_Kingston off topic but umm.. i went on ao3 and i saw the new story.. its um.. very interesting (in a good way). im not gonna read it rn but i will once i get my acc
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J-A2010
https://www.wattpad.com/story/406365859?utm_medium=link&utm_source=android&utm_content=share_reading
Its_Kingston
Hey there, y'all!
I just wanted to announce that my account is probably going to fade into obscurity. I'm not sure if I want to continue crossposting onto Wattpad now that I've moved primarily onto Ao3.
I'm under the same username over there, Its_Kingston, if you want to pop by.
As for my reasoning:
1. I don't like dealing with book covers over on Wattpad. Pretty self-explanatory, but I think they're time consuming, and are usually not a reflection of the work, or the quality of the writing, but Wattpad tends to display more cover than summary, in my opinion.
2. The tagging and filtering on Wattpad is horrible. This has been said a thousand times, but it remains true. You cannot sort and find what you want to read on here like you can on Ao3, so I feel like I can't properly tag my work, especially as I grow older and find my themes growing alongside me. I can rate my fics "mature" on here, but until you open that thing, you don't know if I mean mature for suicide, or mature for sex.
3. There is no CSS/siteskins/workskins on Wattpad like on Ao3, so some of my fics flat out will not work on this site. On Ao3, "Double Entendre" has a workskin that makes the messages look like actual text bubbles, and a fic I still have in planning is going to be a full Choose Your Own Adventure fic with anchor links to make it work, but Wattpad doesn't support those so I can't crosspost that entire fic. I already put out a CYOA ShinDeku fic on Ao3 months ago that hasn't been crossposted for the same reason though it's not until now that I'm in the process of adding anchor links. I just need to copy/paste, and then put it back up.
4. It's just more work, and I don't even know how many people are on here to solely read it. If you are on Wattpad just to read my fics, 1) I don't believe you lmao, and 2) hop over to Ao3 instead, it's nice, I promise.
If anyone wants me to keep posting here, make yourself known, please. If there's still people here, I don't mind putting in the work.
Its_Kingston
@flooploops408 LMFAO YEAH? Don't read it if it's not up your alley, but if you wanna, good to have you around lol
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not-the-best-06
@Its_Kingston it has, and definitely yeah been years I believe you were one of the first friends I’ve made here along with others I can’t believe I’m forgetting their names but I haven’t heard from them in well years. As a friend I’ll still Support you and your decisions even if you don’t stick around wattpad no more.
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flooploops408
@Its_Kingston off topic but umm.. i went on ao3 and i saw the new story.. its um.. very interesting (in a good way). im not gonna read it rn but i will once i get my acc
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Its_Kingston
Making and putting up book covers (finally) so expect to see anything without a cover get one in the next few hours. Making them all myself, so it’s gonna take a hot second lol
Its_Kingston
@flooploops408 Thank you! :D I think my favorite is The Observations of One Conspiracy Nut lol
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flooploops408
@Its_Kingston idk y but "a knife? are you flirting with me?" appeals to me good job on the covers tho!
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Its_Kingston
All done! I'm more proud of some than others, but let me know what you think, and which is your favorite! :D
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Its_Kingston
The first two chapters of But Friend, This Cage is Inside Out, along with a tags/TW chapter are officially up! I put the first two up, because they're both sort of short.
Also, thought I should mention it to anyone who doesn't know, the title of this fic is from the song Willard! by Will Wood (he's my favorite musician!)
Expect a new chapter every Friday, and enjoy! :D
Its_Kingston
I don't know why Villainous got picked up by the algorithm again, but it did, and there's been an influx of comments lately. It's been very motivating, and I'm now happy to announce that the fic I've been working on since October 2023 is approaching its ending.
I'm thinking 2-3 more chapters, which would put it at 29-30 chapters, and a little over 100k words. (It sits at roughly 98k right now, making it the longest fic I've ever written.)
All of this is to say, it'll be out soon! I want to finish this chapter I'm on, then do the editing for the first arc and get it polished. After that, it'll be good to go up! I'd imagine it'll be weekly, maybe twice weekly posting schedule.
Although the contents of this fic are a mystery, I'll say 2 things:
1) It's togachako (MHA)
2) It's angsty --- as Wattpad has no tagging system like Ao3, expect the first chapter to act as that, like in Villainous
Anyway, I'm heading back to it. Hope everyone's excited! :D
Its_Kingston
@flooploops408 AAAA, WELCOME BACK! IM EXCITED TOO! If everything goes well---fingers crossed---the first chapter will be up this Friday (June 6th)!
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Its_Kingston
Hey there! It's been a minute since I posted one of these, but I wanted to let everyone know that I'm working on a rewrite of Villainous!
So far, I'm only done with the planning for the first three chapters, one of which being the prologue. I'm not sure how long it'll take, but I want to make sure it's awesome! I'll answer any question in the area beneath this, but before that, I'll answer a few that I suspect anyone who liked the original will have:
Q: Will it follow the original plot, and only change the writing?
A: Nope! Although I want to keep it similar, there's already been a few major changes in these first few chapters!
Q: Will the original Villainous be taken down?
A: No, never! I know plenty of people like it, and don't want to take that from them!
Feel free to voice opinions and ask questions below, like I said. I'll keep y'all posted as I progress further! :D
TheAnonymous2109
Hi @Its_Kingston, I wanted to ask if I could translate your fanfiction Villainous into French. I really liked this fanfiction, and I’d love to make a translation for French speakers who can't read English.
Its_Kingston
@TheAnonymous2109 Quick worker lol. Alright! Happy translating! Thanks again for reaching out and asking! <3
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TheAnonymous2109
thank you for allowing me to do this translation, I'll keep you updated on my progress. I'm already on the 7th chapter, I'll publish the chapters after I've translated and proofread everything.
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Its_Kingston
@TheAnonymous2109 Thanks for getting back to me so quickly and answering my questions. I don't really mind the fact that you haven't translated anything before, because everyone has to start somewhere! You can translate Villainous and post it on your profile, so long as I'm credited (like you already said you would). Just mention that I wrote it in the summary/description area so my profile and the original fic can be found! If you have any questions on any of the writing, or need something reworded/clarified, I'd be happy to help! I know there are plenty of sayings and phrases that don't translate very well outside of their language, so feel free to make little tweaks as you need them, or message me if something larger needs to be reworked! Thank you for being patient and understanding of my questions, and thank you again for offering to translate Villainous! Seriously an honor, since the only language I know is English (and translation seems a little tedious in my opinion lol). Keep me posted on how it's going! Cheers!
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Its_Kingston
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! >:D
Its_Kingston
oop- 100 people follow me now, wilddd. Glad y'all are here, and I hope you enjoy what I'm writing! :D
not-the-best-06
@Its_Kingston I fell out of it too but you’ve been one of my day ones I’m definitely giving you the loyalty that you’ve given me plus I think you’re a good friend
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Its_Kingston
@not-the-best-06 Thank you dude! I know I kinda fell out of the TOH fandom, but it means a lot that you've stuck around! <333
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