I Write My Fics Out In Google Docs And Then Paste The Text Into Ao3 When I'm Ready To Post It. Does Anyone

I write my fics out in Google Docs and then paste the text into Ao3 when I'm ready to post it. Does anyone else have the problem of pasting with italics? If there's a word in italics next to punctuation, Ao3 will add in a space for some reason and it's kind of infuriating.

One of the AO3 translation volunteers (Min) created a Google Docs script to handle issues when copying from a doc into AO3. It’s really easy to use

create a copy of this google doc. It contains the script that will do all of the HTML formatting for you.

Delete all of the text from the document.

Write or paste your fic/chapter into the document.

Go up to the top menu and click the new menu option Post to AO3, then choose Prepare for posting into the HTML editor

Note: because this is an apps script, you’ll need to give it permission to run the first time. 

The script will automatically mark up your document with the required HTML that you can then paste into the AO3 composition window. \o/

To revert your text back to normal, just go back up to that menu and choose Remove HTML. It will look like regular text again. 

Once you have the doc, you can make a new copy of it for each new fic you write and that way you’ll always have that script available when you need it :)

For other cool stuff, read this post from @ao3org - which is where I found this script in the first place ❤

A reminder

Just a distinction between this particular oc

i think what’s on a person’s nightstand is very telling so reblog this and put in the tags the things you have on your nightstand

I spent like 30 minutes redesigning her outfit

A Rundown of All Pro-Murder Allies recruited so Far, in descending order of Pro-Murderness

Have Straight-Up in Canon Murdered People

Hyoga: obviously he in this category, but a short run down on his crimes for those who forgot, 1) straight up dropped fives guys into toxic gas just bc he thought they were annoying, 2) stabbed Tsukasa in what would have been a fatal wound without some deuxs-ex-Medusa, 3) threatened to torture people several times (technically not murder, but holy shit dude)

Mozu: Our only completely canon murder is him killing his dad (mentioned in a chapter extra), but his general attitude at the Sapphire caves and his employment history with Ibara gives credence to the idea that he has a lot of other murders under his belt.

The Devil Works Hard, but Senku and Yuzuriha Work Harder

Kirisame: As far as she knew, petrification was a death sentence. Now friendly reminder she petrifies, 1) Kohaku + Ginrou; 2) the entire Perseus, 3) a canoe full of children

 Tsukasa: Senku and Yuzuriha keep retconning all of this man’s many murders. Snapped neck, shattered statues? Not on their goddam watch.

Oh I Try, My God do I Try (to murder)

Homura: even discounting she’s an accomplice to literally every crime Hyoga pulls, she set an entire village on fire (including a hut filled with children). The fact that no-one died was sheer luck.

Magma: An enthusiastic attempted murder of Gen and a complete willingness to kill that has been voice several times. You’ll get there someday Magma, I believe in you.

Yo: Killer Cop. I don’t know if the dude he shot survived, but then again I don’t think Yo knows or cares either.

Minami: Distressingly on-board with Tsukasa’s murder attempts. Someone who is like mid-20s, so she should know better than to cheer on a teenager’s serial-murdering. She’s too small to break statues, but probably would have otherwise done so.

Kinrou: He has a line about how difficult it is trying to fight at the Cave of Miracles with Senku’s no-killing rule that makes it sound like he’d be totally down to kill sans that rule. Combined with the fact that he told ginrou to cut down the bridge with him on it, we have no choice to accept the fact that kinrou just commits.

If Push Comes to Shove, I Will End a Bitch

Kohaku: her first onscreen action is trying to murder Tsukasa for being a dick (valid). Later she seems happy when Senku assures her they can deal with Homura w/out murder, but she was willing to behead Homura if that hadn’t been the case

Gen: Actually a very nice non-violent guy who would prefer to talk things out, but not as … dedicated lets say to non-violence as some of his pacifist allies. Was genuinely excepting Senku to makes weapons of mass destruction to end Tsukasa, definitely entertained the idea of letting Magma break innocent statues, and was willing to risk Taiju’s life lying to Xeno. Ruthlessly practical when he needs to be.

Stop Trying to be Edgy

Senku: No senku, putting a dying man in what is essentially a medically-induced coma is not “killing him”. Especially when you fix him afterward instead of healing your own stab wounds.