That little ♥️ means so much to creators! It takes a lot of effort to create something and share it with you. We are real people, not AI. When you read a fic or enjoy an artwork, please take a moment to tap that little kudos/like button and you might just impact someone in a positive way more than you could imagine. Spread the love!
Something I've noticed on AO3 in the last two years is the lack of kudos and comments left on fanfics.
Fanfics have an increasing number of hits, but their kudos and comments remain minimal.
I understand that leaving comments is daunting, but kudos is the easiest thing you can do to show support and appreciation for an author.
Part of me wants to blame BookTok and the commercialized consumption of books.
Readers are more demanding and impatient for content, but they're quick to move on once a book is published. It's a constant demand for 'More, more, more' without appreciating and/or supporting authors. And these readers are now getting into fanfic.
I don't want to complain because it's not productive. But if you're new and getting into fanfic: Support writers.
Support means leaving kudos on AO3, and if you're able, leaving a comment. It's simple courtesy.
Eek, so excited to be part of this exchange! Get in the Yuletide spirit and join in!
Frozen x Beauty & The Beast Yuletide Exchange 2024
It's happening! And sign-ups open soon, so mark your calendars.
Sign-Ups Open: Friday 9/13 (if not sooner)
Sign-Ups Close: Monday 10/7
Assignments Out: 10/8 (or as sooner)
Assignments Due: Monday 12/23
For those who don't know, the Yuletide Exchange is an annual event for Frozen and Beauty & the Beast fans to create and gift fan works to fellow Frozen and/or BATB creators. This means writers, artists, mood board enthusiasts, etc. How it works: everyone who would like to create/receive a fan work will sign up on AO3, stating what kind of gift you'd like to receive and what kind of work you'd like to create. More details to come!
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I know it seems early considering it's only September, but we wanted to give the creators time to work on their creations. Fall is a busy time, what with October festivities and Nanowrimo, so we hope it will be enough time so more people are able to sign up. We're also not going to be hosting any other fall events this year, though @firawren is hosting a BATB event this month, so please message her for more details if you're interested. (BATB Week)
DM me or co-mod @paigebstorey if you have any questions.
Beautiful banner made by @sunflowers-and-sandwiches!
Unredeemable Hope
This is not what I originally opened Procreate to do, but Hans kinda sneaks up on you like that.
Frozen (c) Disney — fanart by @sunflowers-and-sandwiches. Please do not repost or use my art without permission.
Favourite Pairings…
Tagged by @annaofthenorthernlights - thank you, this is such a sweet game! I could fill it entirely with Frozen ships, but you know, variety and all that… 💜
Without naming them, post a gif of ten of your favourite ships (any media) and tag as many people to do the same.
No obligation tagging (sorry if you’ve already been tagged) @loonysama @ashleytheartist @paigebstorey @sarrafrozenfan2020 @bigfrozensix @kristannafever @frenzy5150 @simpofhans @rebamacncheese
Wait? We’re already up to chapter 6?! It’s Pirate!Hans redemption-ish arc binge reading time!
Eng:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/64319587/chapters/166275535
Pol:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/64320010/chapters/166275907
And it comes with a picture!
So many favourites in here and few I haven’t read yet. But the thing with reading fics by @annas-hair-donut, you can’t stop at just one. A binge reading master list!
Show some love with kudos and comments!
feat Rules: List the first lines of the last ten (10) stories you published. Look to see any patterns you notice yourself and see if anyone else notices any. Then tag some friends.
No one tagged me, but @kristannafever and @justfrozenthings said this would be fun, so here we go!
