A "Real Author" is someone who has at least 500 people show up for book signings. It has nothing to do with being an international best seller or owning your own mountain purchased through your book sales. It only has to do with how many people show up to get you to sign their books.

"So, how many people are out there?"
"There's about 200 in line!"
<sigh>"Still not a Real Author"

Real Author by Skua September June 18, 2018

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Ao3 author curse

An occurence in which a fanfiction author (typically writing on archiveofourown.org) gets into an extremely sticky situation, but said author's first priority is their fanfic. This event commonly leads into an authors note apologising for a hiatus that is obsurdly reasonable.

Examples of "sticky situations" include:
Getting stuck in a flood
Finals for school
Hurricanes taking out power
Pregnancy
Marriage
Accidentally drinking bleach
Having loved ones die
Going on vacation
Having your roommate take of their meds at once
Having your beta reader go to prison
Going to prison
Etc.

Synonyms include "Ao3 author syndrome"

"I started writing fanfiction a week ago and I'm already struggling from the ao3 author curse"

Ao3 author curse by Random person ig February 14, 2023

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Senior Author Presentation

The most dreaded project given to the Senior Class at Coram Deo Academy. The assignment is that the student choose an author and then do a ridiculous amount of research and writing about this author to present to the class. The ritual takes place in this order. 1) Present bound annotated bibliography as a sacrifice to appease the teacher, 2) Pray that the PowerPoint doesn’t screw up, 3) spread treats among the class to suppress there criticism, 4) give your lecture for 55 minutes. This assignment is used to create a “Dementor” effect on student. The project feeds off the happiness of the student leaving them with a hopeless amount of stress and biographies.

Person A: “Hey! You coming with us to see the movie tonight”
Person B: “Nope. I have to work on my Senior Author Presentation”
Person A: “Oh yah. I forgot. Maybe we can do something after its over.”

Senior Author Presentation by hodiedodie April 18, 2010

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Ao3 author syndrome

An occurrence in which someone gets into a situation in which they can't work on something they want to work on- typically but not limited to fanfiction.

Ao3 author syndrome gets its name from the popular fanfiction website "archiveofourown.org" and how authors always want to write fanfiction, even if they accidentally drink bleach or get run over.

Ao3 author syndrome is kind of a synonym for the Ao3 Author Curse, but the Ao3 Author Curse refers to exclusively fanfiction authors

"I've been writing this essay for 10 hours straight, guess I got Ao3 Author Syndrome."

Ao3 author syndrome by Random person ig February 14, 2023

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