1. "Hey, Anna, looks like you got a package," Ryder said as he all but dropped the box on her desk. (Good Vibrations)
2. "Once upon a time, there was a grumpy ice harvester-" (How You Kiss an Arendellian Princess)
3. I want Kristoff to drool, so I need to find the perfect dress. (All Tied Up)
4. Anna's Husband Kristoff was going to be furious when he found out that instead of going to school, Elsa had been spending her days in the woods foraging for mushrooms, talking to butterflies, and skipping stones. (Good Cop, Bad Coop)
5. Kristoff twists his hands on the steering wheel as he glares at the hearts and cupids sprinkled across the brightly colored Oaken's Bath & Sauna Works signs. (She Holds a Candle)
6. Come on, sis! We're gonna be late!" says Elsa. (Sophisticated Grace)
7. Anna stares at the picture of her and her sister on the wall above the steamer, kisses her hand, and touches it to Elsa's face. (Flour in Her Hair)
8. Anna's alarm rang, and the hit the snooze button. (Better Half)
9. "When will we get to Living Rock Township?" (Bundle Up, Scooch In)
10. Kristoff sighs as balances three pizzas in the palm of his hand and shuts the trunk of his 15-year-old Camaro. (Pizza My Heart)
Wow, this was fun! Something interesting: these are all Kristanna fics. If I went to 11, I would have pulled in a Wednesday/Tyler fic!
Tagging anyone who wants to join in all the fun. But I'll just tag @sunflowers-and-sandwiches, @glassslippers-n-cowboyboots and @bad-at-names-and-faces. No pressure!
This one is going to be a blast!
How You Kiss an Arendellian Princess
Chapters: 1/5 Fandom: Frozen (Disney Movies) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Anna/Kristoff, Kristoff & Trolls, Bulda & Kristoff Characters: Kristoff, Anna, Trolls, Bulda Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Inspired by Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Song: Fixer Upper (Maia Wilson & Cast of Frozen), There Was Only One Bed, Snowed In, Sunshine x grumpy dynamic, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Multiplicity/Plurality, Kristoff Needs a Hug (Disney), Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting Series: Part 2 of Kristoff and the Seven Trolls Summary:
The Arendellian princess will die in the eternal winter if she doesn’t stay the night in Kristoff’s cabin, and all Kristoff has to do is get through one night without falling for her. It would be much easier if there weren't just one stack of hay to lay on, one blanket to share, and seven rock trolls living in his head who keep trying to fix him up with a woman who’s engaged to someone else.
Or, an alternate meet cute where Anna wanders into Kristoff's cabin instead of Oaken's and the Valley of the Living Rock is inside Kristoff's head, where the rock trolls live.
Ooooh, I think need to do this - what great prompts!🌹
We're creating fanworks celebrating all variations of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast! Save the date and start drafting your creations!
Anyone can join, and all types of fandom works are welcome: fanfic, fanart, podfic, gifsets, edits, mood boards, memes, etc. Each work must contain at least one Disney BatB character (crossovers, OCs, and reader-inserts are allowed too!), be newly created for the event, and not use AI. See the full rules and FAQs.
There will be some new aspects to the event this year: a podfic exchange and beta reading exchange. More info on these in about a month. Follow this blog so you don’t miss future announcements!
Last year, our prompts were about plants, but this year, our theme is “Beasts of every kind,” with a different animal prompt for each day. The idea is not that you create something literally about that animal (though you could), but that you think of things metaphorically associated with it and use that as inspiration.
Here are the 2025 prompts with some associated ideas:
(Text version of prompts below the “Keep reading” link)
The examples in parentheses above are merely ideas. Feel free to use your own interpretations of the daily prompts! For example, bird > eggs > Gaston > fic about how/why Gaston got obsessed with eggs.
You are NOT expected to do something every day! Just 1 work for 1 day of your choosing is enough, though you are welcome to do more if you like. And you are NOT expected to create your fanwork on that day, just post it on that day.
Send an ask or DM if you have any questions! Hosted by @firawren
2025 prompts:
Day 1: Wolf (found family, hunting, hunger, forest, winter, mob...)
Day 2: Bird (fluff, music, dancing, birth, finery, freedom, travel...)
Day 3: Octopus (intelligence, deception, fitting in, water, silence...)
Day 4: Monkey (play, curiosity, energy, laughter, tricks, children...)
Day 5: Snake (angst, horror, poison, pain, temptation, sensuality...)
Day 6: Horse (farm, work, power, endurance, speed, anxiety...)
Day 7: Free day
Adorkable!
My love is not fragile.
—Kristoff to Anna, Frozen II
Thank you!
Thank you everyone who liked, kudos, commented and reblogged my first Frozen fanfic ‘Of Princesses and Reindeer Kings’! I am shocked, thrilled, confounded that so many people enjoyed the story and artwork. Those small acts really encourage me to keep pushing my abilities and put a little more love out there into the world.
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